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  "id": 8720182,
  "title": "North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the U.S.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/north-korea-launches-2-ballistic-missiles-toward-the-sea-and-dials-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T15:39:58.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/north-korea-launches-2-ballistic-missiles-toward-the-sea-and-dials-up-pressure-on-the-u-s"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even after President Donald Trump scaled back a joint military exercise with South Korea last month in an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Top US, Chinese officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/top-us-chinese-officials-meet-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:16:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}