Russia says that on Friday it used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine to destroy a weapons storage facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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March 19, 2022 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-two people are killed and 38 more injured during a bus–truck collision in Melela Kibaoni, Morogoro Region, Tanzania.
Health and environment
Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020.
China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021.
International relations
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says that an agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could be reached within 48 hours.
Politics and elections
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is sworn-in as President of Turkmenistan, succeeding his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
Preliminary election results show Peter Malinauskas and his Labor Party winning a majority.
Timorese are called to the polls to choose the country's president.
An anti-NATO protest is held in Bulgaria during a meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to oppose Bulgaria selling weapons to Ukraine during the invasion.
Sports
Vanuatu withdraws from the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier after several players and staff members on the team tested positive for COVID-19 amid a sudden spike in cases nationwide.
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