{
  "id": 561620,
  "title": "Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia for war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrian-court-sentences-bashar-assad-to-death-in-absentia-for-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T08:45:04.000Z",
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/yx9fk3sme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Damascus criminal court has sentenced Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and cousin Atef Najib to death in absentia for war crimes against Syrians.",
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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."
}