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.
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning today – following an attack by suspected Islamist militants which killed at least 20 people and injured scores more.
Vladimir Putin has been paraded in front of clapping crowds in Pyongyang during his first visit to North Korea in 24 years.
Across the Channel the French are also having a snap general election and it’s already descended into chaos.
Six people have been killed and dozens injured after Russia fired ballistic missiles at a residential block of flats in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv. The injured included emergency workers who came under fire as they helped at the scene.
President Biden has urged Hamas to agree to a deal put forward by the Israelis, which would see the remaining hostages released in exchange for a permanent cessation.
The Israeli military appears to have stepped up its operations in Rafah – despite the warnings of its allies, and global outrage over the deaths of 45 people following a strike close to a refugee camp on Sunday night.
Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to oppose the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for its prime minister and defence minister. Karim Khan also wants arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders.
Well as the crisis in the Middle East continues, one of the main players – Iran – is reeling from the death of its president Ebrahim Raisi.
According to its critics, Moscow’s destabilising influence has been laid bare this week in neighbouring Georgia, with the passing of the “foreign influence” bill by parliament.
With Slovakia’s prime minister’s life hanging in the balance – his political rivals and supporters have come together to denounce the assassination attempt – calling it an attack on Slovak democracy.
Riot police are confronting crowds of protestors outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi tonight after MPs gave their approval to the country’s divisive Foreign Influence law.
Crowds of protestors have gathered again in the Georgian capital Tbilisi after police broke up a demonstration outside the parliament building.
Georgia was invaded by Russia in 2008, and 20% of it is still under Russian military occupation. Protesters have gathered there to rally against a so-called foreign agents bill. On Saturday night, despite heavy rain, tens of thousands marched peacefully through Tbilisi against the Kremlin-style law, which has pitted the ruling Georgian Dream Party against…
Vladimir Putin has used Russia’s annual Victory Day to accuse “arrogant” Western elites of forgetting the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany.
24 hours ago Palestinians were celebrating the news that Hamas had accepted what they thought was Israel’s ceasefire proposal.