US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would sign an executive order that he said would reduce prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices by between 30% and 80%.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would sign the executive order on Monday morning."They will rise throughout the World in order to equalize and, for the first time in many years, bring FAIRNESS TO AMERICA!" he said."I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the World," Trump added.

A "safe corridor" will be established in the Gaza Strip for Edan Alexander's release, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid shared on X/Twitter, citing an Israeli official."This would mean that Israel would implement a temporary ceasefire in certain areas of the Gaza Strip," Ravid wrote on Monday.Ravid added that according to the Israeli official, "Negotiations on the original Witkoff outline, to which Israel agreed, will continue under fire.""If Hamas agrees to the Witkoff outline, the expansion of the war will be postponed in order to carry out the deal and release our hostages," Ravid said, according to the official.🚨בכיר ישראלי אמר כי לצורך הבטחת שחרורו של עידן אלכסנדר יוקם "מסדרון בטוח" להוצאתו מהרצועה. משמעות הדבר תהיה שישראל תבצע הפוגה זמנית בלחימה באזורים מסוימים ברצועה🚨הבכיר הישראלי ציין כי המשא-ומתן על מתווה ויטקוף המקורי - שישראל הסכימה לו - יימשך תחת אש🚨"החמאס לא מקבל כלום…— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 11, 2025

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday the release of hostage Edan Alexander, who is being held captive by Hamas.On his social media, the president wrote that he was "pleased to announce that Edan Alexander, a US citizen held captive since October 2023, is returning home to his family.""I am grateful to everyone involved in making this amazing news happen. This is a gesture of goodwill for the United States and for the efforts of mediators Qatar and Egypt," the president wrote. I am happy to announce that Edan Alexander, an American citizen who has been held hostage since October 2023, is coming home to his family. I am grateful to all those involved in making this monumental news happen. This was a step taken in good faith towards the United States and…— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 11, 2025

President Isaac Herzog and his entourage landed in Berlin on Monday under heavy security, which included an armored vehicle, hundreds of police and security personnel, and checkpoints that closed off the area, preventing protesters from accessing it.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet on Monday, according to China's state news agency Xinhua.The quake hit the city of Xigaze at 5:11 a.m., at a depth of 10 km.Xinhua said authorities were still gathering information about building damage and casualties.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was "starting to doubt" that Ukraine will reach a ceasefire deal with Russia, and he urged Ukraine to meet with Russian officials in Turkey on Thursday to negotiate."I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH."Trump said that the meeting would mean the two parties, as well as European leaders and the US, would then be "able to determine whether or not a deal is possible."Trump said that the meeting would mean the two parties, as well as European leaders and the US, would then be "able to determine whether or not a deal is possible."

Trump's hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, is traveling to Israel with Edan Alexander’s parents to Israel to meet their son after his release from Hamas captivity, a US official told The Jerusalem Post.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to quickly negotiate and sign agreements on building nuclear power plants in Vietnam, the two countries said in a joint statement."The development of the plants with advanced technology will strictly be compliant with nuclear and radiation safety regulations and for the benefit of socio-economic development," they said in the statement, which was dated Sunday and followed a visit to Moscow by Vietnamese leader To Lam.