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Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest world chess champion ever after defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China. Gukesh’s win on Thursday came in the last game …

Sora, an artificial intelligence (AI) video generator program created by startup OpenAI in 2021, is making waves as it has now moved out of the research phase and has been …

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is at the centre of a “snooping scandal” in which a bank branch employee at Italy’s biggest bank is alleged to have illegally accessed and …

Years-old Weather Channel videos are recirculating online ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall as the clips demonstrate the potentially devastating effects of the Category 5 hurricane. The two videos provide 3D models of …

Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in an Israeli air attack on the group’s headquarters in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Israeli media reported earlier on Saturday that …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with accepting bribes and soliciting illegal foreign donations to his election campaign, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed on …

A new Chinese video game has created a buzz worldwide after it sold more than 10 million copies within three days, becoming the most successful game of all time to …

As riots continue to rage in the United Kingdom, hotels housing asylum seekers have been torched by far-right agitators. The Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tamworth, in northern England, was …

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term after Sunday’s tightly contested election, according to the country’s electoral authorities. The National Electoral Council (CNE) in Venezuela announced that, with …

Across the United Kingdom, a record number of candidates – more than 4,000 – are campaigning for the July 4 general election. Polling suggests the vote will result in a …