Caolán Magee

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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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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.

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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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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Saturday, June 27, 2026.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026. [File: Stringer/Reuters]

A cargo vessel had been struck by a projectile near Oman, as Iran says all ships must pass with its permission.

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.

Experts say the first three days following a serious quake often determine how many lives can still be saved.

epa13065516 Rescue workers work at the scene in an earthquake-affected area of Caracas, Venezuela, 25 June 2026. The Venezuelan government said the death toll had risen to at least 235 and the number of injured to at least 4,300 following two powerful earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, that caused particularly severe devastation in La Guaira state. EPA/Ronald Peña R

Experts say disagreements over shipping routes and transit fees could complicate efforts to reach a permanent agreement.

Cargo ships are pictured off cost of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 19, 2026.

Tehran says the strait ‘will never return’ to its prewar conditions and claims it can charge fees for services.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks upon arrival at al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi on June 23, 2026, on the first stop of a tour of Gulf states aimed at showing solidarity with key allies hit hard by the Middle East war.

Experts say the climate crisis is making Europe’s heatwaves more frequent and more intense.

A man washes his face to cool off during a hot day amid a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, June 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

These were the updates from US-Israel’s war on Iran on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as they smile for a photo.

The United Kingdom will have its seventh prime minister in a decade.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement on his future outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026, in London.

Experts warn unresolved questions over Lebanon could complicate efforts to secure a lasting agreement.

TOPSHOT - Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the day of a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.

These were the updates on US-Iran diplomacy and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon from Friday, June 19, 2026.

A picture taken on June 19, 2026 shows the site of an Israeli attack that destroyed houses and carpentry shops in the village of Al-Qlailah in the Tyre district in southern Lebanon.

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