{
  "id": 6140356,
  "title": "War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/war-criminal-mladic-buried-with-military-honours-in-serbia-despite-eu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:18:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366676/war-criminal-mladic-buried-military-honours-serbia-despite-eu-warnings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of war crimes, was buried with military honours in Serbia. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral at a small Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade, despite European Union warnings against public homage to Mladic.\n\nMladic died while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo. According to Free Malaysia Today, he remains a revered figure among many Serbs in Serbia and in Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic.\n\nThe funeral drew large crowds, with people carrying Serbian flags and pictures of Mladic. Free bus services were offered from Bosnia and most towns in Serbia for those who wanted to pay their respects. Mladic's coffin was displayed inside the church, guarded by six men, mainly war veterans from Serbia and Bosnia. His family, including his wife, son, and grandchildren, received condolences at the church.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Crowds gather for war criminal Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/crowds-gather-for-war-criminal-ratko-mladics-funeral-in-belgrade",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:18:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "War criminal Mladic buried with military honors in Belgrade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/war-criminal-mladic-buried-with-military-honors-in-belgrade",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Balkan Insight",
        "title": "Ratko Mladic Buried with Military Honours in Serbia, Thousands Attend Funeral",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ratko-mladic-buried-with-military-honours-in-serbia-thousands-attend",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:05:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic gets hero’s burial in Serbia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/convicted-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-gets-heros-burial-in-serbia",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:34:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}