{
  "id": 612495,
  "title": "Lebanon abolishes death penalty in Middle East first",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/lebanon-abolishes-death-penalty-in-middle-east-first-612495",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/lebanon-abolishes-death-penalty-middle-east-first-6313026"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "People in Lebanon convicted of serious crimes will now face life imprisonment instead of the death penalty, making Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to abolish capital punishment.",
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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."
}