Factbox-After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president’s
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Middle East
'If I go, you go, right?': Traveling on the presidential plane – without Trump
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – From the beginning, something didn’t add up. During the closing hours of the NATO Leaders’
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Iran’s Hormuz authority denies Trump claims of control over strait: What to know
Iran said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked until the United States meets its demands, pushing
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Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and
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Credible missile threat led to secret aircraft switch for Trump, source says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired
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Libya’s oil revival faces new test as violence returns amid US peace push
A drone strike destroyed a power substation in Zawiya on Wednesday, becoming the latest in a string of attacks on
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UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say
By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy,
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Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite army intervention
The Israeli military failed in an attempt on Wednesday to remove occupied West Bank settlers who for days have blockaded
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Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
By Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over
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Analysis-Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Increasingly dragged into a war it did not choose, Saudi Arabia is
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