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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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Police officers stand guard as firefighters and recovery teams work at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard -- save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)

‘Criminal error’: Experts reveal factor that caused so many deaths

Experts have revealed the “almost criminal error” that caused the high number of fatalities in South Korea’s horrific Jeju Air crash landing.

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MUAN-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 29: Firefighters check near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 in Muan-gun, South Korea. A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea after skidding off the runway and colliding with a wall, resulting in an explosion. Early reports said that at least 120 people had died. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Victim’s haunting text as plane crash mystery deepens

A passenger on the doomed South Korean flight sent a chilling message moments before the plane burst into flames as experts are left baffled by a key detail. Follow the updates.

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with the media after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at Igora ski resort in the Leningrad region on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Alexei Danichev / POOL / AFP)

‘Tragic incident’: Putin’s rare apology for deadly plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement over the fiery Azerbaijani Airlines plane crash, but stopped short when it came to one key issue.

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‘May the sound of weapons be silenced’: Pope’s holy message

Pope Francis has addressed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East with his poignant Christmas Day message after a year of global strife.

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(FILES) Syria's ousted president Bashar Assad and his wife Asma visit a group of young athletes of special needs gathered at a hotel in Damascus late on September 5, 2010, ahead of the opening of the annual Middle East and North Africa Special Needs Olympics. Once seen as an advocate of women's rights in the Middle East, Syria's British-born former first lady Asma al-Assad has fled into exile with her husband, with UK officials saying she is not welcome home. (Photo by Louai BESHARA / AFP)

‘I want out’: Assad’s wife ‘files for divorce’

The wife of deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has filed for divorce in Russia as she prepares to fight bone cancer, according to reports.

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This handout photograph released by the official Telegram channel of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on December 30, 2024, shows a Ukrainian prisoner of war embracing his wife, after an exchange at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine swapped more than 300 prisoners of war on December 30, 2024 in an exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates ahead of New Year's Eve, officials from both countries said. (Photo by HANDOUT / Telegram / @Volodymyr Zelensky / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / - / HANDOUT / Telegram /@Volodymyr Zelensky" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Russia, Ukraine swap 300 prisoners in major deal

Hundreds of prisoners of war have been freed and will be home for New Year’s Day in an unprecedented exchange. Follow updates.

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Britain's King Charles III smiles during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London on December 11, 2024. This year marks the first time the Sovereign's Christmas message has been filmed outside a Royal residence since 2006, when it was filmed at Southwark Cathedral. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

‘We’re rolling sir’: King’s unheard of Christmas address sneak peek

While his mother Queen Elizabeth liked to keep us all in anticipation, King Charles has given his subjects an unprecedented teaser of his Christmas Day message.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Luigi Mangione leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, was arraigned on state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4. Adam Gray/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Adam Gray / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Accused CEO killer’s surprise plea

The smiling suspect in the brazen killing of a healthcare CEO in New York has entered his plea in court.

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(FILES) US actress Blake Lively attends the LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California, on November 2, 2024. A chorus of support is growing behind actress Blake Lively after she filed a complaint over the weekend of December 21, 2024, alleging sexual harassment and a smear campaign against "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni. (Photo by Etienne LAURENT / AFP)

‘I can’t stand him’: Publicist sues Blake Lively star and PR agents

Blake Lively’s co-star Justin Baldoni’s woes have deepened as his former publicist is suing him and his current team following Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claim. Warning: Graphic

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King Charles has spoken about his "beloved daughter-in-law" Princess Catherine. Picture: Supplied

Kate’s secret meetings with King Charles as palace plans ramp up

Princess Catherine has been working closely with King Charles as she prepares to take on the role of a lifetime, according to a source.

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