Black Friday 2017: Destiny 2, Shadow of War, War of the Chosen, and more in Green Man Gaming’s sale

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer. Black Friday 2017 is well and truly kicking off over here…

Why ex-Farc fighters are toying with taking up arms again – and breaking Colombia’s fragile peace deal

It is not the absence of her rifle or waking up without her faded military fatigues that makes a new life away from the Farc an uneasy adjustment for Sandra Talaga. “One of the strangest things I’ve had to get used to is just sleeping inside,” the 25-year-old ex-militant said, sitting in her bare room…

Bill Clinton, Ariana Grande, and Stevie Wonder among mourners at Aretha Franklin’s funeral

In death, as in life, Aretha Franklin was the greatest of all divas. For her final appearance the Queen of Soul – known simply as "The Queen" in her home city of Detroit – was dressed in a sparkling, full-length gold gown with sequined heels. She lay regally in a $40,000 casket plated with 24-karat gold, and…

Nintendo’s incredible year continues, but not without a few minor casualties along the way

Well, isn’t this quite the problem to be having. It really doesn’t seem that long ago there were righteous complaints about the dearth of decent Nintendo titles, understandable given a fairly miserable 2016 which saw the Wii U shuffle off this mortal coil with little in the way of love or support. The assumption was,…

Arizonans travel hours to pay final farewell to late Senator John McCain

Arizonans paid their respects to John McCain on Wednesday as the body of the late senator lay in state in the capitol for a final farewell. "He dedicated his life to serve his country," former Arizona senator Jon Kyl said during a ceremony in the capitol rotunda in Phoenix attended by McCain’s wife, Cindy, and children. "When he…