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.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released declassified records alleging Anthony Fauci influenced Covid-19 origin assessments and maintained undisclosed interactions with intelligence officials.
JD Vance has put his Switzerland trip on hold as Washington and Tehran continue to finalise technical negotiations under a newly signed US-Iran peace memorandum aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has warned Washington against new demands as the US-Iran framework deal moves into a 60-day negotiation phase covering sanctions, Hormuz access, security and Iran’s nuclear programme.
The reported US-Iran memorandum lays out a roadmap covering military de-escalation, Hormuz shipping, sanctions relief, oil exports, frozen assets and Tehran's nuclear programme.
Trump also heaped a praise at PM Modi, calling him a tough negotiator and the “most beautiful-looking man.
