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Orla Guerin

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Senior International Correspondent @BBCNews. Dubliner making detours for decades. Never far from a cup of tea. Own views. Retweets not endorsements.

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Rami, a 12-year old Palestinian boy, was playing with fireworks when he was shot dead by Israeli Border police. Israel's extreme right national security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir praised the officer who did it. Our report from March 12 with @Wburema @Goktay @rajaKhateeb172

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As Israel bombards Gaza - with 23,000 Palestinians killed - some Israeli settlers dream of resettling there, in Palestinian territory. With wietske burema goktay koraltan @ArielTagar

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'Hope is mandatory' - Rachel Goldberg-Polin whose son Hersh (23) is among about 130 remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. She says 'its time for the suffering to end' - for thousands of innocent civilians in Gaza too. With wietske burema @Goktay Ariel Tagar

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This is the story of Alma, a 12-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza whose entire family was killed - in one night. Relatives say an Israeli strike brought down a 5-storey building on them. Warning graphic content. With @Goktay wietske burema Haneen Abdeen

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Another child shot dead by Israeli security forces - this time for holding a firework. Orla Guerin report on the circumstances of the killing - and the response of Israel’s far right security minister - who applauded the gunman. instagram.com/reel/C4fLeavMd…

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. Video below appears to shows the deadly attack in the Church of Santa Maria, Istanbul. A man in black seems to followed into the church by two gunmen wearing masks. Looks very much like a targeted killing. Identity of the dead man has not been released yet.

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Could you save your neighbours with just hours to escape before an Israeli bombing raid ?

Gaza dentist Mahmoud Shaheed had to.

Extraordinary reporting by Alice Cuddy

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Russia's war in Ukraine is creating an army of amputees. At a hospital in the South East there is a conveyor belt of broken bodies. They've treated 20,000 wounded soldiers since the full scale invasion in February 2022. With @Goktay @Wburema Kyryl

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The brutality of war and the power of love -
the story of Andrii and Alina, who are rebuilding their
lives after his life-changing injuries on the frontline in .

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'The next memory is just waking up in the hospital.... Everything was so dark ' - Andrii, 27, one of Ukraine's new army of amputees, who has lost his hands and his sight. He and his wife Alina are a portrait of courage, determination and love. With wietske burema @Goktay Natalka Sosnytska

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Zelensky speaks to ⁦The Economist⁩ (again). He sees “change of mood among some…partners. “I have this intuition, reading, hearing & seeing their eyes [when they say] ‘we’ll be always with you’…But I see that he or she is not here, not with us.” economist.com/europe/2023/09…

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In Orla Guerin on an amazing 11 year old in Yemen who teaches his class, a trip to a Greek island that creates no rubbish and incredible listeners like Tori, a US Navy Lieutenant who climbs mountains and Jess who’s taught her dog to count. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Two years on update on Ahmed - the remarkable school boy we met in war torn in 2021. He's got big plans. Since our last story he and his school have been helped by Twins.org.uk, Islamic Relief UK + Tamdeen Youth Foundation. With @Goktay wietske burema @AhmedBaider1

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A season of smoke, flames + devastation in Greece - where hundreds of wildfires have broken out. The dead so far include 18 suspected migrants + refugees but some locals blame migrants for the fires - without any proof. With @Goktay @Wburema Zeynep Erdim Kostas Koukoumakas

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'Dead bodies were everywhere. We couldn't keep count. We couldn't help each other'.

10 years after Rabaa by Sally Nabil
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Remember Ahmed ? We met this wonderful boy two years ago - aged 9 - teaching in the rubble of his bombed out school in . Many viewers have been asking about him. Very glad to say we were able to visit him again- and have an update coming.

Remember Ahmed ? We met this wonderful boy two years ago - aged 9 - teaching in the rubble of his bombed out school in #Yemen. Many viewers have been asking about him. Very glad to say we were able to visit him again- and have an update coming.
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And many thanks for all those who have watched /listened to our reports on a devastating conflict that is too often overlooked.

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