{
  "id": 565823,
  "title": "Who Is Bashar Al-Assad, Ex-Syrian President Sentenced To Death Over War Crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/who-is-bashar-al-assad-ex-syrian-president-sentenced-to-death-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:11:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-bashar-al-assad-ex-syrian-president-sentenced-to-death-in-absentia-11894514"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Assad, currently outside Syria, was convicted in a case involving violence carried out during the conflict, killing around 500,000 people.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}