Islamist Militants Raid Nigerian Army Base, Kill Commander and Six Soldiers

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April ⁠13 (Reuters) – ⁠Islamist militants riding motorbikes ⁠stormed an army base near Nigeria’s northeastern ​border with Chad, killing the commander and six other ‌soldiers late on Sunday, ‌two military sources said. The assault was by members ⁠of ⁠Boko Haram and its splinter group Islamic State West ​Africa Province, the sources told Reuters, …

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Iran in Touch With India on Ships Passage Through Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Envoy Says

NEW DELHI, ⁠April ⁠13 (Reuters) – Iran ⁠has “good contact” with ​the Indian government ‌on passage of ‌the ⁠South ⁠Asian nation’s ships through the ​Strait of Hormuz and wants ​to help New Delhi, ⁠Iranian ⁠Ambassador to ⁠India Mohammad ​Fathali said on Monday. The ​U.S.-Israeli ⁠war on Iran, which began ⁠in February, has restricted shipping through …

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Hungarians Look to Changed Future After Pro-EU Magyar’s Election Landslide

By Anita Komuves and Anna Magdalena Lubowicka BUDAPEST, April 13 (Reuters) – Hungarians were waking up ⁠to ⁠a political earthquake https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ on Monday, after a ⁠landslide victory nL1N40V01B for the centre-right opposition reverberated everywhere from Washington to Kyiv, sending local markets surging and ​turning Budapest into a party zone nL1N40W00D. The ballot’s implications nL8N40R0PQ stretched …

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UK and France to Co-Host Talks This Week on Possible Defensive Naval Mission for Hormuz

PARIS/LONDON April 13 (Reuters) – Britain and France ⁠will ⁠this week co-host ⁠talks aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in ​the Strait of Hormuz, including discussions on what President Emmanuel ‌Macron described as a ‌possible strictly defensive naval mission. The talks are intended to ⁠bring ⁠together Britain, France and other countries willing to join a …

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Turkey Concerned About Any New Iran-US Rules for Strait of Hormuz

ANKARA, April 13 (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister raised ⁠concerns ⁠on Monday about Iran ⁠or the United States proposing any new regulations for ​transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and said he saw difficulties around proposals to re-open ‌the waterway with an international ‌force. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan – who is in close touch with the …

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