Our Journalists

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.

@emilymac_journo

Emily Macdonald

Latest

UpdatedWorld

(FILES) A file picture taken on April 13, 2021 shows the giant protective dome built over the sarcophagus covering the destroyed fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ahead of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. - Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant says 'completely halted' over Russian offensive. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Chernobyl nuclear power plant struck in Russian attack

Russia has launched a terrifying attack on the cover of Chernobyl which was built to contain radiation following the world’s worst nuclear explosion in 1986.

UpdatedWorld

Wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines, after officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board, on Thursday Feb. 6, 2025. (Sam Mala/UGC via AP)

Mission of doomed US military plane in Philippines revealed

Details of the doomed “surveillance” mission a US military plane was undertaking in the Philippines have been revealed as authorities continue to investigate the crash.

United States

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Blake Lively attends the photocall for "It Ends With Us" at the IET London on August 08, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Lively forced out of hiding as new film prepares for launch

The promotion of Blake Lively’s newest film has begun with a sneak peek of the glamorous star on set released amid her ongoing feud with It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. See the photo.

UpdatedUnited States

Trump vows to dump ‘ridiculous’ plastic straw ban

President Donald Trump has slammed the “eco-friendly” movement as he vowed to sign an executive order, overturning Biden’s push for paper straws.

World

(FILES) This handout picture provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Department shows Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in New York, after his arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2024. US authorities on December 17, 2024, charged Mangione, suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York on December 4, with murder, including a charge of second-degree murder "as an act of terrorism." (Photo by Handout / Pennsylvania State Police Department / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Pennsylvania State Police Department" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Sign death penalty is on the table for ‘hot assassin’

The case of alleged hot assassin Luigi Mangione has taken a dramatic turn with his latest court appearance indicating he could face execution over the death of a top healthcare boss.

UpdatedWorld

President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hits back at International Criminal Court

A day after his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on the ICC over its arrest warrant for Israel’s PM as rockets were fired into Lebanon despite a truce.

Royals

Queen Camilla meets The London Library President Helena Bonham Carter and guest speaker Stephen Fry

Awkward moment Queen meets star of The Crown

The Palace are said to not be huge fans of fictionalised series The Crown so it made for an interesting encounter when Queen Camilla crossed paths with star Helena Bonham Carter.

UpdatedWorld

Rickard Andersson has been named as the gunman behind a mass shooting in Sweden

Gunman identified in Swedish mass shooting

The identity of the man responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in Swedish history has been revealed. Warning: Disturbing content.

UpdatedWorld

Actor Matt Damon in scene from film "The Bourne Identity"./Films/Titles/Bourne/Identity

‘Buckle up’: Trump pulls trigger on mission to supercharge CIA

All CIA agents not on board with Donald Trump’s plan for US spies to return to the olden days of espionage, the likes of which we now only see in movies, have been offered buyouts.

UpdatedUnited States

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 03: A wing of American Airlines flight 5342 is lifted from the Potomac River during recovery efforts on February 03, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, DC. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people onboard both aircraft. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Big breakthrough in DC plane crash investigation

Crash investigators have found a major discrepancy which could explain the horror crash between a military chopper and passenger jet in Washington DC.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/emily-macdonald/page/3