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Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju shocked the world of chess on Thursday when he became the youngest world champion at the age of just 18. The Chennai-born prodigy defeated defending champion, China's Ding Liren, in a dramatic match…

NATO head Mark Rutte warned the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset - with much higher defence spending.…

Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes on Thursday that Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a force protecting humanitarian aid trucks, but Israel's military said they were Hamas militants trying to hijack the shipment. Many…

"For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America's role in the world, Donald Trump is TIME'S 2024 Person of the Year,"…

A US man, detained for months in a Syrian prison after entering the country on foot, has described being freed by hammer-wielding men as rebels overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The man - who later identified himself as Travis…

Two senior members of Taiwan's government are in the United States to meet people connected to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team in an effort by Taiwan to establish ties with the incoming administration. Reports said. Lin…

The de facto U.S. The embassy in Taiwan said on Thursday that Chinese military activity in the region is currently elevated, but it did not see that wider activity as a response to President Lai Ching-te's recent U.S. -visit. Lai, who…

Two famous real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with sex trafficking in a case involving the alleged drugging, assaulting, and raping of dozens of women over more than a decade. Prosecutors say Tal and Oren Alexander,…

Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country's democracy. In a surprise televised address on Thursday, he said the attempt was a…

The rate of medical assistance in dying - also known as euthanasia - has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released its fifth annual report since legalising assisted dying in 2016, which,…