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Apr 13, 2026 - World

Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo.

Apr 13, 2026 - World

A mass killing by a British teenager who fatally stabbed three little girls and seriously injured 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 "could and should have been prevented" if his parents and state agencies had acted as his well-known fixation on violence escalated, according to a report released Monday.

Apr 13, 2026 - World

Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracyAlexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Mohamed resigned last September, citing democratic regression in the country.But at the election at the weekend, Mohamed was not on the ballot. Now outside the country, he says he cannot return home to file nomination papers or campaign freely without credible security guarantees. Even if he were allowed to compete, nomination costs would still loom as a steep barrier in a political environment many critics describe as ceremonial, with Guelleh the habitual winner. Continue reading...

Apr 13, 2026 - World

A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands.

Apr 13, 2026 - World

Thousands of Peruvians were back at the polls on Monday for a second day of voting after failure to deliver ballots to voting centers extended Sunday's election by a day.