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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Suspected Russian mercenaries arrested over attempt to destabilise Belarus
Russia has demanded an explanation after more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries were arrested near the Belarussian capital Minsk.
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Johnson warns of ‘second wave’ in Europe – and suggests more travel restrictions could follow if necessary
The Prime Minister has raised the prospect of new quarantine restrictions on even more European countries if there’s a second wave of coronavirus cases.
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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia holds first Muslim prayers in 86 years
President Erdogan of Turkey has joined huge crowds in Istanbul, for the first Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia since the 1,500-year-old former church was turned back into a mosque.
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Johnson denies government ‘avoided’ looking for evidence of Russian interference
Boris Johnson has denied that the Government “actively avoided” looking for evidence of Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum.
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Pompeo’s visit to UK after it agreed to exclude Huawei from 5G
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in London today with Chinese rather than Russian interference at the top of his agenda.
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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.
