- A senior official of Russia’s presidential office says the first meeting between President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will likely take place next week.
- The Japanese government has officially decided to hold Emperor Akihito’s abdication ceremony on April 30 as an act of state stipulated under the Constitution.
- People in Paris have taken part in a ceremony in show of solidarity to rebuild the fire-damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral.
April 19, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Sara Macdonald