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  "id": 557472,
  "title": "Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-war-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:47:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "In a historic court ruling, Bashar al-Assad finds himself sentenced to death alongside a security official for war crimes.",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Damascus court sentences Bashar Al Assad and eight others to death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/damascus-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-and-eight-others-to-death",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:33:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-550590",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:47:49.000Z"
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        "title": "Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrian-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-for",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:21:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ex-syrian-president-bashar-assad-sentenced-to-death-for-crimes",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:32:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-to-death-over-killings-torture",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:37:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-to-death-over-killings-torture-556019",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:46:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-555926",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:07:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-absent-bashar-al-assad-to-death-over-killings-torture-555791",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:46:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-president-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-570386",
        "published": "2026-08-11T12:31:08.000Z"
      }
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