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  "id": 8060212,
  "title": "Macron hosts Lebanon security talks to back 'indispensable' army",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/macron-hosts-lebanon-security-talks-to-back-indispensable-army",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:30:28.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/macron-hosts-lebanon-security-talks-back-indispensable-army"
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  "summary": "The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to to drum up international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army which President Emmanuel Macron described as \"indispensable\" for bringing stability to the country. Also on the agenda was the creation of a new force to succeed a longstanding UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, where Israel is locked in fighting…",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Military leaders meet in Paris to mull post-UN mission plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/military-leaders-meet-in-paris-to-mull-post-un-mission-plans",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:46:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Military Leaders Meet In Paris To Mull Post-UN Mission Plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/world-military-leaders-meet-in-paris-to-mull-post-un-mission-plans",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:41:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Paris hosts military leaders to mull post-UN mission in Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/paris-hosts-military-leaders-to-mull-post-un-mission-in-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-09-17T08:34:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Paris hosts security talks on replacing UN mission to Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/paris-hosts-security-talks-on-replacing-un-mission-to-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:04:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Lebanon security talks in Paris to focus on post-UNIFIL alternatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lebanon-security-talks-in-paris-to-focus-on-post-unifil-alternatives",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:20:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Lebanon: UNIFIL withdrawal at the heart of Paris talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lebanon-unifil-withdrawal-at-the-heart-of-paris-talks",
        "published": "2026-09-17T13:23:41.000Z"
      }
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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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