Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor
Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News' International Editor.
Recently she has reported on the war in Ukraine, and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
She has reported from six continents, covering the major conflicts and refugee movements of the past three decades, including Syria, Iraq, Kosovo and Rwanda, winning many awards.
She is the author of Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution and In Extremis; the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin, which won the 2019 James Tait Black Prize for biography.
She is a regular contributor to newspapers and literary journals.
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Israel’s evidence of UNRWA Hamas allegations examined
The UN Secretary General has announced an investigation into UNRWA.
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Deadly combination of war and drought leaves Ethiopia facing famine
It’s already been ravaged by war. Now Ethiopia’s Tigray region is on the verge of famine – with at least two million people at risk of starvation and death. Elders and international aid agencies are comparing the crisis to the mid-1980s – when war and drought caused a famine that killed up to a million…
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EU agrees €50bn aid boost for Ukraine as Hungary caves
The war with Russia is far from over but Ukraine received a boost from the European Union which has finally approved its 50 billion Euro aid package – providing Kyiv with economic and financial support in the long-term.
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Israel-Gaza: US condemns conference call for Israeli reestablishment of Gaza settlements
The White House has condemned a conference in Jerusalem attended by more than ten members of the Israeli government – calling for settlements to be re-established in Gaza, along with the mass relocation of the Palestinian population.
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ICJ orders that Israel must prevent incitement of genocide in Gaza
Israel must take all possible measures to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, the UN’s top court has declared in its interim ruling.
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Israel accuses South Africa of distorting the truth in ICJ genocide case
The drama in the Red Sea was complimented today by drama in court, in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
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Israel-Hamas war: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide at the Hague
The International Court of Justice in the Hague has begun hearing a case by South Africa, accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.
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Why is South Africa bringing a genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest legal body, is about to hold hearings in The Hague on a case brought by South Africa.
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Israel-Hezbollah: Exchanges of Lebanon border fire escalate as regional tensions rise
On Israel’s border with Lebanon there was an escalation in exchanges of fire with Hezbollah, increasing tensions in the region .
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Israel-Gaza: Patients flee Gaza hospital surrounded by Israeli ‘red zone’
Medical staff and patients have been fleeing from the main hospital in central Gaza, as Israel dropped leaflets warning residents the surrounding area had been designated a red zone.
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Putin makes emboldened speech – as EU opens Ukraine accession talks
EU leaders have agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova.
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Torrential rain and flooding pile on misery in Gaza
Torrential rain has made conditions even more miserable for millions of people who’ve been displaced by the airstrikes and ground offensive in Gaza.
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Mourned from Gaza to Glasgow, this is Dima’s story
Last week 29-year-old Dima AlHaj, her husband Muhammed, her six month old son Abood and more than 40 members of her extended family were killed when their house was hit. Dima worked for the World Health Organisation in Gaza and previously studied in Glasgow.
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Ukraine Russia war: Snowstorm and hurricane winds cause havoc across key battlegrounds
A powerful winter storm is battering Ukraine and Russia with high winds, heavy snow and flooding. It’s torn down power lines, leaving more than two million people without electricity.
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Sudan: RSF accused of killing hundreds of people from the Masalit community in the Darfur region
It’s seven months since fighting erupted in Sudan. Away from the world’s attention, the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, are still battling for control of the capital, Khartoum. But the RSF now controls most of the Darfur region, where they’re allegedly waging a new campaign of killing and rape. They and allied Arab…
