Caroline Hawley

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Two Gazan girls first to arrive in UK for medical treatmentSean Seddon & Caroline HawleyBBCGhena, five, arrived in the UK with her mother to receive private medical treatmentTwo Palestinian girls with serious health conditions have been brought to the UK for private medical treatment. The Gazan children are the first to be granted temporary UK visas since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out in October 2023.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

Family of couple held by Taliban fear for their healthCaroline HawleyFamily handoutThe family of a British couple in their seventies who have been detained in Afghanistan have expressed fears for their health after a court appearance was delayed. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in Bamiyan province.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch momentCaroline HawleyBBC diplomatic correspondentReutersIran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programmeAlmost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Caroline Hawley

1 day agoTrump says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians,’ weeks after saying they should be moved to Arab statesCNN — US President Donald Trump’s plans for the future of Gaza were further shrouded in confusion on Wednesday when he told reporters that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from the enclave – an apparent climbdown from his previous proclamations that its population should be relocated.

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Caroline Hawley

Caroline HawleyBBC NewsReporting fromAmman, JordanRami Qattoush’s mother beams with pride, as her nine-year-old son tentatively kicks a football for the first time since his injury. It is a huge milestone in his recovery, since he travelled to Jordan last month after getting Israeli military approval to leave Gaza. Rami dreams of playing football one day, like Cristiano Ronaldo. But he is still in pain and quickly tires, having to sit down on a plastic chair, exhausted from the effort.