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Chess champ Carlsen accuses Niemann of recent cheating
Chess champ Carlsen accuses Niemann of recent cheating
by  AFP

Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen for the first time openly accused American Hans Niemann of cheating Monday, saying the rising star had done so more recently and more often than he previously admitted. In a letter published on Twitter and addressed "Dear Chess World," Carlsen said: "I believe that Niemann has cheated more -- and more recently -- than he has publicly admitted.

'Desperation' in violence-ravaged Haiti, UN hears
'Desperation' in violence-ravaged Haiti, UN hears
by  AFP

Officials described a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Haiti to the UN Security Council Monday, as the nation hits "new levels of desperation" after two weeks of violence and attacks on food aid warehouses.

Thousands march to demand justice for Mexico's missing students
Thousands march to demand justice for Mexico's missing students
by  AFP

Thousands of Mexicans marched on Monday demanding justice on the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students, after investigators branded the atrocity a "state crime" involving the military and other institutions. Last month, a truth commission tasked by Lopez Obrador's government to investigate the atrocity declared the case a "state crime" involving agents of various institutions.

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