Singing sensation Ariana Grande’s past love affairs have been no secret to the world and even after their end, the singer doesn’t seem to be shying away from shadowing one of her former flames. The 26-year-old Thank U, Next crooner’s Grammy Awards performance became the talk of town after she threw some major shade at her ex-fiancé Pete Davidson by getting rid …

Hanish Qureshi, the step daughter of famed Pakistani drama writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, has responded to the critics on social media after Qamar received severe backlash over his drama serial Mere Paas Tum Ho. Hanish Qureshi came out in support of him and gave a shut-up call to the haters on social media. Hanish took to Instagram and shared a story to …

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said. Bryant rocketed to fame as an 18-year-old rookie and played 20 years for the Los Angeles Lakers — 18 of …

LONDON: Hundreds of Sikh and Kashmiri protesters observed a black day on Sunday by gathering outside the Indian High Commission here as India marked its Republic Day. Demonstrators from across London as well as Birmingham and other cities traveled to Aldwych on coaches and buses, carrying placards and banners calling out the Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s atrocities in held Kashmir. …

ELAZIG CITY: Rescuers desperately attempted on Sunday to find survivors in eastern Turkey in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake claimed at least 38 lives. Nearly 4,000 rescue workers combed through debris in freezing temperatures, helped by mechanical diggers, as hope was fading as the 48th hour approached. Three bodies were found in the city centre, nearly …

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump demanded the dismissal of Marie Yovanovitch, a former ambassador to Ukraine and a key figure in the president’s impeachment trial, according to a video recording released to US media on Saturday. The footage was reportedly taken during an April 2018 donor dinner at a hotel and released to news outlets by an attorney for Lev Parnas, an …

BAGHDAD: A volley of rockets landed near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, two security sources said, in the latest unclaimed attack on American installations in the country. Reporters heard loud thuds emanating from the western bank of the Tigris, where the US embassy and most other foreign diplomatic missions are located. One security source said …

JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday officially gave its citizens the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits, in the latest sign of warming ties between the two states. The interior ministry’s announcement will have limited practical impact, as Israelis have been travelling to Saudi Arabia via third countries, especially Jordan. But Israel had never granted official approval …

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 and infected more than 2,700 people, as Beijing sought to signal how seriously it aims to respond to the developing crisis. Meanwhile, Wuhan said it would suspend visa and passport services for Chinese citizens until January 30 to strengthen control of …

  One protester was killed early on Monday in Iraq’s flashpoint city of Nasiriyah, a medic told AFP, as gunmen stormed the square where anti-government demonstrators had been camped out for months. The men arrived in Habbubi Square just after midnight, torching the tents where protesters had been sleeping and leaving nothing but charred shreds of fabric and metal frames, an AFP correspondent …