
Rubio was headed to the Munich Security Conference on his second trip abroad when his plane abruptly turned back toward Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, according to an AFP reporter with him. "The plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. Later, a second, smaller aircraft carrying Rubio took off and headed for Europe, Bruce said, but without media. Rubio was set to join US Vice President JD Vance in a meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after President...