Recep Tayyip Erodgan, Turkey’s president, said Tuesday that the death of Jamal Khashoggi was “a savage murder” planned in advance by Saudi officials, as he rejected Riyadh’s claim that the journalist was killed accidentally by rogue operatives. Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, responded by summoning Mr Khashoggi’s son to the royal…
An Egyptian museum has renewed calls for the Rosetta Stone to be returned back to Egypt after more than 200 years in the British Museum. The ancient slab, which is engraved with three languages and unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs, has been a long-running source of tension between Cairo and London. British soldiers captured…
A British backpacker is facing 10 years in a Thai prison after spray painting "Scousse Lee" on 800-year-old fortress wall as he complained that he "was blind drunk". Lee Furlong, 23, from Liverpool, was caught on CCTV using a can of black spray paint to deface the historic Tha Phae gate in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on…
Sprawling role-playing sequel Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, which looks every bit a Sure Thing, has not only been confirmed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it’s been confirmed for Nintendo Switch. Red Cerberus will handle the console conversions, not Paradox Arctic which did the Pillars of Eternity 1 PS4 and Xbox One ports. [This…
French Leftist firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon has broken new ground on social media by broadcasting a police raid on his political headquarters from his mobile phone. A furious Mr Mélenchon, head of France Insoumise (France Unbowed), filmed as eight police officers searched the party headquarters early on Tuesday, which he slammed as an attempted “coup de…
King Salman of Saudi Arabia was due to embark on an unusual tour of his country on Tuesday, as the kingdom’s international reputation continued to be buffered by the fallout from the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The 82-year-old was due to leave the capital Riyadh and visit several other provinces during the week-long trip, his…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gone head-to-head in the first sporting competition of their tour Down Under, as Meghan emerged triumphant in the unusual skill of welly wanging. The Duchess threw a pink spotted wellington boot a little further than her husband, as they played the game with schoolchildren in Auckland. The last…
The first major update for Capcom’s Monster Hunter World is landing next week, introducing a new monster into the ecosystem while also adding some welcome new features. Deviljho, a menacing brute wyvern, will be making its debut on March 22nd, and is the headline addition. Elsewhere, you’ll be able to re-edit your character’s appearance –…
Shunned by the international community for her handling of the Rohingya crisis, Burma’s beleaguered leader Aung San Suu Kyi now faces strife on her own doorstep after her estranged brother launched a fresh bid to sell their family home. Aung San Oo, who spends much of his time in the United States, on Wednesday launched…
Announced last year at E3, Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox avatars are now finally just a month from launch. The more diverse and inclusive character creation system will arrive in April for everyone – or this month if you are an Xbox Insider – according to a new report from The Verge’s Tom Warren. May will then…