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In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media, Pope Leo XIV is accompanied by King Felipe VI of Spain as he deplanes after a technical problem at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport in Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid
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Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.
President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington.
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Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang
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Film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with Today show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric's final show on May 31, 2006, in New York.
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Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100
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