Alastair McCready

Taipei

Freelance Producer at Al Jazeera English

News producer for @AJEnglish. Former APAC editor VICE World News and Editor-in-Chief @sea_globe. Taiwan via Thailand and Cambodia.

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Iran open to diplomacy, Israel vows continued attacks

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready |Joseph Stepansky
Israel, Iran trade missile fire as Iran's FM to meet European counterparts

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready |Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

By Alastair McCready,Jillian Kestler-D'Amours US President Donald Trump says decision on joining Israel's attack on Iran will be made in the next two weeks. The White House says, due to "chance of negotiation", the president will decide within the next two weeks whether the US will join the Israel-Iran conflict.
Israel hits Iran's internal security agency; Trump mulls joining conflict

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready

By Alastair McCready Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks as Trump says he's still weighing his options on US military intervention in the conflict. Israel says it's destroyed Iran's internal security headquarters in Tehran, as Iran fires more missiles towards Israeli territory. US President Donald Trump says he's still weighing his options on US military intervention in the escalating hostilities.
Israel launches 'major strike' on sites in Iran: Reports

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Ted Regencia |Alastair McCready |Ali Harb

By Ted Regencia,Alastair McCready,Ali Harb Blasts heard in Iranian capital Tehran as Israel carries out large-scale attack on country. Iranian media outlets report explosions northeast of the capital Tehran after a wave of Israeli attacks. Times of Israel says the Israeli air force is launching a "major strike" on Iran.
Secretary of State says US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready

The US will also 'enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications' from China and Hong Kong, the State Department said. The United States will "aggressively revoke" the visas of Chinese students studying in the US, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on foreign students enrolled at higher education institutions in the country.
LIVE: Israel kills Palestinians in Gaza ‘safe zone’ as famine fears rise

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Alastair McCready

LIVE: Israel kills Palestinians in Gaza ‘safe zone’ as famine fears rise authored by Alastair McCready | 5/25/2025
Israeli strikes kill 76, no aid yet for northern Gaza

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready

UN secretary-general says Israel's war on Gaza is intensifying 'with atrocious levels of death and destruction'. Israeli attacks have killed at least 76 people across Gaza since early on Friday, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, and casualties continue to mount amid ongoing strikes. Witnesses to Israel's bombing of a family home in Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp that left some 50 people dead or missing told Al Jazeera that "the Israeli military is killing civilians for fun".
Israeli attacks kills 85 in Gaza as 'starvation-related deaths' reach 29

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza says displaced Palestinians are being forced into 'death trap' evacuation zones by Israel's military. Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 people in Gaza since the early hours of Thursday, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, and casualties are continuing to mount amid unrelenting bombardments.
Israeli forces kill 87 in Gaza, fire shots towards diplomats in West Bank

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Alastair McCready

By Alastair McCready UNICEF chief warns 'we're running out of time' in Gaza as aid runs out and children continue to be killed in Israeli bombings. Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 87 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday. International condemnation is mounting after Israeli forces fired warning shots towards foreign diplomats visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Israel kills 115 Palestinians in 'opening moves' of new Gaza war expansion

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Lyndal Rowlands |Alastair McCready

Israel carries out 'extensive attacks' as Operation Gideon's Chariots launched to seize more land in the Gaza. The Israeli military says extensive attacks have been launched over the past 24 hours in the "opening moves" of operation "Gideon's Chariots", which will see troops "seize controlled areas in the Gaza Strip".