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Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Eric Trump tweeted and then quickly deleted this photo of Bill Clinton at his daughter Chelsea's wedding. Pictured in the background is Ghislaine Maxwell. Picture: Eric Trump/Twitter

Eric Trump brutally mocked for photo

US President Donald Trump’s son has been ruthlessly mocked after he shared and deleted a photo of former President Bill Clinton.

News Life

Horrific murder shocks America

Gruesome details have emerged about the murder of Vanessa Guillen, who was allegedly bludgeoned to death and entombed in cement.

Sports Life

Online gamer Byron Bernstein, widely known as Reckful, posted this photo hours before he died. Picture: Byron Bernstein/Twitter

Gamer’s heartbreaking final tweet

There has been an outpouring of grief after the gaming star known as Reckful died suddenly, hours after apparently proposing.

Asia

China's new national security law impose life sentences for some crimes. Picture: Benedict Rogers/Twitter

World reacts to China’s chilling new law

Pro-democracy supporters around the world have reacted with horror to China’s harsh new national security legislation for Hong Kong.

Leaders

FILE - In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday, June 13, 2020, over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an Ã¢â¬Åenemy,Ã¢â¬Â Kim repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a Ã¢â¬ÅuselessÃ¢â¬Â inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kim Jong-un’s sister explodes with fury

Tensions on the Korean peninsular are heating up as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong threatens military action.

Military

The Global Times has warned China has an array of new weapons. Picture: Supplied

India stunned by China’s seizure

The two world’s most populous countries are engaged in a tense military standoff. And the dangerous situation is being watched closely.

UpdatedLeaders

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 30, 2020, after stepping off Marine One as he returns from Kennedy Space Center for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump lashes out at ‘overrated’ general

Donald Trump has unleashed on a high profile general who once served in his Cabinet after a searing critique of his response to the US protests.

North America

George Floyd death - Police officers charged - J. Alexander Kueng , Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane. Picture: Hennepin County Jail

All four George Floyd cops charged

The charge against the officer who pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck has been upgraded and three other officers were also charged.

Technology

A teenage boy listens to an older man talk about the protests. Picture: Twitter

Incredible reactions as America burns

Widespread rioting and looting across the United States have shocked the world. But these speeches have left us speechless.

UPDATEDLeaders

A banner showing the date as May 1 with Kim pictured underneath. Picture: KCNA

Suspicious detail in Kim Jong-un photo

North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un has been “seen alive” in new photos. But a sharp-eyed journalist has spotted a suspicious detail.

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