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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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FAIRFAX, VA - MAY 3: (NY & NJ NEWSPAPERS OUT) Johnny Depp look at his smartphone with his UK legal Counsel Joelle Rich during an afternoon recess outside court during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard civil trial at Fairfax County Circuit Court on May 3, 2022 in Fairfax, Virginia. Depp is seeking $50 million in alleged damages to his career over an op-ed Heard wrote in the Washington Post in 2018.(Photo by Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)

‘Seriously dating’: Depp linked to his lawyer

The Pirates of the Caribbean star is said to be “dating” his London-based defamation trial lawyer as she undergoes a divorce.

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TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave after a service for the reception of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster in London on September 14, 2022, where the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, will Lie in State. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, from Wednesday until a few hours before her funeral on Monday, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Ben Stansall / POOL / AFP)

Big issue that made Harry snub Charles’ dinner invitation

Prince Harry is said to have refused to dine with King Charles and Prince William following Queen Elizabeth’s death – and it all came down to one thing.

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Vehicles queue to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Vaalimaa border crossing point, in Virolahti, Finland on September 23, 2022. - Helsinki announced on September 23 that it would

Europe closing border as Russians flee conscription to Ukraine

Europe will block Russians from entering after thousands poured across the border to flee military service in Ukraine, where the Kremlin began ‘sham elections’.

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Ukraine sky burns with flesh-eating thermite rain

Horrifying footage has emerged of a village lit up by a deadly chemical fire, as Russia’s retreat revealed mass graves of “tortured” civilians. Warning: Graphic.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / SPUTNIK / AFP)

China calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has warned the West he has “lots of weapons” during a televised address where he announced a major new move against Ukraine.

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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on May 18, 2018 shows Britain’s Charles, Prince of Wales, attending a reception in the Villa Massena garden, in Nice and .Britain's Prince Harry's fiancee, US actress Meghan Markle, attending a reception for Women's Empowerment at the Royal Aeronautical Society in central London on on April 19, 2018 on the fourth day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle during her marriage to his son Prince Harry after her father pulled out of the ceremony for health reasons, Kensington Palace announced on May 18, 2018.

‘I’m the leader in this relationship’: Meghan’s brave move

The Duchess of Sussex is said to have taken an extraordinary step to confront King Charles before leaving for the US.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary arrive at the gala banquet at Christiansborg Palace on September 11, 2022, during celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Queen of Denmark's accession to the throne. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

Covid outbreak after Queen funeral saga

The Queen of Denmark tested positive for Covid after sitting opposite King Charles at Westminster Abbey in the latest twist of the royal family’s funeral saga.

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