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Caolan writes news and features with a particular focus on the arms industry, big tech and human rights. He is based between London, UK and Beirut, Lebanon and has previously reported for The Guardian, CNN, The Times and the Independent. In 2026, he won Amnesty International’s Gaby Rado Award for his reporting from Syria on disappearances under the Assad government, after being shortlisted for the same award in 2025 for his reporting on weapons sales to Israel. He has also covered the Israel-Lebanon war from Beirut, migration from Morocco and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the French elections from Paris.

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‘They broke his neck’: Families of Syria’s disappeared still seek closure

Najwa, 60, and Ghada, 55, sitting in a living room in Damascus.

Meta profits as ads promote illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

Heavily armed Israeli soldiers at a barbed-wire barrier.

Orphaned by Israel, two child amputees find each other in Lebanon

A closeup of Omar's face, where the extensive scarring to the left side of his face is visible. He still smiles at the camera, the scars on the left puckering around his large eyes

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Garvaghy Road resident Ciarán Ó Ferghail with his son in Portadown.

The overhaul could reshape the US military as Hegseth faces scrutiny over senior officers’ removal.

epa13248435 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C) arrives to a national POW/MIA recognition day ceremony outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA 18 September 2026. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

The school protests coincide with public sector strikes over planned budget cuts.

A student raises a placard reading "I thought we were fraternal" during a rally on a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Rennes, western France, on September 29, 2026.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, September 29, 2026.

Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are seen on display beside a large portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Baharestan Square in Tehran on September 28, 2026

Seven armed groups have joined forces against Abiy Ahmed’s government, bringing former enemies into the same alliance.

Members of the Tigrayan forces patrol along a street as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026. Obtained by REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Israeli politicians subject to ICC arrest warrants or international sanctions remain eligible to run.

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir smile in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Trump’s annexation threats have prompted Carney to examine even remote risks to Canada’s sovereignty.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

Tehran’s offer comes as high fuel prices put pressure on Trump ahead of the US midterm elections.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz, on a building in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA./File Photo

Israel hopes to redirect goods from illegal Israeli settlements towards markets in Asia and South America.

KEDUMIM, WEST BANK - SEPTEMBER 8: A view over the Jewish settlement of Kedumim, in the West Bank on September 8, 2026 in Kedumim, West Bank. The UK government implements a comprehensive trade ban and targeted sanctions on goods and services from the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials watch as a woman waves an Iranian flag during the state-organised "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, on September 18, 2026 [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]

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