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.
Donald Trump also said the United States would continue negotiations with Tehran and revealed he had already left instructions on how Washington should respond if he were assassinated.
Donald Trump said he will let the bill approved by Congress become law without his signature.
Israeli military chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir and Defence Minister Israel Katz also indicated that further operations remain on the table, with Israel saying it will retain military deployments in Lebanon and stay prepared for any escalation.
CNN reported that US intelligence agencies are tracking discussions about possible attacks on current and former American officials, although the reported Israeli assessment had not been independently verified before it reached Washington.
The conversation came as Iran claimed missile strikes on US military facilities in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, while Israel said its forces remain prepared for possible escalation on the Lebanon front.
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