India, Jan. 25 -- In a sweeping order, the newly sworn in Donald Trump administration in US on Friday reportedly froze all foreign aid, including that to Ukraine, with exceptions only for Israel and Egypt.

The United States, world's biggest donor, has not frozen emergency food and military funding for Israel and Egypt, according to a news agency AFP report.

In an internal memo, cited in the report, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved."

The move is in line with US President Donald Trump's vow of an "America First" policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas.

The order is expec...