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Trump flies home from Türkiye on old Air Force One, not new plane provided by Qatar 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump flew home midway from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby-blue Air Force One plane instead of the new retrofitted red, white and navy plane gifted by Qatar on which he arrived, a surprise exchange that came as the United States and Iran once again began carrying out trade
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New attacks raise questions about what comes next in Iran war 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he is no longer sure he wants a deal and that the United States should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term actions. The confusion and uncertainty in
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Seven OPEC+ countries agree to modestly expand monthly oil production as prices fall 0
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- July 6, 2026
NEW YORK — A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance plan to modestly increase output next month, which would put more oil on the market after fuel prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies,
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Trump to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, Syria’s al-Sharaa during NATO summit 0
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- July 6, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Those discussions will come as kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump publicly reflects on Syria’s role in
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Erdogan’s warm ties with Trump offer Turkey advantage ahead of NATO summit 0
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- July 4, 2026
WASHINGTON– WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of his European counterparts who are expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey. But host Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken advantage of his close ties to the American leader to secure his presence at the Ankara event, an appearance that could
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NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the US plans for conflict elsewhere 0
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- June 12, 2026
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis. The so-called NATO Force Model is Plan A for making forces from
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