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NRL star Bradman Best has sent his best wishes to boxing icon Jeff Fenech, who remains in hospital with heart issues. Fenech continues to receive hospital care as he deals with the health problems.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet has killed at least 16 people, injured 32 others and caused more than 300 homes to collapse, according to Chinese officials. The earthquake struck at 10.33pm local time on Thursday in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet, the United States Geological Survey said. Its epicentre was located 119 miles east-north-east of Nagqu, a city more than 186 miles north of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. The USGS estimated the earthquake’s depth at 11 miles, while China’s Earthquake Networks Centre put it at 6.2 miles. China’s state broadcaster CCTV described it as the biggest earthquake…

Tens of thousands of supporters of Serbia’s student-led opposition movement gathered in central Belgrade on Thursday for a final rally before Sunday’s parliamentary election, which they hope will end Aleksandar Vucic’s 14-year rule. The crowd filled Slavija Square, waving flags bearing the words “students are winning” and blowing whistles, while Mr Vucic addressed his own supporters at a sports hall across the city. The election follows almost two years of protests sparked by the collapse of a canopy at a newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad in 2024. Sixteen people were killed in the disaster, which was widely blamed…

New York City’s horse carriage industry is to be abolished after the City Council voted by 40 votes to seven, with two abstentions, to phase out the tourist attraction by June 2028. The decision ends decades of political wrangling over the carriages operating around Central Park, but allows about 200 drivers to continue working during the transition period. Council Speaker Julie Menin made the legislation a priority over the summer, saying the death in June of Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist from India, had been “the last straw”. She also pointed to a long history of horses dying on New…

An Australian agency considered firing KPMG over a breach of data-handling rules, documents show. The documents indicate that the agency weighed ending its relationship with the professional services firm in response to the alleged breach. No further details about the rules, the data involved or the outcome of the review were provided.

Brandi Glanville is due to undergo facial surgery this week as part of treatment for ongoing health problems, with the procedure intended to remove material and organisms and clean the affected area. A source said the former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star will have the operation at Cedars-Sinai. The procedure is expected to be the first stage of a longer treatment plan. Following surgery, Ms Glanville is expected to begin a 90-day course of antifungal treatment delivered through an intravenous drip. She will then undergo a further operation to remove her implants. Dr Mark Farber, who has been involved…

Maternal health should remain a priority from the earliest weeks of pregnancy through to the postpartum period, a Seattle family medicine physician has said. Dr Patricia Egwuatu, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente, appeared on Good Day Seattle to discuss the importance of informed care and reliable guidance for mothers at every stage. She highlighted how appropriate advice during pregnancy, childbirth and the weeks after delivery can help women recognise concerns, make informed decisions and seek support when needed. The discussion also underlined the importance of continuing care after birth, when mothers’ physical and emotional health can require just…

Looksmaxxing livestreamer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, has pleaded not guilty to a rape charge involving a 17-year-old girl at his family’s home in Chatham, Massachusetts. Peters, 20, is accused of giving the girl alcohol until she was drunk before sexually assaulting her during a visit to Cape Cod in May 2025. His lawyers say the encounter was consensual. He appeared at Orleans District Court wearing a dark suit and walking a barking dog on a lead. Peters did not answer reporters’ questions and spoke only to the dog as he entered the courthouse. Under the terms of his…

A 27-year-old woman has been charged after a police officer was shot in Nottingham city centre. The material available does not disclose the exact charge or further details about the incident. It also does not provide any information on the officer’s condition or any forthcoming court proceedings. No additional information is supplied in the source material.

US stocks fell sharply on Thursday as investors questioned whether huge artificial intelligence investments will generate the profits needed to justify their cost, while rising oil prices added to market pressure. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 751 points, or 2.8%, shortly before the close. The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%. Wall Street analysts said concerns were growing over the debt being taken on by AI companies to fund data-centre construction and whether those investments would deliver the returns expected by shareholders. Adam Crisafulli, head of Vital Knowledge, said AI growth depended on…