{
  "id": 9947938,
  "title": "Seoul, Kyiv clash over confidentiality as N. Korean POW repatriation goes public",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/seoul-kyiv-clash-over-confidentiality-as-n-korean-pow-repatriation-9947938",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260926/seoul-kyiv-clash-over-confidentiality-as-n-korean-pow-repatriation-goes-public"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports a public disagreement between South Korea and Ukraine over the confidentiality of the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea. The South Korean government, through Cheong Wa Dae, maintains that they handled the matter in accordance with their principles, including the wishes of the individuals involved, domestic law, international legal considerations, and humanitarian principles. However, Ukraine's RBC-Ukraine reported that they did not guarantee the confidentiality of the repatriation, citing a source within Ukraine's presidential office. This conflicting information has put the two countries at odds publicly, with South Korea standing by its handling of the sensitive issue without directly engaging with Ukraine's denial of a confidentiality agreement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul, Kyiv clash over confidentiality as N. Korean POW repatriation goes public",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/seoul-kyiv-clash-over-confidentiality-as-n-korean-pow-repatriation",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:42:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}