Chess grandmaster returns to game after jeans dispute resolved – National
Chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after his governing body agreed to relax a dress code that earned him a fine and him…
Taliban to close all NGOs that employ women in Afghanistan – National
The Taliban say they will close all domestic and foreign non-governmental groups in Afghanistan that employ women. It comes two years after NGOs were asked to suspend the employment of…
South Korea to conduct Boeing inspections after deadly plane crash – National
South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 planes operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash…
Norad pays “full attention” to Sino-Russian air cooperation – National
The head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command says Chinese and Russian air cooperation in the Arctic has Norad's “full attention.” Those two countries first conducted a joint patrol…
Kavelashvili takes office as president of Georgia, complicating country's path to the EU – National
Former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as Georgia's president on Sunday, consolidating control of the ruling party in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's European Union…
North Korean leader vows to implement tough anti-US policy before Trump takes office – National
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-American policy, state media reported on Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as US…
Fourth baby dies from winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents – National
A fourth baby died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy,…
Norwegian chess grandmaster abandons tournament due to dispute over jeans – National
By staff The Associated Press Published December 29, 2024 12:22 pm 1 minute read Decrease article font size Increase article font size Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has abandoned the…
How modern diplomacy is (and is not) similar to how it is shown in 'The Diplomat' – National
A senior British diplomat in Canada says the ever-important task of maintaining relations and information-sharing between key allies is not much different from what audiences might see in a hit…
Azerbaijan's president says crashed plane was unintentionally shot down by Russia – National
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani plane that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the…