US President Donald Trump said that most NATO allies have told Washington that they do not intend to participate in a war with Iran and ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz. He wrote about this on the social network Truth Social on March 17.

The first trailer for the final part of Denis Villeneuve's Dune has been released Warner Bros. Studio released a teaser trailer for the film “Dune: Part Three” directed by Denis Villeneuve. The offline premiere of the video, lasting two minutes and 29 seconds, took place at the AMC theater in Los Angeles. The event included Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, as well as franchise newcomers Anya Taylor-Joy and Robert Pattinson.

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II died at the age of 93, the Georgian TV channel Mtavari Arkhi reported on March 17. A representative of the Patriarchate confirmed this information, Georgian First Channel reports . Wikimedia Commons At night, the patriarch was hospitalized due to deteriorating health. For the last hours he was in intensive care at the Caucasus Medical Center. Ilia II served as Patriarch of Georgia since 1977, for more than 48 years.

A Pikabu member with the nickname Kozotrah1975 reported that in the Russian national instant messenger Max, without their knowledge, users “have channels that are not so easy to unsubscribe from.” He published the corresponding entry on March 15, attention was paid to it only now. The user attached a short video to the post about how he is trying to unsubscribe from the Solovyov channel, which is associated with the Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov.

Cuba is facing the worst energy crisis in history. The US is blocking oil supplies, leaving millions of people without fuel, food and electricity Yamil Lage / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Blackout in Havana. March 16, 2026 In the early months of 2026, a blockade of fuel supplies from Venezuela by the United States triggered an energy crisis in Cuba. Using economic pressure, the Donald Trump administration wants to change the government in a neighboring country to a more loyal one.

The Ministry of Digital Development proposed to prohibit the registration of second-level domains in the Russian Federation by “undesirable” organizations. The draft relevant resolution is posted on the portal of legal acts. In accordance with the department’s proposal, domains in the .ru, .su and .рф zones will not be available to “extremist” organizations and terrorist groups, as well as people who are included in the register of terrorists and extremists maintained by Rosfinmonitoring.

In the Novosibirsk region and some other regions of Russia, farmers are protesting against the mass slaughter of farm animals. Authorities say quarantine and slaughter are necessary to prevent the spread of dangerous infections. Which ones exactly are usually not explained, but in some cases pasteurellosis is mentioned. Pasteurellosis is a relatively harmless infection, which, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Agriculture, does not require the slaughter of animals (except birds).

The State Council of Tatarstan has submitted to the State Duma a bill that prohibits journalists from disseminating “incriminating information” about anyone until a final court decision. The draft document was published in the database of the lower house of parliament on March 13.

It’s better not to go to his social networks, there is concentrated hatred there (well, or you can go) Sefa Karacan/Anadolu/Getty Images Apparently, we are seeing a blocking of Telegram. According to the head of the Internet Defense Society , by the evening of March 16, the availability of the messenger dropped to 75% - this means that every fourth message does not reach the addressee.

They turned the embassy and permanent mission into electronic intelligence stations, writes the Financial Times Google Building of the Russian Permanent Mission in Vienna The capital of Austria, Vienna, has again, as during the Cold War, become a center of Russian intelligence activities, including electronic intelligence.

Exhibition management: no, we are adamant Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images At the beginning of March, Mikhail Shvydkoy, the special representative of the Russian President for international cultural cooperation, announced a Russian project at the Venice Biennale - the first since the beginning of a full-scale war.

A jury in Utah found local resident Kouri Richins, best known as the author of a children's book about coping with the death of a loved one, guilty of murdering her husband. The court found that Richins killed her husband for insurance money. The woman, who worked as a private realtor, owed creditors a total of more than $4.5 million. If she received insurance for the death of her husband and inherited his property, she could receive approximately four million.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on the adoption of the country's new Constitution at a ceremony at his residence in Astana, Orda.kz reported on March 17. The constitution adopted through a referendum will come into force on July 1. From this day the Constitution of 1995 will lose force. In the referendum held on March 15, the new Constitution was supported by 87% of voters, the country's Central Election Commission reported. Turnout was just over 73%.

The European Union has offered Ukraine to finance the repair of the Druzhba pipeline, through which Russian oil should flow to Hungary and Slovakia, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Ukraine will also receive technical support. According to von der Leyen, European specialists are ready to begin work immediately. Oil supplies via Druzhba have been stopped since the end of January.

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