Liz Cookman

RT @thetimes: Four people died and several more were injured on Wednesday after hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food ware…

“Is there anything more beautiful than the smile of children in Gaza?,” the Strip’s youngest influencer, Yaqeen Hammad, posted to her Instagram. Days later she was killed in an Israeli air strike at just 11. My story for @thetimes.

The Times and The Sunday Times @thetimes

Gaza’s youngest influencer, Yaqeen Hammad, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on May 23rd. She was 11-years-old and documented life in the Gaza Strip. Her death is one of more than 15,000 children reported killed in Gaza since the war began https://t.co/SvJheR9N0n https://t.co/94ymSZJ4xP

RT @thetimes: On today’s #Worldin10: Turkey’s four-decade conflict with the PKK is ending, and its diplomatic rise is reshaping global powe…

RT @antonialford: Enjoyed contributing to @thetimes live blog of Russia-Ukraine negotiations again today with the brilliant @liz_cookman an…

RT @liz_cookman: All eyes are on Turkey for the first direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in years. So far, though, there is only one winner…

All eyes are on Turkey for the first direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations in years. So far, though, there is only one winner: President Erdogan. Once viewed by the West as a difficult partner, he's emerging as a key diplomatic bridge. My story @thetimes: https://t.co/FbWzMgKoUb

The only VIP to turn up in Istanbul today for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. https://t.co/nmmgp9s4lm

Turkish state TV may have just accidentally settled the debate over whether Erdogan is on Russia's side or Ukraine's. https://t.co/IChCcU7QNG

US officials have arrived in Istanbul, while Zelensky and Erdogan are speaking now in Ankara. Uncertainty looms over the possibility of the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since 2022, follow live updates with me, @marcbennetts1 & @antonialford: https://t.co/122jBKPTXo

An end to one of the world’s longest-running and deadliest insurgencies is in sight after the PKK announced this morning it will disband and formally end its armed struggle against the Turkish state. Me for @thetimes. https://t.co/GnN9F1rJmR

RT @ragipsoylu: BREAKING — PKK says it decided to end the armed struggle and disband its organisation in a statement https://t.co/8rqREbWKFQ

RT @liz_cookman: The world’s most expensive honey went in sale at Harrods last month for £1,250. It’s produced in a secret valley in the…

RT @dlepeska: In northeast Turkey, a Laz family is making the world's priciest honey in an isolated Kackar mountain valley: excellent @liz_…