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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Yemen: Saudi-led coalition retaliates with airstrikes after Houthi attack on UAE
President Biden says the US is considering restoring its designation of Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, following a cross-border strike that killed three people in the United Arab Emirates.
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Ukraine crisis: US warns of Russian invasion at any moment
Russia, which has about 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border, is holding firm, declaring the US couldn’t force them to pull back.
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Captagon: The drug turning Lebanon and Syria into narco-states
It fuelled the Syrian war, and now it’s propping up both the Syrian and Lebanese economies.
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Kazakhstan: Dozens killed as security forces open fire on protesters
Dozens of people, including police officers, are reported to have been killed in Kazakhstan, after security forces clashed with protesters in the main city of Almaty.
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Kazakhstan: Government resigns amid violent fuel price protests
In Kazakhstan, local media are reporting that eight members of the security services have been killed on the fourth day of protests.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Nobel Peace laureate dies aged 90
He was a hero of the struggle against Apartheid, who became South Africa’s moral conscience and then its architect of reconciliation – his language laced with wit and wisdom.
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Biden and Putin hold talks over Ukraine invasion threat
US President Joe Biden has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that America and its allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of any military escalation in Ukraine.
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Court sentences ousted leader, as UN criticises ‘sham’ trial
The ousted leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been found guilty of incitement and breaching Covid rules in the first of a series of court cases against her.
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MI6 chief says spies need tech help to combat Chinese espionage
Chinese secret services are mounting “large-scale” espionage operations against the UK, and the intelligence community must urgently seek new partnerships with tech.
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English Channel deaths: Why Iraqi Kurds are making the dangerous journey to Europe
Those seeking a new life by crossing the channel are from parts of the world devastated by years of conflict, particularly prominent are those fleeing Iraq’s northern region of Kurdistan.
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Sudan: Pro-democracy activists vow to step up protests after military reinstates ousted PM
A month after the military seized power in a coup, Sudan’s newly reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok pledged today to introduce a “technocratic government” of qualified professionals to lead the country on a path to democracy.
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Niger: How the climate crisis is fuelling war
Drought, floods, net zero – all of these are dominating the agenda in Glasgow. But one burning issue that’s receiving less attention at COP26 is how climate change is already fuelling conflict.
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Protesters take to the streets in Sudan after military coup
Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets again in the Sudanese capital Khartoum – a day after the military seized power in a coup.
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China Winter Olympics: Human rights groups call for boycott over Uyghur suppression
A cross-party group of MPs has called for their pension fund to divest from companies linked to Xinjiang, the Chinese province where hundreds of thousands of Muslim Uyghur people have been sent to re-education camps and prisons.
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Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications at 84
Colin Powell, the first Black person to become America’s Secretary of State, has died at 84, from Covid-related complications.
