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  "id": 7812596,
  "title": "Kosovo ex-president jailed for 25 years for war crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovo-ex-president-jailed-for-25-years-for-war-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:50:35.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0916/1591788-kosovo-war-crimes/"
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  "summary": "Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague for war crimes, in a verdict that sparked shock and anger among many Kosovars.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Hashim Thaçi, former Kosovo president, sentenced to 25 years for war crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hashim-thaci-former-kosovo-president-sentenced-to-25-years-for-war",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:49:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kosovo-war-crimes-court-jails-ex-president-hashim-thaci-for-25-years",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:32:37.000Z"
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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."
}