Portal:Current events/2024 May 15

May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Shooting of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended. (BBC News) (Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government described Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. (Reuters)

Business and economy

American pharmacy chain Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)

Politics and elections