{
  "id": 9511262,
  "title": "2 N. Korean POWs arrive in S. Korea after 20 months of captivity in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/2-n-korean-pows-arrive-in-s-korea-after-20-months-of-captivity-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260924/2-n-korean-pows-arrive-in-s-korea-after-20-months-of-captivity-in-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces nearly 20 months ago have arrived safely in South Korea, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and opposition lawmaker Rep. Yu Yong-weon. The transfer was made during a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and confirmed by Rep. Yu during a press conference at the National Assembly. The two soldiers are expected to receive protection under South Korean laws concerning North Korean defectors, and their health is reported to be stable. The National Intelligence Service will conduct questioning and investigations over several weeks or months.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korean gov't effectively confirms repatriation of N. Korean POWs from Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/s-korean-govt-effectively-confirms-repatriation-of-n-korean-pows-from",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Foreign Ministry Effectively Confirms Ukraine’s Transfer of N. Korean POWs to S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/foreign-ministry-effectively-confirms-ukraines-transfer-of-n-korean",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:33:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-sent-two-north-korean-pows-to-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:29:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}