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  "id": 8144683,
  "title": "Former Assad officer sentenced to 60 years in US for torture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-assad-officer-sentenced-to-60-years-in-us-for-torture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:15:25.000Z",
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  "summary": "Former Syrian official sentenced to 60 years in US prison for torturing prisoners under al-Assad's regime.",
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        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Former Syrian Official Convicted of Torture under Assad Sentenced to 60 Years in US Prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-syrian-official-convicted-of-torture-under-assad-sentenced-to",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:16:53.000Z"
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