The first chessboxing bout took place in Berlin in 2003, organised by a Dutch performance artist, Iepe Rubingh. Five years later a breakaway British faction got going. Chessboxing’s popularity has ...

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Keach Hagey’s “The Optimist” is what could be called the authorised version. She had access to Mr Altman and many of the main ...

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One route involves a re-invasion of Gaza in an attempt to eradicate Hamas, which the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are poised ...

In fact, by March 2023, there were times, behind the scenes, when Mr Biden seemed “completely out of it, spent, exhausted, ...

Among the American students they surveyed, speaking in front of a group was indeed the most common fear, beating out ...

The third component of the deal was a youth-mobility (now renamed “youth-experience”) agreement. This will make it easier for ...

The rising cost of living has hampered sales somewhat, but over the next five years the home pizza-oven market is still ...

How worried should America Inc’s bosses be about their new image problem? That Mr Trump has damaged America’s reputation ...

Investment in supporting democracy in its neighbourhood and beyond is not charity. It serves strategic interests ...

Eight justices—the exception being Ketanji Brown Jackson—seem keen to rein in universal injunctions. But a majority also ...