Dominican Republic
Chasing a major league dream 16,000 kilometres from home
Named after a famous baseballer and with a swimming legend for a mother, teen Robinson Smith spent 2025 living in a tropical nation most Australians couldn’t point to on a map.
- Carolyn Webb
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Strengthening hurricane threatens Caribbean with catastrophic floods
Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane and is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.
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Trapped victim rang president before she died in roof collapse
Nelsy Cruz, a politician whose brother is a Major League Baseball star, rang the president of the Dominican Republic in the midst of the tragedy, which has left at least 124 people dead.
- Martin Adames Alcantara and Danica Coto
Bernard Tomic was kicked out of a match – and he wasn’t even playing
The Australian lost to Andy Andrade earlier in the tournament, refused to shake his opponent’s hand and then showed up at the final as a spectator and was eventually booted out of the match.
- Marc McGowan
UN Security Council welcomes five new members, one as new president
Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, South Africa and new president the Dominican Republic have joined the UN's most powerful body.
Taiwan angry as China snatches ally away
The Dominican Republic has severed ties with Taiwan which accused it of switching allegiance on false promises of aid from Beijing.
- Jess Macy Yu
Travel to the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Travelling the boundary that separates my homeland, the Dominican Republic, from its neighbour, Haiti.
- Julia Alvarez