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  "id": 8288316,
  "title": "Sources say Australia withdrew from West Bank sanctions talks ahead of statement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sources-say-australia-withdrew-from-west-bank-sanctions-talks-ahead",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:47:19.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/uk-west-bank-sanctions-bloc-expected-australia-to-join/107159388"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "European diplomats say they were surprised and disappointed that Australia baulked at joining a UK-led move to impose trade sanctions on West Bank Israeli businesses.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Israel moving ahead with settlement plans that would split West Bank in two, rights group says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/israel-moving-ahead-with-settlement-plans-that-would-split-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:47:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}