BBC Paris Correspondent. Author of "A Small, Stubborn Town," “These Are Not Gentle People,” “The Mayor of Mogadishu.” Previously in Africa, Asia, former USSR.
Paris, France
Joined April 2010
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I have right papers and visa - barred referee Artan bbc.in/4vuwZys
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Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, has been denied entry to the United States.
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Mobile internet still down in central Moscow. Pedestrians, couriers and taxi drivers look lost. People connecting to wifi outside cafés/banks. Vedomosti says sales of pagers, paper maps and landline phones through roof. And now even wifi in the Duma (parliament) reportedly out!
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What began as a film about a city redefining itself became a record of resilience — following how ordinary people adapted as their lives were suddenly reshaped by war.
Explore the series: youtube.com/@KyivOfMine
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month in the role bbc.in/46DbEtd
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As Gisèle Pelicot faces one of her rapists in court, what has changed in France? bbc.in/3IG6O5n
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The BBC, in association with Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Reuters, has launched a short film calling on the Israeli authorities to allow international journalists access to Gaza.
Read more: bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/s…
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Today on the show — my co-host Tristan Redman (who doesn’t exist on here!) speaks to @AndrewWJHarding
They tell a fascinating story of how in 1994 Ukraine gave up the world’s third LARGEST nuclear arsenal … and how that affects its trust today.
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5 journalists among 20 killed by Israel in strike on hospital -Gaza officials say. They were documenting the suffering, the bombings, the starvation until their last breaths. Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri was operating a live camera at the time of the strike ( one of two).
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There is "growing evidence" journalists in Gaza have been "targeted and killed by the Israeli army on the basis of unsubstantiated claims that they were Hamas terrorists" according to Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression.
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Our father, Derk Sauer, has passed away. It’s an immeasurable loss, and no words can truly capture what a remarkable father and husband he was. He dedicated his life to defending independent Russian media. In his final days, he asked that people continue to support the free press
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statem…
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form goes to Europe's Migration Crisis (@BBCWorld).
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BBC STATEMENT
"The claim the BBC took down a story after reviewing footage is completely wrong. We did not remove any story and we stand by our journalism.
"Our news stories and headlines about Sunday's aid distribution centre incident were updated throughout the day with the latest fatality figures as they came in from various sources. These were always clearly attributed, from the first figure of 15 from medics, through the 31 killed from the Hamas-run health ministry to the final Red Cross statement of ‘at least 21’ at their field hospital. This is totally normal practice on any fast-moving news story.
"Completely separately, a BBC Verify online report on Monday reported a viral video posted on social media was not linked to the aid distribution centre it claimed to show. This video did not run on BBC news channels and had not informed our reporting. Conflating these two stories is simply misleading.
"It is vital to bring people the truth about what is happening in Gaza. International journalists are not currently allowed into Gaza and we would welcome the support of the White House in our call for immediate access."
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“It's inspiring to see so many reporters using clear, brave writing to expose injustices.” – Dr Matt Walsh, Chair of Judges
Congratulations to the finalists for the Orwell Prize for Journalism 2025.
Explore their work: orwellfoundation.com/the-orw…
#OrwellPrize2025
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Many congratulations to @AndrewWJHarding and the BBC team in Europe whose reporting on the deadly people smuggling across the English Channel has been nominated for an Emmy @TelevisionAcad bbc.com/news/articles/cx77l5…
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One Russian paper today: “Assad’s fall confirms the indisputable fact that the percentage of votes won by a dictator/autocrat/usurper at an election before he falls means absolutely nothing. None of that ‘95% support’ came out to defend him.” #ReadingRussia
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The world according to Vladimir Putin. Our report from his 4½ hour-long phone-in/press conference...and what happened after. Producer @LizaShuvalova @BenTavener