Exit poll suggests center-left coalition of former president Rumen Radev will win Bulgaria election

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by ex-president Rumen Radev will be the winner of the country’s parliamentary election.

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday.

UK police investigating if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies

LONDON (AP) – U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, as the country’s chief rabbi said British Jews are facing a campaign of violence and intimidation.

Today in History: April 19, the American Revolutionary War begins

Today is Sunday, April 19, the 109th day of 2026. There are 256 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 19, 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord – the start of an eight-year armed conflict between American colonists and the British Army.

Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray

BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. (AP) – About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio's Senate seat

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – As he seeks to retain his U.S. Senate seat this fall, Ohio Republican Jon Husted has been unable to escape the shadow of a $60 million bribery scandal that has roiled state politics for more than five years.

Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief.

US funding helps Cyprus upgrade military bases

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) – With help from U.S. taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked Middle East and as a humanitarian aid hub.