WASHINGTON: US pop star Taylor Swift has directly addressed her Chinese fans sending them wishes for the upcoming mega shopping event called Tmall Global Double 11 Event on Monday. Chinese business tycoon, Ali Baba is running the massive online sales event called Tmall Global Double 11 across China not just once but twice, in order to expand the shopping window …

American physician Dr. Anthony Fauci was invited to talk to a number of Hollywood A-listers by Kim Kardashian regarding COVID-19. The reality TV star had arranged the Zoom call that comprised a number of big names including Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow, 2 Chainz, Brad Falchuk and more. This was confirmed by the director of …

American actor Eva Longoria has landed in a bit of a puddle lately over her recent remarks that have been perceived to be ‘anti-Black.’ During an interview on MSNCB with host Ari Melber, the Desperate Housewives star, 45, claimed that Latina women are to be hailed for the win of president-elect Joe Biden in the US election. “That spirit and perseverance that Latinas …

SRINAGAR: Four army soldiers and three civilians were killed in India-held Kashmir on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesperson claimed, in the bloodiest gunbattle in the disputed region since April. Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia claimed that an army patrol noticed some movement along the Line of Control in the early hours of Sunday morning. Army troops were rushed to …

• President-elect says let the US demonisation era end • Transition website, Twitter feed launched • Covid, economic recovery, racial equity, climate change priorities • Plan to name task force against virus today WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden began the transfer of power on Sunday that Americans hope would turn the page on four years of divisiveness as his defeated …

MINSK: Police detained more than 800 people in Belarus on Sunday during the latest in weeks of unprecedented demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko, as the opposition reached out to US president-elect Joe Biden. For three months running, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Belarus on Sundays to protest against the disputed re-election of Lukashenko, who has been …

BANGKOK: Thai police used water cannon on Sunday against thousands of protesters marching to deliver a message to King Maha Vajiralongkorn to demand reforms to curb the powers of his monarchy and the removal of the government. It was only the second time water cannon had been used in months of largely peaceful protests to call for greater democracy and …

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday strove to bury differences with president-elect Joe Biden as he stressed the enduring UK-US alliance and a future partnership against climate change. Johnson’s hostile comments in the past about the Democratic administration of the former vice president and Barack Obama have come back to bite him as Biden prepares to take office …

JERUSALEM: Joe Biden’s US election win marks a setback for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump — but it could spur renewed engagement between Washington and the Palestinians, experts said. Netanyahu said Trump was Israel’s strongest-ever ally in the White House, and the Republican advanced policies that delighted the Israeli prime minister’s right-wing base. Netanyahu …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia finally congratulated Joe Biden on Sunday on his election victory, more than 24 hours after he defeated Donald Trump, who had close personal ties with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The former US vice president pledged in his campaign to reassess ties with the kingdom, demanding more accountability over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at …