Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the jailed former Brazilian president, stepped aside on Tuesday to allow his running mate to stand for the presidency in next month’s election, as Leftist candidates’ strong showing in a poll pulled markets lower. The politician, nicknamed "Lula", had been the frontrunner despite serving a prison term for corruption and had already been…
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday she has resigned from new Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Cabinet, two days after a bruising leadership battle that toppled former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Bishop announced she would move to the backbench and had not yet decided whether to contest the next election, which is due by…
Trump calls Iran "world’s leading sponsor of terrorism" Trump earlier turned down meeting with Tehran US President was due on stage around 10am, he arrived at 10.15am What to expect from the US President’s speech Donald Trump, the US president, launched a scathing attack on Iran on Tuesday, accusing their leaders of sowing “chaos, death and destruction”…
Long-in-the-works fan project TimeSplitters Rewind has released a new development update with fresh screenshots and behind-the-scenes footage. The video below, released on New Year’s Eve, shows images and audio from Rewind’s version of perhaps the best TimeSplitters story mission: TS2’s opening Siberia level. There’s a look at weapon animations (without hands for TS2 levels, with…
Women who make accusations of sexual abuse must be heard and supported – but so too should men who face such allegations, according to Melania Trump. The first lady, whose husband has faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour, also said women should have solid evidence to support their claims. “I support the women, and they need…
Angela Merkel on Monday made a public apology as her government reversed a decision to promote a controversial intelligence chief despite allegations he had interfered in politics. Hans-Georg Maassen is to be removed as head of Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence service after he publicly contradicted the chancellor over far-Right riots in Chemnitz last month. His…
As Hurricane Irma ripped its way across her tiny, helpless island, Joycie Webber clung to the floor of her home for five hours – and prayed. “It was hot and heavy,” she recalled. “I thought it would never end.” The storm almost erased Barbuda off the map. Every building was badly damaged, and 185mph winds…
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. Judging by the sudden influx of people on my Twitter timeline…
They were showered with millions of euros in EU funding to restore the crumbling walls and archways to their former glory. But Bulgaria’s ancient castles and fortresses have become a laughing stock after shoddy reconstruction work left the sites looking like they were made of "cheese and cardboard" and drove away tourists. Conservationists have poured…
Forget the silly patch notes – there are new PUBG costumes in town (on the PC test server)! Now you can dress up like a Biker or a Desperado! The words are capitalised because they’re the name of two new PUBG crates, each of which come with a whole pile of fancy dress to pop…