Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor
Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News International Editor, and has covered many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and the Arab Spring.
She was in Baghdad for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and in Belgrade for the 1999 NATO bombing. In 1994, she was the only English-speaking correspondent in Rwanda when the genocide began.
She has won awards from the Royal Television Society and BAFTA amongst others, and received the 2017 Patron’s Medal from the Royal Geographical Society.
She has just published a biography: “In Extremis - the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin”.
Her last book, “Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution”, was described by the Observer as “an account with historical depth to match dramatic reportage.”
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US combat mission in Iraq to cease by end of year
President Biden is to pledge that the United States will end its military combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, as he meets the Iraqi prime minister at the White House.
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Haiti president’s funeral disrupted by violence
The funeral for Haiti’s murdered president, Jovenel Moise, has been disrupted by violence. Foreign dignitaries were whisked away as tear gas wafted into the compound and mourners shouted abuse at the police chief, who some blame for failing to protect the president. Mr Moise was shot dead two weeks ago and a group of mostly…
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China floods: Death toll rises after record rainfall traps commuters in underground rail tunnels
Three days of rainfall have caused a level of flooding seen only “once in a thousand years” in China, with scientists blaming the intensity of the downpour on global warming.
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Bagram: Last US and Nato forces leave key airbase in Afghanistan
Last night under the cover of darkness, most of the last remaining US and Nato forces left Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.
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Jacob Zuma: Former South Africa President sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after he was found guilty of contempt of court.
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Foreign ministers meet to discuss how to tackle Islamic State in Africa
In Rome, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab has pledged £12.6 million from the UK to fight jihadi violence in West Africa.
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Afghan president prepares to meet Biden, as UN expresses alarm at Taliban gains
President Biden is meeting his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani tomorrow in the White House with a promise of millions of dollars of humanitarian aid and billions more in security assistance.
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Iran’s Raisi pledges to continue nuclear talks but won’t meet President Biden
Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has said diplomats will continue with negotiations to reach a nuclear deal but that he won’t meet President Joe Biden.
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Iranians head to the polls to elect new president
Iranians are voting to elect a new President, with the hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi widely tipped to win.
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Biden tells Putin: ‘We need basic rules of road we can all abide by’
A “frank and candid discussion” was how Vladimir Putin described today’s summit talks in Geneva with President Biden, claiming there had been no hostility between the two leaders.
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Butcher of Bosnia: Ratko Mladic genocide appeal dismissed at UN court
United Nations judges have upheld the convictions of the former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for masterminding genocide and other crimes during the Bosnian war. His appeal was dismissed “in its entirety” by the court in the Hague, meaning he will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau reported to have killed himself
The leader of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria is reported to have killed himself, after being tracked down by rival militants from the Islamic State West African Province.
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Israeli opposition leaders face coalition deadline to topple Benjamin Netanyahu
United by one goal – getting rid of Israel’s long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Afghanistan battles emboldened Taliban as country prepares for US withdrawal
Afghan government forces are struggling to repel hundreds of daily Taliban attacks, and the spectre of a return to all out civil war now looms over the country.
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Meet the women taking on the Taliban in Afghanistan
As the last of the American and Nato forces withdraw from Afghanistan, concern is growing for women and girls in the country. Over the past month there’s been a wave of attacks against prominent women, while peace talks between the government and the Taliban flounder. And fears are mounting that the fragile gains for women…
