Video report: Why are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia? At least 13 people were killed and hundreds injured in a strike on Riyadh’s international airport. The Independent UK · Oct 15
Climate 100: Bel Trew warns of impending food crisis triggered by Iran-US war The Independent’s chief international correspondent Bel Trew outlined what would be the lasting impacts of the US’s ongoing war with Iran in a powerful conversation to launch The Independent’s third annual Climate 100 List. The Independent UK · Sep 25
US is no longer the world’s ‘anchor’ but countries can still make a difference, David Miliband tells The Independent’s Climate 100 event Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is joined by environmental lawyer and activist Erin Brockovich, Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg and Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on the third annual Climate 100 List The Independent UK · Sep 22
Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s compelling new documentary at ICA London The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to the screening of ‘Hard Labour: Inside the global crisis killing mothers and babies’ followed by a panel discussion at the London ICA The Independent UK · Sep 11
1 in 5 pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad acutely malnourished Figures come as Hard Labour, a documentary by Bel Trew for Independent TV exposes how efforts to stop women and babies dying in childbirth have been blunted in the Central African Republic and Nigeria The Independent UK · Aug 3
Hard Labour: Inside the global crisis killing mothers and babies For centuries, pregnancy and childbirth were among the world’s greatest dangers. Over the past 25 years, major advances in healthcare have helped reduce maternal deaths by 40 per cent. But that progress is now under threat. The Independent UK · Aug 2
Newborn deaths are surging in the world’s most vulnerable communities as aid cuts hit SPECIAL REPORT: Mothers across sub-Saharan Africa face a perfect storm of conflict, displacement and global aid cuts that are leaving them without the help they need in the most dangerous countries to give birth. Liz Cookman and Nick Ferris report The Independent UK · Aug 2
I fear a new HIV and Aids epidemic is coming – and the world won’t care, UN official warns At a screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+,’ UNAIDS official Christine Stegling made clear the danger she sees coming The Independent UK · Jul 8
‘I was abducted by Boko Haram aged 5 – our children still face a deadly threat every day’ ON THE GROUND: With the number of child abductions on the rise again in northern Nigeria, an area ravaged by conflict and recently the target of Trump-led US strikes, chief international correspondent Bel Trew meets those who have survived brutality and captivity The Independent UK · Jun 28
Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s powerful new documentary at ICA London The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to the screening of ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ followed by a panel discussion at the London ICA The Independent UK · Jun 24
Voices: I was persecuted like these LGBTQ+ people – we can’t sit back and do nothing COMMENT: Jide Macaulay is a gay Anglican minister who has spent much of his life helping the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria. He is clear that Bel Trew’s new documentary ‘Hunted’ has a message that needs to be listened to – and acted upon The Independent UK · Jun 24
‘I thought I’d be lynched’: Inside the deadly attacks on Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community ON THE GROUND: Chief international correspondent Bel Trew investigates the phenomenon of ‘kito’ attacks in Nigeria, where members of the LGBTQ+ community are catfished online, kidnapped, beaten and extorted by gangs in a rising surge of violence and hatred The Independent UK · Jun 24
Independent documentary reveals persecution of LGBTQ+ people – made worse by Trump’s aid cuts At a special preview screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ the vital nature of funding to protect safe spaces for vulnerable communities was laid bare The Independent UK · Jun 23
When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? Bel Trew looks at the tit for tat strikes between Israel and Iran - and Trump’s efforts to stop them When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? The Independent UK · Jun 8
The Independent UK · Jun 8 Screenings for Independent’s new film documenting the kidnap and torture of LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria To mark Pride Month, The Arzner cinema will screen our film on how aid cuts are severing lifelines for vulnerable people. A second screening will follow at the Institute for Contemporary Arts
The Independent UK · May 6 On The Ground | Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids A groundbreaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Eswatini, southern Africa, where there is hope that the pandemic could be…
The Independent UK · Apr 2 Investigating The Human Cost Of ICE Raids | Witness with Bel Trew In this brand new series, the Independent’s Chief International Correspondent, Bel Trew, looks back at her time in Minneapolis. As ICE agents patrol the city, on the orders of President Trump, Bel meets the people pushing back against them, including the woman who hasn’t left her home for five weeks…
The Independent UK · Mar 24 Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids ON THE GROUND: A groundbreaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Eswatini, southern Africa, where there is hope that the…
The Independent UK · Mar 15 ‘It was like an earthquake’: Israeli strike kills 12 medics in bloody attack on Lebanon’s healthcare system SPECIAL REPORT: In the past two weeks, Israel has pounded vast swathes of Lebanon, killing at least 850 people, according to health authorities. Health facilities are also being targeted, causing widespread casualties. Bel Trew reports from the scene of the latest deadly strike
The Independent UK · Mar 10 The forgotten victims of Israel’s bombing who hold little hope for Trump’s talk of ending the war ON THE GROUND: Washington has given mixed signals in the past two days over how long its war in Iran will last. Families sheltering from Israeli bombs in the suburbs of Beirut tell Bel Trew that the devastation has left them without hope for their country’s future
The Independent UK · Feb 13 The Independent journalists shortlisted for prestigious Press Awards 2026 The Independent’s health, foreign and travel correspondents in the running for top industry awards
The Independent UK · Jan 27 The Independent calls on government to help end Aids pandemic Chief international correspondent Bel Trew tells parliament’s International Development Select Committee that our call to protect funding will help save lives
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from fall of Assad, as hunt for clues finally gets underway SPECIAL REPORT: Syria has not yet begun a wide-scale search for those missing after the country was gutted by autocratic rule, civil war and crippling sanctions, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Sayyida Zeinab, southeast Syria
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025 ‘Foolish’ government cuts could take Aids pandemic back to 1980s, warns former cabinet minister Funding cuts risk sending progress back decades, Lord Smith tells a gathering of campaigners organised by The Independent – but there is still hope of ending the pandemic by 2030 if investment is made in new drugs
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 World is so close to ending Aids pandemic but must keep funding ‘miracle’ drugs, UN chief warns IN FOCUS: Cutting-edge prevention drugs – hailed as being able to reduce new infections to zero – could see the end of the Aids pandemic, as long as funding continues amid massive cuts, UNAIDS chief tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew