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  "id": 8476634,
  "title": "The UN cannot, and need not, wait for consensus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-un-cannot-and-need-not-wait-for-consensus-8476634",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:09:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post Academia",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At the United Nations' 81st General Assembly, member states will be close to choosing the next secretary-general, who will immediately be confronted not only by many global crises, but also by the UN’s diminished finances.",
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        "title": "The UN cannot, and need not, wait for consensus",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T02:09:09.000Z"
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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."
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