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  "title": "Credible missile threat led to secret aircraft switch for Trump, source says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/credible-missile-threat-led-to-secret-aircraft-switch-for-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:46:34.000Z",
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  "summary": "By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto an unmarked government jet during a trip to Turkey last month, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "TIMELINE: Trump's elaborate covert exit from Turkey amid Iranian threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/timeline-trumps-elaborate-covert-exit-from-turkey-amid-iranian-threat",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:51:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Credible missile threat triggers secret switch of Trump’s aircraft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/credible-missile-threat-triggers-secret-switch-of-trumps-aircraft",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Credible missile threat led to secret aircraft switch for Trump, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/credible-missile-threat-led-to-secret-aircraft-switch-for-trump-723818",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:17:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Factbox-After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/factbox-after-trumps-turkey-ruse-a-look-at-past-secret-presidential",
        "published": "2026-08-12T22:46:35.000Z"
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