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  "id": 1716104,
  "title": "Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/bashar-al-assads-cousin-wassim-sentenced-to-death-in-syria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:41:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, to death for murder, torture and war crimes.",
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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."
}