Three people hiking on Indonesia's Mount Dukono have died after the volcano erupted on Friday morning.

Videos and pictures of the eruption show the volcano, located on North Maluku island, spewing a column of ash stretching 10km (six miles) into the sky.

The three victims were part of a group of 20 Singaporeans and Indonesians hiking on the mountain despite restrictions. The rest of the group was eventually located by rescuers and evacuated from the mountain.

The volcano has

A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia's Harari Regional state after 12 years of trying for a baby.

Bedriya Adem said she and her husband were "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five children at once".

The 35-year-old delivered four boys and a girl, all of whom are in "full health", at

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has been accused of making a "complete revision of history" in a defamation case brought against her by a young Australian actress.

Charlotte MacInnes, who stars in Wilson's film The Deb, is suing the Bridesmaids actress for harming her reputation in Instagram posts in 2024 and 2025.

Wilson accused MacInnes of retracting a complaint of sexual harassment by a film producer

A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said.

The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April.

Two other British men have confirmed cases - one remains in a stable condition in the Netherlands after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday, while the other remains in intensive care after being flown to South Africa last month.

The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the

As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead.

The uncertainty sparked by the conflict, and Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, is driving up the cost of living and hitting the budgets of firms, families and governments.

But while some have been pushed to the brink, others, whose core businesses are more profitable in a war or who benefit from volatile energy prices, have seen record earnings.

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Millions of football fans in India and China face uncertainty over whether or not the World Cup will be shown in their countries as broadcasters have yet to reach deals with football's governing body, Fifa.

It is unusual for TV rights deals to not be agreed for an event of this scale with just weeks to go before it is due to start. Such agreements are typically settled months, if not years, before the opening ceremony.

Local media in both countries have said Fifa and broadcasters are still

Despite the recent history of tension between Brazil and the United States, Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump ended their meeting on Thursday at the White House exchanging public compliments.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the meeting had been "very good" and called Lula "dynamic", while the Brazilian

The US State Department has said it will start to revoke the passports of Americans who owe significant amounts of child support.

The department announced that parents who have outstanding debt of more than $2,500 (€1,844) in child support payments could be impacted, but would be targeting those "significant outstanding" debt.

The State Department said it is using "commonsense tools to support American families and strengthen compliance" with US laws in an approach it said would

Oil prices rose on Friday after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.

The US said it made self‑defence strikes in response to "unprovoked" Iranian attacks as US ships were heading out of the Gulf through the strait, which is south of Iran. Iran said the US had violated the ceasefire agreed in April, according to its state media.

The global Brent oil benchmark price rose almost 3% to nearly $103 (£75) a