Indians are planning protests outside Pakistani embassies across Europe, prompting Pakistanis to organize counter-demonstrations in front of Indian embassies. The UK has emerged as the most concerned European nation, fearing the South Asian conflict could spill over into tensions on its own streets.

Russia's 51st GRAU arsenal just suffered another major secondary detonation as the munitions storage facility continues to cook off. The munitions dump, one of Russia's largest, is now reportedly ejecting explosives into the surrounding area.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had her handbag stolen while dining at a Washington restaurant. The bag, lying next to her, contained her driver’s license, medication, house keys, makeup kit, checkbook—and $3,000 in cash. Let's hope that's all she actually lost. How does the Secretary of Homeland Security not have personal security close enough to stop someone from grabbing her bag off the floor? Absolutely unreal.

Following this morning’s death of Pope Francis at age 88, Polymarket’s betting market is predicting who will be the next leader of the Holy See as Pope of the Catholic Church; with several religious figures in the running, including Pietro Parolin, the Cardinal Secretary of State, who currently leads polling at 37%. Followed closely behind by Luis Antonio Tagle, a Filipino Cardinal-Bishop serving as Pro-Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization.

NPR reports that the White House has begun the process of searching for a new Secretary of Defense, following several weeks of controversies involving current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Pentagon.

“We proposed the ceasefire because we view it positively,” Putin stated.

Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Ukraine's NATO membership in Fox News interview: "You will not be part of NATO. It's off the table."

Zelenskyy on Putin’s Easter “truce”:

Putin declared an Easter truce, says the Kremlin. Russians will supposedly halt combat from 6:00 PM April 19 to midnight April 21.

Asked if Russia’s playing him, Trump said: “Nobody’s playing me. I’m trying to help. This is Biden’s war.”