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  "id": 577183,
  "title": "Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lebanon-parliament-votes-to-abolish-death-penalty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:24:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8enj8p1xwgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark vote, becoming first Arab nation to do so",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lebanon-abolishes-death-penalty-in-landmark-vote-becoming-first-arab",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:02:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}