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  "id": 551538,
  "title": "Syria's Ex-President Bashar Al-Assad Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrias-ex-president-bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:53:15.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/syria-ex-president-bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-crimes-against-humanity-11894097"
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  "summary": "The ruling against Assad is the first under the transitional authorities who this year began trying figures from the former government, both in person and in absentia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "A court in Syria has sentenced ousted leader Bashar Assad to death in absentia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/a-court-in-syria-has-sentenced-ousted-leader-bashar-assad-to-death-in",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:48:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}