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  "id": 748322,
  "title": "Putin visits disputed Kurils for first time since taking power, drawing protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-kurils-for-first-time-since-taking-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/putin-visits-kuril-islands-for-first-time-in-power-drawing-japan-protest-50632227.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russian dictator Vladimir Putin visited the Kuril Islands for the first time since coming to power, prompting a strong protest from Japan, which says the territories belong to it.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-putins-first-visit-to-disputed-islands",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:36:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-putins-first-visit-to-disputed-islands-780319",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:06:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Japan Protests Putin's First Visit To Disputed Islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-putins-first-visit-to-disputed-islands-804972",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:46:13.000Z"
      }
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