Putin's speech keeps the world guessing
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Author: Putin's speech was of someone 'treading water'
Former CIA chief of operations Steve Hall and author Peter Pomerantsev explain what Vladimir Putin's speech on Victory Day could mean for the Russian President's mindset. Source: Latest CNN News
Sri Lanka PM quits after supporters run riot
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when his supporters armed with sticks and clubs attacked protestors. The country has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence, sparking weeks of overwhelmingly peaceful anti-government demonstrations. Rajapaksa's spokesman [...]
"Seychelles' macroeconomic outlook is favourable, but challenges remain," says IMF mission head
Seychelles' macroeconomic outlook is favourable but challenges remain as the spillover effects from the Russia-Ukraine conflict are expected to weigh on the external and fiscal balances due to a surge in commodity prices, said the IMF head of mission to the island state on Monday. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Boriana Yontcheva was [...]
On a Victory Day without new victories, Putin's speech keeps the world guessing
Global leaders and defense officials had spent weeks speculating what Russian President Vladimir Putin might reveal about his Ukraine plans in a speech at Russia's Victory Day commemorations Monday. They'll have to keep guessing -- the leader offered few clues on the direction of the conflict. Source: Latest CNN News
New marina planned on Praslin Island through public-private partnership in Seychelles
Seychelles' Praslin Island will soon have more berthing space for hire crafts, bringing more business to the island as the government gives the go-ahead for the construction of a marina. The project, which will be implemented at Baie St Anne, expects to have the capacity to berth around 50 vessels. As part of a larger plan [...]
Watch Putin's speech as Russia commemorates Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an annual military parade in Red Square, Moscow, as the country celebrated its Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Source: Latest CNN News
Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages
Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power in celebration of Victory Day, [...]
Biden tests how much he can ratchet up the pressure on Putin
President Joe Biden is vowing to ratchet up even more pressure on Vladimir Putin as the Russian leader stages a nationalistic pageant set to highlight the civilization-destroying potential of his nuclear arms in a new round of saber-rattling. Source: Latest CNN News
Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs
Northern Ireland's feuding leaders came under international pressure Sunday to unite in a new government, after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win. Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the devolved legislature to nominate its Northern Ireland leader Michelle O'Neill as first minister. [...]