Second summit
US President Donald Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of February, the White House says. The announcement came after Mr Trump met top North Korean negotiator Kim Yongchol at the White House. He had been expected to deliver a letter from Kim Jong-un to
Palestine, Syria dominate Arab ministers’ meeting
The concerns of the people of Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Yemen were the main topic of the opening session of a meeting of Arab ministers held in preparation for the Arab development summit on Sunday in Beirut, Arab News reported last night. The meeting in the Lebanese capital’s Phoenicia Ho
Sagan closes in on lead with stage win
Triple world champion Peter Sagan held off former race winners Luis Leon Sanchez and Daryl Impey to win stage three and close in on the overall lead of Australia’s Tour Down Under yesterday. The Slovak Bora-Hansgrohe sprint super
Serena, Djokovic in charge
Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam yesterday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic won an emotional 2008 Australian Open final rematch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. B
January Jones to star in skating drama series
“Mad Men” star January Jones is set to play a lead opposite Kaya Scodelario in “Spinning Out”, an upcoming drama series set in the world of competitive figure skating. In the Netflix series, the 41-yearold actre
Julia Roberts won’t return for ‘Homecoming’ season 2
Actress Julia Roberts wont be appearing in season two of thriller TV series “Homecoming”. According to sources, Roberts’ initial deal for “Homecoming” -- her first TV series regular role -- was for a one-s
Beyonce drops lawsuit over ‘Feyonce’ items
A lawsuit brought by Beyonce over the sale of “Feyonce” items to engaged couples has been dismissed at the singer’s request, court documents showed on Wednesday. The pop superstar had complained in a 2016 lawsuit that
China’s top trade negotiator to visit US
China’s top trade negotiator will travel to the United States for talks later this month ahead of a March deadline to avoid bruising tariff hikes, the commerce ministry said yesterday. Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on
