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  "id": 626416,
  "title": "Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-he-switched-planes-after-nato-summit-because-of-possible-626416",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c980r4wpl9lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump revealed that he secretly changed planes while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey due to a possible threat from Iran. He stated that he had to follow the instructions of the Secret Service and the military. The switch occurred after Trump arrived in Turkey on a new Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar, but he departed on the older Air Force One. Journalists and some White House staff were on board the decoy plane without knowing that the president had boarded a smaller C-32A military aircraft. The public was not informed about the plane swap, and it was only later that they were told to keep their window shades closed. Trump claimed that Iran had a credible threat against the plane, but it was unclear whether the journalists and staff were aware of this. Trump has previously referred to himself as \"Iran's number one target\" during the summit.",
  "summary": "But the president says the jet he boarded instead was at \"greater risk\" than the decoy Air Force One.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T02:45:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-he-switched-planes-after-nato-summit-because-of-possible-633638",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:10:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump confirms he secretly switched planes over threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-confirms-he-secretly-switched-planes-over-threat",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:10:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trump-says-he-switched-planes-after-nato-summit-because-of-possible-628027",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:20:21.000Z"
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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."
}