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Paul Dyer

Paul Dyer

Paul Dyer works on the foreign desk for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

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US-Iran war as it happened: Trump says US bombed Iran’s Kharg Island; 2500 Marines, US warship sent to Middle East; Fresh airstrikes hit Beirut

Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East reaches the two-week mark.

  • Paul Dyer, Josefine Ganko and Michaela Whitbourn

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Trump after his special address.

Trash talk, a walkout and a disinvitation: The drama behind the scenes at Davos

US President Donald Trump set a trash-talking tone with his rambling address at the World Economic Forum, but he wasn’t the only American ruffling feathers in Switzerland.

  • Paul Dyer, Zoe Schneeweiss and Eliyahu Kamisher
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
Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Anthony Albanese for the Bondi shooting.

‘You let the disease spread’: Netanyahu accuses Albanese of failing to curb antisemitism

The Israeli PM says he warned Australia of the dangers of not taking enough action against antisemitism as other world leaders condemn the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

  • Josefine Ganko, Michael Koziol and Paul Dyer

Gaza hostage release: All October 7 hostages released by Hamas; Trump lands in Israel, speaks at Israeli parliament

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump embraced on the ground in Tel Aviv as Israelis marked the long-awaited release of hostages from Hamas. Follow our live coverage here.

  • Paul Dyer, Angus Thompson and Hannah Hammoud
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with US President Donald Trump after a news conference at the White House on Monday (Tuesday AEST).

What we know so far about the Gaza deal – and what needs to happen next

The remaining Israeli hostages and thousands of Palestinian prisoners will be released under the first phase of a deal to end two years of fighting.

  • Paul Dyer
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A man has been charged over criminal damage, unlawful assault and offensive graffiti.

‘Prejudice motivated’: Man charged over antisemitic graffiti, bacon attack

The 68-year-old Macedon man allegedly daubed antisemitic graffiti on a fence in Melbourne’s inner south and then spat on and threw bacon at a passerby who tried to stop him.

  • Paul Dyer
Packer and Gyngell made headlines with a public brawl outside the billionaire’s Bondi home.

A Walkley down memory lane of the best headlines that Packered a punch

I read with a touch of sadness that the Walkleys have “retired” the headline-writing category. It’s still the most fun thing about working in newspapers.

  • Paul Dyer