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  "id": 594054,
  "title": "Syria sentences former president to death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-former-president-to-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:18:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/syria-sentences-former-president-to-death/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war. It is the first conviction against Assad, who fled from Damascus to the Russian capital, Moscow, with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024, ending […]",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Amnesty International urges Syria to abolish death penalty for Bashar Assad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/amnesty-international-urges-syria-to-abolish-death-penalty-for-bashar",
        "published": "2026-08-11T19:23:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}