{
  "id": 554129,
  "title": "Syria's ousted ex-president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrias-ousted-ex-president-bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:50:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/syrias-ousted-ex-president-bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-by-damascus-court-11786437927402.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia over war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war.",
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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."
}