Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia's Federal Security Service says it has arrested a German woman and a Central Asian man in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, and seizes an improvised explosive device, alleging they planned an attack on a law enforcement facility on instructions from Ukraine. (AFP via The Straits Times)

• https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-detains-german-citizen-for-terrorist-plot-russian-media-report

Disasters and accidents

An earthquake on a scale of 7.7 is measured off the coast of Sanriku, Japan. A subsequent 80-centimetre (2.6 ft) high tsunami is reported in Kuji, Iwate prefecture. The situation is critical and the risk of potential further earthquakes at 8.0 were issued soon after. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570

Disasters and accidents

At least 20 people are killed and 36 others are injured when a passenger bus rolls into a gorge in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Hindustan Times)

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sharp-curve-loss-of-control-100-ft-plunge-what-caused-jammu-and-kashmir-udhampur-bus-crash-that-left-20-dead-101776671666044.html

Disasters and accidents

Both pilots are killed when a Cessna 208 Caravan crashes into a hillside in Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. Authorities are working to determine if there was passengers. (India TV)

• https://www.indiatvnews.com/chhattisgarh/private-jet-crashes-into-hillside-in-chhattisgarh-jashpur-pilot-and-co-pilot-killed-rescue-operation-latest-updates-2026-04-20-1038212

Politics and elections

Preliminary results from yesterday's election reveal that the centre-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition, led by former president Rumen Radev, secured a majority of seats in the National Assembly. (AP) (DW)

• https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-election-radev-borissov-corruption-russia-oligarchs-2f821c5a659a8ca4ab9dfe28b9138236
• https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-enters-uncharted-territory-as-radev-wins-big/a-76856059