{
  "id": 597513,
  "title": "Why three heavyweights joined forces in a NATO-like pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/why-three-heavyweights-joined-forces-in-a-nato-like-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/a-nato-like-defence-pact-in-middle-east/107024494"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A NATO-like defence pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan has landed like a stone thrown into an already rippling Middle East pool.",
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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."
}