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  "title": "Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi sentenced to 25 years for 1990s war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-kosovo-president-hashim-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-for-1990s",
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  "summary": "A European Union-backed court on Wednesday convicted former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi of four counts of war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.",
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        "title": "Kosovo's ex-President Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years in prison",
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        "title": "Kosovo Ex-President Thaci Convicted of War Crimes",
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        "title": "Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years' prison for war crimes",
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        "title": "Former Kosovo president sentenced to 25 years for war crimes",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T12:55:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-hashim-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-for-war",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:17:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Shock and anger in Kosovo as former president convicted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/shock-and-anger-in-kosovo-as-former-president-convicted",
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