Russian actor and model Jean-Michel Shcherbak shares the heartbreaking message he received from his mother, denouncing him as her son for not supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Source: Latest CNN News
South Africa deployed 10,000 troops on Monday to help restore power and water and search for 63 people who remain missing after deadly storms battered its east coast. A week after unprecedented rain began to pound the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the death toll stood at 443, and rescue workers said hopes [...]
The only escape out of Izium, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine, is to make it to Russia. This family recounts their journey, first fleeing to Russia and then being smuggled into Poland to reach safety. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports. Source: Latest CNN News
Sey No Plastic, a non-profit organisation in Seychelles, is educating local communities on the dangers of plastic in the environment and the importance of recycling in a series of roadshows. The roadshows are part of a project called "Transition to Circularity in Plastic Waste Management and Reuse of the Blue Economy". The first roadshow was held with [...]
Ukraine's military took a defiant stand this weekend -- refusing to give in to Russia's demand for Kyiv's troops in the port city of Mariupol to surrender — at the same time that President Joe Biden and his allies face a new precipice in deciding how far the US can go in arming the embattled [...]
Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during this "Easter of war" as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi address on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. "May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of the cruel and senseless war into which [...]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed a horrific video of a Ukrainian mother mourning after finding her dead son in a well. Source: Latest CNN News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine's military is prepared to fight Moscow's military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of the entire war. Source: [...]
Christians in Seychelles join others around the world to celebrate Easter on Sunday but not everyone is able to attend mass amid the COVID-19 restrictions still in place on large gatherings. In wishing believers a Happy Easter, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Alain Harel, and Archbishop James Wong of the Anglican Church, [...]
Sri Lanka on Saturday announced a five-day share trading halt after the crisis-hit country hiked interest rates and declared a default on its external debt during the traditional New Year holiday, as trade unions and top cricket stars joined protests demanding the president's resignation. The move came ahead of Colombo's planned talks with the International [...]
