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Emily Macdonald is a journalist based in New York, covering world news. Macdonald has embedded with troops in Afghanistan, hit campaign trails and reported on landmark court cases. She’s currently involved in a long term investigation into the best bagels in Brooklyn – at least that’s her story.

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Emily Macdonald

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UpdatedEurope

The Kremlin strikes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnsky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih on March 12 2025 Picture: SES of Ukraine

Putin bombs Zelensky’s hometown after Kyiv agrees to ceasefire

Vladimir Putin has yet to formally respond to Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal. Instead, he launched a blistering missile attack on Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.

Entertainment

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 09: John Farnham performs at One Electric Day 2019 on Cockatoo Island on November 09, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/WireImage)

John Farnham celebrates milestone after cancer battle

Aussie icon John Farnham has thrilled fans by releasing a new photo in the wake of his throat surgery as the family celebrates an important occasion. See the photo.

UpdatedAsia

Passengers rescued by security forces from a passenger train attacked by insurgents arrive at a railway station in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

‘Doomsday scenes’: Train hijacking ends in bloodbath

Pakistan’s hijacked train terror has ended in a shootout between a militant group and security forces, leaving many people dead.

UpdatedNational

TAUS 60th Anniversary. CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media after winning the leadership ballot at Parliament House on September 14, 2015 in Canberra, Australia. Malcolm Turnbull announced this morning he would be challenging Tony Abbott for the Liberal Party leadership. (Photo by Stefan Postles/Getty Images)

‘Thrives on controversy’: Turnbull’s resurfaced comments on Trump

Malcolm Turnbull has been speaking out against Donald Trump for years with the then Prime Minister not holding back when questioned by curious school kids in 2018. See the video.

UpdatedNorth America

‘Never’: Canada’s next PM fires back at Trump

Donald Trump may have just met his match, with former bank boss Mark Carney elected to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s PM.

Europe

Passengers stand under an information screen displaying that traffic has been stopped at the Gare du Nord station in Paris on March 7, 2025, following the discovery of a World War II bomb. Railway services at the Gare du Nord station, that have been interrupted on March 7, 2025 morning after the discovery of a World War II bomb, will remain âhighly disrupted throughout the dayâ, warned the Minister for Transport. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Chaos after WWII bomb disrupts trains across Europe

Rail travel across Europe has been thrown into disarray as the continent’s busiest station, Gare du Nord in Paris, is shut after a 500kg WWII bomb was found near the tracks.

Royals

Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales and Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the annual Commonwealth Day service ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, on March 10, 2025 . (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Charles reveals he’s a Kylie fan, William beams at radiant Kate

Australia was front and centre on Commonwealth Day with the King reflecting on his tour of Oz and naming a Kylie Minogue hit his favourite song. But a smitten William had eyes only for Kate.

UpdatedNorth America

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 05, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 28, 2025 and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 1, 2025 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. US President Donald Trump, after a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accused the Canadian leader on March 5, 2025, of playing up a Canada-US trade war to cling to power. Trump said in a social media post that Trudeau

Trump pauses Canada, Mexico tariffs

US President Donald Trump has paused some tariffs on Canada and Mexico amid his trade war with border nations.

UpdatedHealth

Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer has thanked well-wishers and doctors after he emerged from

Former Australian of the Year has ‘months to live’

Renowned Australian melanoma expert Professor Richard Scolyer has bravely shared his latest prognosis with the world after undergoing experimental brain surgery.

North America

‘It’s so funny’: Meghan’s cheeky stab at friend

The Duchess of Sussex has bit back at US Office star Mindy Kaling, correcting her on a crucial detail about her identity.

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