Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White alliance leader Benny Gantz reached a power-sharing deal (Reuters) and averted a fourth Israeli election in just over a year amid political deadlock.

Netanyahu and Gantz agreed to swap positions (Haaretz) as prime minister and deputy prime minister after eighteen months, with Netanyahu serving as prime minister first. Both officials will be allowed to continue governing in the case of criminal indictment, a nod to Netanyahu’s corruption trial set to begin May 24. The two also agreed that the annexation (NYT) of the West Bank’s Jordan Valley could be considered as soon as July 1, and that Gantz would take over if Netanyahu moves to dissolve the legislature rather than hand over power.

Washington is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s health is in danger after a surgery, according to a CNN report. South Korean officials said they saw no signs (Yonhap) that Kim is ill.
 
Australia: Australia’s treasurer said the country would require Facebook and Google to pay (AP) for their use of news content, with draft rules expected in July. 

The Taliban carried out attacks (TOLO) in three Afghan provinces Sunday evening, killing a combined thirty Afghan security force members, according to officials.
 
This CFR Backgrounder looks at the Taliban.
 
India: India recorded 1,553 new coronavirus cases, its largest single-day spike (AP), the same day that a national lockdown was partially lifted to allow the resumption of some industrial and farm work and permit migrant workers to travel within states.
 
In Foreign Affairs, Vidya Krishnan looks at why the coronavirus threatens catastrophe in India.

Lebanon’s legislature is set to begin deliberation today on proposals to reduce prison sentences and pardon thousands of people (Al Jazeera) arrested or wanted for nonviolent crimes. A vote on the long-debated legislation is expected this week.

Envoys from South Africa mediated negotiations (Independent Online) on the retirement of Lesotho’s prime minister, Thomas Thabane, after a standoff (Guardian) between the country’s military, which is loyal to Thabane, and opposition groups calling for his ouster.
 
Burkina Faso: State security forces executed thirty-one unarmed men from the Fulani ethnic group during a counterterrorism operation on April 9, according to a Human Rights Watch report.

Albin Kurti, the acting prime minister of Kosovo, said his predecessor was pushed out due to pressure (Guardian) from former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who is working on a deal for Serbia to recognize Kosovo. Grenell, who is now acting director of U.S. national intelligence, did not directly respond (AP) to the accusation.

Many of Mexico’s rival crime factions continued to clash (Guardian) in March and April rather than impose curfews, as some gangs in Brazil and El Salvador have done due to the coronavirus. Nearly two hundred criminal groups are active in Mexico, which saw a record 34,582 homicides last year.
 
Peru: Police attempted to use a highway blockade and tear gas to stop hundreds of people departing (Guardian) from the capital city of Lima on foot for their rural hometowns after jobs fell due to a coronavirus-related lockdown.

President Donald J. Trump tweeted that he plans to sign (NYT) an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States in order to protect U.S. citizens’ jobs.

Prices for May delivery of U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped as low as negative $40 (FT) yesterday, a historic fall that underscored depressed demand and lack of storage capacity due to coronavirus shutdowns.
 
CFR’s Amy Myers Jaffe breaks down recent international talks to address the global oil glut.