Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla concluded his Axiom-4 mission with a splashdown in the Pacific, marking a significant step in India’s human spaceflight program. Following months of training and experiments on the ISS, Shux’s return was celebrated by PM Modi as inspiration for India’s Gaganyaan mission. The Dragon capsule’s re-entry and recovery were successful, with the crew undergoing medical checks before debriefing.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK agreed in a phone call on Monday to set the end of August as the de facto deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, Axios reported, citing three sources.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is close to securing full trade access into India. He also announced a new trade deal with Indonesia, after which the latter will face a reduced tariff rate of 19 per cent.