Ukraine and Russia exchange 150 prisoners of war each
Ukraine carried out a prisoner swap with Russia on Wednesday that saw 150 of its fighters returning home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on his Telegram page.
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Polish government announces program to protect presidential elections from Russian influence
The Polish government announced a new program to protect national cybersecurity ahead of presidential elections in May.
"Will You Resign?": Magnus Carlsen Accuses FIDE Chief Of Coercion, Broken Promises
World number one Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich resign for "coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises" after talks to thrash out an agreement between the world body and the Freestyle Tour co-founded by him collapsed. The 34-year-old Norwegian superstar was reacting to FIDE's statement on Monday in which it declared that efforts to work out a consensus with the Freestyle Chess Tour, co-founded by Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, had failed over the use of the term world championship.
UN atomic watchdog to visit Moscow amid fears of nuclear fallout from Russian strikes on Ukraine
Head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog has said he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials about Russia's persistents attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure which threaten nuclear safety.
WTA roundup: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova cruises in Abu Dhabi
No. 6 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia needed just 59 minutes to oust American Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday.
Leylah Fernandez advances to Round 2 at Abu Dhabi Open despite service struggles
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Tuesday with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) win over Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima.