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Brad Pitt attended the global premiere of Heart of the Beast with his longtime girlfriend Ines de Ramon in Franklin, Tennessee, on Wednesday. The 62-year-old actor held hands with de Ramon as they arrived at the FirstBank Amphitheater for the event. Pitt wore a camouflage-print outfit, while de Ramon, 33, chose a tiered peach-coloured dress. Brad Pitt stars in Heart of the Beast The film follows Special Forces officer James Belmont, played by Pitt, after he and his combat dog, Odin, are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness following a plane crash. Forced to survive the harsh conditions, the pair face…

Indian Rocks Beach has installed a temporary AquaFence around its city hall almost two years after hurricanes Helene and Milton flooded the Florida community and forced municipal staff out of the building. The reusable barrier was erected around the City Hall complex in September, following repairs that kept the building out of action for about a year. During that period, officials worked from trailers while meetings were held in churches and hotels. ([tampabaybeacons.com](https://www.tampabaybeacons.com/2026/09/15/aquafence-goes-up-around-indian-rocks-beach-city-hall/)) Floodwater reached as high as five feet in parts of the barrier island during the 2024 hurricane season, damaging computers, filing systems, desks and other essential equipment…

The family of Queensland woman Brianna Lani Cronin is appealing for financial help to bring her home to Australia after she died in a fall from the cliffs above Kelingking Beach on Nusa Penida, Bali. Brianna, 29, fell on September 12. Her body was taken from Nusa Penida to Bali Mandara Hospital on Wednesday, four days after the incident, with an autopsy scheduled for about 5pm on Thursday, according to a forensic doctor at the hospital. Her relatives have launched a GoFundMe appeal to meet the cost of returning her remains to Australia, saying bringing her home was their “first…

Australia’s Labor government has announced a sweeping migration overhaul that will restrict international students from bringing family members, limit repeat working holiday visas and make it harder for temporary migrants to remain by moving between visa categories. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke unveiled the measures at the National Press Club in Canberra, saying the system needed a clearer divide between temporary and permanent migration while warning that excessive cuts could damage the economy. “If you want to come on a temporary basis to Australia, apply for a temporary visa. If you want to come to Australia permanently, apply for a…

The Trump administration is extending its ban on visas for Palestinian officials, preventing Mahmoud Abbas from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York for a second consecutive year. The State Department said on Wednesday that the restrictions would remain in place because of actions by Palestinian governing and political groups which it said sought to “internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, including attempts to bring cases before international tribunals. Mr Abbas leads both the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. The main session of the annual UN gathering is due to begin next week. The State Department said the…

A judge overseeing a case involving the Kennedy Center has ordered the Trump administration to explain its plans for closing the institution. The order places the administration’s proposed closure plans under scrutiny in the ongoing legal case. No further details of the plans or the judge’s reasoning were provided.

Ed Sheeran has reportedly pledged 2 million US dollars towards humanitarian aid in the Middle East as the backlash over Macklemore’s removal from his US tour continues to grow. The donation was disclosed by Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, after Macklemore was dropped from the remaining dates of Sheeran’s Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian remarks during two performances at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Kraft said Sheeran had asked him to match the donation. However, it remains unclear whether Kraft will do so, and neither the organisations set to receive Sheeran’s money nor the precise destination…

A suspect has been identified and an arrest warrant issued after a Montgomery County shooting left a 33-year-old man dead outside a sports bar in Rockville, Maryland. Shayan Solimani Damabi, 21, of Gaithersburg, is wanted on charges of first-degree murder and using a firearm during a violent crime in connection with the death of Nicholas Franklin Njuki. Police said the shooting happened at about 2am on Sunday, September 13, in the car park of Quincy’s Potomac Bar & Grille at Potomac Woods Plaza, off Seven Locks Road. Investigators believe the two men had argued inside the restaurant, reportedly over a…

Cross-examination has resumed in the trial of broadcaster Alan Jones, after a complainant told Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court that Jones kissed him and pressed his genitals against his leg during separate encounters. Jones, 85, denies the alleged physical acts. He is facing 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent relating to six male complainants over a 17-year period from 2003 to 2020. The third complainant, known as “M”, returned to the witness box on Thursday for further questioning by Jones’s barrister, Gabrielle Bashir SC. His evidence began on Monday and his cross-examination started…

Philadelphia police are investigating an Olney home linked to at least five women who are presumed dead, after finding more than one million digital images, hidden chemical storage and five urns believed to contain human remains. The investigation centres on a father-and-son pair who lived at the property. Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June and faces firearms, drugs and forged-document charges. His father, R.C. Horsch, lived at the house before his death last year. Evidence recovered from the Olney home Police searched the house later in June after Eugene Horsch was detained near Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. Investigators…