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  "id": 8194004,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-09-18-russia-votes-as-putins-party-dominates-election-amid-ukraine-war/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia has begun voting in its first parliamentary election since the Ukraine invasion, with Putin’s United Russia party dominating the political landscape.",
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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": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:38:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Poland’s prime minister says Russia is preparing ‘accidental’ drone and missile strikes on NATO countries that support Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/polands-prime-minister-says-russia-is-preparing-accidental-drone-and",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:33:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}