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  "title": "South Korea's Lee rules out military involvement in Middle East conflict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-lee-rules-out-military-involvement-in-middle-east",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, but Seoul was reviewing whether to play a greater role in safeguarding navigation in the region. South Korea has maintained a naval presence off the coast of Somalia in an anti-piracy…",
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        "title": "South Korea's Lee says will not deploy military to get involved in Middle East conflict",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea's Lee rules out military involvement in Middle East conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-lee-rules-out-military-involvement-in-middle-east-8179066",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "South Korea says US-North Korea talks possible, rules out Hormuz deployment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-says-us-north-korea-talks-possible-rules-out-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:23:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "South Korea's Lee rules out any combat deployment to Middle East",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-koreas-lee-rules-out-any-combat-deployment-to-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:23:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "South Korea rules out deployment of troops for military intervention in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/south-korea-rules-out-deployment-of-troops-for-military-intervention",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:07:37.000Z"
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