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  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/factbox-after-trumps-turkey-ruse-look-past-secret-presidential-trips"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American presidents to war zones and high-risk areas, a decades-old practice that has drawn new scrutiny after President Donald Trump sneaked off the regular…",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:46:34.000Z"
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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"
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      {
        "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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  "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."
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