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A 30-year-old Queensland woman has died after falling about 80 metres from a cliff at Kelingking Beach on the Indonesian island of Nusa Penida. Cronin Brianna Lani was walking along a steep, narrow route at the tourist attraction on Saturday morning when she fell into a ravine, according to local search and rescue officials. Kelingking Beach is known for a rock formation resembling the head of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and attracts thousands of visitors each year. The steep paths leading towards the beach have been described by some tourists as a “death trap”. Nusa Penida Search and Rescue agency coordinator…

Speculators have turned net long on the yen for the first time since February, marking a shift in positioning towards Japan’s currency. The development signals that speculative market positions in the yen have moved into net-long territory after remaining elsewhere since February.

At least five people were taken to hospital after a shooting at an apartment complex in Oak Cliff, Dallas, early on Saturday morning, police said. Gunfire was reported in the south-western Dallas neighbourhood overnight, prompting a police response and emergency medical teams. The injured victims were taken to hospitals in the area. Dallas police have not released details of the victims’ conditions or said whether anyone has been arrested. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

Fears are growing for 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ship that has gone missing in the Java Sea after losing contact with authorities. The vessel’s whereabouts remain unknown, with concern focused on everyone on board as efforts to establish contact continue.

A new attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz has raised fears over oil supplies as the war involving Iran widens. The incident has heightened concern about the security of the key waterway and the potential impact on the movement of oil.

Britney Spears has wished her son Jayden James Federline a happy 20th birthday, expressing hope that she can be “the best mommy in the world” to him and his brother. The singer, 44, shared a present-day photograph of Jayden speaking on stage alongside a childhood image in a tribute posted on Instagram. “Happy birthday to my handsome young boy,” Spears wrote. “Oh dear lord we have this beautiful thing called life in front of us, it’s such a beautiful delicate thing.” She added: “I hope I can be the best mommy in the world every day of ur life!!!!” Britney…

A former Ohio attorney has been convicted of attempted murder after trying to shoot his ex-wife at a Toledo restaurant, where a waiter and diners tackled him before he could fire again. Matthew Exton, 43, was found guilty by a Lucas County jury on 4 September of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault and firearm specifications attached to each offence. He was acquitted of a further felonious assault charge. The attack took place on 11 April 2025 at Sabira, an Italian restaurant celebrating its opening night. Exton had been drinking at the neighbouring Souk restaurant when he saw his…

Australia’s Labor government has left open the possibility of changing proposed digital duty of care laws after the Coalition threatened to oppose measures aimed at protecting under-18s from harmful online material. The legislation would require social media companies to identify and prevent children from being shown content encouraging disordered eating, pornography, violence against women, bullying and life-endangering stunts. Communications Minister Anika Wells said she was willing to consider giving parliament, rather than ministers, greater authority over the definition of harmful content in an effort to secure the bill’s passage. “I would be prepared to work with the coalition on the…

A man allegedly carjacked a stranger’s vehicle while two children were with him before leading police on a pursuit through western Sydney, where he is accused of crashing and stabbing a bystander. New South Wales Police were called to carry out a welfare check on a 36-year-old driver in Belmore on Saturday afternoon. The driver, who had two children in the vehicle, allegedly failed to stop, prompting officers to follow him towards Auburn. “The pursuit continued into Auburn before it was terminated due to the manner of the man’s driving,” an NSW Police spokesman said. The man allegedly drove on…

The inflation shock affecting the eurozone will last longer, Lagarde of the European Central Bank has said. The comments from the ECB official focused on the continuing impact of higher inflation across the currency bloc.