US-India Ties: Marco Rubio Arrives in Kolkata | Reports: US Weighs New Military Strikes On Iran

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Hello, and a very warm welcome. You're watching Beyond World is One with me, Diksha Bisht. [music] Let's start with the headlines.

[00:00:10]>> [music] >> Marco Rubio lands in Kolkata in his first trip to India and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi later in the day during his [music] visit as US Secretary of State. Rubio will attend the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting on May 26th.

[00:00:30]>> [music] >> US media reports say United States [music] is considering new military strikes on Iran, though no final decision has been made as of yet.

[00:00:44]Reports come as Trump announces that he would stay in Washington instead of attending his son's wedding. [music] have a nuclear weapon.

[00:01:02]And we'll have that over with soon.

[00:01:04]It'll be over with soon and Donald Trump says at a rally in New York [music] that the conflict with Iran would be over with soon and claims that the US stopped Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

[00:01:28]Pakistan's army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, visits Tehran as diplomatic efforts over the West [music] Asia conflict intensify. Iran is reviewing a new US peace proposal, but officials say major disagreements still remain unresolved.

[00:01:48]Dan Coats resigns as US intelligence chief, ending a tenure marked by reported tensions with Trump over Iran conflict. Trump says [music] she has done an incredible job. Coats is stepping down to support her husband during his cancer treatment.

[00:02:08]Israel carries out fresh air strikes in Lebanon following earlier raids that killed 10 people. Latest strikes [music] hit Nabi Sare area close to the Syrian border marking renewed attacks in the region that had largely been calm.

[00:02:31]Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz for the second time in a week as unions and indigenous groups pressed their calls for President [music] Rodrigo Paz to step down.

[00:02:50]SpaceX's Starship completes its 12th test flight splashing down in the Indian Ocean after a controlled descent of both [music] stages. The spacecraft performs key maneuvers including a flip for landing control and deploying 22 mock [music] satellites.

[00:03:11]The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved options trading [music] ties to the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index, a major step for crypto markets.

[00:03:18]The move is expected to boost [music] institutional participation and increase liquidity in digital assets.