The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service set off a major political row on Friday when he directly contradicted Angela Merkel over last week’s far-Right protests in Chemnitz. Hans-Georg Maassen said he had seen was no evidence to support claims neo-Nazis had hunted foreigners through the streets during the protests. That put him at odds with…
I remember not being very taken by Mass Effect’s main theme, the first time I heard it. Next to what I’d read about the game, a tale of alien liaisons and sizzling gun battles amid the stars, the title music seemed dreary, the wrong kind of spaced-out. A decade later, I listen to it while…
A Swedish nationalist party with roots in neo-Nazi movements is set to bring the once-unthinkable idea of leaving the EU onto the country’s agenda, as polls suggest it could win up to a quarter of the vote in elections this weekend. Sweden Democrats, which blames migrants and refugees for a recent rise in rapes, gun…
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate, underwent emergency surgery on Thursday after he was stabbed during a campaign event. The 63-year-old lawmaker has "a wound in the abdomen that has been caused by a sharp instrument," said the Santa Casa hospital in the southeastern city of Juiz de Fora, describing his condition as "stable." In…
Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday forced to deny angry opposition claims he was unpatriotic after branding his French compatriots “Gauls who are resistant to change”. President Macron made the comments during a chat with French expatriates while on a trip to Denmark – a country whose people he said he admired for embracing new models. "Let’s…
Hot on the heels of the announcement of Soulcalibur 6 at PlayStation Experience over the weekend, Sony has released 10 minutes of gameplay, giving us a decent look at the upcoming fighting game. Soulcalibur 6 sees the return of Bandai Namco’s long-running weapon-based fighting game, and is built on Unreal Engine 4. In the video,…
The European Union has not learnt the lessons of Brexit and could force Italy to reconsider its membership of the bloc, a senior government adviser has told The Telegraph. Ignazio Corrao, adviser to Luigi Di Maio, the deputy prime minister and leader of the Five Star Movement, attacked the arrogance of the European Commission and…
Melania Trump handed out teddy bears to sick children on a paediatric ward in Ghana on Tuesday as she began an African tour that the White House hopes will detoxify her husband’s image on the continent. By focusing primarily on childhood health and education, Mrs Trump’s five-day swing through four African states, her first significant…
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Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for the US Supreme Court, declared himself "independent, impartial" on Thursday in a highly unusual plea following criticism of his performance at a Senate committee hearing on sexual assault allegations against him. "I am an independent, impartial judge," said the headline of an opinion piece he wrote in The Wall Street…