Earlier this year, Brendan Greene tweeted out a few teaser images of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ upcoming desert map. Ever since then, he’s been drip-feeding new information to eager fans, but a lot of details are still up in the air. What new weapons will be available? Will there be an underground bunker? Can we really ride…
Spain will take in 60 of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius rescue ship as part of an agreement with other European nations, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday. "Spain has coordinated a pioneering agreement with six countries to distribute the reception of the people of the Aquarius.. Spain will receive 60 people," he…
Australia’s most populous state was declared entirely in drought on Wednesday and struggling farmers were given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse pasture during the most intense dry spell in more than 50 years. Much of Australia’s southeast is struggling with drought. But the drought conditions in the state of…
Hit smartphone app Pokémon Go has refreshed its list of in-game raids for the first time since the activity was introduced at the start of the summer. The surprise move took effect over the weekend without any prior warning from developer Niantic. Raid times were also shortened from an hour to 45 minutes after the…
A Malaysian court will make its first ruling on Thursday about whether two women implicated in the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother were scapegoats of the North Korean regime or possibly cold-blooded killers. The high court in Selangor, western Malaysia, will either acquit Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong, 29,…
Compare and contrast the lead-up to the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with developer Monolith Soft’s last two Nintendo outings (or indeed its last effort, given how it lent a hand with Breath of the Wild) and you can’t help but feel it’s all been a little muted. Perhaps it’s just circumstance; this is coming…
British waste disposal companies are embroiled in an international criminal investigation into a fake recycling scandal, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. Three British firms that send household recycling to Poland are being questioned by the UK’s Environment Agency over alleged illegal waste disposal. They cannot be named as the investigation is ongoing. Polish authorities have…
Xbox One X is now available in the UK – but many Amazon customers are still to receive theirs. Last night’s midnight launch was fine if you wanted to wait outside in the cold, but many Amazon UK customers had pre-ordered to avoid this – and to guarantee a limited edition Project Scorpio version of…
Donald Trump frequently used the N-word and other racial slurs, a former Apprentice Star and White House aide has claimed. Omarosa Manigault Newman, who was one of the president’s most senior African American aides, claims he was recorded making the slurs "multiple times" during the filming of his TV talent show. Manigault Newman, once the…
Nintendo’s just wrapped up its Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct presentation, revealing a handful of new details for the imminent JRPG from Monolith Soft. The big headline was the announcement of a season pass, which will weigh in at £26.99 and offer almost a year’s worth of content, with a sprinkling of extras hitting before a…