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  "id": 618689,
  "title": "Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/syria-sentences-bashar-assad-to-death-in-absentia-over-atrocities",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/12/world/syria-bashar-al-assad-death-in-absentia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ruling is the first of its kind under Syria's transitional leaders, who ousted Assad in 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule.",
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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."
}