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  "id": 561410,
  "title": "Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ousted-syrian-dictator-bashar-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-561410",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:43:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce34dkpnyg7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's 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."
}