Five key takeaways from US Secretary of State Rubio’s year-end briefing

Top diplomat Marco Rubio has laid out foreign policy priorities under United States President Donald Trump, saying that the administration is focused on advancing Washington’s interests across the world. In a two-hour briefing to reporters on Friday, the US secretary of state reiterated Trump’s hard line against Venezuela and defended cuts to foreign aid programmes. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3Israel bombs Gaza wedding as mediators hold ceasefire talks in US list 2 of 3Rubio says ‘progress but ways to go’ in efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war list 3 of 3‘War on terror’ defence of Trump…