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LondonBorn August 14Joined March 2009
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"It felt like the shaking would never end." Such a harrowing account of today's earthquake from journalist Eyad Kourdi, a regular CNN freelancer who was staying at his parents' house when it hit.
I’m agnostic about the numbers but obsessed by why they didn’t repaint the cycle symbols at the same time.
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Until this Saturday, the interior and outside of St Martin-in-the-Fields are being filled with sound and light as a Son-et-Lumiere covers the walls with colour.
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Blinken says there's a "shrinking horizon of hope" for Palestinians. Our report from the occupied West Bank suggests he's not wrong. "It's all empty promises...."
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Full quote: “I’m certainly willing to have them (Palestinians) have all the powers that they need to govern themselves. But none of the powers that could threaten (us), and this means that Israel should have the overriding security responsibility.”
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Big, newsmaking interview with Benjamin Netanyahu by on CNN tonight. Says Israel must retain “overriding security responsibility” in any deal with the Palestinians.
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"It's hard to find the words." Mikaela Shiffrin on her incredible achievement, a record 83rd World Cup win, beating the legendary Lindsey Vonn
Familiar stuff for anyone following the gruesome history of Wagner, but good on the for highlighting the complicity of law firms in Prigozhin's frivolous litigation.
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There’s a lot about Wagner around today. This is how they work - and it’s brutal. Great insights from
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Compare and contrast. CNN lede last July, FT lede today. Who doesn’t love cookies…?
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Four months on, protests in #Iran seem to have fizzled out amid a growing wave of repression against demonstrators. But, winter weather, school exams & hard economic times have only made protests dormant—not silent
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The regime’s hasn’t allowed us to report from inside #Iran but that hasn’t stopped reporting on the brutal tactics unleashed to crush the growing dissent.The protests may have subsided,but this is far from over.Our report w@tamaraqiblawi &
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Liquified mud!! The end times are nigh
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Video from #Addlestone - this is what’s causing the disruption to @SW_Help customers on the route via Chertsey.
It’s liquified mud that’s flowed onto the live rail and turning to steam.
Once the mud has stopped flowing we will work on getting it cleared.
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Russia has traditionally seen winter as something it can exploit in war. Europe's mild winter has robbed Putin of a major trump card he held: gas
Europe must use this short window to get ready for next winter, or risk handing that card back to Moscow
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NEW: our latest #OSINT piece on the storming of Brazil’s Congress. Rodrigo Pedroso and many more from our wonderful visual and motion graphics team.
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‘Command your troops, damn it!’ How a series of security failures opened a path to insurrection in Brazil - the latest video analysis and reporting from & Rodrigo Pedroso,
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She’s here! So proud to receive an Emmy Award for our investigations into the Ethiopia war. Congrats to + the rest of our indefatigable team, who blended shoe-leather reporting with open-source methods to reveal atrocities in Tigray
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So happy for you, Monica. A great appointment. You'll ace it!
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Some personal news! I've been promoted to Senior Editor in London. I'll oversee CNN's digital platforms, leading a badass team and commissioning stories. Women who look like me, or speak softly, don't often get into these roles. I'm grateful for being seen, heard and trusted 
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RideLondon - one of Britain's biggest cycling events - has accepted a sponsorship deal from... checks notes... one of the world's biggest car manufacturers
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Big News!
@forduk has become the title partner and official electric vehicle supplier of RideLondon!
Read more about the partnership here: bit.ly/FordRideLondon
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My mom texts me photos of myself on CNN every day
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Bring up the bodies. As Russia’s military stalls, ‘Putin’s chef’ serves up shock troops to rescue Ukraine campaign -- excellent analysis by
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Of course Ski Sunday is back on the day I return from skiing
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A hair-raising visit to Snake Island by and a CNN team results in this terrific piece, which includes an interview with a Ukrainian officer who helped plan the mission to retake the outcrop from Russia. He goes by the callsign "Shakespeare"
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Congratulations to my brilliant former colleague who has been appointed to a top new job at the BBC, who are *very* lucky to have her
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FIFA has rebuffed a request by Ukrainian President Zelensky to share a message of peace at the World Cup final. Scoop by
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And surely not… a fake gaslight??
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Is that… fake snow??
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte join their parents the Prince and Princess of Wales for a Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.
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New investigation from #AsEquals:
Months of digging into aid data sources by & , supported by has revealed that millions in aid from US and European governments benefited churches that oppose LGBTQI+ rights in Ghana.
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To everyone’s surprise, Tower Hamlets refused planning permission for China’s new mega embassy in London. Sets up a tricky dilemma for the UK government.
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The tussle over China's proposed new mega-embassy in London takes a new turn: Residents want the King to intervene. Top scoop by @NdosSantosCNN
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Yesterday I revealed how this group of Londoners had appealed to the King to stop China’s new UK embassy, after their repeated pleas to the govt fell on deaf ears. Tonight the the local council unanimously rejected the proposals, citing among concerns the security of residents.
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My scoop on how London residents, living on land owned by China, & next door to Beijing’s new embassy, have written to King Charles, asking him to intervene. “We appeal to your Majesty to do all you can to afford protection to us at this challenging time” edition.cnn.com/2022/11/30/uk/
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The tussle over China's proposed new mega-embassy in London takes a new turn: Residents want the King to intervene. Top scoop by
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Boris Johnson told CNN that he thinks France was “in denial” about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Germany favoured a swift capitulation by Kyiv. Not sure Paris or Berlin will like this…
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Exclusive: While demonstrations continue across Iran, as many as 14,000 people have been arrested since protests began.
Now, men and women are alleging sexual assault by Iran’s security forces, as reports, in a story that contains disturbing details.
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This shocking two-month CNN investigation reveals how sexual violence is perpetrated against male and female protesters, including boys, in Iranian detention centres
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But the biggest thanks must go to our sources and survivors inside Iran who put their lives and their freedom on the line to help us tell this important story. A climate of fear in Iran means it’s incredibly tough to report these stories, and our gratitude goes to them.
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Video editing by Mark Baron and story editing by . This project is the sort of thing that CNN, with its amazing journalistic heft and huge impact, does best. Massive kudos to our brilliant team.
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