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Catherine Naylor

Catherine Naylor

Catherine Naylor is world editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously she was regional affairs reporter, and deputy opinion editor.

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro being “perp walked” by Drug Enforcement Administration officers in New York.

Venezuela strikes as it happened: Nicolas Maduro indicted in New York after being captured by US; Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela

After taking Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro into US custody, US President Donald Trump has revealed plans to ‘run’ the country and tap its vast oil fields. Follow for live updates.

  • Josefine Ganko, Lynette Eyb, Catherine Naylor, Paul Dyer, Marta Pascual Juanola and Alexander Darling

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Take Back Power activists pose in front of a dessert-smeared Crown Jewels case at the Tower of London. The State Crown was not damaged during the custard and crumble incident.

‘Figured it would stick’: NZ police officer makes arrest 20,000 kilometres from home

Mark Strongman was at the Tower of London as a tourist with his family. But the moment he heard a commotion ahead of him, he kicked into work mode.

  • Catherine Naylor
Shooting gif Charlie Kirk

A question, an answer – then a single shot: How Charlie Kirk’s death unfolded

Security was light at Utah Valley University as the conservative influencer and key Trump ally arrived for a question-and-answer session in front of 3000 people.

  • Tom Housden and Catherine Naylor
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 03: Soldiers rehearse prior to the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China. China’s Victory Day military parade serves as a powerful display of national pride and military power. This year’s parade carries heightened geopolitical weight with the attendance of leaders like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Narendra Modi, underlining China’s diplomatic alliances as it presents itself as an alternative global leader. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

China military parade as it happened: Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews poses for photo with Xi Jinping, Putin and Kim Jong-un in Victory Day parade as Beijing flexes new weapons

Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over a parade that will showcase China’s cutting-edge weapons systems and strengthening diplomatic reach, in an event designed to cement the country’s status as the leading challenger to US-led global order.

  • Catherine Naylor and Lisa Visentin
Jake and Callum Robinson.

Prosecutors to argue Australian brothers were killed in ‘robbery gone wrong’ while surfing in Mexico

Lawyers say there is still no indication that local drug cartels were involved in the deaths of Callum and Jake Robinson in a remote part of northern Mexico last year.

  • Aline Corpus and Catherine Naylor
Convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a prison cell.

Trump administration officially rejects Epstein conspiracy theories

The far right have been pushing for the Trump administration to release more information about the investigation into child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.

  • Catherine Naylor
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US President Donald Trump after his speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday.

‘Democracy is under assault’: Governor slams Trump as LA gets curfew

In a televised speech to Californians, Gavin Newsom accused the president of assaulting democracy and said there were no longer any checks and balances on the president’s power.

  • Michael Koziol and Catherine Naylor
Anne Weekes at Wee Waa Hospital: “The hospital is part of the fabric of the town.”

The hospital where you can have an emergency only during business hours

Patients used to turn up in the back of a ute, needing urgent help for a snakebite or farm injury. Now they can only do so between 8am and 5.30pm.

  • Catherine Naylor
Locals line up for last drinks at the Commercial Hotel in Rappville.

Last drinks for heritage-listed pub after 113 years

In the Commercial Hotel’s heyday, people would get off the train, have lunch and resume their journey. But without poker machines, it’s hard for the modern country pub to survive.

  • Catherine Naylor
The approved Sealark development at Culburra.

‘No longer fishing villages’: Fight to save charm of South Coast holiday towns

Thousands of Sydneysiders are drawn to the classic holiday spots every summer, but plans to protect their character are up in the air.

  • Catherine Naylor