Health and mortality ran through the day’s headlines, from the death of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran at 38 after a prolonged illness—reportedly linked to the rare immune disorder HLH—to the loss of Epping footballer Nathan Fitzgerald following a game-day head injury, with tributes focusing on his warmth and devotion to family. Both stories underscored how sport can quickly become a forum for grief and remembrance. Elsewhere, health receded behind geopolitics and justice: Washington abruptly revoked a waiver allowing some Iranian oil trade after reported tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, tightening pressure on Tehran, while in France Marine Le Pen’s conviction was upheld but her ban from office shortened, preserving a path to a 2027 presidential bid even as electronic monitoring complicates it. In lighter news, RTÉ extended Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Show tenure through 2028.