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News As Facts
04-12-2026 23:30 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
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== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
The initial three rounds of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United
States conclude in Islamabad, Pakistan, after 14 hours. However, the
Iranian government says that negotiations will continue. (AA), (Reuters)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/third-round-of-iran-us-
talks-concludes-in-pakistan-expert-teams-continue-text-exchanges/3902475
Pakistani deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar urges Iran and the U.S. to
uphold their commitment to observe a ceasefire after Vance said that
both sides didn't reach an agreement. Dar also says that Pakistan will
continue to play its role in facilitating engagement and dialogue
between both sides. (Arab News PK)
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2639621/pakistan
Saudi Arabia announces the restoration of its East–West Crude Oil
Pipeline and other energy facilities following an Iranian attack. (AFP
via New Straits Times), (Reuters)
https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/04/1416066/saudi-says-east-
west-pipeline-energy-facilities-restored-after
The Iranian government updates the death toll in Iran to 3,375 people.
(Al Jazeera) https://aje.news/x545rk?update=4485778
At least 24 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern
Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) https://aje.news/x545rk?update=4485229
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a U.S. naval blockade of Iran and
the strait "effective immediately," which will "seek and interdict" any
vessel that paid Iran's toll to cross the strait. (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/12/trump-naval-blockade-iran-strait-
hormuz-peace-talks
U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the
ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end
the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the
U.S. made its "final and best offer" and stated "We'll see if the
Iranians accept it". (Al Jazeera), (NBC News)
https://aje.news/x545rk?update=4484682
Pakistani sources say that the major disagreements during the talks were
Iran's nuclear program, missile program, restrictions in the Strait of
Hormuz, and calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon. (MENA via The New Arab)
https://www.newarab.com/news/us-iran-talks-failed-over-hormuz-lebanon-
and-nuclear-programme
The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas
insurgents who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks,
including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in
central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. (The Jerusalem Post),
(The Times of Israel) https://www.jpost.com/israel-
news/article-892753#google_vignette
== International relations ==
Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran resumes its operations during the
ceasefire, initially with a limited staff. (AA)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/azerbaijans-embassy-in-tehran-resumes-
operations-amid-2-week-us-iran-ceasefire/3902986
The Saudi foreign ministry summons the ambassador of Iraq over
"continued attacks and threats" against it and other Gulf Arab states
from Iraqi territory. (AA) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-
war/saudi-arabia-summons-iraqs-ambassador-over-drone-attacks-on-kingdom-
gulf-states/3903028
== Politics and elections ==
Beninese citizens vote to elect a president that will succeed the
incumbent Patrice Talon and serve for the next seven years. Finance
Minister Romuald Wadagni and FCBE candidate Paul Hounkpè are the only
two candidates on the ballot. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/benin-finance-minister-expected-
coast-presidential-election-win-2026-04-12/
Peruvians vote to elect 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 60
members of a newly created Senate, while also determining the top two
presidential candidates that will advance to a run-off election. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/peru-presidential-election-crime-fujimori-
aliaga-980a5ee78d1fed794dc6c9b90f9a1ce4
Hungarians vote to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. The
incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who was seeking a fifth
consecutive term in office, concedes defeat and calls TISZA leader Péter
Magyar on the telephone to congratulate him on his victory. The Pro-
European Tisza Party wins two-thirds of the seats in Hungary’s
legislature. The turnout is the highest since the fall of Communism, at
77.8%. (BBC), (The Guardian), (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2d8zw2d3rkt
== End News As Facts 04-12-2026 23:30 UTC ==
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