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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