India’s D Gokesh (FIDE/Eng Chin An via PTI photo) New Delhi: India’s young chess star De Gokesh has come under fire from former world champion Anatoly Karpov. who claimed that his title win was due more to luck than to sheer force. Gokesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest world champion, but some voices,…
Sitting next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office on Thursday, President Trump referenced Pearl Harbour as he explained why the United States did not alert allies like Japan before attacking Iran. a japanese journalist asked Mr Trump. The reporter asked, “Why didn’t the US alert allies like Japan before Iran’s attacks,…
The road remained closed as bomb disposal experts were called to a road in Dublin this morning after two suspicious devices were found in a bag outside a local shop. Police arrived at the scene in Dublin Bomb squad officers were immediately called to a shop in Dublin following reports that two suspicious devices were…
From reproductive rights to climate change to big tech, The Independent is on the ground as the story develops. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, The A Word, which highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights, shows us how important it is to parse facts from…
Leron Murphy says the winner of his bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC London on Saturday should be next in line to fight for the featherweight title and it “shouldn’t be any other way”. ”. Britain’s Murphy, who is ranked third in the UFC’s featherweight rankings, takes on the first-ranked Russian in the main event…
Caracas, Venezuela There’s happiness, and then there’s Venezuelan happiness. It tastes sweeter. Loudly. Deeper. Maybe because it doesn’t come that often. Or because it has been repressed by security forces and self-censored to avoid going to jail. Or because it seems collectively and individually unattainable. But the country realised this on Wednesday. People cried, shouted,…
Bruno Guimarães is one of Manchester United’s many midfield transfer targets, with Casemiro set to depart at the end of the season. According to reports, Bruno Gomaris is set to join Manchester United. (Photo: Michelle Mercer/Newcastle United via Getty Images) Manchester United are in ‘advanced talks’ to sign Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimarães,…
