The truth behind your $12 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein’s success

The hum of sewing machines is a constant in parts of Guangzhou, a thriving port on the Pearl River in southern China. It rattles through the open windows of factories…

Apple pushes back on call to end diversity programme

Apple’s board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. It comes after a conservative group, the National Center for…

Sinner ‘happy’ with reception amid doping case

Defending champion Jannik Sinner said he was “happy” with the reception he received from the crowd after making a winning return to the Australian Open amid his ongoing doping case.…

Khabib escorted from plane after exit-seat dispute

Former mixed martial arts champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was escorted from a plane after he refused to move from an exit seat. The Russian, 36, had a disagreement with a flight…

Havertz’s wife reveals ‘shocking’ social media abuse

The wife of Arsenal striker Kai Havertz has shared screenshots of abuse she received on social media amid Sunday’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United, including threats to the couple’s unborn…

GB’s Fearnley beats injury-hit Kyrgios in Melbourne

Fast-rising British star Jacob Fearnley kept his focus and composure to beat an ailing Nick Kyrgios on the home favourite’s long-awaited comeback at the Australian Open. Fearnley, 23, cruised to…

Booze ban for Marcos family member after plane brawl

The daughter of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been banned from drinking on planes and in airports after she and her husband got into a drunken brawl with another…

When Carter met Kim – and stopped a nuclear war

Three decades ago, the world was on the brink of a nuclear showdown – until Jimmy Carter showed up in North Korea. In June 1994, the former US president arrived…

‘I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game’

It was late at night, and Darim’s animation studio had just finished designing a new look for a character in one of South Korea’s most popular video games, MapleStory. Darim…

Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. “For those North…