{
  "id": 7976746,
  "title": "Assembly passes confirmation motion for Supreme Court justice nominee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/assembly-passes-confirmation-motion-for-supreme-court-justice-nominee-7976746",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260917/assembly-passes-confirmation-motion-for-supreme-court-justice-nominee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Assembly in South Korea has passed the confirmation motion for Supreme Court Justice nominee Kim Sung-soo, with a vote of 227-28, according to The Korea Times. President Lee Jae Myung had recommended Kim to replace former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-ku. Kim's parliamentary confirmation hearing was held on Monday, and rival parties adopted his confirmation hearing report on Wednesday. If the president approves his appointment, Kim will become the first Supreme Court justice to take office since the launch of the Lee administration.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Assembly passes confirmation motion for Supreme Court justice nominee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/assembly-passes-confirmation-motion-for-supreme-court-justice-nominee",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:35:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Assembly passes confirmation motion for Supreme Court justice nominee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/assembly-passes-confirmation-motion-for-supreme-court-justice-nominee-7974586",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:32:04.000Z"
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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."
}