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By Alessandro Parodi, Reuters Dommaraju Gukesh, left, looks reacts while playing against Ding Liren during the world chess championship. Photo: AFP Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Friday morning (NZ time) in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is at age 18 four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champion since 1985 when he beat Anatoly Karpov. Gukesh won the game with the black pieces after Ding wilted under pressure and blundered in what commentators considered to be a comfortable position, snatching the title with a final score of 7.5-6.5. Ding, whose form has plummeted since he beat Russian ...

By Gawon Bae, Jerome Taylor, Helen Regan and Lex Harvey, CNN A television screen shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol announcing the lifting of martial law, in Seoul, South Korea on December 4, 2024, hours after Yoon imposed it. Photo: YONHAP / AFP South Korea's ruling party has thrown its support behind attempts to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated decision to declare martial law that sparked a political crisis and widespread public anger in the country. The announcement came moments before Yoon delivered a defiant speech Thursday (local time) in which he attempted to justify his hugely controversial martial law decision and rejected growing calls from across the political spectrum for him to stand down. The People Power Party (PPP) had initially re...