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  "id": 8880119,
  "title": "South Korea’s presidential chief of staff offers to resign amid slide in Lee’s support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/south-koreas-presidential-chief-of-staff-offers-to-resign-amid-slide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/21/south-korea-s-presidential-chief-of-staff-offers-to-resign-amid-slide-in-lee-s-support"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kang Hoon-sik offered to resign following weeks of declines in president Lee Jae Myung's approval ratings, partly blamed on failed ministerial nominations.",
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        "published": "2026-09-21T08:07:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea ex-commanders jailed up to 18 years over martial law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/south-korea-ex-commanders-jailed-up-to-18-years-over-martial-law",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:23:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea beats foreign student target, but struggles to keep them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/south-korea-beats-foreign-student-target-but-struggles-to-keep-them",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:30:36.000Z"
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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."
}