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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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Rob Reiner’s son charged as slain couple’s final hours revealed

The turbulent series of events allegedly leading up to the deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been revealed as their son is charged with their murder.

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UpdatedWorld9 minutes ago

Moscow responds to Bondi attack

Moscow confirms Russians among those killed in Bondi attack

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has joined other world leaders in condemning the mass shooting in Bondi, calling for a global response to the “barbarism” of the attack.

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People hold candles during a vigil, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Providence, R.I., for those injured or killed in the Saturday shooting on the campus of Brown University. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

‘We have a murderer out there’: Suspect in US shooting released

The 24-year-old suspect apprehended by police in connection to the Brown University mass shooting has been released, as the tragic victims have been identified.

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Flames are seen engulfing a nightclub early Sunday, in Arpora, in Goa, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo)

WATCH: Horror moment deadly blaze rips through nightclub

Wild footage has captured the moment a massive fire engulfed a packed nightclub within minutes in a popular tourist area in Goa. SEE THE VIDEO

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(COMBO) This combination of satellite images released by Planet Labs PBC and created on December 1, 2025 shows a view of the shore of the Songkhla lake in southern Thailand on October 6, 2025 (L) and on November 30, 2025 (R) after the tropical cyclone Ditwah hit the Gulf of Thailand. The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,160 on December 1, 2025 as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1300

Survivors have described ’unstoppable’ waves of water that arrived without warning as disturbing satellite pictures show the devastation across multiple parts of Asia.

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This handout photo released by the Hong Kong Police Force on December 1, 2025 shows officers from the Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) working after a deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. Authorities said on December 1 they have made a total of 13 arrests over Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades after the blaze killed 151 people last week, a toll that could further rise. (Photo by HONG KONG POLICE FORCE / AFP)

‘Independent committee’ to probe Hong Kong inferno

Police have arrested 15 people on manslaughter charges after discovering “evil” suspects deliberately used substandard netting that fuelled Hong Kong’s deadliest fire, killing at least 156 people.

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British tycoon Richard Branson celebrates with his wife Joan on the steps of the High Court after winning his libel case against US businessman Snowden, head of US lottery operator GTECH Corporation, 02/02/98. Bran/fam

‘Quickly and painlessly’: Branson reveals details of wife’s death

Richard Branson has given further insight into his beloved wife Joan’s final days as the couple’s son, Sam Branson, paid tribute to the “kindest, most loving mum”.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to journalists after the plenary session of the VTB

‘No compromise’ after US-Russia truce talks amid Putin war threat

High-stakes talks between Trump envoys and Vladimir Putin have failed to make a breakthrough on Ukrainian territory as the Russian dictator issued a chilling warning to Europe.

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Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) MEP, and Reform UK's former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, arrives for a sentencing hearing at the The Old Bailey, Britain's Central Criminal Court, in London on November 21, 2025, after after previously pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)

‘Greed’: UK politician jailed for 10 years over pro-Russia bribes

An ex-Reform UK leader who accepted bundles of cash to become Moscow’s mouthpiece in European Parliament has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Catherine, Princess of Wales departs after attending the Future Workforce Summit, hosted by The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood at Salesforce Tower on November 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Kate’s powerful first speech since cancer diagnosis

In a milestone moment since her cancer battle began, Princess Catherine has delivered a powerful speech about a topic close to her heart.

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