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.
A Washington Post report says US strikes on Iran consumed $5.6 billion in weapons in just two days, as the Trump administration prepares to seek massive new defence funding.
According to the US President, the same technology and missile capabilities previously used against drug trafficking operations has been adapted to track and destroy vessels attempting to plant mines in the Hormuz Strait.
The report comes as Trump is expected to travel to Beijing later this month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
US military strikes on Iran have hit over 5,000 targets, the White House said, while Washington moves to protect energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions.
India’s Reliance joins a major US refinery project in Texas as Washington pushes energy expansion while oil supply routes face disruption during the escalating West Asia conflict.
