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Justin Vallejo is a New York-based journalist covering news from the United States and around the world. He has travelled the globe reporting on major events and international conflict; from America’s presidential elections to terrorism in India and drug cartels in Latin America. He previously reported for UK broadsheet, The Independent, as well as The Daily Telegraph and Fairfax Media publications in Australia.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 12, 2024 shows (From top L), SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023, US entrepreneur and former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024, Susie Wiles, senior advisor to Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump's campaign, is recognized for her work during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida, Pete Hegseth attends FOX News All American New Year at Wildhorse Saloon on December 31, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, (From center L) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan speaks during a press conference, January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 5, 2020, US Representative Mike Waltz, Republican of Florida, speaks during a hearing of the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 26, 2024, (From bottom L) US Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024, Congressman Lee Zeldin, Republican candidate for governor of New York, speaks onstage during his election watch party in New York City on November 8, 2022, Political advisor Steph

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Daily Telegraph Photos - Monday, 25 December, 2023:Bondi Beach Xmas DayPicture: Daily Telegraph / Monique Harmer

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Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, a 15-year-old student has been identified to be the shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Source - Facebook/Jeff Rupnow

Man arrested as police reveal school shooter had second gun

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Luigi Mangione, main, and Vester Lee Flanagan II, inset.

Executed CEO’s company linked to another high-profile murder

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Joe Biden yells out to the press while departing the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. The 2024 National Christmas Tree is a 35-foot Red Spruce from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Biden breaks silence on mysterious drones amid ‘radioactive’ scare

Joe Biden has finally addressed the mysterious drones swarming the US, as the FBI, Pentagon and Homeland Security issue a rare joint statement on a radioactive theory.

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How ‘hot’ assassin turned back on wealth to become an alleged killer

Luigi Mangione came from a life of wealth and privilege. But he threw it all away after he was arrested at Macca’s for the alleged murder of Brian Thompson. This is how his world collapsed.

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Travis Timmerman, a US citizen who had entered Syria from Lebanon on a Christian pilgrimage and had been detained for several months, speaks with reporters in a house in Damascus on December 12, 2024, after he was found in the village of Thihabiyeh east of the capital, after rebels toppled longtime president Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)

US charges ex-head of Syrian prison as US man found

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison has been charged as a detained US ‘pilgrim’ was found alive. Follow updates.

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TOPSHOT - Syrian residents in Turkey wave Syrian opposition flags as they celebrate the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad after rebel fighters took control of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, in Istanbul on December 8, 2024. Turkey's foreign minister said on December 8, 2024 the country wanted to help "guarantee security" in Syria after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

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The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria has changed the Middle East forever. These are the key terrorist groups in the region fighting for power, and the nations set to be affected.

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People sing along K-pop music during a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 8, 2024. South Korea's main opposition party said on December 8 it will try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law. Yoon averted impeachment on December 7 as huge crowds braved freezing temperatures in another night of protests outside parliament to demand the president's ouster. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

South Korean opposition plans new impeachment push

South Korea’s main opposition party says it will try again within days to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law.

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Biden to ‘pardon Fauci’ as Trump puts enemies in crosshairs

President Joe Biden is considering unprecedented, sweeping pre-emptive blanket pardons of Donald Trump’s so-called ‘enemies’, including the US’s Covid Tsar, Dr Anthony Fauci.

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