WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said it declined to help denuclearize Iran. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally
Media Partners Asia projects that leading microdrama platform ReelShort will generate $1.05 billion in revenue in 2026, up 34%, and post its first meaningful profit at scale, according to a new report from the Singapore-based research firm. The report, titled “ReelShort / Crazy Maple Studio: Inside the US$1B Micro-Drama Machine,” covers ReelShort’s financial trajectory through
Indian electric vehicle startup River on Wednesday said it had raised $120 million to scale manufacturing for its next phase of growth. The Series C round was led by Indian investors Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital, with participation from Singularity AMC, Anicut Capital, 360 ONE Asset, JIF Capital, and HDFC AMC, alongside existing backers
Two firefighting planes have been flown to the Paris region to deal with a large forest fire south of the French capital. The Fontainebleau forest fire, described by authorities as “virulent” and of “exceptional scale”, partially closed the country’s main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend of the summer. Early Monday, authorities