"marco-rubio"

The call came ahead of remarks from President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday calling for NATO allies to increase their defence spending to five per cent of their GDP.

The executive order was issued by Trump on Wednesday.

The call was Rubio's first with Israel since the administration of Republican President Donald Trump took office on Monday.

He was in the US to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President.

EAM S Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: First bilateral meeting

US President Donald Trump urged Putin to seek a peace deal with Ukraine, emphasising the toll the prolonged conflict is taking on Russia

It is not clear about how much assistance would be affected by the order as funding for many programmes has already been appropriated by Congress

"China has opportunistically looked to expand its military footprint across the Indo-Pacific. From the South China Sea to the Himalayas."