Nick Thompson

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Nick Thompson is a London-based journalist covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for CNN International. News tips? Email [email protected].
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Bull Shark off the coast of Jupiter Florida.
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How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
Jun 28, 2024
You are incredibly unlikely to be attacked by a shark. But if you are that very rare person who is, here’s what to do when a shark goes after you.
People stand in front of the closed Israeli national pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art fair in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
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The artist running Israel’s Venice Biennale pavilion says she won’t open it until hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire is reached
Apr 16, 2024
Israel’s representative at Venice’s Biennale exhibition has said she won’t unveil the country’s pavilion until a hostage and ceasefire deal has been reached in Gaza.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh attends a cabinet meeting in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on December 27.
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Palestinian Authority prime minister and government resign amid pressure to reform
Feb 27, 2024
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government submitted their resignations on Monday, amid pressure on the deeply unpopular Palestinian government to reform as the war in Gaza rages.
This satellite image shows sea surface temperatures in October 2015. Orange-red colors are above normal temperatures and are indicative of El Niño.
What is El Niño?
Jul 14, 2023
El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and impacts weather all over the world.
This satellite image shows sea surface temperatures in October 2015. Orange-red colors are above normal temperatures and are indicative of El Niño.
What is El Niño?
Jun 19, 2023
El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and impacts weather all over the world.
Medical team moving by a stretcher a student of Isfahan University of Technology
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Alarm grows in Iran over reports that hundreds of schoolgirls were poisoned
Mar 2, 2023
Concern is growing in Iran after reports emerged that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months.
Ukrainian servicemen walk on an armored fighting vehicle during an exercise in a Joint Forces Operation controlled area in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. A peace agreement for the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that has never quite ended is back in the spotlight amid a Russian military buildup near the country's borders and rising tensions about whether Moscow will invade.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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The latest on Ukraine and Russia tensions
Feb 17, 2022
US President Biden called for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis in a White House speech this week and cautioned Russia against invading. Follow here for the latest news updates.
A man runs to take cover as supporters of a Shiite group allied with Hezbollah fire weapons during armed clashes that erupted during a protest in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. It was not immediately clear what triggered the gunfire, but tensions were high along a former civil war front-line between Muslim Shiite and Christian areas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Beirut rocked by deadly gun battles
Oct 14, 2021
Heavy gunfire broke out on Thursday at a protest in Beirut calling for the removal of a judge leading a probe into last year’s deadly port blast. Get live updates here.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
Oct 8, 2021
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Follow here for the latest.
FILE - In this April 7, 2018, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, center, leaves the museum during a ceremony marking the 215th anniversary of revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture's death, at the National Pantheon museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country's interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
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Haiti’s president assassinated
Jul 7, 2021
President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated, plunging Haiti further into turmoil at a time of instability and rising violence. Follow the latest developments here.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S President Joe Biden shake hands during their meeting at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
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Biden and Putin hold high-stakes Geneva summit
Jun 16, 2021
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a high-stakes summit today in Geneva. Follow here for the latest.
US President Joe Biden gives a press conference after the NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021.
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Biden participates in US-EU summit
Jun 15, 2021
President Joe Biden takes part in a US-European Union summit in Brussels on Tuesday, ahead of his meeting with Vladimir Putin tomorrow. Follow here for the latest.
Leaders of the G7 pose for a group photo on overlooking the beach at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders from left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
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Day 1 of the 2021 G7 summit
Jun 13, 2021
World leaders are gathering in the UK for the G7 summit. Follow here for the latest.
Medics and rescue workers attend to the Lag B'Omer event in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a 2nd-century sage for annual commemorations that include all-night prayer and dance, at Mount Meron, Israel April 30, 2021 REUTERS/ Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Israel religious festival crush kills 45
Apr 30, 2021
At least 45 worshipers died in a crush during a mass religious gathering at Israel’s Mount Meron overnight. Get the latest updates here.
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FedEx facility shooting kills 8 in Indianapolis
Apr 17, 2021
At least eight people were killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday. Get the latest developments here.
US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 1, 2020, following campaign events in New Jersey. - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on October 1, 2020, that he was optimistic about a rapid recovery for the president as he confirmed that Trump has "mild symptoms" after testing positive for Covid-19. "The president and the First Lady... remain in good spirits," Meadows told reporters. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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October 5 Trump Covid-19 news
Nov 23, 2020
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for Covid-19. Follow here for the latest.

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Nick Thompson is a London-based journalist covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for CNN International. News tips? Email [email protected].