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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), placing the synthetic opioid in the same category as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to the fentanyl crisis, reframing the drug not just…
US President Donald Trump announced Monday (local time) his plan to classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” to strengthen his campaign against drug smuggling.Trump made this announcement in the Oval Office while presenting medals to US troops who patrolled the US-Mexican border.“There’s no doubt that America’s adversaries are trafficking fentanyl into the United…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a proposed trade framework on Thursday that could see Washington reduce tariffs on…
What did Mike Trout reveal in court testimony about Tyler Skaggs’ fentanyl overdose? Angels star finally speaks out (Image via Getty) Mike Trout testified in a California courtroom on Tuesday about the 2019 overdose death of his Los Angeles Angels teammate Tyler Skaggs. Trout said he loved Skaggs like a brother and never saw any…
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Indian nationals accused of running online pharmacies that sold fake pills filled with deadly drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine to American consumers.According to a report from the Washington Times, the officials identified the two accused, 39-year-old Sadiq Abbas Habib Sayyed and 34-year-old Khizar Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh,…
US China trade talks (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Friday called his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘productive one’. According to Trump, the call touched upon various aspects such as trade, fentanyl, and the TikTok deal. Trump also said he would meet Xi at the APEC Summit in South Korea.“I just…
