3 d. ago Trump forced to board Air Force One using small stairs after ‘hunting stand’ found with line of sight to plane

The alternative entrance to the aircraft extends into the belly of Air Force One, instead of the 18-foot staircase that attaches to the plane’s upper door – which is traditionally used by the Commander-in-Chief

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4 d. ago Trump is forced to board Air Force One via small stairs due 'increased security measures' after suspicious structure was discovered near airport

Trump left Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday to return to Washington D.C., after the suspicious structure was discovered on Friday.

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2 w. ago Ernest Shackleton KNEW Endurance was doomed before it sank: Letters to his wife confirm the explorer was aware of fatal flaws in his ship

Ernest Shackleton was well aware of his ship's deficiencies before he set sail, reports a scientist at Aalto University in Finland.

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2 w. ago The REAL reason why Ernest Shackleton's ship sank: Endurance had key structural weaknesses

Ernest Shackleton was well aware of his ship's deficiencies before he set sail, reports a scientist at Aalto University in Finland.

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2 w. ago Russian 'shadow fleet' ship boarded by French troops 'may be linked to NINE drone attacks on European targets'

A Russian shadow fleet ship that was raided by French troops may be linked to at least nine drone attacks on European targets, including airports. 

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3 w. ago Gaza aid flotilla: Israel intercepts vessels but one ship reported to have got through blockade – live

One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial watersGaza flotilla interception: what we know so farReport: Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 120km from GazaReaction: interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikesAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French troops arrest captain of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker feared to be behind Denmark drone incursions

The ship was sailing off the coast of Denmark at around the time of the drone incursions

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3 w. ago Gaza aid flotilla: more than a dozen vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territoryIsraeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from GazaAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arrests are made after French special forces boarded Russian ghost ship 'linked to Denmark airport chaos'

Two people were arrested on Wednesday after French troops boarded the oil tanker Boracay, which is suspected  of belonging to the so-called shadow fleet involved in the Russian oil trade.

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3 w. ago French special forces board Russian tanker linked to 'drone ship' reports

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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3 w. ago French special forces board Russian tanker linked to'drone ship' reports

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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3 w. ago French troops board 'Russian shadow fleet' tanker suspected to be involved in Danish drone incursions

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark.

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3 w. ago Dozens of passengers fall ill with contagious bug during Royal Caribbean cruise

The outbreak on the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday

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3 w. ago Sweden considers having its own nuclear weapons to counter the threat of Russia: Politicians say 'everything should be on the table' in wake of Putin's growing aggression

The warnings come as European governments report a rise in hostile drone activity and airspace violations that officials link to Vladimir Putin.

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