{
  "id": 561215,
  "title": "Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-over-atrocities-561215",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-over-atrocities_6756370_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year 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."
}