Foreign Minister Penny Wong has held one-on-one talks for the first time with newly sworn-in US secretary of state Marco Rubio.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has used her first bilateral meeting with America’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio, to build support for the AUKUS partnership and promote closer economic security under a new Trump administration whose agenda has already unnerved close allies.

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which includes India,

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has sat down with Donald Trump’s new security advisor and Marco Rubio, the first cabinet member to be sworn in.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

The Quad ministerial meeting of Australia, India, Japan, and the US focused on countering China's influence and maintaining a free Indo-Pacific.

Marco Rubio, the newly appointed US Secretary of State highlighted the Trump government's vision, saying, "anything that makes us stronger, safer or more prosperous will be our mission, our job across the world.

Donald Trump’s pardon of almost all convicted January 6 rioters sparked outrage from lawmakers and police, and made some Republicans uncomfortable.

In a move sending a strong signal to China, foreign ministers from Quad countries have strongly opposed any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion

External affairs minister S Jaishankar attended the Trump inauguration ceremony as special envoy of Prime Minister Modi.