Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju prevailed in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw. Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest undisputed chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China in a dramatic turn of events in the last game ofContinue Reading
Rohit Sharma will move to the middle order after KL Rahul was retained as opener for the tourists. Rohit Sharma will bat down the order in Friday’s pink-ball second Test against Australia in Adelaide, with India’s returning skipper saying KL Rahul had earned his place as an opener. Rohit, whoContinue Reading
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on high alert for more intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of people and displaced tensContinue Reading
Social media companies that do not enforce the ban could receive fines of up to AUS$50 million (US$32.5m). Australia’s Parliament has passed a law banning children aged under 16 from using social mediaone of the strictest regulations targeting the platforms in the world. The law, which was passed by theContinue Reading
Australia presses Laotian authorities for a full and transparent probe after the deaths of two 19-year-old backpackers. The Laos government has pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice following the deaths of several foreign tourists from consuming tainted alcohol. An investigation was under way into the suspected methanol poisoning, theContinue Reading
These were the key developments on the 1,002nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Friday, November 22: Ballistic missile attack President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to the United States and UnitedContinue Reading
Australia heads into the first Test against India on Friday seeking to end the tourists’ Border-Gavaskar dominance. Captain Pat Cummins has hoisted just about every trophy in cricket as part of dominant Australian teams but wants to tick the last box with a Test series win against India over theContinue Reading
Melbourne, Australia – Israel’s devastating bombing of Lebanon has reverberated around the world, reaching as far as the suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney’s Bankstown neighborhood and Coburg in Melbourne, where Australia’s vibrant Lebanese community is visible in the local shops, restaurants and places of worship, Israel’s latest warContinue Reading
65-year-old man allegedly told police he defaced Shinto shrine as a ‘prank’. Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as Steve Hayes, is accused of using his fingernails to scratch five letters into a torii gate at the Meiji JinguContinue Reading
The treaty comes amid reports of about 11,000 North Korean soldiers being deployed to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine. North Korea has ratified a landmark mutual defense treaty with Russia, state media has announced, as international concern grows over increasing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un,Continue Reading
