Kara Fox - Senior Reporter
Kara Fox
Senior Reporter
Kara Fox is an award-winning senior reporter for CNN International, reporting on climate, conflict, corruption, gender and geopolitics.
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• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 24 of Middle East conflict — Iran denies any dialogue with Washington after Trump announcementMar 24, 2026President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held “productive conversations” and that he will hold off any military strikes against Iranian energy sites for five days. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 23 of Middle East conflict — Iran responds to Trump threat to bomb power plants, strikes on IsraelMar 23, 2026Iran’s military declared it is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to bomb its power plants. -
![UNDATED FILE PHOTO - File photo of Diego Garcia,largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. Exiled inhabitants of Diego Garcia began a challenge July 17 to a British government decision to kick them off the remote island 30 years ago to make way for the U.S. base. [Thousands of islanders from the 65-island Chagos archipelago, many of them born in exile in Mauritius, want Britain to return them to their homeland.]](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2000-07-18t120000z-220889991-pbeahulixci-rtrmadp-3-diego-garcia.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill)
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 22 of Middle East conflict — Iran missiles hit Israel, injuring dozensMar 22, 2026US President Donald Trump threatened to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. -
What we know on day 22 of the US and Israel’s war with IranMar 21, 2026As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its fourth week, the Trump administration granted a temporary license for Iran to sell around 140 million barrels of crude oil to calm jittery markets. -
What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with IranMar 10, 2026As strikes continue across the Middle East for a second week, US President Trump has given conflicting messages about how long the war will last, while Iran signals it’s prepared for a long fight. -
Between bombs and blackouts, Iranians are trapped in a deepening crisisMar 6, 2026For many Iranians, the war with Israel and the United States stirs a complicated mix of emotions. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 5 of Middle East conflict - Tehran retaliation, more than 1,000 killed in US-Israeli attacksMar 5, 2026In a new wave of attacks, Israel said it was launching more strikes across Tehran as well as against what it described as Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 4 of the US-Israeli war with IranMar 4, 2026The US State Department urged US citizens leave the Middle East immediately -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 3 of the US-Israeli war with IranMar 3, 2026The US State Department urged US citizens leave the Middle East immediately -
Iranians confront a post-Khamenei reality with relief, disbelief and anxietyMar 2, 2026Iranians awoke Sunday for the first time in decades without Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as their supreme leader after he was killed in US-Israeli strikes, a profound shift in the nation’s history. -
US citizen was among those killed in Cuba speedboat shootout. Here’s what we knowFeb 27, 2026Cuba’s forces fatally shot four people, one of whom was a US citizen, on a Florida-registered speedboat that was trying to enter Cuban waters Wednesday and “infiltrate” the island, authorities said. -
UK High Court rules Palestine Action terror ban is unlawful, marking blow to governmentFeb 13, 2026The UK High Court on Friday ruled that the government’s decision to ban activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization last summer was unlawful, marking a major victory for civil liberties campaigners. -
Irish man detained by ICE in Texas for five months says he fears for his lifeFeb 10, 2026An Irish man who has been in US immigration detention for five months has said he fears for his life and is confined in appalling conditions, as international scrutiny grows over the treatment of immigrants held by US authorities. -
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif wants to fight – but only in the ring. She’s prepared to take a test to do soFeb 4, 2026Imane Khelif, the Olympic Algerian boxer who became a political target following her 2024 Paris Games win speaks exclusively to CNN about private details of her troubles and her plan to fight back. -
Latest Epstein file photos appear to show former Prince Andrew on floor with femaleJan 31, 2026Photographs appearing to show former Prince Andrew on all fours, leaning over a woman or girl lying on the floor, emerged in the latest release of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice on Friday. -
UK man pleads guilty to repeatedly drugging and raping his ex-wife for more than a decadeJan 23, 2026A British man has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his former wife over a 13-year period.
About
Kara Fox has been with CNN International since 2016, breaking news and crafting features from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
As a 2023-2024 Ted Scripps Fellow of Environmental Journalism at CU Boulder, Fox expanded her knowledge of the climate crisis, researching the myriad ways in which climate change poses unique threats to women and girls.
Beginning her career, Fox worked as a photo editor at National Geographic Adventure Magazine and the World Picture Network in New York.
Fox studied at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she concentrated in South Asian Studies and Photography. She also holds an MA in Digital Journalism from Goldsmiths University of London.
She is a currently a guest contributor at the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network.
