{
  "id": 564480,
  "title": "Syria's former president Bashir al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia at trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syrias-former-president-bashir-al-assad-sentenced-to-death-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:32:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-assads-najib-sentences-9.7302765"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.",
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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."
}