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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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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Kim Jong-un’s bizarre new bans on North Koreans

Kim Jong-un is cracking down on his feared Westernisation of North Korea with strict prohibition of these two commonplace things.

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Bodies of father and son hostages found as Hamas deal ‘close’

The US says it’s on the brink of securing the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. The deal will come too late for father and son captives Youssef and Hamza al-Zayadna.

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FILE - JANUARY 4, 2025: Jeff Baena, a writer and director behind Ã¢â¬ÅLife After Beth,Ã¢â¬Â Ã¢â¬ÅHorse GirlÃ¢â¬Â and other films and the husband of actor Aubrey Plaza reportedly died at the age of 47, the Los Angeles County CoronerÃ¢â¬â¢s Office confirmed. LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 08: Writer/director Jeff Baena (L) and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT)

‘Unimaginable’: White Lotus star breaks silence over hubby’s death

Aubrey Plaza has spoken out for the first time following the sudden death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, at the age of 47. Warning: Graphic

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(FILES) British singer-songwriter Liam Payne poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2019 in London on February 20, 2019. British former One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, Argentine prosecutors said on November 7, 2024. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

‘Dragged to hotel room’: Drugged Liam Payne’s desperate act

A judge has revealed more details about Liam Payne‘s final moments, and what led to the singer falling off a hotel balcony.

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Palestinians check a crater caused by an Israeli strike that hit an administrative building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Picture: AFP

‘Good chance talks will succeed’: Hamas optimistic for peace

Hamas remains upbeat about brokering a peace deal with Israel in their latest round of negotiations despite the Jewish state assassinating the terror group’s police chief overnight.

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