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Cheaper medicines push: Donald Trump strikes deals with 9 major pharma firms; price cuts to match global benchmarks

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday announced agreements with nine major pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices in the United States, marking a significant push to align domestic costs…

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‘Will be hit harder than before if … ‘: Donald Trump’s stern warning as US strikes ISIS targets in Syria; what he said

US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning against those who intended to “threaten or attack America” as the States launched Operation Hawkeye Strike against ISIS targets in Syria. The move came after two American soldiers were killed in the Syrian desert“Because of ISIS’s vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria, whose beautiful souls…

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Watch: US conducts strikes on 3 suspected narco-trafficking vessels; video shows ‘kinetic strike’

The US military has carried out what it described as a “lethal kinetic strike” against three suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters in the eastern Pacific, killing eight people, according to US Southern Command. The operation, conducted on December 15 under the direction of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, marks the latest escalation in Washington’s aggressive…

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‘Not stopped bombing’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of fresh air strikes; Trump’s ceasefire claim falls flat

Cambodia on Saturday accused Thailand of continuing air strikes on its territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two neighbours had agreed to halt hostilities.“On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on multiple targets, the Cambodian defence ministry said through a post on X….

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Blow to Trump-brokered ceasefire: Thailand strikes Cambodia, evacuation ordered — conflict explained in 10 points

Thailand’s airstrikes on Cambodia early Monday have delivered the most serious blow yet to the high-profile ceasefire deal presided over by US President Donald Trump just two months ago.Also read: Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia; Trump’s ceasefire on edge — what we knowThe latest escalation unfolded shortly after dawn, when Thailand accused Cambodian forces…

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Border clash: Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia; tensions flare — what we know

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its contested border with Cambodia, escalating a volatile standoff that had already deepened after Bangkok suspended a fragile ceasefire last week. The flare-up comes after a Thai soldier lost a foot to a landmine on the frontier, with Bangkok alleging that Cambodia had planted new devices, a claim Phnom Penh…

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Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia: 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Sumatra island; no tsunami alert issued

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sumatra island near Aceh province on Thursday, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 km, was felt across the region, but authorities confirmed that there is no tsunami threat, Reuters.Indonesia, located on the seismically active Pacific “Ring…

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Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia: 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Sumatra island; no tsunami alert issued | World News

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sumatra island near Aceh province on Thursday, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 km, was felt across the region, but authorities confirmed that there is no tsunami threat, Reuters reported.Indonesia, located on the seismically active Pacific…

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‘Will respond at right time’: Taliban’s warning after Pakistani air strikes kill 10; vows retaliation

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid The overnight Pakistani air strikes in eastern Afghanistan that killed 10 civilians Tuesday prompted the Taliban government to vow it would respond “appropriately at the right time.”“The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns this violation and crime and reiterates that defending its airspace, territory, and people is its legitimate right, and it will…

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