The World's Oldest Gorilla Turned 69 — She Arrived at Berlin Zoo the Year Castro Took Cuba
Fatou the western lowland gorilla turned 69 at Berlin Zoo on April 13, having arrived in 1959 when a French sailor traded her to settle a bar bill.
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Bureau: São Paulo
Pope Leo Visited the Great Mosque of Algiers — The First Papal Visit in History
Pope Leo XIV removed his shoes and entered the Great Mosque of Algiers, the first pontiff ever to visit Algeria or any mosque on African soil.
A Mexican Immigrant Died in ICE Custody in Louisiana — The 16th This Year
Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, 49, died April 11 at Winn Correctional Center — the 16th ICE detention death of 2026, a pace of roughly one death every six days.