{
  "id": 545663,
  "title": "Australia’s prime minister refuses to apologise to Japanese counterpart over melon gaffe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/australias-prime-minister-refuses-to-apologise-to-japanese",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:49:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/11/australia-pm-anthony-albanese-refuses-to-apologise-japan-sanae-takaichi-melon-gaffe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Anthony Albanese faces criticism after appearing to joke on a podcast about a gift of melons from Sanae Takaichi The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has rejected calls to apologise to Japan’s prime minister over a joke he made about melons on a satirical podcast, amid a media frenzy and accusations of sexual innuendo. Government MPs have defended the prime minister as criticism…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}