Dan Ronan

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a brief ceasefire that was supposed to be in effect this weekend for the Orthodox Easter.

NPR's Joanna Kasisis reports that Ukraine's military claims Russia has breached the truce more than 2,000 times in less than 24 hours.

NPR's Amy Held reports some Americans are filling up at unique places.

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The people of Hungary voted today in nationwide elections that could end the 16-year rule of the populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Polling stations are now closed.

The counting is set to begin.

Orban is facing a tough challenge from center-right candidate Peter Maigar, who has focused on the hot-button issues including health care costs and government corruption.

He calls the election a referendum on the nation's future.

Cold temperatures have cut down the sweet cherry blooms across much of the central eastern Washington and Oregon.

Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King has the story.

At the Masters, the co-leaders of golf's first major tournament of the year will tee off in about 20 minutes.

Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young begin the day tied at 11 under par.

The tournament has been underway since this morning.

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Just hours after no agreement was reached at peace talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran to end the war, President Trump today said the U.S.

military would begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump also warned Iran that any country, should it attack the U.S.

or friendly vessels, they would, quote, be blown to hell.