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  "id": 595854,
  "title": "Israel and Venezuela renew consular ties after 17 years of no diplomacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/israel-and-venezuela-renew-consular-ties-after-17-years-of-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:43:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3363703/israel-and-venezuela-renew-consular-ties-after-17-years-no-diplomacy"
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  "summary": "Israel and Venezuela announced on Tuesday that they had renewed consular relations 17 years after diplomatic ties were severed between the two countries. The move comes after Israel sent an aid and disaster response delegation to Venezuela in June following devastating twin earthquakes that left thousands dead. It also follows the United States’ toppling of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Unexpected thaw? Israel and Venezuela unveil joint agreement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/unexpected-thaw-israel-and-venezuela-unveil-joint-agreement",
        "published": "2026-08-11T16:52:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/israel-venezuela-open-up-consular-relations-for-first-time-in-17-years",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:24:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel and Venezuela agree to renew consular ties after 17-year diplomatic break",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/israel-and-venezuela-agree-to-renew-consular-ties-after-17-year",
        "published": "2026-08-11T19:41:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israel and Venezuela renew consular relations for first time since 2009",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/israel-and-venezuela-renew-consular-relations-for-first-time-since",
        "published": "2026-08-11T20:54:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}