{
  "id": 8220849,
  "title": "Russia holds nationwide Duma elections as war in Ukraine reshapes vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-holds-nationwide-duma-elections-as-war-in-ukraine-reshapes-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:41:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/18/russia-holds-nationwide-duma-elections-as-war-in-ukraine-reshapes-vote"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia’s parliamentary election is under way, with voting beginning in the Far East on Friday, 18 September before spreading across the country for three days. Polls will remain open until Sunday evening, when voters will have chosen all 450 members of the State Duma.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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": "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": "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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  },
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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."
}