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 nick.thompson@cnn.com.
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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.
Bull Shark off the coast of Jupiter Florida.
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How to survive a shark attack – or better yet, avoid one entirely
Aug 8, 2023
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.
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.
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.
Malaysia Hammond, 19, places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd at the corner of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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June 1 George Floyd protest news
Jun 2, 2020
Protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man who pleaded that he couldn’t breathe while he was held down with a knee by a former Minneapolis police officer, have spread nationwide. Follow here for the latest updates.
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Banksy’s Dismaland theme park to be turned into shelters for migrants in Calais
Sep 30, 2015
Banksy’s Dismaland, the “most disappointing” theme park in Britain, will be broken down and turned into shelters for migrants in France, the street artist has said.

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Nick Thompson is a London-based journalist covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa for CNN International. News tips? Email nick.thompson@cnn.com.