Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has assured Japan that Iran will facilitate the passage of Japanese ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy transit route.
Iran’s negotiating team has halted the exchange of messages with the United States through mediators in response to attacks on Lebanon, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. The move signals rising tensions and could complicate ongoing diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington.
– Emmanuel Macron, President of France
– Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was unlikely to appear before the West Bengal CID on Monday owing to health-related issues, sources said. The Diamond Harbour MP was summoned by the investigation agency in connection with a probe into the alleged use of forged signatures of party legislators in a communication submitted to the Assembly Secretariat, they said. The TMC national general secretary was attacked when he visited the house of an alleged post-poll violence victim at Sonarpur town in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday. He received treatment at two private hospitals that evening amid high drama with party supremo Mamata Banerjee present.
– Reuven Azar, Israeli Ambassador to India
BJP president Nitin Nabin has appointed Nagendra Nath Tripathi the party’s national organiser, a party functionary said on Monday. Tripathi, a senior BJP leader, was serving as BJP zonal general secretary for Bihar and Jharkhand. “National president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nitin Nabin, has appointed Nagendra Nath Tripathi as the party’s Rashtriya Sangathak (Vishishth Karyakarta Sampark),” BJP national general secretary (organisation) Arun Singh said in a notification.
– Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while holding bilateral talks with Australian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence Mr Richard Marles will co-chair the second India-Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi today. The dialogue will review the progress in bilateral defence cooperation and identify new avenues for collaboration.
The discussions will focus on strengthening defence & security cooperation, enhancing military interoperability, industry collaboration, including co-development and co-production opportunities, and regional & global security developments of mutual interest. The meeting is expected to further strengthen bilateral defence relations, enhance strategic trust and cooperation, promote stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region and identify new areas of collaborations in defence & security.
– Shehzad Poonawalla, BJP National Spokesperson, Over Kapil Sibal’s remarks on attack on TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s government expanded significantly on Monday. Thirty-five new ministers took their oath, bringing the total Council of Ministers to 41 members. Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oaths at Nabanna. This expansion follows the initial swearing-in of Adhikari and five other BJP MLAs on May 9. The state assembly allows for a maximum of 44 ministers. Read more
Kuwait’s air defence systems intercepted incoming missiles and drones after sirens sounded across the country, according to the state news agency.
The United States has proposed an initial de-escalation arrangement under which Hezbollah would halt all attacks on Israel, while Israel would refrain from escalating military operations in Beirut, according to an Axios reporter citing a US official on X, Reuters said.
The proposal is being discussed as a first step toward reducing tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group amid ongoing regional instability. The US official said the framework would require reciprocal restraint from both sides, though there was no immediate indication that either Israel or Hezbollah had formally accepted the proposal.
Marilyn Monroe’s hometown of Hollywood kicks off Monday a series of special events marking the 100th anniversary of the movie icon’s birth. At the historic Chinese Theatre, where Monroe’s handprints are immortalized alongside “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953) co-star Jane Russell, fans plan to sing “Happy Birthday” — echoing her famed sultry serenade to president John F. Kennedy. One hundred roses and a cake will be placed at the site, a symbol of Hollywood’s golden age and a popular tourist hotspot.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential loophole it had created that may have led companies to export the world’s most advanced chips – like Nvidia’s most sophisticated Rubin and Blackwell processors, as well as AMD’s MI350x – to Chinese entities located outside China.
The unexpected guidance suggests the United States’ best AI chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places like Malaysia for almost a year despite broader U.S. efforts to starve Chinese firms of semiconductors needed to develop critical AI capabilities.
Australia’s Syrah Resources said on Monday Tesla had withdrawn a notice of intent to terminate a graphite supply deal, ending months of negotiations that saw the two companies extend a resolution deadline four times.
Syrah aimed to supply 8,000 metric tons of graphite anode materials to electric vehicle maker Tesla over a four-year period from its Vidalia plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana under the 2021 contract.
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