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.
Markets slipped back into uncertainty after a short-lived rally, with rising oil prices and continued geopolitical tensions pushing investors to adopt a cautious stance early Thursday.
Trump's Iran address combined a sweeping victory claim with an explicit threat to bomb power grids and oil fields, and set a two-to-three-week deadline for diplomacy or escalation.
Trump’s address blended military claims, economic concerns and global oil tensions, while signalling both a possible endgame and the risk of sharper escalation in the coming weeks.
Fresh statements from Washington and Tehran point to deeper confrontation, even as indirect messaging, shipping fears and regional diplomacy keep the possibility of a wider crisis alive.
Earlier today, Trump claimed that Iran had sought a ceasefire, but added the US would consider the request only when the Strait of Hormuz is "open and free".
