* Final results released by Hungary's National Election Office (NEO) on Saturday confirmed the Tisza Party won a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary elections held on April 12. According to a 100-percent count of the votes, the Tisza Party, led by Peter Magyar, garnered 53.18 percent of the vote and won 141 of the 199 seats in parliament.
* The governments of Brazil, Mexico and Spain on Saturday expressed deep concern over the grave humanitarian crisis facing the Cuban people and urged necessary measures to ease the situation, according to a joint statement published on the Spanish Foreign Ministry's website.
* NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dismissed concerns over a potential U.S. withdrawal from the alliance in an interview published Saturday. In an interview with the German newspaper WELT AM SONNTAG, Rutte said he does not see the United States leaving NATO, but stressed the need for a stronger Europe within a stronger alliance.
* The U.S. military is preparing in the coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing U.S. officials.
* The U.S. Central Command said on Saturday that dock landing ship USS Rushmore is conducting blockade operations in the Arabian Sea. Earlier Saturday, it said on social media that a guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney is patrolling regional waters in support of the blockade operations.
* Iran has made progress in negotiations with the United States, but the two sides are still far from reaching an agreement, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Saturday.
* The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked since Saturday evening and will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on the waterway.
* Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Saturday the country is determined to exercise control and supervision over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz until the war is definitively ended and a lasting peace is achieved in the region.
* India on Saturday expressed its deep concern at the shooting incident involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz, said the country's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in an official statement. According to the statement, the MEA summoned Iranian Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali for a meeting with the country's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to convey India's concern.
* Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday the ceasefire with Israel must mean a complete halt to aggression, warning the group will retaliate against Israeli violations in southern Lebanon.
* Three separate maritime security incidents involving commercial vessels were reported in waters near the Strait of Hormuz within three hours, according to the latest daily summary released by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency on Saturday. UKMTO said the regional security environment remains volatile, with ongoing military activity continuing to pose risks to commercial shipping.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the attack that killed one French peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and injured three others earlier in the day, his spokesperson said in a statement.
* Brunei will host the 38th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) regional conference for Asia-Pacific on Monday, authorities said on Saturday. Held biennially, the conference is scheduled to take place from April 20 to 24 at a hotel near the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.
* Egypt on Saturday launched the "The Spine" urban development project in New Cairo, with investments exceeding 1.4 trillion Egyptian pounds (about 27 billion USD), according to a cabinet statement.
* Libya's Emergency Medicine and Support Center said Saturday that it retrieved 17 bodies of irregular migrants from the shores of the western city of Zwara and nearby areas. In a statement, the center said 14 of those recovered have been buried in accordance with approved procedures.
* The total number of farms infected with foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus has risen to 101, the veterinary services department said on Saturday.
