Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz
In this photo taken from video, an Iranian commando rappels from a helicopter in a raid on the MSC Aries in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, 2024.
Police arrest international gang in $686 million medicinal cannabis scam
A man smokes cannabis in Cologne, Germany, on April 1, 2024. European police on April 11 arrested members of a gang they say defrauded victims in 35 countries in a medical cannabis Ponzi scheme.
Sudan faces catastrophic crisis as world looks away, aid agencies say
Sudanese children suffering from malnutrition are treated at a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, on April 6, 2024.
At least 50,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, report says
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 13, 2024, Russian soldiers ride their armored vehicle to take positions and fire toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Pakistani police search for gunmen who abducted bus passengers, killed 10
Hospital staff gather beside the bodies of persons who were killed by gunmen, at a hospital morgue in Quetta, Pakistan, on April 13, 2024.
Fashion retailer faces boycott amid allegations of Uyghur forced labor in China
FILE – A page from the Shein website is shown in this photo, in New York, June 23, 2023.
House lawmakers reject renewal of key US intelligence program
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican, speaks during a House Freedom Caucus press conference about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s reauthorization, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2024. The House rejected a bid to reform the act on April 10.
Nigeria’s consumers upset at electricity rate hike
FILE – Electric wires are pictured in Ojuelegba district in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos, June 18, 2018. Nigerian authorities announced on April 3, 2024, a nearly 300% increase in electricity rates for some of its consumers.
Think diplomacy is tough? Try a White House state dinner
U.S. first lady Jill Biden hosts a media preview on April 9, 2024, in advance of the April 10, 2024, state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in Washington.
Covering China brings surveillance, harassment, report finds
FILE – Foreign and local journalists attend the daily briefing at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, April 24, 2023.