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  "id": 8128748,
  "title": "South Korea president seeks reset after approval rating nosedive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/south-korea-president-seeks-reset-after-approval-rating-nosedive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/18/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-approval/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will seek to reverse hemorrhaging public support and get his policy agenda back on track at a high-stakes Friday press briefing, even as a barrage of criticism from Donald Trump narrows his room to maneuver.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "South Korea extends fuel-tax cuts until end of November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/south-korea-extends-fuel-tax-cuts-until-end-of-november",
        "published": "2026-09-17T23:01:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "South Korea to extend fuel tax cut through November amid price burdens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-to-extend-fuel-tax-cut-through-november-amid-price-burdens",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:34:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "South Korea’s Kospi climbs as Asian stocks, bonds gain; oil extends decline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-kospi-climbs-as-asian-stocks-bonds-gain-oil-extends",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:01:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}