Double Olympic weightlifting champion Li Wenwen bagged her maiden ​Asian Games gold but a cruel twist of fate denied Iraq’s Ali Ammar the same honour — even after he ‌set a snatch world record in the men’s +110 kg event on Tuesday.

Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello unveiled a head-to-toe gold collection of ​slinky dresses and textured tailoring at Paris ‌Fashion Week on Tuesday.

Two concerts by US rapper Kanye West in Russia that had been scheduled for October have been cancelled, the show’s ​organiser, Say Agency, said.

Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli showed colourful tailoring and minimalist sneakers in his Summer 2027 collection at Paris Fashion Week on ​Thursday, a year on from his debut for the brand he is seeking to breathe new life into.

A collection of 12 ​long-unseen paintings, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Claude Monet, is expected to ‌fetch around $450 million when it goes on sale in New York in November.

Stella McCartney put a spotlight on the impact of overfishing and climate change on the oceans in her Paris runway show ​on Wednesday, unveiling a Spring/Summer 2027 collection of floaty fabrics, bubble hems ‌and wave motifs.

A new exhibition opening at London’s British Museum this week looks beyond Korea’s pop culture to explore 2,000 years of the country’s artistic ​and cultural heritage.

As autumn approaches, the rhythmic thud of wooden mallets pounding lamb meat can ​be heard across Indian Kashmir as cooks prepare a traditional ‌meal served at weddings – a multi-course mutton feast called Wazwan.

When a bird lunges at a butterfly in mid-flight, it may see something that is not there — the insect’s wings flashing beneath may not be moving where they appear to be ​moving.

The schedule for next year’s two-day London Marathon was ​decided by a game of rock-paper-scissors ‌involving the marathon world record holder and 2026 men’s champion Sabastian Sawe, organisers said.

A collection of 12 ​long-unseen paintings, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Claude Monet, is expected to ‌fetch around $450 million when it goes on sale in New York in November.

Global beauty brand L’Oreal Paris staged a star-studded runway show in ​the French capital on Monday, with pop icon ‌Celine Dion making a guest appearance to close out the evening.