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Trump secretly departed Turkey on third plane: Report
President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies…
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Trump, threatened by Iran, used ruse to fly home from Turkey on jet
In today’s issue: ▪ Republicans to choose Graham replacement ▪ Trump rolls back vaccine guidance ▪ Blanche sworn in as attorney general ▪ Record heat in contiguous U.S. President Trump engaged in an elaborate ruse last month as he faced a threat against his life from Iran, leaving a summit in Turkey via military jet…
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Films Boutique Nabs Mani Haghighi’s ‘I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies’ Ahead of New York Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has acquired worldwide rights to Iranian director Mani Haghighi’s new documentary, “I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies,” ahead of its world premiere in the Main Slate of the New York Film Festival. The deal marks a reunion between Haghighi and the company,…
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria’s civil war, marking the first formal legal judgment against him. Assad fled Damascus for Moscow in December 2024 as his family’s five-decade rule collapsed under a rapid offensive led…
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Reader Q&A: ask our reporters anything about fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis
The Guardian is hosting a live reader Q&A with energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose and environment editor Damian Carrington, who will answer questions from 2pm BST about their recent investigation into fossil fuel profits during the climate crisis. The session follows their front-page report revealing that eight of the world’s biggest oil companies made a combined…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 11 Aug 2026 10:33
Number 10 scrambled to review the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers as social care’s postcode lottery was exposed; Trump signed an order cutting childhood vaccine requirements; a New Jersey man was charged over a fatal NY Harbour boat capsize; and Bournemouth kicked off under new boss Marco Rose.
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Actress Swell Ariel Or takes advocacy for Israeli women further in new film ‘Tankistas’
Israeli actress Swell Ariel Or is extending her advocacy work for Israeli women through a new film titled “Tankistas”, according to a report from Fox News. The piece frames her involvement in the project as a continuation of her long-standing commitment to championing women’s causes in Israel, though the article as available offers only a…
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Pentagon races to buy 10X more missiles as Iran war dwindles arsenal, threatens readiness for China aggression
The Pentagon is overhauling its approach to buying missile-defence interceptors after years of relatively modest procurement left stockpiles thinner than needed, a shortfall exposed by the recent conflict involving Iran. Officials are now moving to buy roughly ten times more interceptors such as PAC-3 MSE and THAAD, amid concern that depleted arsenals could undermine American…
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Israel vindicated by Gaza nutrition data after ‘blood libel’ starvation claims, UN envoy says
Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, has said new nutrition data from Gaza vindicates Israel and disproves allegations that it deliberately starved the population during the war with Hamas. He described the earlier starvation claims as a “blood libel” propagated by figures linked to Hamas, arguing the fresh findings expose those accusations as fabricated. The comments…
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The Memo: Mideast troubles press in on Trump
President Trump is facing trouble on two fronts in the Middle East — and it’s not clear how he gets out of it. Iran is pressing what it sees as its strategic advantage over control of the Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up its rhetoric and its demands. The Islamic Republic’s leadership is now insisting the…