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  "id": 3741157,
  "title": "Bosnian Serb commander and war criminal Ratko Mladic dies in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bosnian-serb-commander-and-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-dies-in-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:13:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365494/bosnian-serb-commander-and-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-dies-prison"
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  "summary": "Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died, Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursday. Mladic, 84, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity after overseeing the Srebrenica slaughter,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ex-Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ex-bosnian-serb-military-leader-ratko-mladic-dies",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:41:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has died, Serbian TV reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bosnian-serb-convicted-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-has-died-serbian-tv",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:52:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "🔴 Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide dies, state media says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/former-bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-convicted-of-genocide-dies",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:54:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has died, UN official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-has-died-un-official-says",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:02:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/convicted-bosnian-serb-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-dies-in-hague-prison",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:16:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Muere Ratko Mladic, el ‘carnicero de Bosnia’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/muere-ratko-mladic-el-carnicero-de-bosnia",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:21:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ratko-mladic-ex-bosnian-serb-warlord-who-oversaw-atrocities-in-bosnia",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:23:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "War criminal Ratko Mladic dead at 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/war-criminal-ratko-mladic-dead-at-83",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:25:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/butcher-of-bosnia-ratko-mladic-dead",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:29:52.000Z"
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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."
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