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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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Relatives and survivors walk outside a hospital in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Sunday, March 16, 2025, following a massive fire in the nightclub early Sunday. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Aussie woman’s heartfelt plea over nightclub blaze tragedy

An Australian woman has issued an emotional appeal over the horrific fire that killed dozens in North Macedonia, as multiple people are arrested. Warning: Graphic

UpdatedNorth America

US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 14, 2025. Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Trump’s approval rating surges to all-time high

US President Donald Trump has reached his highest approval rating yet, as a poll revealed more Americans say the US is the best it’s been in decades.

UpdatedEurope

(FILES) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump are pictured before a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. US President Donald Trump stepped up the pressure on Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine, threatening tougher economic measures if Moscow does not agree to end the war. Trump's warning in a Truth Social post on January 22, 2025, came as the Republican seeks a quick solution to a grinding conflict that he had promised to end before even starting his second term. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

UK makes bold bet on Ukraine peacekeeper coalition

The UK said it expects “more than 30 countries” to join a Ukraine peacekeeping group despite risking the ire of Vladimir Putin, who meets with Donald Trump tomorrow.

Royals

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Catherine, Princess of Wales during the 2025 Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day Parade at Wellington Barracks on March 17, 2025 in London, England. Catherine, Princess of Wales attends the parade as Colonel of the Regiment. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

‘See you down there’: Kate’s quip to Aussie digger

Princess Catherine has told an Aussie soldier posted to London of her dream to visit down under after endearing herself to troops by footing the beer tab after a spectacular parade. See the photos.

Business

President-elect Donald Trump, with Lynn Martin, President NYSE, center, Melania Trump, right and trader Peter Giacchi, left, walks the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Bloodbath’: Global markets crumble amid Trump tariff chaos

The fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs hit global markets for a second day as the trade wars triggered Wall St sell off and stoked recession fears.

UpdatedEurope

The Kremlin strikes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnsky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih on March 12 2025 Picture: SES of Ukraine

Putin bombs Zelensky’s hometown after Kyiv agrees to ceasefire

Vladimir Putin has yet to formally respond to Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal. Instead, he launched a blistering missile attack on Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.

UpdatedMiddle East

A car burns following clashes between Syria's new authorities and supporters of deposed president Bashar al-Assad near the town of Jableh in the coastal province of Latakia on March 10, 2025. The authorities on March 10 ended their sweeping

Syria determined to ‘prevent unlawful revenge, sectarian killing’

A Syrian fact finding mission has determined that the new rulers will end the wave of deadly violence security, as Russia weighed in on its involvement and that of foreign agents. Warning: Graphic

UpdatedNorth America

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on March 10, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-L) is welcomed by Saudi deputy Mecca Governor Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (C-R) upon his arrival to Jeddah for talks between Ukrainian officials, Saudi and US representatives. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Zelensky ‘apologised’ to Trump ahead of peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky is said to have apologised to Donald Trump over their now infamous White House clash, as the Ukrainian President arrived in Saudi Arabia for truce talks.

UpdatedMiddle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Yair Sagi / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu slams ‘rotten’ UN over ‘genocide’ report

Israel’s PM has blasted a UN council behind a report that found the destruction of Gaza’s main IVF clinic was an act of genocide.

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Blow for Coalition in latest Newspoll

A majority of voters don’t believe the Coalition is ready to govern, despite maintaining a lead over Labor. Vote in our polls.

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