Getty Images By Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News Adidas generated millions from its first “drop” of Yeezy trainers after ending the collaboration with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. The sportswear giant reported sales of €400m (£344m) from the shoes between April and June this year. Adidas cut ties with West, known as Ye,…

Reuters By Kelly Ng BBC News Hundreds of participants at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea have been hit by heat exhaustion. Some 400 cases were reported on the first night of the event on Tuesday, with many treated at a makeshift hospital at the campsite. Temperatures have hit 35C (95F) in…

By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has told BBC Hardtalk the military is petrified of an election, which is expected to take place later this year. He alleged that “fascists” are leading the country into the “dark ages”. Mr Khan was elected in 2018, ruled for just under four…

By Arunoday Mukharji BBC News, Haryana Policemen in riot gear, burnt cars and piles of debris. Three days after violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims killed six people, parts of the northern Indian state of Haryana remain tense. In Nuh, where the violence began on Monday afternoon, the streets are empty and shards of glass…

Reuters By Jean Mackenzie & Kelly Ng in Seoul and Singapore North Korea has responded to requests for information about the whereabouts of US soldier Travis King for the first time since he crossed into the country, the UN Command has confirmed. The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July…

In early 2022, as war was breaking out, a Ukrainian family said a painful goodbye to their father amid chaotic scenes at Lviv railway station. Almost 18 months later, Fergal Keane travelled with them as they prepared to come back together. The children are struggling to sleep. For at least the last week, 10-year-old Anna…

Getty Images By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Chinese technology shares fell after the country’s cyberspace regulator recommended limiting smartphone usage of children under 18. Shares of firms like Alibaba and video-sharing site Bilibili fell on Wednesday and saw further losses on Thursday. The proposed law would see children being only allowed to use their phones…

National Gallery of Australia By Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Australia’s national gallery will return three 9th and 10th Century bronze sculptures to Cambodia, after they were found to be stolen. It follows a decade-long investigation carried out by the two countries to determine the origin of the works. Cambodia’s government welcomed the historic move…

Getty Images By Kayla Epstein & Madeline Halpert BBC News Once again, the US state of Georgia is the centre of a political firestorm. On Tuesday, the justice department indicted Donald Trump over an alleged conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 election in his favour. The federal indictment devotes significant time to…