Norway’s Magnus Carlsen added ‌another crown to his collection on Sunday by becoming the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess world champion after ​a comeback win over Fabiano Caruana in Germany. The chess master secured the title with a cautious draw in the fourth and final game, clinching a 2.5–1.5 match victory against his 33-year-old American

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army unit in northern Burkina Faso Sunday, the latest in a series of alleged jihadist attacks that have killed at least 10 people in four days, security sources told AFP. The west African country, ruled by a military junta since a 2022 coup, has been plagued with

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California storms are about to hit. Here’s a timeline of their most severe impacts  San Francisco Chronicle ‘Major travel impacts’ expected as winter storm watch issued for northern California  NPR Winter Storm Warning issued for SoCal mountains ahead of major storm  Yahoo Winter Storms Could Bring 8 Feet of Snow to Parts of California  The New York Times Snow

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Independent Spirit Awards celebrate indie movies and TV in Los Angeles  AP News Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)  The Hollywood Reporter Ego Nwodim Pokes Fun at Cher’s Luther Vandross Grammys Flub, Addresses “Heartbreaking Times” in Spirit Awards Monologue  Yahoo The Eight Best-Dressed Stars at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards  Vanity Fair Keke Palmer, Tessa Thompson step out

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Mexican restaurant Cocina La Cantina — on Sari Road in Jeddah’s Al-Zahra district — offers a menu focused on traditional flavors with contemporary twists. I started with three salads, including maiz del fuego and verde brasa. The charred corn and kale were well prepared, and the dressings reflected traditional Mexican flavors. The seafood dishes —

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DEIR EL-BALAH: From a small studio in the central city of Deir El-Balah, Sylvia Hassan’s voice echoes across the Gaza Strip, broadcast on one of the Palestinian territory’s first radio stations to hit the airwaves after two years of war. Hassan, a radio host on fledgling station “Here Gaza,” delivers her broadcast from a well-lit room,

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DOHA: Karolina Muchova captured her first WTA 1000 crown and her first title since 2019 with an impressive 6-4, 7-5 victory over Canadian teen sensation Victoria Mboko in the Qatar Open final on Saturday. After battling back from a set and a break down in the semifinals against Maria Sakkari the previous night, Muchova, 29, was

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KOLKATA: England beat Scotland ‌by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday to move up to second in Group C behind the West Indies, thanks to Tom Banton’s unbeaten half-century at Eden Gardens. Chasing 153 for victory, Banton’s 63 off 41 deliveries guided England over the line after Scotland made early inroads into their

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NBA slam dunk, 3-point contest: Live updates from All-Star Saturday, as Damian Lillard takes down Devin Booker in shootout  Yahoo Sports Cavs star Donovan Mitchell falls just short of All-Star Weekend 3-point contest final stage  Cleveland.com Damian Lillard becomes 3-time winner at 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest Championship  NBA 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest odds, predictions, field, time: Picks

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FORT BRAGG, United States: US President Donald Trump said a change of government in Iran would be the “best thing that could happen,” as he ordered a second aircraft carrier to head to the Middle East. “Seems like that would be the best thing that could happen,” Trump told reporters at the Fort Bragg military

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