{
  "id": 868652,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T12:21:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
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    "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 prompted an air alert, during which authorities urged people to avoid going outside and seek shelter.\n\nThe drone was intercepted by Italian Eurofighter jets, according to the South China Morning Post. Latvia's military initially did not identify the drone's origin.\n\nFinland briefly restricted airspace and sea areas amid heightened Baltic security concerns. This incident occurred as part of a broader context of increased tensions in the region.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:48:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}