{
  "id": 565331,
  "title": "Former Syrian leader Assad sentenced to death in absentia over war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/former-syrian-leader-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-over-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260811-former-syrian-leader-assad-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-over-war-crimes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's civil war. Six of his closest aides were also handed death sentences.",
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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."
}