What You Need To Know: 

1. The leaders of North and South Korea pledged at a historic summit to work for “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula.

2. Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan resigned after almost two weeks of mass street protests that have plunged the country into political crisis. Parliament is due to pick a new PM on May 1.

3. A man deliberately drove his van into a Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 15. The driver was quickly arrested in a tense but brief confrontation with officers.

4. Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition killed at least 20 people attending a wedding in a village in northwestern Yemen.

5. Indian security forces killed at least 37 Maoist militants in an ambush at the Indravati river, east of Mumbai. 

6. Suspected jihadists killed 40 Tuaregs, mostly young men, in two attacks in northern Mali’s Menaka region.

7. Three suicide bombers attacked Pakistani police and paramilitary soldiers in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing 6 police officers and wounding 15 soldiers.

8. At least 9 students were killed in a knife attack outside a secondary school in northern China.

9. At least 15 African migrants died when their boat capsized off the Algerian coast on their way to Europe.

10. French President Macron addressed the U.S. Congress during his 3-day state visit with President Trump, laying out a firm vision of global leadership.

Afghanistan

• Taliban attacks kill 14 soldiers and police officers in Western Afghanistan
• Taliban kill at least 11 soldiers in separate attacks
• Taliban seize district center, attack army base, kill at least 5 people

Algeria

• At least 15 migrants die after boat sinks off coast

Angola

• President sacks armed forces, spy bosses in latest purge

Armenia

• Prime Minister Sarksyan quits after 11 days of street protests 
• Parliament backs holding vote on new PM next week
• Ruling party quits PM race as opposition leader bids for power

Cambodia

• Journalist charged with incitement feels amid crackdown

Cameroon

• Military withdraws after attacks by Anglophone separatists 

Canada

• Van plows into Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people

China

• Traffic accident in North Korea kills 32 Chinese tourists and 4 Koreans
• Arson attack at karaoke lounge kills 18 people
• 9 students killed in knife attack outside school in Northern China

Czech Republic

• President suggests Israel embassy move to Jerusalem

Denmark

• Danish inventor convicted of reporter’s murder, gets life sentence
• Pro-mining party doubles support in Greenland vote, coalition talks near

Egypt

• Court jails police officer over wages protest

India

• Police kill at least 37 Maoist militants in central India
• 13 children killed when train hits school van

Indonesia

• Corrupt politician sentenced to 15 years prison
• Blast at illegal oil wells kills 18 people

Iran

• President says no changes, additions to nuclear deal
• British-Iranian professor held by Revolutionary Guard
• Authorities block Telegram messaging app

Israel

• At least 9 teenagers die in flash floods
• Former police officer jailed 9 months for killing Palestinian teen
• U.N. rights chief decries Israel’s excessive use of force in Gaza
• Soldiers fire bullets, tear gas at border protesters, wound 600
• 3 Palestinian infiltrators killed by security forces

Japan

• Prime Minister Abe arrives in U.A.E. on middle east trip

Kuwait

• Kuwait expels Philippines ambassador amid dispute

Libya

• 3 dead after transport plane crashes at oilfield 

Mali

• Suspected jihadists kill 40 Tuaregs in northern Mali

Mexico

• Mexico holds first presidential debate for July election

Myanmar

• E.U. extends arms embargo, prepares individual sanctions

Nigeria

• At least 160 children rescued from “baby factory” 
• At least 4 killed in Boko Haram attack in Maiduguri
• Pope Francis decries attack on church that killed 15 people

North Korea

• Leader Kim Jong-un steps across Korean border, makes history
• Geologists say North Korea nuclear test site likely collapsed 
• North Korea offers to give up nuclear missiles if U.S. vows not to attack

Pakistan

• Three suicide attacks rock Quetta killing 6 police officers
• Court disqualifies foreign minister in blow to ruling party
• 2 killed in sectarian attack in southwest Pakistan

Palestine

• Teen dies after being wounded by Israeli fire on Gaza border
• U.N. aid still $200 million short after Trump cuts

Romania

• President calls on Prime Minister to quit over Israel embassy move

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi man killed in missile salvo from Yemen

Serbia

• Authorities bar Croatia’s defense minister from entering country

Singapore

• Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet with succession question looming

Slovakia

• President reluctantly appoints new Interior Minister, protests to resume

Somalia

• Suicide bomber kills 4 army officers

South Korea

• Korean leaders aim for end of war, complete denuclearization after historic summit

South Sudan

• 10 aid workers go missing 
• President rejects opposition calls to quit post 

Syria

• Donors pledge $4.4 billion in Syria aid, short of U.N. needs
• Army says ‘enemy’ rocket attacks military bases

Thailand

• Thailand detains Cambodian opposition leader

Turkey

• Dozens injured after earthquake in southeast Turkey
• Authorities detain scores linked to suspected cleric’s matchmaking service

United Kingdom

• Interior Minister quits over growing immigration scandal

United States of America

• French President Macron makes speech to Congress 
• Europe and U.S. seize servers used by ISIS propaganda sites
• U.S. economy slows in first quarter as consumer spending brakes sharply
• Air forces trains in vicinity of South China Sea
• New Secretary of State starts mideast tour with call for new Iran sanctions

Yemen

• Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 people at wedding
• Saudi-led air strikes kill Houthi leaders in Sanaa
• Security forces kill senior ISIS commander

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe legalizes marijuana for medicinal, scientific uses

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What You Need To Know: 

1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he will suspend nuclear and missile tests, scrap its nuclear test site, and instead pursue economic growth and peace, ahead of planned summits with South Korea and the United States.

2. An ISIS suicide bomber attacked a voter registration center in Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others.

3. Raul Castro retired as Cuban President at the age of 86. Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez was selected to replace him.

4. Nicaragua‘s President Ortega canceled plans to overhaul the social security system after massive protests turned deadly.

5. Paraguay‘s ruling party candidate, Mario Abdo, was elected President pointing to another five years of pro-business policies.

6. 20 people were killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition in southwestern Yemen.

7. Israeli troops killed more Palestinians on the Gaza-Israel border, bringing to 35 the death toll in recent weeks among Palestinian protesters demanding the right to return to their former homeland.

8. Armenia’s former president shifted into the prime minister’s seat as about 40,000 protesters rallied in the capital to oppose the move. Police detained 3 opposition leaders and nearly 200 protesters.

9. China conducted live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait increasing tensions in the region.

10. Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested against government control over the media, which they say helped Prime Minister Orban to a landslide election victory earlier this month.

Afghanistan

• ISIS suicide bomber kills 57 people at voter registration center in Kabul

Algeria

• Government lifts import ban on food industry raw materials

Argentina

• Thousands protest against spike in gas and electricity rates

Armenia

• Former President elected Prime Minister amid large-scale protests
• Police detain opposition leaders and nearly 200 protesters 

Australia

• 3 dead after house fire in Brisbane

Azerbaijan

• Parliament names Mamedov as Prime Minister

Botswana

• President urges Congo’s Kabila not to run for President

Brazil

• Top court ruling could free former President Lula

China

• 2 boats capsize in river, 17 killed
• First quarter growth beats expectations at 6.8%
• China conducts live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait 
• Taiwan calls Chinese military drills a threat to region

Colombia

• Rebel groups fight over coca-growing region in Colombia

Croatia

• Delegation cuts short Serbia visit after insults in parliament

Cuba

• Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba’s President

Czech Republic

• Center-left returns to government talks with Prime Minister Babis’ party

Ecuador

• Couple kidnapped by dissident rebel group 
• Government to halt ELN peace talks support as long as rebels keep up attacks

Ethiopia

• New Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet as part of reform bid

France

• President Macron urges E.U. to shun nationalism
• Macron urges President Trump to stick with Iran nuclear deal
• France launches process to revoke Assad’s Legion of Honor

Germany

• Merkel appears open to compromise on E.U. reforms

Guinea-Bissau

• Veteran politician Aristides Gomes names new Prime Minister

Hungary

• Thousands protest against Prime Minister Orban’s media control
• Soros foundation to quit Hungary amid political hostility

Iceland

• Suspect in ‘big bitcoin heist’ escapes prison

India

• Cabinet approves death penalty for child rapists
• Prime Minister Modi confronted by angry protests in London

Indonesia

• Earthquake kills 3, damages hundreds of homes

Iran

• President bans government bodies from using foreign message apps
• Iran switches from dollar to euro for official reporting currency
• 3 Iranian security personnel killed at Pakistan border

Iraq

• Iraqi warplanes attack ISIS positions in Syria

Ireland

• Prime Minister Varadkar launches bid to overturn abortion restrictions

Israel

• Actress Natalie Portman to skip Israeli ceremony due to Netanyahu speech

Italy

• Berlusconi criticizes 5-Star Movement, urges government deal with left
• 5-Star Movement sets ultimatum to League amid government gridlock

Japan

• #MeToo movement hits Japan as top finance official quits over harassment claims
• Governor of Niigata resigns to avoid turmoil over magazine article

Kenya

• 3 election officials quit, pressure on chairman to resign

Kyrgyzstan

• President sacks cabinet after it loses no-confidence vote
• Parliament names Abylgaziyev as new Prime Minister

Libya

• Coastguards recover bodies of 11 migrants
• Rockets hit airports as U.N., French officials visit to talk peace
• Eastern Libyan military chief of staff survives car bomb attack

Lithuania

• Lithuania wants more NATO anti-aircraft missiles to deter Russia

Madagascar

• 1 killed, 16 injured as police disperse protesters seeking changes to electoral law

Malaysia

• Gunmen kill Palestinian lecturer in Kuala Lumpur

Mali

• Homemade rockets shake Timbuktu, no casualties

Mexico

• Leftist candidate Obrador opens up 22 point lead in presidential election poll

Myanmar

• President grants amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners

Nepal

• Crude bomb explodes at Indian government relief office, no injuries

Nicaragua

• President Ortega cancels social security overhaul amid deadly protests
• Journalist killed during Facebook Live report
• At least 3 dead, including a police officer, in protests against proposed social security reform

Nigeria

• Police officer killed by armed gang, german abducted
• Authorities fire 4,500 teachers for incompetence 
• Intruders storm parliament and steal ceremonial mace
• Police fire teargas at Shiite Muslim protesters in Abuja

North Korea

• Kim Jong-un says he will stop nuclear and missile tests, will close test site

Palestine

• Israel destroys ‘longest and deepest’ Gaza tunnel
• Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza protests
• Israeli troops kill 4 more Palestinians in Gaza border protests 

Pakistan

• 2 killed in sectarian attack in Southwestern Pakistan

Paraguay

• Ruling party candidate, Mario Abdo, easily wins Presidential election

Portugal

• Socialist government and opposition agree to cooperate after feud

Romania

• Prosecutors indict former President Iliescu for crimes against humanity

Russia

• Russia kills 9 militants plotting attack in Dagestan
• U.S. and Britain blame Russia for global cyber attack

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi security shoots down recreational drone near royal palace
• 4 security forces killed by gunmen in southwestern province

Senegal

• Protests erupts in Dakar over new election law

Slovakia

• Interior Minister quits after 3 weeks in office

South Africa

• Prosecutors to charge Zuma’s son over car crash death

South Korea

• South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts at border with North Korea

South Sudan

• Armed groups release 207 child soldiers 
• Army chief dies

Sudan

• President al-Bashir fires Foreign Minister

Swaziland

• King Mswati III renames the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini

Syria

• Rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus 
• Iraqi air strikes kill 36 ISIS militants
• U.S. claims Russia and Syria trying to sanitize chemical attack site
• U.N. team fired upon while visiting suspected chemical sites
• France announces 60 million dollars in humanitarian aid for Syria

Turkey

• President Erdogan calls surprise early election in bid to increase his powers
• Parliament strips two pro-Kurdish lawmakers of status 
• Parliament approves extension of state of emergency
• Authorities to dismiss 3,000 people in military over alleged links to Gulen

United Kingdom

• Prince Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head

United States of America

• 7 inmates killed in prison riot in South Carolina
• U.S. officials say Pompeo has met with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
• Gunman kills 4 people in Nashville Waffle House
• Two police officers killed at restaurant in Florida 
• President Trump delays new sanctions on Russia

Venezuela

• Venezuela to restore diplomatic ties with Spain

Vietnam

• Police arrest former senior police official for corruption

Yemen

• Red Cross employee killed in a shooting in Taiz
• 20 people killed in Saudi-led airstrike in Southwestern Yemen
• Nephew of former President leads clashes against Houthi forces 
• 2 al Qaeda militants killed in southern province of Abyan

Zimbabwe

• Government fires more than 16,000 nurses on strike

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1. The United States, France, and Britain launched military strikes aimed Syria to punish President Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians.

2. A plane crash in Algeria killed 257 people in the worst aviation disaster in the country’s history.

3. The Taliban attacked a government compound in central Afghanistan killing 15 people, including three top local officials.

4. Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in Gaza continued, bringing the death toll to 28.

5. Veteran pro-EU candidate Milo Djukanovic won Montenegro’s presidential election with 53% of the vote.

6. Militants wearing explosive belts killed 8 Egyptian soldiers at a military base in central Sinai.

7. At least 82 people have died from drinking tainted bootleg liquor in Indonesia.

8. Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers killed one person at a United Nations base in Mali.

9. Indian security forces killed 4 civilians in a village in Kashmir.

10. Nigeria’s President Buhari announced he will seek another term in elections next year ending months of speculation about his future after bouts of ill health.

Afghanistan

• Taliban attack on government compound kills 15 people
• Motorbike bomb in kills at least 6 people in Herat province

Algeria

• Military plane crashes in northern Algeria killing 257 people

Azerbaijan

• President Aliyev re-elected for new 7 year term, election monitors declare election undemocratic 

Brazil

• 20 dead in attempted breakout from prison

Bulgaria

• Thousands protest disability welfare reform

Central African Republic

• Gunmen fire on U.N. base killing one civilian
• U.N. claims protesters used corpses of militiamen 

China

• President Xi offers U.S. possible trade concessions
• China files trade complaint against U.S. over steel tariffs
• Vanuatu and China deny holding military base talks
• China announces Taiwan Strait live-fire drills amid tensions

Colombia

• President Santos to go after drug gangs responsible for killing 8 police officers
• FARC leader arrested on drug trafficking charge

Czech Republic

• Thousands protest against PM as government talks stall
• PM Babis may renew coalition talks with fringe parties

DR Congo

• Militiamen kill 5 park rangers and driver in Eastern Congo

Ecuador

• President confirms 3 journalists killed along border

Egypt

• 8 soldiers killed, 15 injured in militant attack in Sinai
• Military court refers 36 defendants to Mufti for death penalty

Ethiopia

• Prime Minister Ahmed hosts dinner for opposition leaders

France

• Train strikes continue as unions square off with President Macron
• France to cut deficit faster than planned on firm growth

Hungary

• Tens of thousands protest against Prime Minister Orban 
• Major opposition newspaper to close after Orban victory

India

• 23 children and 4 adults killed in school bus accident
• Security forces kill 4 civilian protesters in Kashmir

Indonesia

• At least 82 people killed by bootleg alcohol

Iran

• 4 fighters killed in air strike on Syrian air base

Israel

• Israel to free 200 African migrants awaiting deportation
• Labour party breaks off relations with Britain’s Corbyn

Japan

• Prime Minister Abe’s rating falls in media polls amid scandal woes

Mali

• Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs killing 1

Malta

• Double-decker tourist bus slams into tree killing 2 people

Mexico

• Leftist Obrador leads nearest rival in presidential poll by 11 points

Montenegro

• Veteran Pro-European candidate Milo Jjukanovic wins Presidential election

Mozambique

• Mozambique to hold general election in 2019

Myanmar

• Seven soldiers sentenced to 10 years in prison for Rohingya massacre
• Military put on U.N. blacklist for sexual violence
• Court refuses to dismiss charges against journalists

Niger

• German aid worker kidnapped

Nigeria

• President Buhari to seek re-election in 2019

North Korea

• Kim Jong-un meets Chinese senior officials

Pakistan

• Gunman kills 2 Christians in drive-by shooting
• 2 soldiers killed in attack at Afghanistan border
• Gunman shoots at Supreme Court judge’s residence

Palestine

• 4 militants killed in accidental blast
• At least 1 man killed, 223 wounded by Israeli fire in day of protests
• Israeli airstrike hits Gaza, kills Palestinian man

Panama

• Government says it won’t intervene to help Trump with hotel dispute

Philippines

• Air and ground assault kills 12 ISIS militants in South

Russia

• Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit North Korea

Somalia

• Bomb explodes at football stadium killing 5 people

South Sudan

• Air worker killed near town of Bentiu
• Rebels claim to free 7 aid workers

Sudan

• President Bashir orders release of all political prisoners

Syria

• United States, Britain, and France launch military strikes at Syria’s chemical weapons
• Russia vetoes U.S. bid to form new chemical weapons inquiry
• Government forces now in control of rebel town
• More than 130,000 Syrians have fled Ghouta in 4 weeks

Thailand

• 6 migrant workers killed in bus crash

Uganda

• Uganda accepts 500 African refugees from Israel

United Arab Emirates

• UAE ends program to train Somalia’s military

United States of America

• President Trump to meet with North Korean leader in May or June

Venezuela

• Venezuela reopens air, sea links to Caribbean islands

Vietnam

• Two more activists jailed amid widening dissent crackdowns

Yemen

• Rebel missiles, drones target Saudi capital Riyadh

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1. Suspected poison gas attack killed at least 40 people in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, Syria.

2. Hungary‘s right-wing Prime Minister Orban easily won a new term as his political party received a super-majority.

3. Brazil‘s top court narrowly ruled against former President Lula. He faces a 12-year jail sentence for corruption.

4. Israeli troops killed dozens of Palestinian protesters along the Israel-Gaza border.

5. French and Malian troops killed 30 Islamist insurgents near the border with Niger.

6. Saudi-led airstrikes killed 12 civilians in the coastal city of Hodeidah in Yemen.

7. U.S. President Trump proposed $100 billion in additional tariffs on China “in light of China’s unfair retaliation” against earlier U.S. tariff actions.

8. Christian militias stormed a U.N. base in the Central African Republic killing one peacekeeper.

9. Former South Korean President Park received a 24-year prison term for corruption.

10. Opposition candidate and former military junta leader Julius Maada Bio was sworn in as Sierra Leone’s new president.

Afghanistan

• Afghan air strike against Taliban causes dozens of casualties
• Afghan airstrike kills ISIS commander

Albania

• Protesters block roads, demanding end to new highway tolls

Argentina

• Drought hits farmers hard, undermining economy

Australia

• Prime Minister loses 30th straight poll, faces leadership pressure

Bahrain

• Bahrain discovers offshore oilfield containing up to 8 billion barrels of oil

Brazil

• Top court rules against former President Lula, must go to jail
• Former President Lula surrenders to police after defying order
• Finance minister quits, eyeing elections
• President names pro-privatization Moreira as new mines and energy minister

Cambodia

• Former opposition leader calls for election boycott
• Japan signs loan agreement with Cambodia totaling over $90 million

Cameroon

• Army fress 18 hostages held in Anglophone region

Canada

• 15 killed in youth hockey team bus crash

Central African Republic

• Christian militias attack U.N. base, killing 22 people including one peacekeeper
• 1 killed, dozens wounded in clashes between peacekeepers, civilians, and militia fighters

China

• China lists $50 billion of U.S. goods it might hit with 25% tariff

Congo

• Gunmen kill parish priest in Eastern Congo after Sunday mass

Czech Republic

• Majority government eludes PM Babis as coalition talks fail

Egypt

• Police raid website office, arrest editor-in-chief for republishing NYT article 

France

• Strikes cause railway chaos and challenge President Macron
• Alps avalanche kills mountain medic
• Saudi Crown Prince visits France, seeks strategic partner 

Georgia

• 6 miners killed in western Georgia coal mine accident

Germany

• Van crashes into bar killing 2 people in Muenster
• Special police raid homes of far-right movement

Ghana

• 6 workers killed in gold mine accident

Hungary

• Prime Minister Orban wins re-election, gets super majority
• Socialist leaders resign after election defeat
• Right-wing party leader tenders resignation after election defeat

Indonesia

• City declares state of emergency after oil spill, 4 dead
• Soldier and two separatist rebels killed in clashes near Freeport mine
• 4 detained in Aceh for alleged gay sex, faces 100 lashes

Israel

• Defense minister vows tough response to Gaza protests 
• PM Netanyahu backtracks on deal to resettle African migrants

Malaysia

• Authorities intercept boat carrying Rohingya refugees
• Parliament approves law banning fake news ahead of elections
• Prime Minister dissolves Parliament, calls for elections in May

Mali

• French and Malian troops kill 30 insurgents in gun battle
• Army kills 14 jihadist suspects in ‘attempted escape’ 

Nigeria

• Armed robbers blow up 5 banks 

North Korea

• U.N. sanctions North Korean ship for fuel transfer at sea
• North Korea tells U.S. it is prepared to discuss denuclearization

Pakistan

• Christian family shot dead in southwestern Pakistan
• Prime Minister Abbasi in Afghanistan to ease tensions
• Pakistanis hold rallies to show solidarity with Kashmiris 

Palestine

• At least 27 killed by Israeli fire in Gaza protests
• Journalist killed by Israeli sniper in Gaza protests

Philippines

• President Duterte lets justice minister resign, picks heads of security forces 

Russia

• Moscow mall fire kills 1, days after Siberian mall fire
• Russia threatens sanctions over Latvian language in schools

Rwanda

• President names new finance minister in reshuffle

Saudi Arabia

• Soldier killed during raid against suspected militants in Qatif province
• Saudi cinema screens re-open on April 18

Sierra Leone

• Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio wins election, sworn-in as President

Somalia

• U.S. conducts airstrike killing 5 Al Shabaab militants

South Africa

• 6 workers killed in bus attack en route to platinum mine
• Former President Zuma charged with corruption

South Korea

• Former President Park gets 24-year prison term
• Fighter jet crashes, two pilots presumed dead

Spain

• Catalonia’s former leader freed on bail from German jail

Sri Lanka

• Prime Minister Wickremesinghe survives no-confidence vote

Sweden

• Authorities issue maritime warning for Russia’s Baltic Sea drill

Syria

• Suspected poison gas kills at least 40 people in Damascus suburb
• Air strikes on Douma kill 27 people
• Government launches assault on last rebel enclave in Ghouta
• Missile strikes Syrian army base, U.S. accused

Turkey

• 108 Kurdish militants ‘neutralized’ in past week
• Court jails 9 students opposed to Afrin offensive
• 4 people killed in a shooting at university near Ankara
• Authorities to deport nearly 600 Afghan migrants 

United Kingdom

• U.K. rejects joint probe with Russia into spy poisoning

United States of America

• U.S. announces tariffs on $50 billion on Chinese imports
• Woman wounds 3 at Youtube HQ in California, then kills herself
• President Trump to send the military to Mexican border
• Trump proposes $100 billion more in tariffs on China
• U.S. imposes sanctions on prominent Russian businessman
• U.S. raises prospect of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

Venezuela

• Aide to opposition candidate attacked, suffers severe head injury
• Venezuela cuts commercial ties with Panama officials

Vietnam

• Authorities jail prominent human rights lawyer, 5 other activists 

Yemen

• Saudi-led airstrike kills 12 civilians, including 7 children in Hodeidah 

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1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un met with Chinese President Xi in a surprise visit to Beijing.

2. Leftist candidate Carlos Alvarado, who campaigned on same-sex marriage, easily won Costa Rica‘s Presidential election run-off.

3. At least 18 Palestinian protesters were killed by Israeli security forces in Gaza.

4. Egyptian President Sisi re-elected for a second term despite extremely low turnout.

5. The United States, European Union, and NATO allies expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats over U.K. nerve attack. Russia retaliated by expelling over 150 diplomats.

6. In Venezuela, a fire in the cells of a police station killed 68 people.

7. The Syrian army declared victory in eastern Ghouta after opposition fighters vacated most of the area.

8. Myanmar‘s Parliament elected a longtime loyalist of Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist as new President.

9. Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 15 people in in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

10. Ethiopia‘s ruling coalition named Abiy Ahmed as chairman, becomes new Prime Minister.

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan pledges October date for parliamentary election

Albania

• Demonstrators clash with police in road toll row

Algeria

• Algerian doctors and teachers join pay strikes

Azerbaijan

• Mine kills 3 de-miners in Nagorno-Karabakh

Botswana

• President Khama steps down after a decade

Brazil

• Former President Lula loses procedural appeals, faces prison
• Shots fired at campaign buses of former President Lula
• Police arrest President Temer’s ally in corruption investigation

Burundi

• Head of opposition politician arrested

China

• China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in trade dispute

Congo

• Islamist rebels kill at least 11 in Northeastern Congo
• 80% of Congolese disapprove of President Kabila

Costa Rica

• Leftist candidate Alvarado easily wins Presidential election 

Croatia

• Government approves $500 million deal to buy Israeli fighter jets

Cyprus

• U.N. to host informal meeting of split rival leaders

Ecuador

• 2 reporters, driver kidnapped near Colombian border
• Government cuts Wikileaks founder Assange’s internet at embassy

Egypt

• President Sisi re-elected, only 40% turnout

Ethiopia

• Ruling coalition approves Abiye Ahmed as Prime Minister

Fiji

• 4 dead, one missing in tropical cyclone

France

• Former President Sarkozy to face corruption trial
• Driver arrested for trying to hit soldiers in the French Alps
• President Macron vows to support Northern Syrians and Kurdish militia 
• Gunman shoots exiled Azeri journalist in Southern France
• French armed officers spark Italy migrant row

Ghana

• Protest over expanded military co-operation deal with U.S. 

India

• Trouble at Hindu festival triggers clashes with Muslims, 3 dead
• Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir amid deadly fighting
• 4-story hotel collapsed in Central India, killing 10

Iran

• Moderate earthquake rattles Western Iran

Iraq

• Armed forces to prevent militant Kurdish attacks on Turkey

Israel

• Police question Prime Minister Netanyahu again in telecom case
• Military deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests 
• Israel warns of military action inside Gaza
• Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence

Italy

• 5-Star lawmaker calls for government deal with League
• Anti-terrorism police arrest Moroccan planning truck attack
• Blast in Livorno port kills 2 men

Kenya

• Opposition figure drugged and deported to Dubai
• Court fines interior minister, police chief for contempt of court
• Columnists quit en masse over loss in editorial independence

Lebanon

• Israeli drone crashes in Southern Lebanon

Libya

• Mayor of Tripoli freed after gunpoint abduction
• At least 5 killed by car bomb in Eastern Libya

Mali

• Gunmen attack Central Mali hotel, 1 dead

Mauritania

• Court gives tough sentence for slave owners

Mexico

• 7 police officers die in Veracruz prison riot
• Dozens of Central American children rescued from sweltering truck in Mexico
• Two killed in Acapulco shootout amid panicked Easter procession

Myanmar

• Parliament elects Suu Kyi loyalist as new President

Nigeria

• Suspected Boko Haram militant kills 15 in Maiduguri

North Korea

• Kim Jong-Un meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing
• North and South Korean leaders to meet April 27 in historic summit
• U.N. Security Council blacklists shipping firms

Palestine

• At least 15 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near Gaza border, over 750 injured
• U.N. leader calls for investigation into deadly Gaza clashes
• Palestinian dies of wounds, bringing death toll to 18

Peru

• President Vizcarra to name opposition lawmaker as Prime Minister

Poland

• President vetoes bill demoting communist-era officers

Romania

• Parliament says would back reunification with Moldova
• Senate passes justice bills; opposition to challenge

Russia

• U.S., E.U. to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats over U.K. nerve attack
• Russia announces expulsion of more than 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans
• Kosovo PM sacks security chief, interior minister over Turkish arrests
• State of emergency declared in Volokolamsk where thousands have protested over toxic fumes
• Governor of Kemerovo resigns over deadly mall fire

Senegal

• Opposition leader jailed 5 years for embezzlement and falsifying documents

Sierra Leone

• Presidential runoff election begins

Slovakia

• Reshuffled government wins confidence vote in Parliament

Somalia

• Al Shabaab attacks an African Union base southwest of Mogadishu

South Africa

• Former President Zuma to challenge decision to prosecute in corruption case

Spain

• Roads blocked in Catalonia to protest ex-leader’s detention

Switzerland

• Alps avalanche leaves 3 dead, 2 injured near glacier

Syria

• 27 killed, 58 injured in Damascus after mortar shelling from the rebel-held area
• Bomb kills 2 coalition troops from U.S. and U.K.
• Army declares victory as rebels vacate most of Ghouta
• France offers to mediate between Turkey and Kurds

Tanzania

• 6 opposition leaders charged with sedition and incitement to violence

Thailand

• Fire on bus kills 20 migrant factory workers

Turkey

• Military kills 11 Kurdish militants in Syria, 2 Turkish soldiers killed
• Prosecutors order 70 army officers detained over Gulen links
• 17 people, mainly migrants, killed in road accident
• 6 Turkish security force members killed in Kurdish militant attack
• President Erdogan calls Israeli PM a ‘terrorist’ as insults fly after Gaza deaths

United Kingdom

• British Jews protest against Labour’s Corbyn over party’s alleged anti-semitism

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan offers to host talks between Afghan government and Taliban

Venezuela

• Jail fire kills 68 people in Valencia
• Authorities arrest 5 police officials over deadly jail disaster

Yemen

• 4 Al-Quaeda militants killed in U.S. strike near al-Bayda
• 9 soldiers, 5 militants killed in attack on elite Yemeni forces
• Fire breaks out at World Food Program warehouses 

Zambia

• Parliament delays debate on motion to impeach President

Zimbabwe

• Grace Mugabe linked to alleged ivory smuggling 
• Grace Mugabe’s farm invaded by gold diggers

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