Portuguese navy reports increase in Russian ship traffic near its coast
The traffic of Russian ships off Portugal's coast has intensified in recent times, resulting in close monitoring of the situation, the country's navy said.
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Biathlon-Ustyugov stripped of Vancouver 2010 medals after doping ruling
Former Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov has been stripped of his medals from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld doping violations, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) said on Tuesday.
World Chess Championship: Focussed On Taking It One Game At A Time - D Gukesh
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Tuesday said he is focussed on taking it one game at a time and is hoping for "many more good days" as he aims to upstage Ding Liren and become the youngest world champion in chess. Playing with black pieces, the 18-year-old Gukesh bounced back to draw the second game against defending champion Liren of China in the World Chess Championship here. This was a day after Liren (black) exploited Gukesh's blunder in a French Defense match to clinch the first game. "Today was a good day, and hopefully, we will have many more good days coming," Gukesh said at the end of the second game.
D Gukesh Draws With Ding Liren In Second Game Of World Chess Championship
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh bounced back to draw a largely uneventful second game against defending champion Ding Liren of China in the World Chess Championship on Tuesday. Playing with black pieces, Gukesh made a comeback of sorts, having lost to Liren in the opener of the 14-game showdown, on Monday. It was a good recovery by Gukesh as Liren could do very little with his white pieces and had to share the point "Draw with black in the world championship match is always nice and it's too early, we still have a long match," the Chennai-based GM said in the post-game press conference.
Merkel confronts her legacy in long-awaited memoir
After Donald Trump's election to the White House in 2016, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech pushing for unity for which she was labelled the “leader of the free world.”
Rental market uncertainty: Which countries feel most insecure, and why?
The latest global assessment of land and housing tenure security reveals concerning trends. According to the 2024 Prindex Report, approximately 1.1 billion adults worldwide - representing 23% of the global population - feel insecure about their rights to property or land. This perception has risen significantly over the past four years.
Ukraine has reportedly lost 40% of land it had seized in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine is reportedly losing ground in the Russian province of Kursk, with a senior Ukrainian military official saying over 40% of land seized has been lost.
German Foreign Minister questions if DHL cargo plane crash was a 'hybrid incident'
Authorities search for answers as they continue their investigation after a Boeing 737 cargo plane operated by Swiftair crashed into a house near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on Monday morning.