By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a meeting in Washington with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday will stress the importance of working with allies "on the things that are important to America and Americans.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the other three QUAD nations reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific where "sovereignty and territorial integrity are upheld and defended.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong met her Indian and Japanese counterparts in Washington and said the invitation for Quad foreign ministers to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration showed an "iron-clad commitment" to close cooperation in the Indo Pacific region.

Washington State head coach David Riley, left, and guard Isaiah Watts, center, watch from the bench in the second half of a game against Portland on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash. (Geoff Crimmins/For The Spokesman-Review)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met 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.

In today's episode of India Global, On his first full day in office, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first Quad meeting with Australia, India, and Japan. This was the first major diplomatic session of the Quad since Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Washington State guard Nate Calmese signals a teammate in the second half of a game against Portland on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash. (Geoff Crimmins/For The Spokesman-Review)

"There might be" a chance sophomore guard Isaiah Watts, who has been out since Dec. 18 with a hand injury, returns this week for Washington State men's basketball.

With world championships in March and the Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away, figure skater continues to push limits.

It remains to be seen whether Trump will keep the Quad at the leaders level, or turn it back to the nations’ top diplomats, though the fact that there will be a meeting in Washington the day ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...