Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A 12-year-old Indian-American prodigy has just become the youngest chess grandmaster in the history of the game. According to CNN, Abhimanyu Mishra, who hails from New Jersey, broke Hungarian Sergey Karjakin's record by becoming a chess grandmaster at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days old. This…
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A female spectator who caused a huge crash during the Tour de France is to face legal action, organizers have confirmed. Yesterday (June 26), an unnamed woman was caught on television cameras stepping out onto the road with a giant cardboard sign as the speeding peloton rode by. Appearing to…
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A toddler from Italy who went missing in the middle of the night was found by a journalist who was sent out to report on his disappearance, BBC News reports. The young boy, who is just three months shy of his second birthday, was discovered some miles away from his…
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Transgender runner CeCe Telfer has been deemed ineligible to compete in the 400m hurdles at the US Olympic trials. The decision was made because she did not meet the criteria established by World Athletics when it came to her eligibility for certain events, the Guardian reports. She had previously competed…
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UEFA has blocked a rainbow stadium display at the Euro 2020 tournament as it claimed the gesture has a "political context." The organization denied a request to light up the Munich-based stadium in rainbow colors during Pride Month ahead of the Germany vs Hungary game. Per Independent, the request for…
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Vladimir Putin has been forced to defend himself after being asked about his political rivals. Per ABC7 News, ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott quizzed the Russian president while attending a press conference in the aftermath of Putin's first in-person meeting with Joe Biden in Geneva this week. Scott asked Putin…
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Osama Bin Laden's niece has dramatically gatecrashed the Biden-Putin summit with a "Trump Won" flag. Arriving by boat in Geneva at the Villa La Grange, Noor Bin Ladin - whose name is spelled differently from her late uncle's - decided to show her support for Joe Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump.…
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Vladimir Putin has shared a scathing message for Joe Biden with regards to the US government's attitude to political dissent: "Don't be mad at the mirror if you are ugly". The 68-year-old Russian president sat down for an interview with NBC's Keir Simmons on Friday, June 11 - his first…
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Paul Pogba has become the latest soccer star to remove a beverage at a Euro 2020 press conference after Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly started a "movement". Pogba, a devout Muslim, decided to make his views known by moving a Heineken beer bottle away from himself as he spoke to the media…
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Greta Thunberg has slammed the G7 Summit for indulging in a "steak and lobster" barbecue while watching "jet planes perform aerobatics" during their gathering over the weekend. The teen climate activist shared her criticism with her 4.9 million followers as she once more took issue with world leaders and their…
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The man who says he's the long-lost son of Prince Charles and Camilla has shared even more evidence to back up his claims. Simon Dorante-Day, 55, who was born in the UK but now lives in Queensland, Australia, has been telling the world that he the illegitimate son of the…
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Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been removed from office after a record-breaking 12-year run. Parliament voted in a new coalition government, swearing-in right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett as prime minister, leading a "government of change". Per BBC News, Bennett will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with…
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Over $2 million (CAD) has been raised for a nine-year-old Muslim boy who was the only member of his family to survive an attack "motivated by hate" last Sunday (June 6). The tragic incident saw 20-year-old Nathaniel Veltman mount the curb in his pick-up truck and strike five members of…
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Denmark's Christian Eriksen has collapsed on the pitch during the nation's clash with Finland in the Euro 2020 tournament. Eriksen fell forward and remained motionless on the pitch as teammate Thomas Delaney took a throw-in. The game is taking place at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, with the scary incident…
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Former US President Donald Trump has praised Nigeria's government for banning Twitter in the country following his ban from the platform. Per BBC News, Trump issued a statement on Tuesday, June 8, addressing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's temporary outlawing of the social media site after Twitter removed one of Buhari's…
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The Pentagon has announced that the United States military has withdrawn over half its forces from Afghanistan. Per CNBC News, US Central Command estimated in an official statement that it had "completed greater than 50 percent of the entire retrograde process." A spokesperson for the Pentagon claimed the US Military…
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French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face during an official visit to the southeast of France. Per BBC News, two people have been arrested after the ordeal, which saw the French president receive a firm slap from a man in the crowd. Video footage of the incident…
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A key investigator of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann claims that the case is close to being cracked. Per Daily Mirror, German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters stated the case is progressing well after his team uncovered new evidence further implicating the prime suspect, convicted rapist Christian Brueckner. [caption id="attachment_1263107784" align="aligncenter"…
