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.
Explosions were reported across southern Iran after US forces launched military action, while Tehran warned foreign militaries to leave the Persian Gulf region.
According to Trump, there were two pilots involved and both were safely rescued unharmed.
Reacting to the incident, US President Donald Trump said that the pilots of the helicopter "are fine."
Fresh exchanges between Israel and Iran have exposed differences between Washington and Jerusalem, with Trump backing diplomacy while Netanyahu defends continued military pressure.
Missile attacks, retaliatory airstrikes and diplomatic interventions dominated a tense day in West Asia as regional powers and global leaders scrambled to contain the fallout.
