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D Gukesh reigned supreme at the World Chess Championship in Singapore, defeating defending champion Ding Liren in Singapore.

Hans Niemann took to social media and issued a bold challenge to Hikaru Nakamura, currently ranked No. 3 in the world, ...

The FT recently interviewed Carlsen about his role in Freestyle Chess , where the positions of the back rank pieces are ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

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Russia's ministry of defence claims it has thwarted Ukraine's latest offensive in the Kursk region. This comes after Russian military bloggers discussed Ukraine's "worrying progress" in the region.

We reported earlier that Ukraine had launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, according to the Kremlin (see post at 9.49am). Russia's ministry of defence then claimed it had thwarted ...

George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk said after Sunday's season-ending loss to Arizona that they hope their futures remain in San Francisco. Each is entering the final year of his contract. Malik Monk ...

Trump has said he plans to pardon some of the more than 1,500 people charged with taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Donald Trump’s win in a ritual that was considered ceremonial and uneventful before the Capitol attack in 2021. The Jan. 6 Rioters, 4 Years Later Hundreds ...

Niemann has recently slammed Magnus Carlsen for breaking the rules after he agreed to share the World Blitz title with Ian ...