{
  "id": 549197,
  "title": "Australian PM under fire for ‘melons’ gag about Japanese leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/australian-pm-under-fire-for-melons-gag-about-japanese-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:36:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/11/australian-pm-under-fire-for-melons-gag-about-japanese-leader"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anthony Albanese sidestepped calls to apologise on Tuesday after a clip emerged of him engaging in crude banter about a gift from his Japanese counterpart.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}