Two detained after French influencer's scorched body found in vineyard

Two men have been detained after a young woman's burned body was found in a vineyard in southern France, the local prosecutor has said.

In a statement on Wednesday, Nîmes prosecutor Cécile Gensac confirmed the body found in the Saint-Gilles vineyard belonged to social media influencer Sonia Bellina.

Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent

For more than a month, demonstrators have gathered in Ivan Franko Square outside Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office. The protesters have been chanting a name – not that of Ukraine’s embattled president but that of the man he recently sacked as defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. On Sunday evening, 2,000 people marched along Khreshchatyk, Kyiv’s main boulevard, waving cardboard banners in support of their ousted hero.

Hockey World Cup 2026: India rout Pakistan to qualify for second round

India hold off Pakistan 5-3 to finish second with six points as England top Pool D with nine points from three wins.

A 10-man India have staved off Pakistan 5-3 and advanced to the second round of the Hockey World Cup after a crucial encounter for the South Asian neighbours at Wagener Stadium.

Seven decades of US regime change efforts: What have they achieved?

More than seven decades after the United States helped to overthrow Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, in 1953, the two countries are again locking horns.

The ongoing war between Washington and Tehran began when the US and Israel launched strikes across Iran on February 28, claiming Tehran was on the cusp of acquiring nuclear weapons.

Israel admits firing on car carrying Hind Rajab, symbol of Gaza’s suffering

The Israeli military has announced a criminal investigation into the killing that shook the world, but hopes for justice are slim.

More than two years after Hind Rajab was killed, becoming a symbol of the suffering of children in Gaza, Israel’s military, long accused of the atrocity, has announced a criminal investigation into the death of the five-year-old girl.

Jaecoo owner Chery takes ‘next step’ in UK push with R&D centre

The Chinese carmaker behind the irreverently nicknamed “Temu Range Rover” is plotting further UK expansion with a major research and development centre in England.

Chery, which makes the Jaecoo and Omoda car brands, said the launch of a new R&D site was “the next step in our long-term plan” for Britain as it also moves towards manufacturing its cars in the UK.

Sony are rebooting their live service Horizon game as a more traditional co-op affair, claim sources, with a proper Horizon Forbidden West sequel still years away

Guerrilla now have "through December" to impress the bosses

Stylised characters in partially futuristic, partially ancient looking outfits in Horizon Hunters Gathering.
Image credit: Guerrilla Games

Horizon Hunters Gathering, the live service multiplayer spin-off for PlayStation's post-apocalyptic Horizon series, is being rebooted as a smaller and more traditional co-op experience with a story mode, according to anonymous insiders. In the process, we're told, several of the project's staff are being reassigned within Sony's gamedev empire, even as a small team of Guerrilla Games work on the next "proper" singleplayer Horizon game.

Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 NVMe SSD review

A drive of its time that's left us with more questions than answers. Solid, dependable, good performance, but just don't expect it to be topping the charts any time soon. Or stay in stock for long.