Gary Gibbon
Whitehall prays Gaddafi doesn’t leave too soon
Whitehall officials scrabble to prepare for a post-Gaddafi Libya as rebels say they have succeeded in cutting off Tripoli’s lifeline.
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A macho game of chicken over America’s debt ceiling?
As bickering over the US debt ceiling continues on Capitol Hill, Channel 4 News US politics expert Felicity Spector reveals more than two-thirds of Americans just want to see a deal – any deal.
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US poised to scrap ban on ‘out’ gays in the military
America is set to follow the UK in allowing openly gay people to serve in its armed forces. Britain’s most famous gay soldier tells Channel 4 News US military chiefs have nothing to fear.
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WikiLeaks founder Assange fights extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to court to ask judges again to block his “legally flawed” extradition to Sweden over sexual assault allegations.
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War dead families may have been hacked
As it emerges that relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan may have had their phones hacked, the Royal British Legion drops the the News of the World as its campaigning partner.
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Somali terror suspect appears before US civilian court
A Somali man is taken to the US to face charges of assisting terror groups in Yemen and Somalia, after being detained on a US Navy ship for more than two months.
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Syrian protests leave ‘nine dead’
Reports say government forces in Syria have killed nine protesters, as tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country call on President Assad to step down.
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Libyan lies?
Governments, Libyan rebels and Nato have made much of the supposed use of foreign mercenaries and allegations of systemic mass rape to justify the war against Colonel Gaddafi. But little to no evidence has been produced to justify the claims.
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Gary Gibbon
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Tripoli pipeline attack ‘endgame’ for Gaddafi
Colonel Gaddafi’s regime in Libya could be entering a final, decisive phase, with reports that the main pipeline supplying oil to Tripoli has been cut.
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Did Labour get the right brother?
Talk to those people who opposed his election, and who now feel worried about his leadership and there are at least two fundamental things they say Ed Miliband is going to have to go further and deeper on soon.
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Drone strikes ‘may increase’ as troops leave Afghanistan
As troops leave Afghanistan defence experts tell Channel 4 News securing the violent eastern border with Pakistan will become a priority, and that may include the use of more unmanned drone strikes.
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Obama announces troop cuts in Afghanistan
France follows US President Barack Obama by outlining a phased withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Gary Gibbon looks at the political strategies at play in ending the decade-long war.
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Anti-war protester Brian Haw dies
Veteran anti-war campaigner Brian Haw has died. The 62-year-old, who camped outside Parliament for 10 years, was awarded Channel 4 News’ Most Inspiring Political Figure in 2007.
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Lindsey Hilsum: ‘best reporting is evidence of own eyes’
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum talks from Libya to Channel 4 News Facebook followers about life on the road, reporting from war zones and how she maintains a fresh supply of silk scarves.
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You have been outbid (on lunch with Julian Assange)
Julian Assange has put himself up for sale on eBay, offering bidders the chance to join him for lunch. So does it mean WikiLeaks has run out of money? Not yet, says a former spokesman for the group.
