{
  "id": 5689975,
  "title": "Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/ecuador-defends-us-sinking-of-vessels-as-joint-anti-drug-operation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/ecuador-defends-us-sinking-of-vessels-as-joint-anti-drug-operation?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.",
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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."
}