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Apr 15, 2026 - World

More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn’s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for ChinaA Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year.The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each. Continue reading...

Apr 15, 2026 - World

The U.S. Navy is imposing a sea blockade against Iran - the latest escalation in the war that has seen the flow of key energy supplies choked off at the Strait of Hormuz.

Apr 15, 2026 - World

Ukraine's top diplomatic priority is securing allies' help to buy and build more air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday between meetings with European leaders, as Russia warned that European sites that make drones and other equipment for Ukraine were "potential targets."

Apr 15, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV arrived Wednesday in Cameroon and delivered a masterclass on wielding authority legitimately to its 93-year-old president, Paul Biya, who consolidated his four-decade grip on power with a contested election last year that gave him an eighth term in office.

Apr 15, 2026 - World

The Army has named its new tilt-rotor assault aircraft the Cheyenne II in honor of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana and the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma.