{
  "id": 8291267,
  "title": "UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-chief-deeply-regrets-us-visa-refusal-to-abbas-for-annual-meeting-8291267",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/un-chief-deeply-regrets-us-visa-refusal-abbas-annual-meeting"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres \"deeply regrets\" Washington's decision to deny a visa for the second year running to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, a UN spokesman said Friday, preventing him for attending the UN General Assembly. The US State Department said Thursday it was refusing to grant visas to Abbas and other Palestinian officials for next week's assembly. Only members of the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-chief-deeply-regrets-us-visa-refusal-to-abbas-for-annual-meeting",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:50:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refused to Abbas for annual meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/un-chief-deeply-regrets-us-visa-refused-to-abbas-for-annual-meeting",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:48:34.000Z"
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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."
}