{
  "id": 15649583,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts’ in holy city of Mecca",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/saudi-arabia-executes-2-bangladeshis-over-indecent-acts-in-holy-city",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:13:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3371424/saudi-arabia-executes-2-bangladeshis-over-indecent-acts-holy-city-mecca"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals, a man and a woman, after they were convicted of committing “indecent acts” in a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Bangladesh said it was not informed before the sentences were carried out and has sought information from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the Bangladeshis were executed because of “the gravity and seriousness…",
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        "published": "2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}