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On August 18, in response to the drone explosion at a bus stop near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova issued a statement saying that the attack was carried out by Ukraine to obstruct the planned visit of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant from August 20 to 21. Zakharova said that Ukraines continued attacks on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and its staff, including this attack on a vehicle carrying representatives of the IAEA Secretariat, prove that its crimes are "endless." Zakharova also stated that the continued political support from Western countries to Ukraine has led to these repeated incidents and has encouraged Ukraine to take "more reckless new actions," creating a nuclear disaster threat that could have "catastrophic consequences" for the world.Israel Defense Forces: The IDF attacked Hamas commanders in the Shati region of northern Gaza Strip who were planning terrorist attacks against IDF forces.On August 18, Russian Ambassador to Sweden Sergei Belyaev stated that Swedens detention of multiple cargo ships serving Russian interests since the end of 2025 is politically motivated and violates international maritime law. Belyaev told RIA Novosti that Sweden primarily charges the crews of these ships with "false flags," but has failed to present any "substantive charges." In fact, this move is intended to pressure commercial operators serving Russias foreign trade. Documents obtained earlier this month by AFP from a Swedish court show that Sweden will transfer a previously detained cargo ship to Ukraine, which is accused of transporting grain from "Russian-occupied territory."According to Interfax news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Myanmar have discussed hydrocarbon production.The German DAX 30 index closed down 238.91 points, or 0.91%, at 26,130.75 on Tuesday, August 18; the UK FTSE 100 index closed up 5.09 points, or 0.05%, at 10,725.39 on Tuesday, August 18; the French CAC 40 index closed down 70.24 points, or 0.82%, at 8,509.36 on Tuesday, August 18; European... The Stoxx 50 index closed down 61.60 points, or 0.94%, at 6468.85 on Tuesday, August 18; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed down 52.08 points, or 0.26%, at 19929.82 on Tuesday, August 18; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed down 554.98 points, or 1.04%, at 53032.00 on Tuesday, August 18.
