As Spaniards get ready to elect 61 MEPs to the European Parliament in the June 9 elections, regional elections in Spain are sucking much of the political oxygen. The pro-independence EH Bildu coalition celebrated a historic result in the Basque vote on April 20.

In Berlin, police have been clearing a pro-Palestinian protest camp set up outside the German parliament building. Police officials said they had to act after some protesters repeatedly used banned symbols and slogans.

Oil marketers in Nigeria have attributed the reoccurrence of petrol scarcity to supply chain bottlenecks. Meanwhile, Angola has increased the price of diesel, as it phases out subsidies on the petroleum product. Rhode Luemba, Head of Flow Sales, Global Markets at Standard Bank Group, joins CNBC Africa to discuss these stories and more.

Bengaluru is running out of drinking water, with an estimated daily deficit of 500 million liters. The shortages have become a hot-button political issue during the 2024 election.

The Biden administration is reportedly looking into reclassifying marijuana from the nation's most dangerous drug to a lower-risk drug, in a historic shift that could have ripple effects across the country.

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