Paraic O'Brien , Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Paraic O'Brien is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Paraic's investigations include the multi-award winning "Bruce Lee, King of Romania's Sewers", a searing film about the subterranean life of Bucharest's drug addicts. His expose of how the global online game Habbo Hotel was putting children at risk, resulted in a mass exodus of investors. His investigation into the death of Alois Dvorzac in a British detention centre exposed serious flaws in the immigration system.
He was the first TV reporter on the ground in Brixton and Croydon as the riots broke out in 2011. He also once had a minor altercation with Russell Brand.
Before joining Channel 4 News he worked at the BBC as an investigations reporter for BBC London News and Newsnight on occasion. Prior to that he was a community worker in Ireland and south London.
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US tells Israel to increase Gaza aid or risk cut to military aid
A trickle of aid deliveries across the border into Gaza has resumed – after the United States gave Israel 30 days to improve access or face a cut in military aid.
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US tells Israel to up Gaza aid or face arms embargo
The Biden administration has warned the Israelis that weapons supplies could be held back unless more humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza within 30 days.
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Israel: Four soldiers killed and dozens injured in Hezbollah drone attack
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now in a security meeting with his cabinet in Tel Aviv – amid continued speculation over a potential strike against Iran.
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Israeli tanks burst through gates of peacekeepers base, says UN
The UN says Israeli tanks burst through the gates of bases used by its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, early this morning.
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48 hours with Ukraine’s frontline medics
We bring you the story of the medical corp of the DaVinci Wolves battalion – and be warned this report contains some highly graphic scenes of injured soldiers and their treatment.
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On the frontline in eastern Ukraine, Pokrovsk stands ready against the advancing Russian troops
Russian forces have been making slow and steady progress along the frontline in eastern Ukraine for weeks now. The logistics and transport hub of Pokrovsk is the real prize though.
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On the frontline in eastern Ukraine as Russians move closer
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged leaders at the UN General Assembly to seek a “real, just peace” for Ukraine, not “an out”.
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Ukraine-Russia war: what is Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’?
As leaders gathered, a Russian guided bomb hit an apartment block in the city of Kharkiv, killing three and injuring 31.
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Ukrainian control in Russia could be about to shrink
Military and financial support for Ukraine has become increasingly contentious.
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Where did Donald Trump’s outlandish pet-eating claim come from?
Now back to last night’s presidential debate. One of the more bizarre moments was when Donald Trump claimed that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in the town of Springfield.
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Is there an army of influencers peddling Russian propaganda worldwide?
The FBI have revealed that they believe that there is an army of social media influencers pedalling Kremlin propaganda across the globe.
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Right-wing influencers in US paid by Russia says Justice Department
The US has filed money-laundering charges against two employees of the Russian state media network RT.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine intensify as Zelenskyy reshuffles government
An early morning Russian drone and missile strike has killed seven people in the western city of Lviv.
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American journalist Evan Gershkovich released in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War
Almost 500 days after he was detained in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is heading home. With him are former US marine Paul Whelan and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, part of the biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War.
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Southport attack: how disinformation spread to start a riot
It didn’t take long for misinformation to start circulating online after the attacker struck the dance class in Southport.
