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Oakland mayor Barbara Lee has reflected on the September 11 attacks, recalling the fear and confusion in Washington as a member of Congress and condemning what she described as the unjustifiable use of sweeping military powers in the years that followed. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of the attacks, Ms Lee said the scale of the tragedy had been difficult to comprehend as events unfolded. She also paid tribute to the emergency workers, public servants and members of the public who came together in the aftermath. Ms Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization…

An Australian man has been charged with drug possession in Bali after police allegedly found dozens of cannabis packets and other suspected narcotics in his room in Denpasar. Arron Robert Brokenshire, 36, from Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, was arrested at the Dewi Sri Apartment in Pemogan Village at about 7pm local time on August 10. Denpasar Police said the arrest followed several days of investigation after receiving information from the local community that a foreign man was allegedly distributing drugs in South Denpasar. Officers searching the room allegedly found 37 small packets of cannabis with a combined weight…

Two American women have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling cannabis worth about $1 million into Japan after arriving at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from New York. The women, both aged 25, allegedly carried two suitcases containing 35 bags of “cannabis-like dried plants” which had been secretly hidden inside. The haul weighed about 66lb (30kg) and was valued at approximately 150 million yen at street prices, according to local reports. Japanese customs officers reportedly became suspicious during an inspection and searched the luggage, discovering the cannabis inside the black suitcases. Police said the bags had been loaded on to a flight…

Newly released police body-camera footage shows the desperate rescue of Aaron and Clare Walenga after the married couple were struck by lightning while walking along the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden, Florida. Officers arrived at the trail shortly after 7.20pm on September 2 to find Aaron Walenga on the ground with a serious head injury. He was groaning in pain and struggling to respond as an officer urged him to keep talking until firefighters arrived. “OK, stay right there, buddy … can you talk?” the officer is heard saying. “Fire Department is coming, just keep talking to me.” Nearby,…

An Australian man has been arrested in Bali and charged over the alleged possession and distribution of cannabis and other suspected drugs. Arron Robert Brokenshire, 36, from Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, was detained at the Dewi Sri Apartment in Denpasar’s Pemogan Village at about 7pm local time on August 10. Denpasar Police said the arrest followed several days of investigation after members of the local community reported that a foreign man was allegedly distributing drugs in South Denpasar. Officers searching Mr Brokenshire’s room allegedly found 37 small packets containing cannabis, with a combined weight of 36.64g. They also…

An 11-year-old girl has been arrested over the fatal shooting of her 15-year-old brother at their home in Edmond, Oklahoma, after allegedly telling their mother that someone else had shot him. The mother was away from the property when her daughter called following the incident on Wednesday afternoon. Police arrived at about 4pm and found the teenage boy dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Investigators believe the girl was the only other person inside the house at the time. Police have not disclosed what happened before the shooting. Edmond Police Department spokesperson Emily Ward said officers found “a male juvenile…

Saudi Arabia has shut a key oil pipeline following a drone attack by the Houthis, Reuters has reported. The closure comes after the attack, with the pipeline identified as a significant part of Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure.

Pink has broken her silence over criticism of her call for Macklemore to be dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour, saying she spoke out from a place of fear as a Jewish woman and mother. The singer was criticised after sharing a post objecting to the rapper’s pro-Palestinian comments during his appearances as Sheeran’s support act. Macklemore has performed his song Hind’s Hall during the tour, with footage of the war in Gaza shown on screens behind him. He has also used the performances to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza and urge audiences to support Palestinians. In an Instagram statement,…

A Guadalupe community has rallied around the relatives of an Arizona family of four killed in a head-on crash by holding a frybread fundraiser to help with funeral and memorial costs. Anita Soto, whose homemade frybread business has supported local children’s sports, music and community projects, prepared the sale in memory of Kiah Jae Begaye, 26, Giovanni Uballe Huerta, 26, and their two young sons. The family died on September 7 when their vehicle was involved in a collision with a pickup truck on State Route 260, near Heber-Overgaard in Navajo County. The crash happened at about 12.30pm near mile…

A major rescue operation is under way after a woman in her 30s fell about 30 metres down a cliff face in the Blue Mountains. Emergency services were called to the Ben Trovato Wall in Leura, within the Blue Mountains National Park, at about 11am on Saturday. The woman had been climbing when she fell down the slope. NSW Ambulance paramedics are treating her at the scene for head, neck and shoulder injuries. Several paramedics and the NSW Ambulance Toll rescue helicopter have attended. NSW Police said officers had been called to a walking track after reports that a hiker…