{
  "id": 866368,
  "title": "NATO aircraft shoot down drone over Latvia, which blames 'Russian electromagnetic warfare'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nato-aircraft-shoot-down-drone-over-latvia-which-blames-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:48:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
    "slug": "cnbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/14/nato-drone-latvia.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NATO fighter jets shot down a foreign drone that had entered Latvian airspace. The incident occurred amid heightened security concerns in the Baltic region.\n\nThe drone was intercepted by Italian Eurofighter jets, according to the South China Morning Post. After the drone was shot down, an air alert was lifted, Latvia's military said on social media.\n\nThe Latvian military initially did not identify the drone's origin. Meanwhile, Latvia reportedly blames Russia for the incident, citing electromagnetic warfare. A drone was also part of an exhibition in a city, aiming to draw attention to the effects of Russia's war against Ukraine, Yle News Finland reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "NATO aircraft shoot down drone over Latvia, which blames 'Russian electromagnetic warfare'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nato-aircraft-shoot-down-drone-over-latvia-which-blames-russian-868652",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:21:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "NATO fighter jet shoots down a drone over Latvia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nato-fighter-jet-shoots-down-a-drone-over-latvia",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:46:41.000Z"
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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."
}