Kenyan authorities have arrested a Chinese national at Nairobi’s main airport after discovering more than 2,200 live garden ants hidden in his luggage.

The case is linked to the growing trend of insect smuggling from Kenya.

Zhang Kequn was intercepted on Tuesday, March 10, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while he was attempting to board a flight out of the country.

Immigration officials had flagged a “stop order” on his passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya last year.

According to the court’s filings, around 2,238 ants, including 1,948 packed in specialised test tubes and another 300 concealed in three rolls of soft tissue papers, were found in the 27-year-old’s luggage.

Authorities believed that Zhang had been in Kenya for the last two weeks. After initial investigations, he revealed the names of three accomplices who supplied him with insects.

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is now investigating his iPhone and MacBook to get to the bottom of the incident.

The case appears to be that of a well-organized trafficking ring. Authorities announced that a similar shipment of ants from Kenya was seized in Bangkok on Tuesday, the same day as Zhang’s arrest.

Smuggling ants has become a lucrative but illicit business, with enthusiasts in Europe and Asia paying hefty sums to keep them in transparent containers called formicariums, which allow a glimpse into the social structure of these insects.

In 2025. Four men were fined $7,700 each for attempting to traffic thousands of ecologically valuable ants from Kenya. 

Conan O’Brien is getting ready to host the Oscars again and he says that it’s a tricky job.

The 62-year-old host called it “walking a very thin line” because he got to make people laugh while thinking about what is going on in the world today.

He added shared he wants the Oscars to be fun and exciting but at the same time still connected to real life outside Hollywood.

The comedian explained that political jokes have to feel natural and if a joke feels forced, he prefers not to say it.

The TV star done political comedy before on late-night TV and at events like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner but he said that politics has never been the main thing he jokes about.

Conan likes to stick to lines that feel real and skip the ones that don’t.

The former SNL star also went on to add that today’s political news makes it harder to be funny because real life can already seem so extreme.

Still, Conan believes that comedy can bring people together and he pointed to old Oscars hosts like Johnny Carson who used jokes about real events to connect with the audience.

O’Brien first hosted the Oscars in 2025 and got good some reviews form people so this year, he now hopes to do even better with his talent and to make people laugh and celebrate movies.

Tom Holland has made his first public appearance since wedding rumours involving him and Zendaya emerged in the media. 

The Spider-Man actor, 29, was seen enjoying a walk in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, with his left had visibly ringless- unlike his fiancée Zendaya. 

As for style, Tom kept it casual in a fitted white T-shirt and jeans. 

For the unversed, the couple confirmed their engagement in January last year.

They first met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, with their romance officially confirmed in 2021 after they were photographed together. 

Meanwhile, several AI-generated images of Zendaya and Holland’s supposed wedding have been circulating online and going viral, confusing  fans.

The rumours gained further traction when Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach claimed that the couple had already said ‘I do’ during a red carpet interview at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards over the past weekend. 

Zendaya also previously drew attention by wearing a gold band on her Index finger during Paris Fashion Week.

She looked stunning in a bridal white skirt with an a-symmetric hemline.

The 29-year-old coordinated the look with a matching shirt featuring an elongated collar and cinched her waist with a chunky black belt.

It is also note worthy that Tom and Zendaya have not yet spoken about their marriage.

Appearing on the red carpet, Law Roach told a reporter: ‘The wedding has already happened. You missed it.’

When the reporter pressed Roach on whether he was joking or not, he replied: ‘It’s very true.’

Before this, Zendaya had already sparked marriage rumours when she wore a dazzling diamond on her left-hand ring finger.