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  "id": 7772182,
  "title": "Belarus Frees 25 More Political Prisoners in Return for U.S. Sanctions Relief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/belarus-frees-25-more-political-prisoners-in-return-for-u-s-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T10:58:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Moscow Times",
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    "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/16/belarus-frees-25-more-political-prisoners-in-return-for-us-sanctions-relief-a93723"
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  "summary": "The deal was part of lengthy negotiations in which Washington is urging Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to free hundreds of people.",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Belarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for US easing sanctions, Trump envoy says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/belarus-releases-25-political-prisoners-in-exchange-for-us-easing",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:58:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Belarus to release 25 more prisoners as US eases sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/belarus-to-release-25-more-prisoners-as-us-eases-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/belarus-frees-25-prisoners-in-exchange-for-the-us-lifting-some",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:00:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Belarus to free 25 political prisoners in exchange for U.S. lifting sanctions on two companies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/belarus-to-free-25-political-prisoners-in-exchange-for-u-s-lifting",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:14:37.000Z"
      }
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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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