A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an "unsafe maneuver," forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action, according to Indo-Pacific Command, the command responsible for overseeing US military operations in the region. Source: Latest CNN News
Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday completed a dramatic return as Israel's prime minister, after being sworn in as the leader of what is likely to be the country's most right-wing government in history. Source: Latest CNN News
Explosions rattled villages and cities across Ukraine, damaging civilian infrastructure and killing at least three people in what Kyiv has called one of Russia's biggest missile barrages since the war began. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from Kyiv. Source: Latest CNN News
British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company. Source: Latest CNN News
The tree of life grew in 2022 as California Academy of Sciences researchers and their international collaborators discovered 146 new animal, plant and fungi species. Source: Latest CNN News
Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport's first global icon, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram. Source: Latest CNN News
Seychelles continues to lose known and unknown biodiversity due to a lack of funding, manpower and a democratic mechanism to disburse available funding, said the chief executive of Nature Seychelles, a not-for-profit organisation. Nirmal Shah made the statement in an interview with SNA on his reaction to the outcomes of the recently held 15th meeting of the Conference of [...]
Russia's currency hit an eight-month low Thursday, adding to sharp declines in December as global oil prices fell, and Western sanctions targeted Russia's energy sector. Source: Latest CNN News
Pope Francis said Wednesday that Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries, is "very ill" and urged people to pray for him. The head of the worldwide Catholic Church later paid a visit to his 95-year-old predecessor at his home in a former convent inside the Vatican. "Remember [...]
The mandate of the Seychelles' Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) has been extended until March 2023 to give it more time to finalise its report. The extension for three months was approved by the National Assembly on December 13 for TRNUC to work through 373 determinations. This was the second time the mandate [...]