The West's hardest task in Ukraine: Convincing Putin he's losing
Ending the war in Ukraine on terms acceptable to its President Volodymyr Zelensky will require the West to convince Russian leader Vladimir Putin he's losing. Source: Latest CNN News
Best of Seychelles' fish: AFPES to exhibit at Seafood Expo Global 2023
A group of Seychelles' fish processors and exporters are seeking to eliminate middlemen and trade directly with buyers and importers by attending the Seafood Expo Global 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, from April 25-27. The Association of Fish Processors and Exporters Seychelles' (AFPES) presence at the expo is being done through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with [...]
See Ukrainians destroy weapon that rips the oxygen out of humans' lungs
New video captures Ukraine taking out thermobaric weapons Putin has been using to inflict massive casualties on the front lines. This weapon, banned by the Geneva Convention, can rip the oxygen out of people's lungs when detonated. Source: Latest CNN News
US intel assessing possibility that Chinese spy balloon's path over US was accidental
US intelligence officials are assessing the possibility that the suspected Chinese spy balloon was not deliberately maneuvered into the continental US by the Chinese government and are examining whether it was diverted off course by strong winds, multiple people briefed on the intelligence tell CNN. Source: Latest CNN News
Seychelles hosts second meeting of AU platform for SIDS
Work continues for the setting up of a fisheries platform that will allow small island nations from Africa to join forces for discussions at international level, through a three-day training in Seychelles. The three-day workshop is being organised by the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) which is currently implementing the second phase [...]
UK, US guilty of 'crimes against humanity' over Chagos Islands: HRW
Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. In a new 106-report, the US-based rights group added that the UK's "racial persecution, and continued blocking of their return home", with Washington's support, constituted an [...]
UN appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023
The United Nations said Wednesday that $5.6 billion was needed to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and to the millions who have fled the war-ravaged country. Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN estimated that 21.8 million Ukrainians were now in need of humanitarian assistance. "The war continues to [...]
After months of speculation, Pharrell Williams takes job at Louis Vuitton
American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's men's creative director, according to a statement issued by the French luxury fashion house on Tuesday. Source: Latest CNN News
Russian man sentenced to 2 and half years in prison in Seychelles for son's death
The Seychelles Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced а Russian 39-year-old man, Dimitri Sandul, to two and a half years in prison for wilful neglect that led to the death of his 17-month-old son, Emelyan Jandurl. The 17-month-old Russian baby died on Saturday, January 21, after being left alone in an air-conditioned car in a car park of a gym in [...]