{
  "id": 1983874,
  "title": "US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-air-force-plane-turns-back-from-antarctica-after-russian-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:12:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6039064-usaf-plane-turns-back-antarctica/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A U.S. Air Force plane heading to Antarctica was forced to turn around Tuesday due to a “potentially hazardous” space activity warning. The American C-17 Globemaster aircraft, using callsign ICE28, initially took off around 9:00 a.m. local time ut returned to Christchurch, New Zealand, less than 3 hours later due to a Notice to Airmen...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}