The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicks off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.

The U.S. secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan are expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday, the day after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, people familiar with the matter said.

The Donald Trump administration hit the ground running as the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, hosted the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) hours after the oath ceremony. The meeting saw the leaders agree to New Delhi’s plan to host the Summit-level meeting of the grouping in India.

At noon today, Donald Trump took the presidential oath for a second time, capping a historic political comeback to the White House. As he did on the campaign trail, Trump painted a dark picture of America and took aim at President Joe Biden's leadership as his predecessor sat just steps away.

Japanese Foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya; Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong; and Jaishankar will have the opportunity to meet US Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inauguration.

Both the Quad Cities Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees and World Relief advise immigrants and refugees to know their rights and have documents on hand.

Analysts said meeting is designed to signal that countering Beijing is a top priority for Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tony Cavallo, the artist who restored Davenport's Capitol Theatre, sold a Donald Trump portrait to a Utah buyer. A month later, Cavallo received video of Trump praising the work.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Trump had spoken to Xi Jinping over call on Friday night. The president-elect confirmed on Truth Social tha

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Washington DC, a day after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US President.

Indian and U.S. diplomats are striving to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, focusing on trade and skilled worker visas. Concerns over tariffs have emerged,