{"id":"32397863-e0b7-4409-afd2-47d9966fc832","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6026050/uns-peacekeeping-western-sahara-ends","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years","plainHeadline":"The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ended after 35 years.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":[],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T07:19:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-02T07:38:51.584Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e4a2ec90-dda8-4659-9cf7-934fc3a87801","storyId":"e4a2ec90-dda8-4659-9cf7-934fc3a87801","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8351x5567+0+0/resize/8351x5567!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2F4e%2Fde1f3e074a53adb6510217f3e291%2Fap26305659609431.jpg","author":"The Associated Press","dek":"The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years. Once ruled by Spain, it is claimed by both Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front."}