A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country.

Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital Nairobi after authorities discovered a large consignment of live ants in his luggage bound for China.

He has yet to respond to the accusation but investigators said in court that he was

China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote "ethnic unity" - but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority groups.

On paper, it aims to promote integration among the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups, dominated by the Han Chinese, through education and housing. But critics say it cuts people off from their language and culture.

It mandates that all children should

Girl group The Pussycat Dolls have announced they will reunite as a trio for a new single and world tour.

Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt have released a new track, Club Song, and will kick off off a string of live shows in June.

It comes six years after a planned previous reunion was derailed by the Covid pandemic and a legal dispute, and follows Scherzinger’s

Ruth Jones says she is "stepping into very big shoes" as she stars in a new BBC comedy series inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

The creator of Gavin and Stacey portrays the "iconic" Mrs Bennet in The Other Bennet Sister, with Richard E Grant playing her husband, Mr Bennet.

Based on Janice Hadlow's novel of the same name, the show focuses on Mary Bennet, the couple's seemingly unremarkable middle daughter, who is

War-torn Ukraine "will stop at nothing" to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party winning the upcoming Hungarian elections, the Hungarian government claims. Physical violence against the prime minister and his family, and attacks or sabotage of key energy installations, are being prepared, ministers allege.

The Ukrainian government, in turn, accuses its Hungarian counterpart of whipping up a hate campaign against it to frighten Hungarians into voting

The head chef of Noma, one of the highest-rated restaurants in the world, has resigned amid allegations of abuse.

René Redzepi announced his exit on social media, saying: "After more than two decades of building and leading this restaurant, I've decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant into its next chapter."

Former employees had accused the chef of creating a toxic work environment, including verbal and physical abuse, according to media reports.

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The bodies of two Chinese backpackers who went missing in floodwaters in Queensland have been recovered, Australian police have said.

The 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, who were driving from Brisbane to the North Burnett region, were reported missing on Tuesday when they failed to reach their destination.

Police said they had found their silver Subaru Forester near the town of Kilkivan near Gympie