Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the government of Africa’s second most populous nation. In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers picked…
Thailand says it will ban plastic waste imports by 2021, meaning the UK must find somewhere else for the thousands of tonnes of plastic it currently sends to the country for recycling each month. Large…
Hello. Happy Sunday! And what a lovely Sunday it is indeed, because I’m delighted to announce Eurogamer’s summer internship returns, you guessed it… this summer! Last year, Eurogamer launched its first ever internship scheme for…
Brazil’s far-Right election front-runner was accused of setting up a ‘criminal network’ with big businesses to spread fake news through Whatsapp. Brazilian media reported that well-heeled supporters of Jair Bolsonaro paid for messaging by third-party…
Egypt, Dunkirk, a secret Nazi rocket base and aerial dogfighting – these are the highlights of The War Machine, Call of Duty’s upcoming second DLC pack. Due to launch on 10th April for PlayStation 4…
A Chinese social media star has been jailed for 5 days for "insulting the national anthem" in the most high profile case under a new law. Yang Kaili, 20, who has more than 45 million…
Saudi officials found to have been involved in the killing of a prominent journalist in Turkey should be targeted by new sanctions introduced by Theresa May in the wake of the Salisbury attack, MPs and campaigners said on Saturday. Andrew Mitchell, the former…
Firewatch, the engrossing indie adventure which won praise when it first launched in 2016, will be released for Nintendo Switch. Developer Campo Santo announced this fresh version of the game today, and promised it would…
The Los Angeles district attorney declined to prosecute attorney Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges on Wednesday and referred allegations that he roughed up his girlfriend to the city attorney for a possible misdemeanor…
Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his insistence that poor forest management was partly to blame for California’s most deadly fire ever, as the Queen sent her condolences to the state. Before heading to…