Armed conflicts and attacks

A Jewish synagogue in North London was targeted in a fire bombing attack. (The Independent)

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/synagogue-arson-attack-kenton-london-jewish-b2960520.html

Disasters and accidents

A fire destroys about 1,000 homes in a stilt settlement in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, displacing thousands of residents. (AFP via Gulf News)

• https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/fire-razes-1000-stilt-homes-in-malaysias-sabah-thousands-displaced-1.500511963

Politics and elections

Bulgarians vote for 240 seats of the National Assembly in the nation's eighth election since April 2021. Former president Rumen Radev leads the soft eurosceptic Progressive Bulgaria coalition, the frontrunner of the election according to opinion polls. (AP) (RFI)

• https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-election-radev-borissov-corruption-russia-427c265d8b314a00fbbcd159b76b52e2
• https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260419-crisis-hit-bulgaria-votes-in-eighth-election-in-five-years

Politics and elections

Several universities across Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Pakistan, including International Islamic University and Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, will shift to online classes amidst a potential second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran. (The Express Tribune)

• https://tribune.com.pk/story/2603567/universities-in-twin-cities-go-online-ahead-of-expected-iranus-talks?amp=1