Saudi Arabia yesterday hinted at economic retaliation over mounting international criticism of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as its stock exchange suffered its worst losses in years. Shares plunged as much as 7 per cent as US President Donald Trump promised "severe punishment", and the foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany issued a joint statement calling for a "credible…
Former Army captain Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday night, riding a wave of frustration over corruption and crime that brought a dramatic swing to the right in the world’s fourth-largest democracy. With 94 percent of the ballots counted, Mr Bolsonaro had 56 percent of the votes in the run-off election against left-wing…
Brilliant! There’s a pub in Huddersfield which offers a £30 bar tab to anyone who can get a Victory Royale in Fortnite, there and then. Reckon you could do it on a projected screen with everybody watching? The place is a student pub called Warehouse, and the person who dreamt up the idea is manager…
A pair of same-sex penguins in Sydney has developed a “super cute” relationship and been given a foster egg to raise after aquarium staff observed the couple building a nest and concluded they would make “amazing parents”. The two males, named Magic and Sphen, formed a bond before this year’s breeding season at the Sea Life Sydney…
Footballers play Fortnite. That’s not surprising – pretty much everyone plays Fortnite right now. But it’s kind of crazy to see Fortnite bleed into the real world of football – in the form of goal celebrations. Last night, Atletico Madrid beat Sporting Lisbon 2-0 in the Europa League quarter final first leg. After scoring his…
One US soldier was killed and another wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in Kabul on Saturday, NATO said, in the latest such assault on international forces in Afghanistan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the third so-called "green-on-blue" attack in less than three weeks that have rattled foreign troops tasked with training…
UPDATE 28TH MARCH: Xbox VIP Mike Ybarra clarified overnight there will be no policy change for Xbox Live, so the rules already in place there will remain the rules come 1st May. There is no policy change for Xbox Live. https://t.co/NbpxkGXDUX — Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) March 27, 2018 ORIGINAL STORY 27TH MARCH: Using offensive language…
Italy’s hard-line interior minister has called for "little ethnic shops" – convenience stores run mostly by Asian immigrants – to have to close by 9pm because they are a focus for drug dealers and "hell raisers". Matteo Salvini, who is also the head of the anti-immigrant League party, said he would add an amendment to…
Every spring, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, people in Japan gather to celebrate in an ages-old tradition known as hanami. It’s a celebration of nature’s beauty, and a chance for friends and family to get together in the first blushes of spring. This year, Q-Games has assembled alongside its Kyoto compatriots on…
France has issued international arrest warrants for three top Syrian security chiefs for alleged collusion in war crimes, according to legal and judicial sources. Among those targeted is Ali Mamlouk, Syria’s security chief and among President Bashar al-Assad’s most senior advisers. The other high-ranking officials sought are Jamil Hassan, head of the Syrian air force’s intelligence agency, and…