Vice President Kamala Harris has conceded defeat in the US presidential election in a call to her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to US media reports. In the phone call, Harris congratulated the former president on his election victory and addressed the importance of a peaceful handover of power, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported, citing her team. Harris is scheduled to address her supporters in public at 4 pm (2100 GMT) for the first time following her resounding defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election. Trump secured victory after carrying the swing state…