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      Laura O'Callaghan

      Laura O'Callaghan

      Political Correspondent
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      Laura O’Callaghan is the political correspondent covering Westminster politics. Reporting from the British Parliament, she has covered the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the coronation of King Charles III and foreign relations. Before joining The National in 2021, she worked as a reporter for The Daily Express and a local journalist in east London.

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      Jack Letts in a picture he posted on Facebook, near the Tabqa Dam in Syria. Facebook
      UK-born ISIS terrorist to be repatriated to Canada

      He left his home in the UK as a teenager and was later stripped of his UK citizenship

      UKJanuary 22, 2023
      Moscow is rumoured to be enlisting hundreds of thousands more troops to fight in Ukraine. Reuters
      Russia plans second wave of conscripts to fight in Ukraine

      Factory bosses understood to have been asked for list of workers they could spare for army

      EuropeJanuary 22, 2023
      Former British prime minister Boris Johnson in heavily-damaged Borodianka near Kyiv on Sunday. Reuters
      Johnson visits Ukraine for first time since stepping down as PM

      MP greeted by residents on tour of towns surrounding Kyiv

      UKJanuary 22, 2023
      Members of Germany's armed forces stand in front of a Leopard 2 tank during a military exercise. Getty
      UK wants 'nothing more' than German Leopard tanks in Ukraine

      Berlin resisting calls from Kyiv to speed up delivery of tanks

      UKJanuary 22, 2023
      Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party, at a World Economic Forum panel discussion in Davos. Bloomberg
      Keir Starmer says UK could lead global 'clean power alliance'

      Opposition leader goads Rishi Sunak for his no-show at World Economic Forum

      UKJanuary 19, 2023
      A farmer waters crops in the Netherlands. Getty
      Davos hears calls for water economics to be 'turned on head' as world's resources fall

      Amount of fresh water per capita has decreased by 20 per cent in the past two decades, UN says

      EuropeJanuary 19, 2023
      Temple Mount in Jerusalem. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke on the phone to his Israeli counterpart. EPA
      Sunak reiterates UK stance on Middle East peace to Netanyahu

      Leaders held their first talks since they both came to office last year

      UKJanuary 19, 2023
      Gazelle Sharmahd is fighting for the release of her father Jamshid Sharmahd, a US resident who is on death row in Iran. Photo: Gazelle Sharmahd
      Family's fears for German-Iranian man languishing on death row

      The father of two has been kept in solitary confinement for more than two years and handed a death sentence on a spying conviction he denies

      EuropeJanuary 18, 2023
      A woman in South Sudan tends to her crops in a flooded field. Photo: Christian Aid
      UN chief tells Davos climate fight 'going up in smoke' due to inaction

      Governments and companies need to do more to tackle global warming and avert 'devastating' consequences, he says

      ClimateJanuary 18, 2023
      US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington. AFP
      Top US and UK diplomats pledge continued support for Ukraine

      UK’s Foreign Secretary meets his US counterpart in Washington

      USJanuary 17, 2023
      British-Iranian actress Nazanin Boniadi said women in Iran need the support of the international community amid ongoing protests. Getty
      Davos hears calls from Iranian women for more western action against regime

      Activists argue current sanctions are not enough to deter Tehran from further brutality

      EuropeJanuary 17, 2023
      China's Vice Premier has said the Communist government stands ready to work with international partners to meet global challenges. Reuters
      China calls on West to 'abandon Cold War mentality'

      Meeting the challenge of global economic growth requires group thinking, Beijing said

      AsiaJanuary 17, 2023
      Police guard a cordon around the UK Parliament after Conservative MP David Amess was killed by an Islamist terrorist in his constituency. AFP
      Far-right terrorism rise in UK 'masks Islamist extremism threat'

      Security expert concerned risk is being misjudged and warns of possible ISIS resurgence

      UKJanuary 17, 2023
      A Russian self-propelled 152. 4 mm howitzers fires during battle at an undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Russian Ministry of Defence / EPA
      Russia claims control of Soledar in eastern Ukraine

      Kyiv denied Moscow's forces have taken the salt mining town and said 'severe' fighting was continuing

      EuropeJanuary 13, 2023
      Passengers wait to scan their passports at Gatwick Airport. Alamy
      Fee increase for UK passports will hit travellers

      It will be the first price increase in five years, the government says

      UKJanuary 13, 2023
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