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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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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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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 13, 2024: , The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton in Brisbane today, Along with Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud MP and Ted O'Brien MP Shadow minister for climate change and energy. They discussed, the Coalition’s approach to energy which integrates zero-emissions nuclear energy alongside renewables and gas, delivering a total system cost significantly lower than Labor’s. This means reduced power bills for households, lower operating costs for small businesses, and a stronger, more resilient economy, they say. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

‘Gave us the middle finger’: Dutton unleashes on child abuse

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has revealed that social media giants were obstructive over online child abuse ahead of the government’s world-first ban for under-16s.

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Revelers celebrate the New Year at Times Square in New York City, just after midnight on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)

World’s best NYE fireworks: Times Square ball finally drops

The world has welcomed in the new year with celebrations and fireworks after a tumultuous year. See how people around the globe rang in 2025 in photos and video.

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A crane lifts the tail section during the salvage operation of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Picture: Yonhap

Next phase of salvage mission for doomed South Korean plane

South Korean families who lost loved ones in a disastrous plane crash which killed almost everyone onboard have watched on as the grim task of recovering the bodies ramps up. See the pics.

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TOPSHOT - Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from the Kamal Adwan Hospital to the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. Gaza health officials said on December 28, that Israeli forces detained the director of a hospital in the north, which the World Health Organization said was put out of service by an Israeli raid. On December 27, the Israeli military said it had launched an operation in the area of Kamal Adwan Hospital, alleging the facility was a

WHO demands release of top medic; 27 killed in Gaza

WHO’s chief has called for the immediate release of the director of a Gaza hospital, held by Israel’s military following a raid, as the death toll soars past 45,000. Follow updates.

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