{
  "id": 8194668,
  "title": "Parliament Approves Confirmation of Defense Minister Nominee despite Objections from Opposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/parliament-approves-confirmation-of-defense-minister-nominee-despite",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:33:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204331"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Politics] : The parliamentary National Defense Committee has adopted a report on the confirmation hearing for Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul, despite a boycott by opposition members. Kim Byung-joo, a senior committee member of the ruling Democratic Party, said Thursday that Kang showed a strong commitment to ... [more...]",
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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."
}