Mali says it has banned civilians from a border area where the disappearance of citizens from Mauritania -- blamed by social media on Malian troops -- has stoked tensions between the two neighbours. In a statement late Sunday issued after Mali dispatched envoys to Mauritania, government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga announced, "The military authorities have [...]
CNN political and national security analyst David Sanger discusses new reporting that suggests Russia has asked China for military and economic assistance for its invasion of Ukraine, according to conversations CNN had with two US officials. Source: Latest CNN News
The first clear satellite image has emerged of Snake Island, where Ukrainian defenders famously responded to the threat of Russian invasion with the words: "Russian warship, go f*** yourself." Source: Latest CNN News
Hundreds of protesters packed the streets in Kherson, Ukraine. It was the largest demonstration since Russia occupied the city. Source: Latest CNN News
Households across North Africa are rushing to stock up on flour, semolina and other staples as food prices rise following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both key wheat exporters to the region. The scramble is worse coming just weeks before the start of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims traditionally break a dawn-to-dusk fast with [...]
Russia has raised the risk of further escalation with NATO powers, warning it will treat arms shipments to Ukraine as "legitimate targets" for military action as its forces start to expand their offensive near the northwestern city of Lviv. Source: Latest CNN News
A renowned visual artist and painter from Seychelles, Nigel Henri, has ventured into fashion in partnership with an Indonesian designer to improve the sale of his products amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Henri who specialises in acrylic paintings on canvas by recreating the Creole and underwater scenes is now producing clothes from on his paintings. He [...]
Mariana Vishegirskaya, who was at the Mariupol hospital that was bombed earlier this week, gave birth to a baby girl, her family confirmed to CNN. Source: Latest CNN News
CNN's Jim Acosta speaks with Alex Wade of Doctors Without Borders about the desperate measures Ukrainians are resorting to as the humanitarian crisis in their country worsens. Source: Latest CNN News
The Russian assault across Ukraine raged Saturday as explosions were heard in Kyiv and fighting intensified around the capital. Hours later, Russia warned the United States that it would fire on weapon shipments to Ukraine, raising the risk of direct confrontation between Moscow and a NATO country. Source: Latest CNN News