As Chinese retailer Pop Mart temporarily halts sales of its keychain gremlin doll Labubu in UK stores, Ellie Muir speaks to proud connoisseurs of the toy and luxury goods experts about why accessorising bags has taken over fashion runways...

From the starting point at the Great Wall of China, the teams are headed to the southernmost tip of India

It’s like ‘having a superpower’

Australia says Yang’s letter is ‘message of profound courage, resilience and hope’

She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall

China has been accused of interference in the Solomon Islands for allegedly forcing a minister to quit from a global alliance of parliamentarians critical of Beijing’s growing influence.

No casualties have been reported so far

Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept across the country, though many within the Catholic church were surprised the conclave selected an American.