Fiona Mitchell

Correspondent

Will sanctions move to target Russian money in London?

As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a televised address this afternoon his words were firm.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Feb 22

Volodymyr Zelensky was a well-known actor and comedian

Servant of the people - who is Volodymyr Zelensky?

He is the former actor and comedian who now finds himself squared up against a Russian President apparently determined to prove that the might of his country cannot be matched.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Feb 22

Rising crime in US cities a key issue in election year

With mid-term elections just months away US President Joe Biden was leaving no room for subtlety as he stood "shoulder to shoulder" with New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week.

Analysis and Comment • 06 Feb 22

The WHO says around '87,000 thousand tonnes' of PPE was procured between March 2020 and November 2021

Healthcare systems struggling with pandemic waste - WHO

Healthcare systems across the world are struggling to manage the waste created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus • 01 Feb 22

A police investigation is underway into numerous events in Number 10

UK lockdown parties report is short but packs a punch

The Sue Gray report is just twelve pages long, but packs more punch than many expected.

World • 31 Jan 22

Prime Minister Mario Draghi amongst the candidates

Italy prepares to choose its next president

This week Italy's lower chamber of parliament will start choosing the country's next President.

World • 23 Jan 22

Britain's Prince Andrew has strenuously denied the allegations against him

New kind of scrutiny for Prince Andrew after ruling

This is being described by some legal commentators as the "nightmare scenario" for Prince Andrew.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Jan 22

A boy sits at a tent at a refugee camp in Balkh, Afghanistan. A million children face imminent starvation in the country, according to UNICEF

Tumultuous year ends in humanitarian crisis for Afghans

America's longest war, it ended faster and more chaotically than anyone had ever anticipated.

2021 in Review • 24 Dec 21

18-month old Amina is recovering from severe acute malnutrition in Herat Regional Hospital

One million Afghan children 'at risk of starvation'

One million children could die from starvation in Afghanistan in the coming weeks - that is the latest grim prediction from aid agency UNICEF.

World • 02 Dec 21

Military intervention in Yemen began in March 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthi group ousted the government

10,000 children killed or maimed during Yemen conflict

Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or maimed since a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened six years ago, according to UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency.

World • 19 Oct 21