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Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 15:36
Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 15:36
Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 14:15
Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations.

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 14:14
Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell.

Four killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:53
There has been no official confirmation of who has been killed or what has happened to the attacker.

Starmer 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 11:58
It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 11:25
Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 11:25
Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

Magyar calls for fast handover of power in talks with Hungary's president

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:50
Péter Magyar, the man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, wants the new parliament to convene in early May.

Trump warns that UK trade deal 'can always be changed'

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:46
The US president says he gave the UK a "better" deal than he had to in an interview on Wednesday.

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:45
Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:04
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018.

Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:00
The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those sent home.

More than 200 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack return home

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 10:00
The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those repatriated.

Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 09:19
As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

Moment gunman tackled by school principal

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 09:03
CCTV footage shows a high school principal charging towards a former student who was armed in Oklahoma.

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:38
The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.

Kanye West postpones France gig following UK ban

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:29
It comes a week after the UK government announced it would block the rapper from entering the country.

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:21
Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

Magyar meets Hungarian president as Trump says next PM 'a good man'

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:05
The man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years of continuous rule, Péter Magyar, is calling for a speedy transfer of power.

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