{
  "id": 734468,
  "title": "Al-Assad Faces Gallows In Damascus. In Russia, He Remains A Protected Guest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/al-assad-faces-gallows-in-damascus-in-russia-he-remains-a-protected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:36:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bashar-al-assad-syria-damascus-vladimir-putin-al-assad-faces-gallows-in-damascus-in-russia-he-remains-a-protected-guest-11902426"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A court in Damascus sentenced Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his brother, Maher al-Assad, in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during Syria's 14-year civil war that left about half a million people dead.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}