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  "title": "Marco Rubio defends Xi Jinping’s US visit as essential despite deep disagreements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/marco-rubio-defends-xi-jinpings-us-visit-as-essential-despite-deep",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:14:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3368559/marco-rubio-defends-xi-jinpings-us-visit-essential-despite-deep-disagreements"
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  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the welcome planned for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying it would be “irresponsible” for the world’s two largest economies to avoid talks at the highest level despite their disagreements. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations hours before Xi’s expected arrival in Washington, Rubio was asked about criticism from Republican Senator…",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T16:52:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rubio-iran-is-fundamentally-misreading-the-american-political-system",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:52:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
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        "published": "2026-09-23T17:09:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "International System Broken, Can't Address Conflicts Like India-Pakistan: US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/international-system-broken-cant-address-conflicts-like-india",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:26:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US open to Cuba talks on government change, Marco Rubio says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-open-to-cuba-talks-on-government-change-marco-rubio-says",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:34:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "'Send in the Clowns' plays as Marco Rubio enters ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/send-in-the-clowns-plays-as-marco-rubio-enters-ceremony",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:11:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "'Send in the Clowns' plays as Marco Rubio enters ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/send-in-the-clowns-plays-as-marco-rubio-enters-ceremony-9446740",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:11:22.000Z"
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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."
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