A Briton was killed and several wounded in a Taliban assault on the compound of a UK security company that left six dead. Luke Griffin, a 33-year-old military veteran from Merseyside, was killed when attackers struck…
In the end it might not have been the images of stick-thin children or the dire warnings of famine that finally prompted the world to take action to end the crisis in Yemen. It might…
A top aide to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, fired for his role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, personally oversaw the torture of at least one detained female activist earlier this year, two sources…
Yemen’s warring sides looked closer to a truce on Monday after Britain led a two-pronged diplomatic charge at the United Nations and in Tehran. The UK submitted a draft proposal to the UN’s Security Council,…
Ninja Theory’s self-published gamble, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, leads the nominations for the BAFTA video game awards 2018, with nine nods including Best Game. It’s been a tremendous success for the British studio, with Hellblade winning…
High-end hotels in China run by international chains Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt have issued apologies after a video went viral, showing unhygienic practices, including one cleaner who used the same sponge to wipe drinking cups…
President Emmanuel Macron of France warned that “war scenes” on the Champs-Elysées last weekend aired by the world’s media risked tarnishing the country’s rising reputation abroad. His words came two days after barricades were torched,…
The race to succeed Angela Merkel as the leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) is on a knife-edge, as the final stages of the leadership contest re-open ancient political divisions among the party’s old guard.…
Today, Bungie pushes out a big new update for Destiny 2 designed to make the game feel a lot faster to play. Patch 1.1.4., dubbed the “Go Fast” update, has been long-awaited by Destiny 2…
Richard Gere made an unlikely appearance at a star-studded business forum in Moscow, which he described as a "city of light". The event, on Monday, caused controversy after twin female business assistants were offered as a…