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.
The US President is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.
The video of Trump's lighthearted remarks was shared by the White House's Rapid Response 47 on X and has since gone viral.
The US military reportedly intercepted Iranian drones targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as intelligence assessments warned Tehran can still disrupt the strategic waterway despite progress towards a new agreement.
A CNN report citing sources familiar with a US intelligence assessment says Iran may now possess the ability to shut the Strait of Hormuz at will, raising fresh concerns over the security of one of the world's most important energy corridors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are expected to discuss a proposed trade agreement, energy cooperation, artificial intelligence and the situation in West Asia during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France.
