{
  "id": 615381,
  "title": "N. Korea sends condolences over death of ex-Lao parliament president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/n-korea-sends-condolences-over-death-of-ex-lao-parliament-president",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260812/n-korea-sends-condolences-over-death-of-ex-lao-parliament-president"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea has sent condolences over the death of a former leader of the Lao parliament, state media said Wednesday. The condolence message was sent Sunday by the standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) over the death of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, former president of Laos' National Assembly, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. \"The feats performed by Xaysomphone Phomvihane…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea sends condolences over death of ex-Lao parliament president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/n-korea-sends-condolences-over-death-of-ex-lao-parliament-president",
        "published": "2026-08-11T22:59:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea sends condolences over death of ex-Lao parliament president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/n-korea-sends-condolences-over-death-of-ex-lao-parliament-president-616226",
        "published": "2026-08-12T01:02:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}