GM Javokhir Sindarov has won the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament with a round to spare after a draw against GM Anish Giri in round 13. More importantly than the €70,000 prize, he will be the next challenger to GM Gukesh Dommaraju for the world title. GM Wei Yi won the only decisive game, against GM…
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs Source link
John Prideaux, our US editor, unpacks how provocation has become a political strategy Source link
Key takeaways: Despite strong ETF inflows, Bitcoin remains tied to the S&P 500 and sensitive to global macroeconomic developments. Bitcoin futures premiums and miner selling suggest that the bear market persists despite Bitcoin trading above $74,000. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $74,000 level on Monday following slight gains in the S&P 500 index after US President…
The Philadelphia Eagles will play in London as part of the NFL’s international games next season. The NFL will stage a record nine regular-season games overseas during 2026, with three in the UK while Australia and France are hosts for the first time. The London series begins on 4 October with the Washington Commanders hosting…
UK AI datacenter capacity could migrate away from London as power shortages, planning constraints and reduced reliance on low-latency connections to financial firms make other locations more attractive. Drone image of Slough Trading Estate, one of Europe’s largest industrial business parks. While geographically located in Berkshire, Slough is considered part of the “Greater London” datacenter…
“We cannot sleep! If we sleep, they bite the children and disturb us. There are so many weasels and rats – an abnormal number,” says Rizq Abu Laila, who lives right next to a rubbish dump in Gaza City with his four young children, one of whom has cancer. Source link
A 10-year-old girl who found an endangered Mexican axolotl while on holiday in Wales has told the BBC about the moment she found and caught the amphibian. It is the first documented discovery of an axolotl in the wild in the UK, with only 50 to 1,000 left globally, according to experts. Evie was playing…
Shake intensity Pop. density Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico on Monday, according…
Watch Chris Kane’s goal in Dunfermline Athletic’s 1-0 Scottish Premiership play-off quarter-final first-leg win against Arbroath. Source link