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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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US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One after departing Las Vegas, Nevada, en route to Miami. Picture: AFP

Nation’s huge backflip after Trump’s trade threat

One nation has given in to Donald Trump’s threat to implement a barrage of tariffs and sanctions in a row over deportation flights. Follow updates.

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Displaced Palestinians gather with their belongings near a roadblock on Salah al-Din Street, as they wait to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians begin return to Gaza; Trump’s radical plan

Displaced Palestinians have begun returning to northern Gaza, as two of Donald Trump’s key Middle East allies have reacted to his proposal to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Follow updates.

World

(FILES) South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025. South Korean prosecutors said they indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on January 26 for being the "ringleader" of an insurrection after his abortive declaration of martial law, ordering the suspended leader to remain in detention. (Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP)

‘Ringleader of insurrection’: South Korea’s president indicted

Prosecutors have indicted South Korea’s impeached president on charges of insurrection after he briefly imposed martial law last month.

National

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) talks with Australia's Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at the Wishing Tree at Parliament House in Canberra (Photo by TRACEY NEARMY / AFP)

Shock new poll reveals who most Aussies believe will win election

Australians have revealed who they think will come out the winner in the upcoming election. Have your say.

United States

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Circa Resort & Casino on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on Trumpâs first week in office, including his proposed policy to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry employees. Ian Maule/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ian Maule / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump ramps up immigration raids; Arrest over ‘violent’ threats

Donald Trump’s mass-deportation offensive has expanded into a major US city, as a man is detained over alleged assassination threats. Follow updates.

Royals

(FILES) Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales reacts as she speaks to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Centre in Southport, north west England on October 10, 2024, where she and Prince William met rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Catherine, Princess of Wales celebrates her 43rd birthday on January 9, 2024, seeking to turn the page on a turbulent year which saw her retreat from public life to fight cancer. Kate, as she is commonly known, is expected to step up her royal engagements in 2025 after announcing in September that she had completed chemotherapy for an unspecified cancer. (Photo by Danny Lawson / POOL / AFP)

Princess Kate’s huge ‘cover girl’ offer

The Princess of Wales is being wooed by ‘the fashion bible’ to grace the covers of its publications around the world.

United States

US President Donald Trump is seen on a giant screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

JFK’s grandson slams Trump after President stuns world leaders

John F. Kennedy Jr’s grandson has unleashed on President Donald Trump after he stunned business leaders at the World Economic Forum with new threats. Follow updates.

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‘Turned on the water’: Trump slams ‘fake’ fire excuses

Donald Trump has urged Californians to “enjoy the water” that he claims is now flowing abundantly to the wildfire prone state which is now on flood watch.

Crime in Focus

(FILES) A handout image released by Merseyside Police and received in London on January 20, 2025, shows the custody photograph of Axel Rudakubana. Once an unassuming schoolboy who attended a drama club, UK child killer Axel Rudakubana retreated into his own world over the years, searching for increasingly violent images online. Rudakubana was Thursday sentenced to to serve a minimum of 52 years after pleading guilty to murdering three young girls and injuring 10 other people in a frenzied, cold-blooded attack on a dance class in Southport, northwest England. (Photo by MERSEYSIDE POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MERSEYSIDE POLICE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Shock link between UK child killer and Aussie bishop stabbing

The teen who murdered three little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England had searched for material on the stabbing of a Sydney bishop.

Travel

Generic image of a Virgin Australia Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac at Melbourne Airport

Flights under $2000: New Virgin deals for Aussies going to Europe

Virgin Australia has slashed its fares to iconic European summer destinations, further discounting peak-season sale fares so Aussies can fly to Europe for less.

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