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Hungarian Electoral Commission: Hungarian election turnout reached 66% at 13:00 GMT, up from 52.75% in 2022.

UK Maritime Trade Action Office: After the captain fired a flare, the boat turned around and drove away.

UK Maritime Trade Action Office: The crew asked the sailing vessel to stop; when the captain refused, they tried to tow the dinghy next to the sailing vessel so they could board.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received a report of an incident 54 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. A sailing ship was approached by a small boat carrying armed men.

US President Trump: Any Iranian who fires on us or on peaceful ships will be bombed into "hell".

US President Trump: We will also begin destroying the mines laid by the Iranians in the Strait.

U.S. President Trump: I have also directed the U.S. Navy to search and seize every ship in international waters that has paid tolls to Iran.

U.S. President Trump: The (U.S.-Iran) talks went well and consensus was reached on most issues, but the only truly important nuclear issue was not reached. Effective immediately, the U.S. Navy will begin enforcing a blockade on any ship attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent has discussed with Trump a variety of possible responses by the Treasury Department if the war with Iran lasts eight to 12 weeks, as well as the U.S.'s vulnerability to possible increases in gasoline prices, according to people familiar with the matter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with the Iranian President.

According to the Financial Times: British financial regulators urgently assess the risks of Anthropic’s latest AI model.

Hungarian Electoral Commission: As of 11:00 GMT, the turnout for this election reached 54.14%, compared with 40.01% for the same period in 2022.

According to CBS: After the US-Iran talks, no one from the US delegation remained in Pakistan; Trump’s son-in-law Kushner, US presidential envoy Witkov and the technical team have left Islamabad.

Kremlin: Russia is ready to sell natural gas to Europe if supplies for "alternative markets" remain.

Kremlin: Russia currently only has 17% to 18% of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine that it has not yet controlled.

Kremlin: Even if Russia does not sell natural gas to the EU, the EU will find a way to buy it.

SDIC Silver LOF: Trading will be suspended from the opening of the market on April 13, 2026 until 10:30 on that day. Trading will resume at 10:30 on April 13, 2026. During the suspension period, the redemption business of the Fund will be handled as usual.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament: The United States has understood Iran’s logic and principles, and now it is time for them to decide whether they can win our trust.

Ukrainian military: Russia has violated the ceasefire agreement a total of 2,299 times since 4 pm on Saturday. (Corrected by foreign media, not "1,723 times".)

According to Japan's Kyodo News: Japan's Isuzu Motors will postpone the launch of the fuel cell truck it jointly developed with Honda and was originally planned to be launched in 2027.