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• Congres-parlementslid Karti Chidambaram kondigde voorwaardelijke steun aan TVK aan voor de regeringsvorming, waarbij hij het respect voor het publieke mandaat voor verandering benadrukte. • Steun wordt geboden op voorwaarde dat het bestuur seculier blijft en communale elementen of partijen die gelieerd zijn aan de BJP, zoals de AIADMK, uitsluit. • Chidambaram verdedigde de verschuiving weg van bondgenoot DMK en merkte op dat geen enkele pre-verkiezingsalliantie een meerderheid had, met als doel de invloed van de BJP via proxies te blokkeren.

• AI coding startup Cursor agreed to a $60 billion conditional takeover from SpaceX last month but is keeping distance from xAI integrations. • Rivals anticipated deeper ties, but Cursor emphasizes operational autonomy post-potential acquisition. • The move highlights tensions in AI ecosystem consolidations amid Elon Musk's overlapping ventures.

Brent crude oil dropped to $93 a barrel after Trump ceasefire announcement and Iran’s pledge to reopen strait of Hormuz under its managementMiddle East crisis – live updatesFull report: US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of HormuzOil prices plunged by almost 15% after Donald Trump held off on his threat to bomb Iran into the stone ages on Tuesday night, and Iran’s foreign minister said passage through the strait of Hormuz would be allowed for the next two weeks under the management of its military.With just over an hour until his deadline was due to pass, the US president said he was holding off on threatened attacks on Iran, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

• Equity markets reacted positively after Iranian state media indicated willingness to end the conflict with the US, contingent on certain conditions, as reported in Bloomberg coverage. • President Trump described potential US exit from Iran as 'very soon,' predicting sharp drops in gasoline prices and improved safety from neutralized nuclear threats. • The month-long war has spiked fuel costs, affecting grocery prices as noted by industry figures like Stew Leonard Jr.