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Wednesday, April 8
'A big day for World Peace' — Trump announces two-week conditional ceasefire with Iran after initially threatening massive attack
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has agreed to pause planned military strikes on Iran for two weeks, conditional upon the full and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukrainian partisans sabotage railway line in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, group claims
The pro-Ukrainian partisan group Atesh sabotaged a railway line in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, disrupting the transport of military cargo toward Kupiansk, the group claimed via Telegram on April 8.
16 Cameroonians killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, officials say
The acknowledgement, which was delivered to Yaounde by Russian officials and broadcast through Cameroonian state media on April 6, marks the first time Cameroon has formally spoken of its citizens' involvement in the Ukraine war.
Wednesday, April 8
Trump joins Orban rally by phone, says he is 'with him all the way'
U.S. President Donald Trump praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a political rally in Budapest, where Vice President JD Vance held up his phone so Trump could address the crowd live.
Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who helped shape Ukrainian football, dies at 80
Mircea Lucescu, former head coach of Ukrainian football teams Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk, has died at the age of 80, Romanian media reported on April 7.
Ukraine war latest: 9 killed, 49 injured in day of terror for Ukraine's south
Key developments on April 7: * Russian attacks on Nikopol, Kherson see 9 dead and 49 injured across southern Ukraine * Ukraine confirms fresh strike on Russia’s Ust-Luga oil terminal as campaign to limit Russia's oil windfall continues * SBU seizes 'shadow fleet' vessel in Odesa port tied to illegal exports from occupied Crimea * Novorossiysk oil terminal stops exports after new Ukrainian drone strikes on April 5, Reuters reports Two deadly attacks across the Dnipro River have brought deat
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Ukrainian forces struck a rail convoy carrying fuel to the Russian military in occupied Luhansk on April 4, the General Staff said. The military also shared results of a recent strike on occupied Crimea.
