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  "id": 9717704,
  "title": "Trump gives Xi a bald eagle statue: The symbolism behind the diplomatic gift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-gives-xi-a-bald-eagle-statue-the-symbolism-behind-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/trump-gives-xi-a-bald-eagle-statue-the-symbolism-behind-the-diplomatic-gift-1.500687287"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a roughly three-foot-tall bald eagle sculpture during a state dinner at the White House on Thursday, turning an iconic US symbol into a carefully chosen diplomatic gesture. Trump said he and First Lady Melania Trump were involved in designing the sculpture and described the bald eagle as an embodiment of the “free and soaring…",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump-Xi LIVE: Trump gifts Chinese President bald eagle statue, invites him to tour new White House ballroom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-xi-live-trump-gifts-chinese-president-bald-eagle-statue-invites",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:01:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/how-was-dinner-takeaways-from-xi-and-trumps-evening-at-the-white-house",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:13:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump praises US-China friendship at state dinner with Xi Jinping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-praises-us-china-friendship-at-state-dinner-with-xi-jinping",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:00:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-hosts-xi-for-state-dinner-as-pomp-masks-tensions",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-trump-gave-xi-an-ornate-bald-eagle-statue-at-the-state-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:00:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/media-outlets-banned-by-trump-denied-access-to-white-house-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:56:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Donald Trump Gifts Xi Jinping A Bald Eagle Statue. What It Symbolises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/donald-trump-gifts-xi-jinping-a-bald-eagle-statue-what-it-symbolises",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-trump-gave-xi-an-ornate-bald-eagle-statue-at-the-state-dinner-9713776",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:49:21.000Z"
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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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