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Merryn JohnsFreelance reporter

Merryn Johns is a freelance journalist and magazine editor from Sydney who is based in New York City and joined News Corp’s New York Bureau in 2017. She reports on a variety of subjects and is especially interested in international news, arts, and culture.

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Royals

TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Co-Patron of the âJewel of Arabia Expeditionâ reacts as he attends the launch of the expedition at the Royal Geographical Society, in London, on November 25, 2024. The Expedition aims to raise awareness amongst young people both in and outside of Oman of the value of Omanâs natural heritage and biodiversity as well as the environmental challenges the country and the wider world face. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / POOL / AFP)

‘Toughest ruler’: Prince William to seize more power

The Prince of Wales is putting his foot down on matters crucial to the royal family’s future, as he issued a heartfelt birthday message to his wife, Princess Catherine.

ExclusiveUnited States

Laura Johansen and family. Picture: Supplied/Laura Johansen

‘Like a horror movie’: Aussie family in LA fire zone

Aussie Laura Johansen has revealed what it’s like to be trapped in an “insane, out of control” wildfire in Los Angeles as she prepares to flee with her family.

ExplainerUnited States

LA residents use zip ties to restrain a suspected arsonist before calling police

LA locals chase down man ‘armed with flamethrower’

Los Angeles residents performed a citizens’ arrest, restraining a suspected arsonist they say was wielding a “flamethrower” but police say it might not be what it looks like.

News

Maris DiGiovanni (left) was killed in a knifing spree while walking in the Las Vegas Strip in costume. Picture: Facebook

Horrifying moment showgirl knifed on Las Vegas Strip

Chilling video has emerged of a knife rampage that resulted in the slaying of a showgirl as she walked down the strip in her feathered costume. See the video. Warning: Graphic

Technology

PM backs social media crackdown as Meta to slash fact checkers

Anthony Albanese pledged to push on with his government’s social media crackdown despite tech giant Meta’s plan to scrap fact-checking on its platforms.

UpdatedWorld

Rescuers transfer the injured at Zhacun Village of Dingri County in Xigaze. Picture: Xinhua via AP

Photos reveal quake horror as death toll surges

Dozens have died and many are missing after a powerful earthquake rocked China’s Tibet region. See the shocking photos. Warning: Graphic

UpdatedNews

Fire and ice: 30,000 flee as flames ablaze and polar vortex bites

A fast-moving wildfire in LA has burned buildings and sparked panic, with thousands evacuated. Meanwhile, an Arctic blast is hammering the US and UK with dangerous snow, ice and sleet.

UpdatedWorld

29-11-2024 - Donald Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago, with the pair discussing the incoming administration’s threat to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on Canadian goods as well as stronger cooperation to tackle the US drug crisis. Picture: X@JustinTrudeau

Albo responds to Trump’s bizarre Canada call as Trudeau resigns

Anthony Albanese has reacted to Donald Trump’s claim that Canada should be a US state after Justin Trudeau quit amid pressure from the incoming US president.

UpdatedCelebrity Life

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 15: The Vivienne attends RuPaul's Los Angeles DragCon at Los Angeles Convention Center on May 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Update on sudden death of RuPaul’s Drag Race star

British police have made a statement about the sudden death of UK RuPaul’s Drag Race star ‘The Vivienne’, as the star’s heart wrenching final social media post has been revealed.

UpdatedWorld

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 7: French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenskyy meets with President-Elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace on December 7, 2024 in Paris, France. Donald Trump was among the wave of foreign dignitaries descending on Paris this weekend to attend a reopening ceremony at Notre-Dame Cathedral, more than five years after it was damaged in a major fire. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

Ukraine ‘inflicting losses’ on Russia as Macron issues dire warning

French President Emmanuelle Macron had stern words for Donald Trump, warning that America has “no chance of winning anything” if Ukraine loses. Follow updates.

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