Hollywood star Vanessa Hudgens had left the world startled after she parted ways with her longtime boyfriend Austin Butler. The couple had been together for as many as nine years but recently decided to call it quits. However, the 31-year-old Spring Breakers actor’s priceless smile at the premiere of her latest film Bad Boys for Life seems to be an …

Jennifer Aniston was spotted post a pampering session at the salon with celebrity facialist Shani Darden at her flagship studio in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. The Friends starlet, who is turning 51 next month, was seen hiding her face under dark sun shades and a grey turtleneck sweater riding up to her chin as she was clicked by eager photographers. Celebrity facialist …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has named Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin as its representative to Unesco, a rare female appointment to an international body, as the ultra-conservative country works to revamp its image. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been on a modernisation drive, seeking to project a moderate, business-friendly image to boost investment and help diversify the economy away from oil. “King …

DHAKA: A monitoring group set up by top European clothing brands to check worker safety standards in Bangladesh said on Wednesday it will wrap up in May, more than six years after the collapse of a garment factory prompted the intervention by retailers. The multi-storey Rana Plaza factory complex, where workers were making clothes for top global brands, collapsed in …

New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence has dropped the popular Christian hymn ‘Abide With Me’, a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, from the list of tunes for the Beating the Retreat ceremony on Jan 29 this year, The Hindu reported on Wednesday. The hymn was traditionally played to mark the end of Republic Day celebrations every year since 1950 at Vijay Chowk in the …

LONDON: Prince Harry’s wife Meghan could face her father in court over the publication of a letter she wrote to him, British media said on Wednesday, as she made a first public appearance in Canada after the couple’s shock decision to quit as full-time royals. Meghan launched legal action against The Mail on Sunday’s publishers in October after the tabloid …

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani appealed on Wednesday for unity and flagged the need for changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner. The Kiev-bound Boeing 737 was shot down in a catastrophic error shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard. One week on from …

WASHINGTON: After nearly two years of conflict between the world’s two dominant economic powers, the United States and China signed a trade truce on Wednesday, letting businesses around the globe breathe a sigh of relief. US President Donald Trump, who currently faces an impeachment trial and then a tough reelection bid later this year, called the agreement “momentous.” But tariffs …

WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers voted 228 to 193 to give the Senate, controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, the task of putting him on …

India is planning to cut some imports from Turkey and widen curbs on palm oil from Malaysia to oil, gas and other products, government officials said, targeting the two Muslim-majority countries for their criticism of India’s policy toward occupied Kashmir. India, the world’s biggest buyer of edible oils, has already effectively stopped importing palm oil from Malaysia by asking Indian …