Brexit negotiations Protesters strip naked in the public galleries of the House of Commons, pressing their buttocks against the window facing Ministers.
2019 Algerian protests Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announces that he will resign by April 28, following intense pressure from the military and the ruling party to step down amid anti-government protests, bringing an end to his 20-year rule.
2019 Guatemalan general election The Supreme Electoral Tribunal accepts the nullity recourses against the candidacy of Thelma Aldana and temporarily leaves her out of the general elections. However, an appeal will be filed before the Supreme Court of Justice and ultimately, the Constitutional Court. All three top candidates face serious legal challenges that may prevent them from running.
2019 Japanese imperial transition Reiwa is revealed as the new Japanese Era name set to start on May 1 upon Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan.
2019 Turkish local elections In an election marred by electoral fraud, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party wins with 44% of the vote while Republican People's Party comes in second with 30% of the vote. Overall, People's Alliance gets 51% of the vote while Nation Alliance receives 37% of the vote. Voter turnout was 84%.
Cyclone Idai The first death due to cholera is confirmed in Mozambique, with confirmed cases rising to 517.
China China announces that it will add fentanyl to a list of regulated narcotic drugs on May 1, 2019, in an effort to curtail its manufacturing.
Two children are killed and twenty are injured in China after a dust devil lifts an inflatable castle off the ground.
Thirty firefighters die in southwestern China after a forest fire trapped them due to a sudden shift in winds.
Nepal The death toll from thunderstorms in southern Nepal rises to 30. Several houses are ruptured, trees uprooted and vehicles overturned in Bara district and Parsa district.
2019 Iran floods The Iranian government announces an emergency in southwestern provinces threatened by flooding and worked to evacuate dozens of villages as forecasters predicted more of the heavy rains that have killed at least 45 people last week.