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  "id": 8186691,
  "title": "Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-votes-in-parliamentary-election-as-war-in-ukraine-drags-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T05:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260918-russia-votes-in-wartime-parliamentary-election-set-to-secure-the-kremlin-power"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Polls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with President Vladimir Putin, as the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russias-parliamentary-election-whos-on-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:37:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,514,910 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-514-910-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:46:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Russia votes as Putin’s party dominates election amid Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-votes-as-putins-party-dominates-election-amid-ukraine-war",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia likely to step up drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine – Tusk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-likely-to-step-up-drone-and-missile-attacks-against-countries",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Sybiha: IAEA resolution on Ukraine's nuclear safety secures 63 affirmative votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sybiha-iaea-resolution-on-ukraines-nuclear-safety-secures-63",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:54:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/election-without-meaningful-competition-russias-results-wont-measure",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:14:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}