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Pakistan’s role as a mediator between the United States and Iran has sparked a wave of memes across social media. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, just an hour before US ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen ...

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Chuck Norris was more than a legendary martial artist and actor — he was also an internet icon. The “Walker, Texas Ranger” star, who died suddenly on Thursday at age 86 following a medical emergency, ...

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Sony's next PlayStation is expected to arrive in 2027, according to reliable hardware leaker KeplerL2. This insight dovetails with what Mark Cerny, the PlayStation's lead system architect, said last ...

Xbox is getting absolutely battered this console generation, but Microsoft still insists a next-gen AMD-powered Xbox is in the works—and the rumor mill is now pointing toward a 2027 release window for ...