Catherine Nicholls - Breaking News Writer
Catherine Nicholls
Breaking News Writer
Catherine Nicholls is a London-based Breaking News Writer for CNN’s Live News team.
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• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Trump presses for help reopening Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens more retaliatory strikesMar 14, 2026Smoke was seen rising from a major oil hub in the UAE, after Iran’s military warned of retaliation for US strikes on Kharg Island. Follow for live updates. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 14 of Middle East conflict — Trump says US ‘totally obliterated every military target’ at Iran oil hubMar 14, 2026President Donald Trump said Friday night the US “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 12 of Middle East conflict - ships hit by attacks in Strait of HormuzMar 12, 2026The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters in the Gulf. Also, three vessels were hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK’s maritime agency. Follow for live news updates. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 11 of Middle East conflict - Hegseth press conference, White House details ‘unconditional surrender’ demandsMar 11, 2026The US military said it destroyed Iranian naval ships — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. CNN reported earlier that Tehran has begun laying mines in the key waterway. Follow for live news updates. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 10 of Middle East conflict - Trump’s Florida press conference on Iran warMar 10, 2026President Donald Trump gave conflicting signs today in a series of remarks about the Iran war strategy. He said the war is nearly over but later told House Republicans that “we haven’t won enough.” Follow for live updates. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 9 of Middle East conflict — new Iranian leader named, global markets react to oil surgesMar 9, 2026Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state media reports. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 8 of Middle East conflict — Trump signals plans to escalate attacks, Iran vows to continue retaliatory strikesMar 9, 2026US President Donald Trump says Iran “will be hit very hard” today. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates Day two of the launch of a US-Israeli military operation against IranMar 6, 2026There could be more US casualties as part of the military operations against Iran, President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday. Three American troops have been killed so far, according to the US military. -
• Live Updates 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 Updates 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 Updates 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 -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates How the US-Israeli strikes on Iran unfolded and the aftermath, moment by momentMar 1, 2026President Donald Trump has called for regime change following a massive US and Israeli attack, which prompted an unprecedented wave of retaliatory strikes by Iran. -
• Live Updates Live UpdatesLive Updates February 24-25, 2026 — Trump administration newsFeb 26, 2026President Donald Trump took a victory lap in his 2026 State of the Union speech, during which he touted the economy, took jabs at Democrats and only briefly touched on foreign affairs. -
Russian opposition figure Navalny killed by toxin found in poison dart frogs, Europeans sayFeb 16, 2026Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who died two years ago, was killed while in prison by a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, five European countries have said in a statement today. -
Suspected shooter named as community gathers to grieve after Canada’s worst school shooting in decades. Here’s what we knowFeb 13, 2026The tiny Canadian mountain town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, suffered one of the country’s worst school shootings in recent history on Tuesday, when an 18-year-old woman killed at least eight people and wounded dozens. -
Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’Jan 15, 2026The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.”
About
Catherine Nicholls is a London-based Breaking News Writer for CNN’s Live News team.
She is responsible for bringing audiences real-time updates on breaking news events around the world.
In her time at CNN, she has covered a number of significant global events, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the fall of the Assad regime, the death of Pope Francis, the capture of Nicolás Maduro and clampdowns on LGBTQ+ rights across Europe and Africa.
Nicholls has also worked on CNN’s international desk and trending team, covering the news in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She won a News and Documentary Emmy for her work reporting on the Israel-Hamas war.
Originally from Norfolk, England, Nicholls grew up in countries including The Netherlands, Hungary, Hong Kong and Italy. She previously worked for the Italian news website InsideOver in Milan.
Nicholls has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from City, University of London and a master’s degree from University College London.
