{
  "id": 8279114,
  "title": "Irish Finance Minister says Hormuz closure, not Ukraine, causing energy crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/irish-finance-minister-says-hormuz-closure-not-ukraine-causing-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:27:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/18/irish-finance-minister-says-hormuz-closure-not-ukraine-causing-energy-crisis"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Irish Finance Minister hit back against claims made by the US that Ukraine is causing the global energy crisis, saying de-escalation in the Middle East is the only solution.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "We’re ideally placed to chair EU budget negotiations, says Irish Minister of State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/were-ideally-placed-to-chair-eu-budget-negotiations-says-irish",
        "published": "2026-09-18T15:17:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}