Journalists and staff believed they were traveling on Air Force One with the US President after a NATO summit in Turkey last month. Instead, Donald Trump had been secretly moved to another plane after a possible missile threat, leaving others on board unaware. The incident is raising questions about security, subterfuge, and who had the right to know.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
BREAKING: DOJ to monitor polling sites in Minnesota today
This voter suppression aimed at Democratic voters.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Missile & drone war is intensifying but Kyiv's air defense is stalling
Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones killed five people overnight, including a child. In Ukraine, authorities reported two people killed and dozens injured in Russian missile attacks. On a visit to Serbia, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is preparing a new mass mobilization.
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Explosive drone found near Ukrainian cargo plane at German airport
German authorities are investigating after an explosive drone was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The incident led to runway closures, flight diversions, and the deployment of bomb disposal experts, while counter-terrorism investigators work to determine who was behind it and whether the device was intended to detonate. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt describes the drone incident at Leipzig airport as a "hybrid attack scenario."
Monday, August 3, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
How India's 'cockroach' protests toppled a government minister
For the first time in more than a decade, a government minister in India has resigned following pressure from a street protest movement. The demonstrations erupted after the chief justice compared unemployed youths to cockroaches.
For many young Indians, the remark became the tipping point after years of high unemployment and repeated exam paper leaks that had shattered the hopes of millions of job seekers. The Guardian spent a week embedded with protesters as they faced police crackdowns, arrests and intimidation, documenting an extraordinary week that culminated in the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
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