Jonathan Rugman , Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Jonathan Rugman has been Foreign Affairs Correspondent at Channel 4 News for more than a decade.
He reported from the revolutions and uprisings in Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Bahrain and has covered stories as diverse as Somalia's famine, the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, corruption in world football and the Haiti earthquake. In 2016 he won a BAFTA for his reporting on the terrorist attacks in Paris.
He was previously the programme's Washington Correspondent and Business Correspondent and his reporting has won more than 10 awards. He is the author of "Ataturk's Children: Turkey and the Kurds" and previously worked on BBC Radio 4 documentaries and in Turkey for the BBC and The Guardian.
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We’ve read Trump’s niece’s book – here’s what’s in it
It’s another tell-all book about President Trump which had to fight against a legal bid to stop it from being published.
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Raab unveils UK sanctions against human rights abusers
The government has announced a new regime of sanctions for individuals accused of gross human rights abuses. Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman, reports from outside the Foreign Office.
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Russia backs reforms to keep President Putin in power until 2036
In Russia – nearly 78 percent of voters have handed President Putin the right to stay in power until the age of 83.
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White House failed to stop publication of John Bolton book on Trump presidency
It’s an explosive account of his 17 months in the Trump administration – so explosive that the White House tried to stop it being published.
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Russia holds military parade to mark victory over Nazi Germany
Russia’s annual celebration of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany was held today, after the coronavirus pandemic meant it had to be postponed from last month.
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Lockdown measures reinstated in parts of Germany as cases rise
Countries around the world with lowering infection rates have been easing out of lockdown – but stepping into the unknown has not been without risk.
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John Bolton claims Trump was ‘surprised’ to hear UK was a nuclear power
As national security advisor, John Bolton was at the heart of the Trump White House, lasting as long as 18 months.
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Back to school: What we can learn from Denmark’s coronavirus response
In Denmark – children under 11 have been back at school for more than a month – while secondary pupils went back to their classrooms on Monday.
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Lessons from Denmark on schools reopening
Denmark has been hailed as a role model for the successful reopening of schools – they were the first country in Europe to reopen primary schools.
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France loosens lockdown after eight weeks
France too has come up with a new slogan for combating the virus.
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Hungary’s Orban criticised for coronavirus emergency decree
Hungary’s Orban criticised for coronavirus emergency decree
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Is Sweden’s controversial approach to coronavirus lockdown working?
President Trump has justified America’s lockdown, claiming that Sweden is – by contrast – ‘paying heavily’ in lives, with its more relaxed approach.
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Weekend lockdowns – Turkey’s coronavirus response
No country outside Europe and America has more coronavirus cases than Turkey, where numbers have overtaken China and Iran.
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Pandemic puts EU unity under strain
The head of the European Central Bank has warned that the Eurozone’s economic output could shrink by up to 15% this year. Christine Lagarde also told a virtual summit of all 27 EU leaders that a European recovery fund is needed quickly. But so far those leaders cannot agree how to raise a €1 trillion…
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Germany to ease lockdown rules, Angela Merkel says
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that some shops will open next week, with the first schools set to resume on 4 May.
