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.
Xi Jinping warned that Taiwan could push China and the US towards conflict as he held high-level talks with Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday.
Fresh tensions in West Asia escalated after Trump claimed Iran’s military had been crippled, while Tehran accused Washington of blocking peace efforts and worsening the Hormuz crisis.
Congress sharply questioned Pentagon officials after US Iran war costs crossed USD 29 billion, while experts warned the long-term financial burden could eventually touch USD 1 trillion.
A WSJ report has alleged that the UAE secretly carried out strikes inside Iran during the recent Gulf conflict, despite publicly maintaining a position of neutrality.
Pakistan’s own statement confirming Iranian aircraft on its soil has intensified US concerns over Islamabad’s neutrality during the recent Iran-US conflict.
