Jon Snow
One year on from an American ecstasy
Jon Snow assesses the Obama presidency, one year on from his Washington inauguration.
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Egypt protests: thousands on the streets
As thousands of Egyptians stage protests across the country demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, Twitter has not been accessible in the country, Channel 4 News understands.
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The Domino Effect – will unrest infect the Arab world?
Leaders across the Arab world are living in fear that the unrest that triggered the collapse of the Tunisian government could head their way, writes Felicity Spector.
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Jon Snow
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Iran: Jon Snow interviews President Ahmadinejad
In a full and frank interview President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow that Iran is “solid and united” and defended his right to develop nuclear power.
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Faisal Islam
Educating women – key to climate change?
It’s tough for a fourth child out of five to take seriously the idea that he should never have been born. But the effect of society’s choices over family size is undoubtedly worth considering in terms of the effect on climate change. Some close to the Copenhagen negotiations feel that its the elephant in the…
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Jon Snow
Obama's line in the sand
You had to pinch yourself to remember that he IS an American president, I mean a president of the United States of America. The world view Obama laid out in Cairo today was something it is almost impossible to imagine any other US leader ever attempting. I urge you to read it or watch it…
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Sudan: Bashir travels, defying ICC
Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir must be on Red Bull – or maybe it just takes an indictment from the International Criminal Court to give you wings. Eritrea on Monday. Yesterday, embraced by President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Today, it was reported he was off to Ethiopia, before he actually turned up in Libya for…
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Sudan: was al-Bashir indictment worth it?
Make preparations,” the second-in-command of al-Qaida said today, “for a long guerrilla war, because the modern-day Crusade has bared its fangs at you.” Ayman al-Zawahiri was addressing President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague three weeks ago. I interviewed the ICC’s chief…
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A place of peace and calm in Gaza
I read an account in The Observer on Sunday by my Newsnight colleague Mark Urban who set out in pursuit of his great-uncle’s war grave in Gaza. (He’s got a piece on this on his programme tonight, but I don’t know how my editor will take to me flagging this up.) The reason this particularly…
