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US President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to cut prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices by 30% to 80% in country. “I’ll be instituting…most favoured nation’s policy whereby US will pay the same price as…nation that pays…lowest price anywhere in…world,” Trump added. “Our citizens’ healthcare costs will…
Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico said many Western countries want the war between Russia and Ukraine to continue. “I’m shocked that there’s a proposal that on May 15, Russians and Ukrainians can meet in Istanbul for direct talks where concrete results can be obtained,” Fico added. He stated the conflict will…
Russia has claimed that a viral video shows French President Emmanuel Macron hiding a packet of cocaine as he travelled along with UK PM Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a train to Ukraine. Macron’s office responded to Russia’s claim and called it fake. Sharing two pictures, his…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has suspended chess across the country until further notice, citing that chess is “considered a means of gambling” under Islamic Sharia law. In 2024, the Taliban also banned mixed martial arts (MMA) and other free fighting championships, calling them too “violent” and “problematic with respect to Sharia”….
India’s Operation Sindoor resulted in the elimination of over 100 terrorists, including high-value targets linked to the IC-814 hijacking and Pulwama attack. The Pakistan Army suffered 35–40 casualties along the Line of Control, and its Air Force lost several aircraft and key airbase infrastructure. India reported five military casualties. In…
