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  "id": 9658657,
  "title": "Ukraine’s POW transfer reveal deals North Korea a propaganda blow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ukraines-pow-transfer-reveal-deals-north-korea-a-propaganda-blow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3368711/ukraines-pow-transfer-reveal-deals-north-korea-propaganda-blow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has put North Korea in a propaganda bind, analysts say, by publicly revealing that Kyiv recently transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. The disclosure – made during Zelensky’s address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday – directly challenges Pyongyang’s narrative that its soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces choose death over…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/north-korea-rejects-call-to-halt-nuclear-tests",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:57:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "North Korea rejects call to halt nuclear tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/north-korea-rejects-call-to-halt-nuclear-tests-9625695",
        "published": "2026-09-24T20:21:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Two North Korean prisoners of war reach South Korea from Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/two-north-korean-prisoners-of-war-reach-south-korea-from-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-24T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}