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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Ukraine strikes Russia with long-range US missiles
Within hours of being given the go-ahead by the US to use long-range ATACAM missiles within Russia, Ukraine hit the launch button.
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Israeli settlers make West Bank olive groves a battleground
Donald Trump’s foreign policy appointments so far indicate his administration will take a much softer line on illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank and some may even support Israel’s plans – announced by its finance minister this week – to annex the territory completely.
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How will Trump’s win affect Europe and Ukraine?
European leaders have had their first chance to discuss the impact of another Trump presidency at a political summit in Budapest.
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Allies warn Israel of Gaza humanitarian system collapse after UNRWA ban
It is the United States that provides the bulk of funds for UNRWA, the UN agency that has provided essential support for Palestinian refugees for almost 80 years.
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Israel parliament passes bill that could cut off UNRWA Gaza aid
Israel’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pass a law that will severely hamper the UN’s ability to provide Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with food, water, healthcare and education.
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Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza, say officials
Officials in Gaza say at least 45 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli attacks – many of them in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north, which was hit by an airstrike. Israel said it had targeted militants.
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Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran
The conflict across the Middle East escalated further overnight when Israeli jets launched dozens of air strikes against several locations in Iran.
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Seven Israelis on trial accused of spying for Iran
In the northern Israeli city of Haifa – seven Israeli citizens have gone on trial, accused of spying for Iran. They’re being charged with a range of security offences – including aiding an enemy during wartime.
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Released hostage ‘wants to scream’ after meeting with Antony Blinken
We speak to a hostage freed from Gaza after she met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Her husband is yet to be freed.
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Israel intensifies assault on Gaza – troops encircle northern cities
After weeks of Israel’s offensive on Northern Gaza there’s been an intensification of the assault on the Jabalia refugee camp and the surrounding areas in the north of the strip, rooting out Hamas fighters, Israeli Defence Forces say.
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US Secretary of State urges Netanyahu to resuscitate Gaza ceasefire deal
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israel’s prime minister to seize the opportunity to agree a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, saying the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could create an opening for peace.
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Hardline Israeli settlers gather to plan future homes in Gaza strip (dubbed)
Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza strip.
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Hardline Israeli settlers gather to plan future homes in Gaza strip
Strikes in Northern Gaza were watched by a group of hardline Israeli settlers, gathered for a two-day event where they drew up plans for their future homes in the Gaza strip.
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Settler families celebrate Jewish holiday on the border of Gaza
Our foreign affairs correspondent is in southern Israel near the Gaza border.
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Israel continues to block aid agencies from Gaza
Reports from Gaza claim at least 33 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes – and claim the Israeli military has tightened its siege around a refugee camp in the north.
