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Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI, April 15 (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle...
Apr 15, 2026
Australia to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2033
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday said it would raise defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2033 from about 2% currently, in response to the most "com...
Apr 15, 2026
South African politician Malema back in court as prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence
By Johnnie Isaac KUGOMPO CITY, South Africa, April 15 (Reuters) - South African opposition politician Julius Malema was back in court on Wednesday, as prosecutors pushed for him to be given the maximu...
Apr 15, 2026
Dubai's landmark Burj Al Arab hotel will shut for 18-month refurb amid tourism decline
By Mireia Merino April 15 (Reuters) - Luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai will shut during a major 18-month renovation, a staff member confirmed on Wednesday, its first since opening in 1999 and at a t...
Apr 15, 2026
Peru seeks second candidate for presidential runoff, leftist Sanchez gains ground
By Marco Aquino, Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Leila Miller LIMA, April 15 (Reuters) - Three candidates in Peru are vying to face right-winger Keiko Fujimori in a presidential election runoff as counting ...
Apr 15, 2026
Four killed, 20 wounded in school shooting in southern Turkey, local governor says
ANKARA, April 15 (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 20 others were wounded when a middle school student opened fire at a school in the Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras on Wednesday...
Apr 15, 2026
Ukraine retakes 50 sq km of territory in March, army chief says
April 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine regained control of nearly 50 sq km (19 sq miles) of its territory from Russia in March, its army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday, building on its gains since th...
Apr 15, 2026
Student kills nine in Turkey's second school shooting in two days
ANKARA, April 15 (Reuters) - A 14-year-old student shot at least nine people dead including eight of his fellow pupils and wounded 13 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, off...
Apr 15, 2026
Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire, senior official says
By Maayan Lubell, Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, April 15 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet will convene on Wednesday to discuss a possible Lebanon ceasefire, a senior Israeli off...
Apr 15, 2026
Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied in potential election runoff, poll shows
(Refiles to remove garble from headline) SAO PAULO, April 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in a potential runoff in Octo...
Apr 15, 2026
