{"id":378538,"date":"2026-09-14T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/their-village-is-gone-why-do-they-still-want-to-stay-focus-on-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:00:32","slug":"their-village-is-gone-why-do-they-still-want-to-stay-focus-on-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/their-village-is-gone-why-do-they-still-want-to-stay-focus-on-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Their village is gone. Why do they still want to stay? | Focus on Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AAlcktP_Xnk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Their village is gone. 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