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.
"We are very close to a deal, but if negotiations fail, I'm gonna blow the hell out of them," Trump told NBC News.
Krishnan also credited US President Donald Trump for prioritising AI and technology policy, saying the administration's leadership had been instrumental in keeping the United States at the forefront of AI development.
As negotiations remain stalled, Tehran has tied future progress with Washington to the release of billions in blocked funds while signalling confidence in its regional position.
US military action near the Strait of Hormuz was followed by fresh remarks from Donald Trump, who said Tehran would not be allowed to emerge as a nuclear-armed state.
President Donald Trump’s trade policy has acquired a second life. After the US Supreme Court curtailed key elements of the architecture that defined much of his economic agenda, the White House has returned with a familiar instrument wrapped in a different justification.
