{
  "id": 5693285,
  "title": "No, we are not on the eve of World War III",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/no-we-are-not-on-the-eve-of-world-war-iii",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T01:56:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/no-we-are-not-on-the-eve-of-world-war-iii/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a third world war. It happened after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. It happens again whenever Chinese warships circle Taiwan, whenever Israel and Iran trade strikes, whenever Washington escalates in Venezuela. The phrase […] The post No, we are not on the eve of World War III…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}