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  "id": 6588541,
  "title": "Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/japan-seeks-change-to-new-un-world-map-over-russia-misconception",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:55:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/japan-seeks-change-to-new-un-world-map-over-russia-misconception"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The new ‘true-scale’ map shrinks Europe and North America while enlarging Africa – and depicts the disputed Kuril islands as ruled by Moscow Japan has asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the UN because it said it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN general assembly voted on Friday to adopt the new map, which makes the African continent larger while…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia seeks to lease aircraft from Vietnam after Ethiopia refused",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/russia-seeks-to-lease-aircraft-from-vietnam-after-ethiopia-refused",
        "published": "2026-09-10T11:50:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/japan-seeks-change-to-new-un-world-map-over-russia-misconception-6611631",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:46:10.000Z"
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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."
}