Biden to engage with Quad allies 'as soon as possible'

US President Joe Biden looks forward to engaging with his counterparts in Australia, India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region as soon as possible, according to a senior administration official.......

American Louise Gluck wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the United States poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."......

They sit there, stoic, implacable, defiant

It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart.The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who......

Toni Morrison: Despots won't lose control over media

'We all know nations that can be identified by the flight of writers from their shores.'These are regimes whose fear of unmonitored writing is justified because truth is trouble.'It is trouble for......

The Hollywood awards season starring Trump

Meryl Streep: 'When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose.' Jennifer Lopez: 'There is no time for despair, no place for self pity, no need for silence, and no room for fear.'......

'It's not my job to defend Pakistan'

Nationalism only comes second to a writer whose primary morality is as a human being, Mohsin Hamid tells Abhishek Mande, as Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on his book, hits the......

Shah Rukh to receive highest Yale honour

Bollywood actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will join the likes of former Presidents George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carterwhen hedelivers a lecture at Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on......

Golden Globe winners, at a glance

The 68th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Motion Picture -......

New Zealand vs England: How the finalists match up

England and New Zealand have faced each other on nine previous occasions at the World Cup and the Black Caps hold a narrow advantage 5-4. IMAGES: Eoin Morgan and Kane Williamson pose with the ICC......

Man City the 'best team in Europe'?

'They’re one of those teams I think are really special' IMAGE: Manchester City players celebrate. Photograph: Twitter. West Bromwich Albion, who have not won a Premier League game since the......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

EPL PHOTOS: Lively Lukaku sparks Everton comeback at West Brom

Everton now go to up to fifth in the table with 12 points from seven games IMAGES: Everton's Romelu Lukaku celebrates as he scores their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match against......

EPL PHOTOS: Chelsea inch towards title with gritty United win

Chelsea's players celebrate their victory against Manchester United. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard struck late in the first half to secure a 1-0 home win......