Main News of April 12

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Main news of April 11 ✹ The U.S. and Iran are holding talks in Islamabad. The sides have reached an impasse over the Strait of Hormuz ✹ The U.S. military has begun an operation to clear the Strait of Hormuz — two destroyers have passed through it ✹ The Easter ceasefire in…

Main News of April 12

✹ Talks between the U.S. and Iran ended with nothing. Tehran refused to comply with Washington’s demands on uranium and the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the start of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel’s General Staff put its troops on heightened combat readiness.

✹ Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of violating the Easter ceasefire. In Sumy Oblast, according to officials, an ambulance came under attack by the Russian Armed Forces.

✹ Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary. Turnout became the highest in the country’s history — almost 80%.

✹ Text of the day. “Yes, this is my house. But it won’t dry out for another six months.” Dagestan is in ruins after the worst flooding. Two small rivers could have saved Makhachkala — if not for reckless construction. Here is what their banks look like now.

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