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  "id": 6150900,
  "title": "Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/secret-assad-era-syrian-nuclear-reactor-was-almost-complete-un-6150900",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-09-07T16:30:23.000Z",
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  "summary": "A near-complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce material to make nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and a second undisclosed location identified to them by Syrian…",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN",
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        "published": "2026-09-07T14:11:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/secret-assad-era-syrian-nuclear-reactor-was-almost-complete",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:45:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete, says UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/secret-assad-era-syrian-nuclear-reactor-was-almost-complete-says-un",
        "published": "2026-09-07T16:00:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/syrias-assad-era-reactor-configured-for-nuclear-weapons-iaea",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:31:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Secret Syrian nuclear reactor bombed by Israel in 2007 was almost complete, IAEA says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/secret-syrian-nuclear-reactor-bombed-by-israel-in-2007-was-almost",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:17:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Assad-era Syrian reactor configured for nuclear weapons, says IAEA chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/assad-era-syrian-reactor-configured-for-nuclear-weapons-says-iaea",
        "published": "2026-09-07T22:26:34.000Z"
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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."
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