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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 15 Paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof Learn More >>. 
Apr 16 The Howse Peak avalanche results in the deaths of three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley
Apr 17 At least 29 people are killed in a bus crash on the Portuguese island of Madeira
Apr 17 In this year, Beyoncé releases a live album of her 2018 Coachella performance on the same day as her Netflix documentary "Homecoming".
Apr 17 The 2019 Indonesian general election takes place; for the President, 575 seats in the People's Representative Council, and 136 seats in the Regional Representative Council.
Apr 18 NepaliSat-1 is launched. It is Nepal's inaugural ever research satellite to be sent into space.
Apr 18 The full 448-page report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States Presidential Election (the Mueller Report) is released in redacted form.
Apr 21 A series of bomb attacks occur at eight locations in Sri Lanka, including three churches, four hotels and one housing complex in Colombo, on Easter Sunday, leaving 259 people dead and over 500 injured. This is the inaugural major terrorist attack in the country since the Sri Lankan Civil War ended in 2009.
Apr 21 Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is elected President of Ukraine in a runoff election. Zelensky previously portrayed a fictional Ukrainian president in the television series Servant of the People.
Apr 21 Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a Extinction Rebellion protest in London amid city-wide climate protests where Waterloo Bridge was occupied over four days.
Apr 22 Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and an ensemble cast, premieres in Los Angeles
Apr 25 Former US Vice President Joe Biden announces his campaign for president via video
Apr 25 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia to hold a series of summits with Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin
Apr 26 Avengers: Endgame is released in theaters, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time
Apr 27 Pope Francis donates $500000 for migrants stranded in Mexico trying to reach the US
Apr 28 Disney says Marvel film " Avengers : Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, inaugural film to make more than 1 billion on opening.
Apr 28 In this year, A general election takes place in Spain, for all 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 (of the 266) seats in the Senate. The PSOE, under Pedro Sánchez, claims the most seats, but not an outright majority.
Apr 28 TV series " Game of Thrones : The Long Night" episode debuts with the longest battle ever screened (nearly 80 mins), surpassing "Lord of the Rings" Battle of Helm's Deep (44 mins)
Apr 28 Victor Vescovo achieves the deepest dive of any human in history, as he reaches Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 10928 m (35853 ft)
Apr 29 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization, appears in undated footage released by the group, his inaugural appearance on video since 2014. In the video, he references the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, indicating it was filmed very recently
Apr 30 Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicates from his throne, the inaugural abdication by a Japanese monarch in almost two centuries. The abdication ends the Heisei era of Japan and ushers in the Reiwa era with new emperor Naruhito ascending the throne on 1 May
Apr 30 Japanese Emperor Akihito declares his abdication at a ceremony in Tokyo which officially takes effect the following day.
Apr 30 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.
May 01 Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semi final.
May 01 King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai - a commoner - in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand.
May 01 Naruhito officially succeeds his father Akihito as the Emperor of Japan after the latter abdicated due to ill health.
May 01 Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a controversial "sovereign internet" bill that allows Russian authorities to better monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers. Proponents of the bill say it ensures Russian internet security and decreases dependence on foreign servers while critics argue it gives new censorship powers to the government and is a part of a global trend of cyber-balkanization.May 3 - The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola outbreak exceeds 1000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, only surpassed by the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2013ââ¬â2016.
May 01 Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions in London.
May 02 Facebook bans Alex Jones (InfoWars), Milo Yiannopoulos (ex-Breitbart), Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam), Paul Nehlen and Laura Loomer for hate speech.
May 02 Second-only sketch known of Leonardo da Vinci from Queen Elizabeth's collection revealed on the 500th anniversary of the artist's death
May 02 US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accuses Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress over the Mueller Report.
May 03 May 2019 Gazaââ¬âIsrael clashes: The Gazaââ¬âIsrael conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a toddler following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire
May 04 Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
May 05 Aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.
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