The UN’s highest court handed Iran a legal victory over the US on Wednesday when it ordered the White House to roll back some of Donald Trump’s sanctions on Tehran. Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously that parts of the sanctions the US imposed on Iran in May were illegal and…
“Begur is authentic” declares a sign welcoming visitors to this medieval coastal town. And indeed, nestled amid thick maritime pine forests rolling down to hidden coves, Begur is a world away from the over-developed resorts and high rise condominiums that blight better-known destinations of Spain’s Costa Brava. Perched on one of last virtually pristine stretches…
PC battle royale game H1Z1 will become free to download and play as of 6pm UK time today. The announcement is not a surprise – H1Z1’s playerbase has nosedived in recent months due to the surge in popularity of rival battle royale smash hits Fortnite and PUBG – although it comes sooner than some had…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after US congressional elections on November 6. Speaking to reporters as he flew to Iowa for a political rally, Trump said: "It’ll be after the midterms. I just can’t leave now." Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that…
Hawaii’s ‘last princess’ has lost control of her $215 million (£165 million) trust after a judge in Honolulu ruled she does not have sufficient mental capacity to manage the fund. Abigail Kawānanakoa, 92, has been involved in a contentious legal battle for almost a year after some of her staff claimed she was being coerced…
This week’s summit of South and North Korean leaders already promises to be big on pomp and pageantry and short on tangible results, but its role in keeping nuclear diplomacy talks on track should not be underestimated. On Tuesday morning Moon Jae-in, the South Korean president, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, were greeted by…
Last week, Blizzard set tongues wagging with an apparent tease for a Diablo game on Nintendo Switch. The image – of a Diablo night light being repeatedly switched on and off – felt fairly deliberate. But then, after hours of fan excitement, an official response emerged from within Blizzard apparently designed to dampen down the…
A year ago, Fallen London and Sunless Sea developer Failbetter Games successfully pitched Sunless Skies on Kickstarter. The upcoming project was funded in four hours and its crowdfunding campaign concluded with nearly 400 per cent of the money needed to smash its financial target. In September last year, Failbetter won a GamesIndustry.biz award for being…
An early warning system that might have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing phase for years. The high-tech system of seafloor sensors, data-laden sound waves and fiber-optic cable was meant to replace a system set up after an earthquake and tsunami killed…
Britain has granted asylum to 29 Syrian “White Helmets” civil defence volunteers and up to 70 family members, The Telegraph has learned. The first family has already been resettled in the UK, while the rest are due to move early next month. A total of 98 White Helmets and 324 of their relatives were evacuated…