Norwegian Magnus Carlsen Defends His Title As World Chess Champion
A 27-year-old Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen, beat American Fabiano Caruana in this year’s World Chess Championship that ended on Wednesday.
Indonesian Investigation On Air Crash Shows Pilots Struggled With Automated System
Indonesian investigators say it appears the pilots of a Lion Air jet that crashed last month struggled with an automated system to control the plane almost from the moment it took off.
Old Saudi succession pot stirred as US sours on young prince. Too late?
Growing bipartisan opposition in Congress and across America to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Arabia itself has shaken the House of Saud, reportedly emboldening rivals to push for the de-facto ruler to be removed from the line of successio…
Letter from Buenos Aires: Soccer fan violence leaves G20 host with jitters
Under normal circumstances, the hooligan street violence that forced the postponement Saturday of what had been billed as the South American soccer “Final for all Time” between Buenos Aires arch rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate would have remained a…
Russia-Ukraine crisis turns on Kiev politics, irreconcilable views of Crimea
As military engagements go, this past weekend’s action, in which Russian forces seized three small Ukrainian naval vessels near the disputed Kerch Strait, was a small skirmish on the edges of a simmering conflict zone. The invocation of martial law un…
The power in Ukraine that keeps Russia at bay
After Russia openly used armed force against an independent Ukraine for the first time on Nov. 25 – seizing three Navy vessels in the Sea of Azov – one might think Ukrainians would direct their strongest ire at President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Whil…
At a dinner party play in Quebec, politics is the main course
The character named Riham, a Quebec resident of Egyptian descent, has spent the better part of the evening around the dinner table defending her choices, particularly around her veil and what it means to her as a practicing Muslim. It ends with Riham’…
‘That’s How I Found Out I Was Dead’: Soccer Club Fakes Player’s Demise (Poorly)
Fernando LaFuente’s former team, Ballybrack FC in Dublin, says it made an “unacceptable mistake” by falsely reporting his death in an accident. He didn’t find out about it until coworkers told him.
Mexican Government Gives Jared Kushner Highest Honors, Angering Critics
The country’s government said the Order of the Aztec Eagle goes to the White House senior adviser for his role in trade talks, a move some Mexicans are calling a “humiliation.”
Art lessons: Why France is giving countries back their cultural treasures
In the face of a swelling chorus of demands from Africa and elsewhere, French President Emmanuel Macron has challenged museums around the world to return cultural treasures to the places from which they were taken without consent in colonial times. La…
Russia Plans To Deploy More S-400 Missiles To Disputed Crimea Peninsula
Russia’s military already has three of the S-400 “Triumf” divisions on the Black Sea peninsula; it plans to have another in place and operational by the year’s end.
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