AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWest Asia Security: US top West Asia commander Admiral Brad Cooper visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln amid reported mental health and supply strain, as Washington also moves to scale back joint drills with South Korea. Regional Defence: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Pact, with an “attack on one is an attack on all” promise that analysts compare to NATO-style deterrence—though not yet a full alliance. Energy & Markets: India fixed maximum LPG production targets for refineries to build a domestic buffer after Strait of Hormuz disruptions; meanwhile, Sensex and Nifty slipped as Iran-war fears kept crude elevated. Health & Tech: Seeing Machines launched a Physical AI platform to bring its driver-monitoring “human sensing” to humanoid robots. Biotech: Enhertu showed statistically significant, clinically meaningful progression-free survival gains in DESTINY-Lung04 for first-line HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC. Economy Watch: Thailand’s Q2 GDP beat forecasts as private investment offset softer consumption. Sports: Australia booked FIBA U18 Asia Cup quarter-finals with a sweep over Chinese Taipei. Business & Finance: Foreign borrowers are flooding Asia-Pacific bond markets, with record “kangaroo” and “panda/dim sum” issuance.
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