Brielle Burns

Sydney

News Reporter at News.com.au

Journalism and Social and Political Science Graduate from the University of Technology Sydney #UTSJournalism

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US politics live: Trump bans 12 nations from visiting the US

2 days ago | news.com.au | Benedict Brook |Brielle Burns

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban banning people from 12 countries to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”, the White House said. The ban targets nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, it said in a statement.
US politics live: China says US Secretary of State’s comments on Tiananmen Square are an ‘attack’

3 days ago | news.com.au | Benedict Brook |Brielle Burns |Samuel Clench

Welcome back to our live coverage of US politics. It’s been dramatic today. When is it not? Billionaire finance titan Ray Dalio, known for founding the world’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater, has warned that the United States’ mounting national debt is “nearing the point of no return”, and is at risk of plunging the country’s economy into a “death spiral”. That ominous warning comes within the pages of Mr Dalio’s newly published book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle.
Australians urged to get Covid booster ahead of 2025 winter wave

5 days ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

Australians are being urged to get their Covid booster shot as a new contagious variant – already spreading overseas – is expected to drive a winter wave across the country. Just over six per cent of Aussies have received a booster shot in the last six months, with 1.3 million Covid vaccine doses administered to people 18 and older, national data shows.
Couple finds half-naked stranger in Sydney home after holiday

5 days ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

A young couple has been left “shaken” after they returned home from an overseas holiday to find a stranger had been living in their Sydney apartment and had worn their clothes – some of which were reportedly stained with faeces. Denoora Lyu, a 22-year-old student from the University of Sydney, and her boyfriend William Qu, walked through the door of their inner-city apartment in Pyrmont on February 17 to find Dylan Patrick Yelkovan, 30, standing half-naked in the living room.
Donald Trump finally breaks silence on Elon Musk’s DOGE exit

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. A trade court’s move to block many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs was short-lived, with a federal appeals court deciding to reinstate them temporarily while his administration appeals the decision. It comes after the United States Court of International Trade on Wednesday (US time) blocked most of President Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs, deeming them illegal, in a ruling the White House called “blatantly wrong”.
US politics live: America to ‘aggressively revoke’ Chinese student visas

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the US will “begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. It came as Elon Musk confirmed his official exit from his Donald Trump’s administration, after leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a controversial effort to reduce federal spending.
‘Rapid’: Musk’s ninth SpaceX flight fails

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. King Charles has delivered a historic speech at the opening of Canada’s parliament, stressing Canada’s sovereignty amid US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take over his northern neighbour. “Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the Government is determined to protect,” the King said in Ottawa.
‘Criminal act’: Three detained over N Korea warship fail

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns |Kate Schneider

Three people have been detailed after the launch of North Korea’s new 5,000-ton navy destroyer ended in disaster. Kim Jong-un labelling the error a “criminal act” which would “not be tolerated”. The warship was set to be launched in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday but the ceremony soon turned into an embarrassment when the stern slid prematurely into the water, leaving “some sections of the warship’s bottom crushed”, according to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
McDonald’s battles ‘fierce’ Aussie competition as global sales drop

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

The famous golden arches might be losing their glow, with McDonald’s recording a surprising drop in global sales as the fast-food giant battles “fierce” competition in Australia. McDonald’s reported a one per cent fall in global comparable sales in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024, which included a Leap Day. In its US birthplace, McDonald’s recorded a 3.6 per cent decline in sales – marking the biggest sales drop since the pandemic, when restrictions were in place.
Seven kids charged after couple attacked in horror video

1 week ago | news.com.au | Brielle Burns

Seven children have been charged after sickening footage captured the moment a Chinese woman and her husband were violently attacked by a group of youths in a Sydney apartment complex. The couple, a 40-year-old man and 42-year-old woman who moved from Shanghai to Sydney last August, were allegedly assaulted inside the courtyard of an apartment complex in Eastgardens, in the city’s east on Wednesday, police said.