US pitches AI, LNG and SMR cooperation with ASEAN, opening opportunities for India
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim in a virtual media briefing said Washington was prioritising advanced technologies and energy security across Southeast Asia.
US Ambassador to ASEAN Kevin Kim in a virtual media briefing said Washington was prioritising advanced technologies and energy security across Southeast Asia.
Fresh statements from Tehran and Washington point to deepening confrontation, with both sides hardening their public positions even as the US says it remains open to diplomacy.
Marco Rubio said the dispute centred on what he described as Iran's attempt to assert control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a threat to the global trading system.
Indian pharmaceutical stocks declined in early trade after the US President unveiled a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, though analysts said India's cost advantage and regulatory hurdles make a major disruption unlikely.
Fireworks at America’s 250th birthday bash, claimed to be the ‘best firework show ever!’ by President Donald Trump, is the new low in sending poisonous gases into the atmosphere. Over 40 minutes, 851,000 individual shells were fired.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have agreed to hold a meeting in the United States, according to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, as diplomatic efforts involving Iran continue alongside security tensions in the region.
Defending his administration's handling of the Iran conflict, Donald Trump claimed Washington protected global energy supplies by quietly escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz while carrying out repeated military strikes against Iranian radar installations.
Crypto ventures, a documentary about the First Lady, and a portfolio stacked with the world's biggest companies all added up to numbers most people can barely imagine.
Qatar says US and Iranian negotiators made positive progress during indirect talks in Doha and agreed to continue discussions, while Tehran ruled out IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites and defended ongoing diplomacy.
Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the US decision to transfer the Panama Canal to Panama, alleging China is seeking to gain control over the strategic waterway and vowing Washington would not allow it.
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