Italy’s hard-Right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, suffered a rare setback on Monday when his TV presenter girlfriend announced she was breaking up with him on Instagram. Elisa Isoardi, a former model who hosts the Italian version of Ready Steady Cook, announced the end of their three-year relationship with a photograph of the couple in happier…
Residents in Tanzania’s biggest city have been urged to inform on their neighbours and friends ahead of a police operation to hunt down and jail homosexuals. A 17-member committee appointed by Paul Makonda, Dar es Salaam’s powerful regional commissioner, will attempt to identify all gay men living in the coastal city after it first convenes…
After Eurogamer confirmed the game in January and it was spotted in promotional material within Lego toy sets earlier this month, Warner Bros. has now rubber stamped the release of Lego The Incredibles. As expected, the Pixar tie-in is a mix of the first Incredibles film and the upcoming sequel – and will launch the…
A Chinese researcher’s claims on Monday that he had created the world’s first genetically edited babies have reignited concerns that China’s race to lead biomedical research involves disregarding ethical boundaries long accepted elsewhere. On Monday, Chinese researcher He Jiankui said he had successfully altered the DNA of twin baby girls to make them more resistant to HIV….
Donald Trump’s administration announced it will deny asylum to migrants caught crossing the Mexican border illegally. Mr Trump is expected to sign a proclamation on Friday introducing what would be a major step to restrict asylum claims. Migrants would only be eligible for asylum if they came through official ports of entry. The latest crackdown…
A former Colombian drug lord known for an extreme plastic-surgery makeover meant to hide his identity testified on Thursday at a US trial about his lucrative drug-trafficking alliance with notorious Mexican counterpart Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Asked about his distorted facial features, Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia explained that he had undergone at least three surgeries that altered…
In a callback to events from the previous game in the series, it is possible to complete Far Cry 5 in just 10 minutes. In Far Cry 4, all you needed to do to see the credits roll was ignore an on screen prompt and stay seated at Pagan Min’s dinner table. Not a difficult…
Israel’s military has launched an operation to find and destroy a network of Hizbollah “attack tunnels” running underground from southern Lebanon into northern Israel. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said Hizbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group, dug the tunnels over several years so its fighters could ambush Israeli soldiers and civilians. The IDF would not say…
Earlier this week, we reported on Sam Fisher’s eye-catching cameo in Ghost Recon Wildands’ new DLC because it references fellow stealth video game hero Solid Snake. But it seems there may be more to Fisher’s surprise appearance – and fans of Splinter Cell are excited. All week, Splinter Cell fans have wondered whether Sam Fisher’s…
Arizona Republican Martha McSally conceded her razor-thin US Senate race Monday, providing Democrats with a key victory in a state that has not elected a member of the party to the Senate in three decades. Kyrsten Sinema will replace outgoing Senator Jeff Flake, a conservative Republican who is a critic of President Donald Trump. Arizona…