President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says former lawmaker Zaldy Co has been arrested in Prague, as investigators widen a flood-control corruption probe that has shaken Philippine politics.
A Nairobi court has sentenced a Chinese national to one year in prison and a fine after he pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 ants out of Kenya, in a case tied to a wider illegal trade in the insects.
Indonesian police said on April 15, 2026 that they had arrested six suspects in a Komodo dragon trafficking case and two more in a separate pangolin-smuggling case, exposing another wildlife-crime network in the archipelago.
Christine Fréchette took office as Quebec’s 33rd premier on 2026-04-15, promising a more ambitious government centered on identity, economic action and party unity.
Gabon’s former prime minister and leading opposition figure was arrested at home by security agents, according to his party, which called the move arbitrary and brutal.
Metropolitan Police say a man and a woman were arrested in Watford after an attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue was treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Soldiers blocked access points near Murray Barracks and burned tyres after recruitment allegations and court-martial news intensified tensions inside the PNGDF.
Ireland’s government survived a no-confidence motion tabled by Sinn Féin over its handling of recent fuel protests, keeping the 34th Dáil coalition intact.
The federal legislature's mandate ended on April 14, leaving questions about elections and constitutional changes that have angered regional governments.
A Paris court has ruled that Lafarge and former executives helped finance armed groups in Syria to keep a cement plant running, imposing fines and prison terms in a landmark case.
Hungary's April 12, 2026 parliamentary election ended Orbán's 16 years in power, with BBC reporting saying Magyar's Tisza party was on course for a two-thirds majority.
A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested after a fire was started at the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, who was not injured in the incident.
The ruling against the Nobel Prize-winning rights group followed a closed hearing and raised fears that authorities could target a wide range of Memorial projects and supporters.
Pakistan tightened security in Islamabad ahead of planned US-Iran talks, sealing off areas around the Serena Hotel where delegates were expected to stay.