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  "id": 9118956,
  "title": "Rubio and Al Zaidi discuss importance of disarming militias as Iraq pushes deadline to June 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/rubio-and-al-zaidi-discuss-importance-of-disarming-militias-as-iraq",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/22/rubio-and-al-zaidi-discuss-importance-of-disarming-militias-as-iraq-pushes-deadline-to-june-2027/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi discussed the importance of disarming militia groups in Iraq, as the deadline to bring arms under state control was pushed from the end of this month to June next year. In a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Rubio and the Iraqi leader “agreed on the importance of Iraq dismantling terrorist…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ruto-us-sec-of-state-marco-rubio-discuss-6-key-issues-during-new-york",
        "published": "2026-09-22T04:49:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Rubio and Al Zaidi discuss importance of disarming militias as Iraq pushes deadline to June 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/rubio-and-al-zaidi-discuss-importance-of-disarming-militias-as-iraq-9121618",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:38:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Iraq to collect 6 million weapons despite pushback from Iran-backed militias",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/iraq-to-collect-6-million-weapons-despite-pushback-from-iran-backed",
        "published": "2026-09-22T11:33:14.000Z"
      }
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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."
}