❗️Slovak PM Fico in critical condition, surgery still in progress – Interior minister

⚡️‘Foreign agents’ law protests resume in Tbilisi, Georgia

Foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Iceland can be seen leading the demonstration.

⚡️France deploys army at New Caledonia ports and airport, TikTok banned due to unrest – PM

Netanyahu doubles down on drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews – Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to push for a highly controversial bill to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military. The issue has prompted protests by the group that makes up 13% of Israel's 10 million population - a figure expected to reach 19% by 2035.

Their refusal to serve in the military they generally support is long debated in Israeli society. Israel's 21% Arab minority is also largely exempted from the draft.

Fico stood up to the West, but he shouldn't have to pay with his life – US legal expert

The attempted assassination of Slovakian PM Robert Fico tells you about "the desperation of the West" to bring other countries into line, and the "demonisation of all things Russian," says legal analyst Andrew Napolitano.

His comments come following local reports that the alleged 71-year-old shooter was part of a liberal opposition party and was spurred to act by "political motivations."

⚡️Robert Fico surgery finally over after almost four hours on the operating table – media

The Slovak PM reportedly remains in a state of medically induced coma.

Customers not ‘loving it’ after McDonald’s menu price chart reveals almost triple price hikes

A shocking graphic exposed how the cost of individual McDonald’s items has surged over 10 years, a McDouble was $1.19 in 2014 and now it’s $3.19 astonishingly rising 168%, according to a graph created by Carbon Finance based on a study by Finance Buzz.

Medium fries: $3.79, up 138% from $1.79, McChicken: $1 to $2.99. “I quit going there months ago,” one enraged Redditor wrote. “No more supporting this bulls–t.”

GameStop, AMC tumble as two-day rally in meme stock took a loss — Reuters

A two-day rally sparked by the return of "Roaring Kitty" Keith Gill, who was the central figure in the 2021 meme stock frenzy, cooled. On Wednesday, cinema chain AMC fell 25% after surging 135% in the past two sessions, while video game retailer GameStop tumbled nearly 30%, giving up nearly half of its gains from the same period.

Trading in the retail investors were halted multiple times after the market opened, with investors exchanging more than $2.3 billion worth of GameStop shares. Rising interest rates could be the reason behind the cooling, as in past years.

❗️Video reveals hostage taking in Nouméa prison (New Caledonia)

The prisoners were held there by three prison guards. RAID Special Forces carried out an operation to free them. One person was seriously injured.

Everyone flocks to wallet recovery firms as crypto investors panic over being locked out - Reuters

The recent surge in bitcoin prices has crypto wallet recovery firms bursting. Retail investors locked out of their digital vaults are making frantic calls to regain access to their accounts. US-based Wallet Recovery Services saw a 30% bump in requests this year as of mid-April.

Blockchain investors lose access to their crypto wallet often, it’s very common — your wallet could be cut off indefinitely if you don’t have the password or digital encryption phrase.

‘The position of Slovakia not providing weapons to Ukraine… and to be a member of NATO’- Veteran War Journalist

War correspondent Elijah Magnier breaks down the contentious behavior towards PM Fico by the EU and NATO before his attempted assasination.

"Countries like Slovakia and Hungary speaking their mind in the EU…" "Then we have the behavior of the head of the EU isolating countries that are not in agreement with the US and pro-US members," Magnier said.

President Biden stumbled on his way to the podium at a memorial service, but stayed on his feet and continued on his way

He’s mastered the art of tripping, practice makes perfect…

'Stop interfering with the affairs of other countries': Former Indian Ambassador

Rajiv Dogra former Indian ambassador to Italy explains how the West is too involved in the politics of other countries, they need to let them figure out their own problems. Especially when the western mainstream media labeled PM Fico after his attempted assassination.

Fico is known for his opposition to the West's treatment of the special operation in Ukraine, hence the press jumped on calling him a "supporter of Russia," Dogra said.

❗️Plastic rain covered Novosibirsk due to a fire at a landfill, which has been extinguished for the second day.

Local residents complain that drops of hardened plastic have covered their cars and are difficult to wipe off. Meteorologists explained that, most likely, the wind carried combustion products throughout the city, and they mixed in the air with rain.