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‘We saw tanks on the road’: What it’s like to play chess in a regional conflict

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'We saw tanks on the road': What it's like to play chess in a regional conflict

A visual representation of Pravin Thipsay’s experience (AI-generated photos) New Delhi: Cyprus, an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean, will host the open and women’s divisions of the 2026 Candidates Championship starting on March 28 and will be home to some of the best classical chess competitions over the next two weeks. As the only … Read more

‘False prophet of our time’: Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi slams Khamenei’s ‘illegitimate’ regime; urges Shiites to ‘restore faith’

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'False prophet of our time': Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi slams Khamenei's 'illegitimate' regime; urges Shiites to 'restore faith'

Supreme Leader Khamenei and Prince-in-Exile Reza Pahlavi Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi has launched a powerful and deeply personal attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, accusing Iran’s clerical establishment of betraying the faith it claims to defend. Calling on the country’s majority Shia population to rise up and “regain their faith,” he described the 86-year-old … Read more