World leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, have been gathering in Munich for Europe's biggest security and defence conference.

The burning question on everyone's minds: is America still an ally of Europe?

The keynote speech that everyone was waiting for was from Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State.

Would he repeat the attacks made on Europe last year by the US Vice President JD Vance? Or would he be conciliatory?

The hall was packed to the rafters. Generals and admirals, bemedalled in their uniforms, prime ministers and presidents, diplomats, ambassadors, US Congressmen and women, European politicians and their SPADs - all waiting nervously to hear what President Donald Trump's top diplomat had to say.