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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France and most EU nations close borders for 30 days
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and most European Union partners will close their borders to non-European countries for 30 days from tomorrow at noon.
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Growing number of countries impose travel restrictions and quarantine measures
India has announced a suspension of all entry visas for a month, as well as restricting return travel for its citizens who are currently abroad.
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Senior members of Saudi royal family arrested
Three senior Saudi Arabian princes have been arrested for reportedly plotting a coup.
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Putin and Erdogan agree Syria ceasefire
Turkey and Russia have declared a ceasefire in north west Syria, scheduled to begin tonight.
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Coronavirus has ‘pandemic potential’, says World Health Organisation
With the virus now reaching every corner of the world, countries are putting in place increasingly aggressive counter measures.
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Libya’s UN-backed government pulls out of peace talks after port attack
Libya’s UN-backed government has pulled out of peace talks in Geneva after the port of Tripoli was shelled by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan general laying siege to the capital for ten months.
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Bitter sweet anniversary of Libyan revolution amid siege of Tripoli
EU foreign ministers have agreed to launch new sea patrols in the Mediterranean to try to enforce an arms embargo in war-torn Libya.
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Hundreds of thousands of Syrians on the move amid upsurge in violence
Today, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are again fleeing an upsurge in violence and the ongoing attacks on healthcare facilities. Since December Russian-backed Syrian government forces have upped their assault on Idlib province, slowly chipping away at its southern edge. The offensive has pushed over half a million people out of their homes in the…
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Pompeo confident UK and US can bury differences over Huawei
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he’s very confident that Britain and the United States can get over their differences about the involvement of the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
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Trump Middle East peace plan meets hostility from Palestinian leaders
They were two embattled leaders standing side by side, hailing a new peace deal for Israel and the Palestinians.
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Saudi Crown Prince denies hacking Jeff Bezos’ phone
United Nations’ human rights investigators have called for an immediate investigation into the possibility that a video file sent on WhatsApp from the account of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, or MBS, may have hacked the phone of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post.
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Iran rejects Johnson proposal for new nuclear deal
The Iranian President has rejected a suggestion by Boris Johnson that President Trump should replace the 2015 nuclear accord with a new “Trump deal”.
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Iran denies shooting down passenger plane
One thing is certain. A plane has crashed with the loss of 176 lives.
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Former Nissan chief Ghosn criticises ‘rigged’ Japanese justice
In his first public appearance since he was smuggled out of Japan, the former boss of Nissan today framed himself as the victim of an inhumane justice system and a corporate coup.
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Dozens killed in stampede at Soleiman burial in Iran
At least 56 people have been killed and more than 213 injured in a stampede, during the funeral of the Iranian General who was killed by a US drone strike on Friday.
