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U.S. Secretary of State convenes 66-nation meeting on counterterrorism focus shift
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted officials from 66 countries on July 16 to discuss political violence. The gathering emphasized a refocus of counterterrorism efforts on far-left threats.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened an international gathering of officials from 66 nations on July 16 to address the resurgence of political violence. Rubio told the officials that the United States would refocus counterterrorism efforts on far-left terror.
The conference took place in Washington and was attended by Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. It was billed as a ministerial meeting on political violence, though the discussions centered solely on measures against leftist violence.
The event occurred as President Trump has labeled political opponents and politicians identified with the Democratic Socialists of America as communists.
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