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Rubio softens the tone but makes same demands of Europe

When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the stage at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, the hall was braced for turbulence. They got something quite different. A standing ovation followed a speech that was notably, and deliberately, conciliatory in tone, a

Iran holds military drills with Russia amid tensions with US

Iran on Thursday held military drills with Russia amid escalating tensions with the United States, after President Trump gave the Middle Eastern country a 10-day timeline for the U.S. and Iran to strike a deal over the latter's nuclear program. Russian sailors conducted the

FEMA travel restricted amid shutdown

Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA travel restricted amid shutdown The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is halting at least some disaster-related travel at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the

Christian nationalist pastor preached at Pentagon

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Christian nationalist pastor preached at Pentagon The pastor delivered a sermon at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's request, sparking pushback. AP