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  "id": 753973,
  "title": "Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-island-near-japan-drawing-tokyos-ire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:58:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-island-near-japan-drawing-tokyos-ire.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The island, known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu, is one of four in the Kuril chain close to Japan's main islands seized by Moscow in the days after Japan's surrender in World War Two. Tokyo has maintained its claim to them, making their return a condition for concluding a formal peace treaty that would unlock closer economic ties.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Putin visits Kuril islands claimed by Japan for first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-kuril-islands-claimed-by-japan-for-first-time",
        "published": "2026-08-13T05:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-against-putin-visit-to-disputed-islands",
        "published": "2026-08-13T06:21:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Putin's visit to disputed Kuril Islands sparks row between Russia and Japan | What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putins-visit-to-disputed-kuril-islands-sparks-row-between-russia-and",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:56:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Putin Makes First Visit to Disputed Kuril Islands Amid Protests From Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-makes-first-visit-to-disputed-kuril-islands-amid-protests-from",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:27:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Japan PM says Putin’s visit to disputed islands ‘absolutely unacceptable’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-pm-says-putins-visit-to-disputed-islands-absolutely-unacceptable-760647",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:44:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Medvedev threatens Japan with ‘terrible consequences’ over disputed Kuril Islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/medvedev-threatens-japan-with-terrible-consequences-over-disputed",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-islands-seized-from-japan-in-world-war-ii-angering-tokyo",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:01:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:39:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-against-putin-visit-to-disputed-islands-782258",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:38:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Japan protests Putin’s visit to disputed islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/japan-protests-putins-visit-to-disputed-islands",
        "published": "2026-08-13T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}