Here are the stories shaping the day:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, agreeing to meet him in Turkey on May 15.
- President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order on Monday morning to require drug companies to charge the United States the same low price they charge other nations.
- The Hamas terrorist group said it would release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, in an effort to establish a cease-fire with Israel and resume aid delivery into the war-torn territory it controls.
- The United States has taken a major step toward breaking Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals by helping broker a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- 🍵 Health: Magnesium could relieve fibromyalgia and migraines. Here’s how it works.
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