{
  "id": 554682,
  "title": "Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-bashar-assad-to-death-in-absentia-554682",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/syria-sentences-bashar-assad-to-death-in-absentia/a-78316245?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad to death in absentia. The ruling comes more than a year and a half after the former dictator was overthrown and fled to Russia.",
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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."
}