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  "id": 7759065,
  "title": "Kosovo's former President Thaçi convicted of war crimes at Hague court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-thaci-convicted-of-war-crimes-at-hague-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:58:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-thaci-convicted-of-war-crimes-at-hague-court"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hashim Thaçi, who served as both prime minister and president, was found guilty of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, as tens of thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting his acquittal watched proceedings on a livestream.",
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Kosovo Ex-President Thaci Faces War Crimes Verdict in The Hague",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovo-ex-president-thaci-faces-war-crimes-verdict-in-the-hague",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hague-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-war-crimes-trial-of-kosovos-former",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Kosovo's former president faces war crimes verdict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-faces-war-crimes-verdict",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:12:43.000Z"
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        "title": "Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces Hague war crimes verdict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovo-ex-president-thaci-faces-hague-war-crimes-verdict",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:28:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci faces verdict for alleged war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-kosovo-president-hashim-thaci-faces-verdict-for-alleged-war",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:49:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Kosovo's former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-jailed-for-25-years-over-war-crimes",
        "published": "2026-09-16T08:23:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-kosovo-president-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-for-war-crimes-7764452",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-kosovo-president-thaci-gets-25-years-in-prison-for-war-crimes",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:14:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-kosovo-president-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-for-war-crimes-7767601",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:00:04.000Z"
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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."
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