Algeria: The country’s ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, agreed to step down by the end of the month, after weeks of protests demanding his ouster. He has not publicly addressed the country since 2013. There is no date set for a new election or signs of the departure of his allies.

Japan: The country is about to begin a new era, officially named Reiwa, a term with multiple meanings, including “order and peace.” It begins May 1, the day after the current emperor, Akihito, becomes the first Japanese monarch to step down in more than 200 years.

2020: A second woman accused Joe Biden of touching her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, intensifying scrutiny of the former vice president who is preparing for a likely presidential bid. The woman said Mr. Biden “put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me” at a fund-raiser in Connecticut in 2009.

Russia: Natalia Fileva, one of the country’s richest women and an aviation tycoon, died in a plane crash near a German airport on Sunday. She was among three people killed in the crash.

Burger King: The fast food chain is introducing a vegetarian burger at some of its U.S. locations that will include a patty from Impossible Foods. It’s a big step toward the mainstream for start-ups trying to mimic and replace meat.

France: The owner of Paris’s best-known drag cabaret, known as the Blue Prince of Montmartre, is 87 and remains a French institution.