Pauline Lockwood

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Pauline Lockwood is a Senior News Editor for CNN, based at the network's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
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A file photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales attending the Shaping Us National Symposium at Design Museum on November 15, 2023 in London.
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UK data watchdog ‘assessing’ report hospital staffer tried to access Princess of Wales’ medical records
Mar 20, 2024
The United Kingdom’s data watchdog is “assessing” reports that a staff member at a London hospital allegedly tried to access the private medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales during her stay in January.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 13: Gal Hirsch, co-ordinator for the cross-Governmental response to the hostage situation, addresses family and friends of those taken hostage by Hamas during an attack on Israel, at a press conference on October 13, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 400,000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,300 people and wounding around 2,800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Hamas’s demands for hostage deal are ‘disconnected from reality,’ Israel’s hostage coordinator says
Feb 17, 2024
Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday.
A man holds an iPhone 14 as Apple Inc's new models go on sale at an Apple store in Beijing, China, September 16, 2022.
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Wall Street Journal: China bans use of iPhones for government officials
Sep 7, 2023
China has banned the use of iPhones for central government officials, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Ukrainian billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoisky looks on as he attends a court hearing at Shevchenkivsky District Court in Kyiv on September 2, 2023. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian oligarch and Zelensky supporter Ihor Kolomoisky arrested in fraud investigation
Sep 3, 2023
One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has been arrested in a fraud investigation, state media in the country are reporting.
Twitter corporate headquarters building is seen in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S. November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned
Jul 24, 2023
Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform.
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Russia claims to have remotely detonated tank laden with explosives, in apparent new tactic
Jun 19, 2023
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed that a Ukrainian stronghold was destroyed by a remotely-controlled tank packed with a huge amount of explosives, in what appears to be a new battlefield tactic.
Swedish-Iranian national Habib Farajollah Chaab seen during his trial in Tehran on October 25, 2022.
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Sweden summons Iranian ambassador after execution of Swedish-Iranian dual citizen
May 7, 2023
Sweden has summoned Iran’s acting ambassador to protest against the execution of Habib Chaab, a dual Swedish-Iranian national who had been convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks.
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Macron counting on China’s Xi ‘to reason’ with Russia over Ukraine war
Apr 7, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he was counting on him to “reason” with Russia and help end the war in Ukraine.
Railway workers demonstrate on the tracks at the Gare de Lyon train station, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 in Paris. A new round of strikes and demonstrations is planned against the unpopular pension reforms that, most notably, push the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
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France wracked by more pension protests amid rising violence on the streets
Mar 29, 2023
Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation saw its 10th day of nationwide demonstrations.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) sits next to Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri during a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu dismisses key ally Aryeh Deri after High Court order
Jan 22, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed key ally Aryeh Deri from all ministerial posts on Sunday, complying with an Israeli High Court ruling that it was unreasonable to appoint the Shas party leader to positions in government.
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: Peng Shuai of China returns a shot against Daria Kasatkina of Russia during the women's singles first round match of 2019 China Open at the China National Tennis Center on September 28, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Peng Shuai: WTA remains ‘deeply concerned’ about Chinese tennis star
Nov 27, 2021
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) “remains deeply concerned” that Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai “is not free from censorship or coercion.”
Traveling to UK from HK airport.
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I tested positive for Covid-19 twice in two cities. The responses were vastly different
Jun 28, 2021
As someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in both Britain and Hong Kong, I’ve experienced the worst of both worlds.
A Cathay Pacific passenger airplane takes off from Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport on March 10, 2020.
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The much-hyped Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’ is postponed amid Covid-19 spike
Nov 22, 2020
The highly-anticipated Hong Kong and Singapore “air travel bubble” was postponed Saturday – less than 24 hours before it was due to launch.
A Cathay Pacific passenger airplane takes off from Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport on March 10, 2020.
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Hong Kong and Singapore confirm date for launch of new ‘travel bubble’
Nov 11, 2020
Hong Kong and Singapore’s confirmed “air travel bubble” will allow residents to travel between the two Asian hubs without requiring quarantine or restrictive control measures.

About

Pauline Lockwood is a Senior News Editor for CNN, based at the network’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. She oversees the International Desk’s daily priorities as well as manages logistics and field teams on breaking news stories.

Before joining CNN, Lockwood worked as a producer both in the newsroom and in the field for British broadcasters including Channel 4 News, Sky News and the BBC, as well as international news outlets Al Jazeera and TRT World. She has covered key elections in the U.S., the Brexit vote in Britain, and has deployed to breaking news stories such as the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan terror attacks in France, the Amatrice earthquake in Italy and the Grenfell Tower fire in London. She spent most of 2016 covering the migration crisis in Europe from the shores of Greece following the trail through Europe to Germany, France and Sweden.

Lockwood completed a BA in War Studies and History at the University of King’s College London and is fluent in French.