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Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel were among the returning Victoria’s Secret Angels who walked in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, on Sunday. The appearance marked a record 21st Victoria’s Secret show for Lima, who first took part in the event in 1999. She has now made more appearances than any other model. Ambrosio followed with her 20th show, while Swanepoel reached her 14th. The trio now hold the three highest appearance totals in the history of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Victoria’s Secret Angels return to the runway Other…

A fresh fire at a vacant building on Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles has intensified concerns over public safety, despite efforts by the city to seal off properties that residents say have become magnets for trespassers and repeated blazes. The latest incident occurred beside a building whose owner began demolishing it last week after a series of fires. Residents said another neighbouring property caught fire on the same night, before the demolition work had been completed. “This is unacceptable,” Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. The city’s Department of Building and Safety has ordered the owner…

The NSW police watchdog’s inquiry into the handling of a protest during Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit will largely take place behind closed doors, despite significant public interest in the events. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission began its investigation on Monday with a public opening address. It will then hold five weeks of private hearings involving junior officers who were on the frontline as the February 9 demonstration in Sydney descended into clashes between police and protesters. The inquiry, known as Operation Makalu, is examining the use of force by NSW Police, including the deployment of capsicum spray among crowds…

Violence in France and Italy has escalated after riots, looting and clashes with police spread from demonstrations over the cost of living, prompting President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to demand a firm response. Milan was hit by a second night of disorder on Sunday, with masked protesters accused of smashing shop windows, ransacking stores and damaging property. Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse groups near the city’s cathedral. The unrest followed a weekend of turmoil in France, where nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, seven…

China’s economy grew by 4.5% in the July-to-September quarter, official figures showed, as strong exports helped the country move closer to its annual growth target despite weak domestic demand and mounting pressure from trading partners. The year-on-year expansion accelerated from 4.3% in the second quarter, when growth reached its slowest pace in more than three years. Beijing is targeting annual growth of between 4.5% and 5%, compared with 5% last year. The International Monetary Fund earlier this month reduced its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2026 to 4.5%, at the lower end of the government’s target. Exports drive China’s…

Firefighters were tackling several wildfires across California on Sunday, with the Norte Fire in Orange County destroying homes as crews also battled the Henderson Fire near Camp Pendleton and the Cooley Fire in Mendocino County. The Norte Fire, which began near San Clemente on Friday, had burned about 570 acres by Sunday and was 50% contained, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. Officials said six homes had been damaged or destroyed, while evacuation orders were lifted in affected parts of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. The blaze was driven by strong Santa Ana winds, dry vegetation and high…

The limited-edition Hyundai i30 Sedan N will arrive in Australian showrooms next month, with only 200 examples available across the country. The special edition will be offered as the i30 Sedan N Monochrome, giving Australian buyers a limited opportunity to purchase the model.

Julia Stiles reunited with her Save the Last Dance co-star Sean Patrick Thomas during a nostalgic appearance on the US dance competition Dancing With the Stars, recreating the routine that made the 2001 film a favourite among a generation of viewers. Stiles and professional partner Ezra Sosa performed a hip-hop and jazz routine to Jennifer Lopez’s Jenny From the Block during the show’s Super Bowl Night. The performance echoed the film’s climactic Juilliard audition, with Stiles beginning in a chair before combining ballet and hip-hop movements in tribute to her character, Sara Johnson. Midway through the routine, Sosa stepped aside…

Jim O’Neill, the economist who coined the BRICs acronym, has said the West must accept that China and India will not seek to become like Western nations as their influence over the global economy grows. Speaking in London after launching the BRICS+ Thinking think tank, the former Goldman Sachs executive criticised the European Union for failing to build deeper partnerships with the world’s emerging economies. O’Neill created the term in a 2001 Goldman Sachs economics paper, identifying Brazil, Russia, India and China as countries likely to play an outsized role in the global economy. At the time, the four nations…

Manchester United are drawing up January transfer plans focused on strengthening at centre-back and left-back, with Michael Carrick’s squad increasingly exposed by injuries and uncertainty in defence. United invested heavily in attack and midfield during the previous two summers, but have not made comparable additions at the back. Luke Shaw’s latest injury has left Carrick short of options on the left, while doubts over Lisandro Martinez have further complicated his defensive planning. Manchester United target defensive reinforcements The club are expected to assess the market when the January transfer window opens, with centre-backs and left-backs identified as priority positions. Carrick…