Armed conflicts and attacks

• Abyei border conflict
  • Thirty-seven people are killed during fights over a suspected land feud in the disputed region of Abyei on the border between South Sudan and Sudan. (AP)

Arts and culture

• 66th Annual Grammy Awards
  • Miley Cyrus wins Record of the Year, her first Grammy Award, for her 2023 single "Flowers". (CBS News)
  • Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year for Midnights, becoming the first artist to win the award four times. She also announces the release of a new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024. (Variety)

Disasters and accidents

• 2024 Chile wildfires
  • The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Salvadoran general election
  • Salvadorans vote to elect the president, vice president, and Legislative Assembly. With over 80% of the popular vote, Nayib Bukele wins re-election in a first-round landslide. (BBC News) (Reuters)
• President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba on an acting basis. (The Namibian)