Articles by Orlando Crowcroft

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UK general election 2017 as it happened: May clings on with DUP backing

Theresa May is still prime minister but she has lost her majority and potentially much more.

Jun 8, 2017

General Election 2017 Theresa May Jeremy Corbyn

Chibok girl: How I escaped Boko Haram

Sa'a got away on the night of the school raid in northern Nigeria – hundreds of others did not.

Apr 14, 2017

Nigeria Boko Haram

Meet the Canadian teacher who helped Inuit kids choose life

Maggie MacDonnell won $1m for her work with indigenous communities in northern Canada.

Apr 7, 2017

Dubai

Timeline of terror: From Beslan school siege to Sinai, Russia has always been a terrorist target

St Petersburg is the latest in a string of attacks against Russia at home and abroad.

Apr 3, 2017

Russia Moscow Vladimir Putin Al-Qaeda Isis Syria

In the Field Podcast: What do the Russia protests mean for Vladimir Putin?

Putin presents a strong image abroad but at home Russians are sick of corruption and economic turmoil.

Mar 28, 2017

Moscow Vladimir Putin

Dubai authorities detain seven members of the Olympic refugee team at airport

The African athletes had been invited to speak at a conference attended by Sheikh Mohammed.

Mar 24, 2017

Dubai Brazil

Julia Gillard: Still not enough women getting to the top in politics

Australia's first female leader talks education, Hillary Clinton and that speech.

Mar 20, 2017

Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell wins $1m prize for work in remote Arctic communities

MacDonnell helped young people battle depression, drug abuse and alcoholism.

Mar 19, 2017

Michael Gove: 'No conflict of interest' in work as a journalist and a sitting MP

Former minister says 'lots of politicians have been journalists' as furore over George Osborne's new job grows.

Mar 19, 2017

George Osborne Rupert Murdoch

In the Field Podcast: How Trump beat Clinton to the White House - and why it is a good thing

'Game of Thorns' author Doug Wead explains how a billionaire became the unlikely champion of the American poor

Mar 14, 2017

Donald Trump Hillary Clinton US Election In The Field

Hamas: Militants and moderates collide over demand for Palestine 'from the river to the sea'

The debate over whether to re-write charter that calls for Israel's destruction is raging in Gaza.

Mar 11, 2017

Israel

China sheds no tears for Park Geun-hye as North Korea brands her 'a common criminal'

Pyongyang and Beijing were both angered by her missile deal with the US.

Mar 10, 2017

North Korea South Korea

Geert Wilders: How a Dutch kibbutzim brought anti-Islam rhetoric into the mainstream

Wilders' radical message dates back to his time in Israel as a teenager.

Mar 9, 2017

In the Field Podcast: What will happen if Geert Wilders wins the Dutch election?

Wilders' anti-Islam message is being well received by Dutch voters angry about immigration and the European project.

Mar 7, 2017

In The Field

Generation Identity: How the European alt-right is planning a British invasion

The group has branches in France, Austria and Germany and could be expanding into the UK.

Mar 3, 2017

Alt-right

Putin's Rasputin has a message for Donald Trump's White House: 'Call me'

Ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin wants to help make the Russia-US axis great again.

Mar 3, 2017

Vladimir Putin Russia

In the Field Podcast: What next for northern Syria as Isis is pushed out of al-Bab?

Turkish backed rebels and the Kurds could be involved in the fight to take back Raqqa

Mar 1, 2017

Isis Turkey In The Field

CCTV footage shows Kim Jong-nam's assassination at Malaysian airport

Kim Jong-nam VX gas murder puts North Korea's 5,000-tonne chemical WMD stockpile in the spotlight

South Korean sources claim Pyongyang has sarin, mustard gas and hydrogen cyanide.

Feb 24, 2017

North Korea Donald Trump

Trappist-1: How long would it take to get to the Earth-like exoplanets?

In short, a really long time.

Feb 23, 2017

Donald Trump NASA

In the Field Podcast: France is poised for a bitter election battle - but can Marine Le Pen win?

Her rival Francois Fillon has been plagued by scandal but Emmanuel Macron is ascendant.

Feb 21, 2017

France Marine Le Pen

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