Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game.
Category: World
Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general
Mark Rutte urged members to “turbocharge” their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia.
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.
Ethiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud
Ethiopia’s deal to build a port in Somaliland had infuriated Somalia, prompting fears of wider conflict.
Yung Filly charged with reckless driving while on bail for rape charges
The YouTuber will appear in court after allegedly driving past a speed camera in Perth at 98mph.
Mexican judge shot dead outside courthouse
Edmundo Román Pinzón, a senior judge, was leaving a courthouse car park when he was gunned down.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund
It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.
Israeli strikes kill 12 guarding Gaza aid lorries, medics say
The Israeli military says it targeted two groups of Hamas members who planned to hijack the lorries.
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.
Children as young as 10 will face adult jail time in Australian state
Queensland’s new laws will see children found guilty of serious crimes given harsher penalties.