Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images Magnus Carlsen, the chess grandmaster who has become the public face of the game, was forced into a draw
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Tuesday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio had some testy exchanges with Democratic senators on Tuesday, who questioned him on Trump administration policies ranging from diplomacy with Russia to aid cuts, refugees and
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday. Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP MOSCOW — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday, as part of a flurry of phone calls to negotiate a
Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St. Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the inaugural Mass of his pontificate, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Domenico Stinellis/AP hide caption toggle caption Domenico Stinellis/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes
People surround the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike in front of the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan in January in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, who is facing allegations of sexual
The Trump Administration has a new plan for delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has blocked all food, fuel and medicine for more than ten weeks, accusing Hamas of stealing aid meant for civilians. The U.S. says their plan will address those concerns, but experts worry the plan could set a bad precedent. We
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting at Turkey's presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday. Turkish Presidency/AP hide caption toggle caption Turkish Presidency/AP KYIV and MOSCOW — Hopes for substantive talks in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine faded on Thursday, after days of intense speculation that Russian
