Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Jim Risch were on an Air Force plane heading to the Munich Security Conference when a mechanical issue forced the aircraft to return to Washington. The issue, related to the cockpit windshield, occurred 90 minutes after takeoff from Joint Base Andrews. Rubio plans to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a new plane, but it is uncertain if the delay will impact his scheduled meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Munich.
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Germans vote in a snap election as Chancellor Scholz's government collapses, with Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats leading polls. The far-right AfD is expected to place second, while small parties like Die Linke and the Free Democratic Party aim to clear the five percent threshold. The "firewall" against extremist parties will be tested, with concerns over the AfD's potential impact on German politics and the stability of future coalitions. Full Article
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