Bel Trew
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Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control
Lines of cars flee enclave over fears of persecution after lightning offensive → Read More
Nagorno-Karabakh residents warn of humanitarian crisis as no deal reached in peace talks
Discussions in the Azerbaijani town of Yevlakh ended without a breakthrough → Read More
‘Washed out to sea’: Heartbreak of man who lost 32 family members in Libya floods as death toll could hit 20,000
‘I see the ruin, the destruction, the misery and the smell of death. Derna is now a dead city’ → Read More
Israel’s parliament votes through Netanyahu’s controversial Supreme Court changes – despite mass protests
Bill passes 64-0 after opposition politicians leave chamber crying ‘For shame!’ – with the streets around the building packed with protesters → Read More
Preparing for an attack by Russia, Zaporizhzhia’s residents cannot escape the threat of nuclear disaster
Kyiv believes Moscow is setting up to strike Europe’s largest power plant, which it occupies. Bel Trew in Nikopol – mere miles from the facility – finds everyone planning for the ‘worst case scenario’ → Read More
Palestinians return to wreckage left behind by Israeli forces in Jenin refugee camp
Israeli forces end two-day-long operation in Jenin leaving behind a trail of deaths and destruction → Read More
Thousands flee Israel’s biggest West Bank military operation in decades
UN says it is alarmed at the raid, warning that children have been caught in the crossfire → Read More
Thousands flee Israel’s biggest West Bank military operation in decades
UN says it is alarmed at the raid, warning that children have been caught in the crossfire → Read More
Paris riots: Does France have a police problem?
The shooting has once again exposed the fiery faultlines in French society, says Bel Trew in Paris → Read More
France riots: Aunt of teenager shot dead by police in Paris pleads for violence and looting to end
Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris → Read More
At least eight dead as Israel launches one of its biggest military operations in West Bank in years
At least 50 people were also injured in the attack on a refugee camp in the city of Jenin → Read More
After the flood: The nightmare is just beginning for those left to rebuild after the Ukraine dam explosion
Bel Trew travels the Dnipro River speaking to some of those who have have been left with nothing as the flood waters wrecked their homes. As well as officials warning of the extreme long-term consequences that could be felt by the rest of the world → Read More
France riots: Aunt of teenager shot dead by police in Paris pleads for violence and looting to end
Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris → Read More
Aunt of teenager whose death sparked riots across France pleads for violence to stop
Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death at the hands of a police officer will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris → Read More
Paris protesters ram burning car into mayor’s home and leave family injured in ‘assassination attempt’
Suburban mayor’s wife and child left injured in horrifying attack → Read More
Outrage and agony at funeral of boy whose ‘execution’ set France alight
As Nahel’s coffin was lowered into the ground, his mother bravely declared: ‘It is finished.’ But Bel Trew is told the country’s reckoning with racism and nights of rioting are only just beginning → Read More
France riots: Cities brace for fifth night of violence despite police reinforcements
France has seen four consecutive nights of rioting across the country following the death of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop → Read More
Ukraine says Wagner’s mutiny proves Putin’s fragility – but this war ends on the battlefield
Officials believe any fear of Putin preventing Western states from delivering key weaponry had been smashed. – and that it is crucial Ukraine keep receiving support from allies. Bel Trew reports from Kyiv → Read More
24 hours of mutiny, mayhem and panic on the streets of Moscow
Mayor of capital warns residents to stay indoors as rebel mercenary force closed in on city – before Wager Group chief calls off advance ‘to avoid bloodshed’ → Read More
Mutiny, mayhem and panic on the streets of Moscow: Russia saved from brink of civil war at 11th hour
Mayor of capital warns residents to stay indoors as rebel mercenary force closed in on city – before Wager Group chief calls off advance ‘to avoid bloodshed’ → Read More