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  "id": 780328,
  "title": "Putin visits disputed Kuril Islands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:39:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "🇷🇺 🇯🇵 Russian President Putin has made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, travelling to Iturup, one of four islands claimed by both Russia and Japan. Tokyo strongly protested the visit, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.”",
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      {
        "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"
      },
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        "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"
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      {
        "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": "The Jakarta Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:58:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}