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  • 5 Aug 2010
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    Cathy Newman’s FactCheck analyses David Cameron’s claims in Brighton about whether Iran has a nuclear weapon and cost of appealing a visa application.

  • 22 Jul 2010

    How does an ex-spy link BP, Libya and Lockerbie bomber? Who Knows Who investigates the key players at the heart of a growing transatlantic rift – from deals in the desert to the boardroom, via MI6.

  • 13 Jul 2010

    BP: If the cap fits…

    What might otherwise be regarded as an incredible feat of engineering has been achieved a mile under the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • 9 Jul 2010

    International pressure has saved one woman in Iran from being stoned to death but at least 10 people are still facing the cruel punishment, Channel 4 News discovers.

  • 21 Jun 2010

    Writing for Channel 4 News as the UK death toll reached 300, former British commander Colonel Richard Kemp said the UK could not afford to leave the country until its objectives are achieved.

  • 10 Jun 2010

    A couple of years ago I took tea with a man called Ahmet Davutoglu in a Piccadilly hotel. Back then he was foreign policy adviser to Turkey’s prime minister. Now he’s foreign minister and probably the most important and pro-active Turk in the role in almost two decades.   After last week’s attack by Israeli…

  • 9 Jun 2010

    Petraeus calls

    A short blog to start the day. I’m just off on the bike to chair an intriguing session for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Don’t often get the call from the military. But two very special guests today: Generals David Petraeus (US) and Peter Wall (UK) are to speak and interact with an audience.

  • 8 Jun 2010

    Lindsey Hilsum blogs on Turkey’s strategy towards Israel and Hamas following last week’s killing of nine activists during the storming of an aid flotilla.

  • 7 Jun 2010

    If you’ve just been in Gaza, as I have, it’s quite hard to watch the spoof video made by a group of Israelis called Latma (it means “slap” in Hebrew slang) and distributed by the Israeli government press office, which has been posted on YouTube. The government has apologised now, but the damage is done. In…

  • 14 May 2010

    First stop for new Foreign Secretary William Hague is Washington – it makes sense for a new foreign secretary who takes the traditional view that Britain’s relations with America trump all others, writes international editor Lindsey Hilsum.

  • 4 May 2010
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    BNP blames immigration for a rising crime rate but FactCheck finds numerous holes in its assertion.

  • 22 Apr 2010

    A week ago, not many people outside the Liberal Democrats were taking Nick Clegg’s foreign policy seriously. But a week is a long time in politics, so I have been trying to get the measure of what Mr Clegg might say tonight.   Perhaps the best clue is the speech Clegg gave to Chatham House…

  • 20 Apr 2010

    A perusal of the manifestos suggests that during Thursday’s debate on foreign policy and defence, Gordon Brown won’t be saying “I agree with Nick” very often. The phrase “I agree with David” may not pass Mr Brown’s lips but – with the exception of policy on Europe – the two bigger parties have more in…

  • 23 Mar 2010

    The visit to Washington this week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes at a tense time in US-Israeli relations. Yet everyone will take great care to be extremely polite and try to say just the right thing.   It feels a bit like an awkward family gathering where no one dares mention a recent,…

  • 18 Mar 2010

    Good for Ashton, Europe, and Gaza

    Today’s visit to Gaza by the EU’s foreign affairs chief is as important for the EU as it is for Gaza. So far the appointment of the obscure Baroness Ashton has attracted something between deep scepticism and ridicule.

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