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  "id": 7404837,
  "title": "Trump nominates Wesley Hunt to Saudi Arabia ambassador post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-nominates-wesley-hunt-to-saudi-arabia-ambassador-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T21:05:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6088993-trump-nominates-wesley-hunt-ambassador/"
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  "summary": "President Trump on Monday nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to serve as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Trump sent the nominations of Hunt and a slew of other individuals to the Senate, which has to confirm his appointments. The U.S. has not had a full-time ambassador to Saudi Arabia since Michael Ratney left office at...",
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        "published": "2026-09-14T15:32:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
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        "title": "Saudi Arabia has struck Yemen around fifty times in 24 hours, Houthis say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/saudi-arabia-has-struck-yemen-around-fifty-times-in-24-hours-houthis",
        "published": "2026-09-14T18:37:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Houthis attack Saudi Arabia with dozens of missiles and drones as Gulf-Iran talks postponed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/houthis-attack-saudi-arabia-with-dozens-of-missiles-and-drones-as",
        "published": "2026-09-14T20:11:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Yemen: Fact-checking videos claiming to show Houthi rebel attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/yemen-fact-checking-videos-claiming-to-show-houthi-rebel-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-14T21:10:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/what-the-closure-of-saudi-arabias-east-west-pipeline-could-mean-for",
        "published": "2026-09-14T21:15:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump nominates Republican lawmaker as ambassador to Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-nominates-republican-lawmaker-as-ambassador-to-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:00:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi, advance on Bab al-Mandeb",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/houthis-claim-new-attacks-on-saudi-advance-on-bab-al-mandeb",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:12:04.000Z"
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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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