Yalda Hakim

New pod out now on Spotify and Apple - bts of my interview with Zelenskyy and unpacking everything he said. 🎙️

Four years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Yalda Hakim - ABC listen Just over four years ago the Taliban seized control of Kabul in a matter of days and established a de facto government, after decades of Western military intervention to stop exactly that.  Despite p...

Remember how the whole world mobilised against South Africa's Apartheid?

Does the world care that the Taliban has completely erased women from public life?

Afghan-born Australian journalist Yalda Hakim was Nick Bryant's's guest yesterday morning:

#Afghanistan
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Back with Yalda Hakim live from Paris at 9pm GMT. We shall discuss #France’s troubles… #SkyNews

Has Ukraine proved Trump wrong? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

All new from Richard and I this week - unpacking Ukraine’s massive drone attack inside of Russia and how this might change modern warfare.
Also - why it is so important for international journalist to be allowed into Gaza to report.

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Could a ceasefire deal in Gaza be close? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

New episode out this week - I’ve been speaking to both sides of the negotiating table of a Gaza ceasefire. Listen to what they tell me… and, Richard’s eyewitness account of Iran.

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"The feeling that a journalist gets when he or she uncovers something... With storytelling you can translate to an audience that same feeling." Juan Ravell

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#SirHarrySummit

"It's not easy to accept the idea that just for doing your job you have to go into exile... But for me the most important thing as a journalist was to tell the story." @robertodeniz.bsky.social

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Juan Ravell

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Inside Iran special - how close is a nuclear deal? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

We’re back after a week off… and back with a bang! Richard is inside Iran and given incredible rare access.
We bring you guys up to speed with the US/Iran nuclear deal and assess Trump’s foreign policy as 100 days of his second term approaches…
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The retreat from aid will result in hardship and suffering for millions — and inevitably in many lives lost. And it won’t make our world safer or more stable.

My @skynewsrss.bsky.social interview with @yaldahakim.bsky.social 👇🏻

Donald Trump forever? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

New pod out now!
Talking Trump’s ambitions for a third term, why he’s pissed off with Putin and also… what is happening in Serbia?

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Talking about *that* Signal chat with Richard this week. And:
🎧Turkey protests -what’s going on?
🎧Trump and the group chat.
🎧 Tel Aviv - protestors back on the streets following Netanyahu firing of Shin Bet chief.

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"Democracy is in Decline”: On Turkey, Trump and the Truth with Elif Shafak The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

A little different this Wednesday - joined by the fascinating and always thoughtful Elif Shafak
to talk about her new book, the Yazidi people, free speech, Trump, her native Turkey and the importance of the arts.

A Women’s History month special.

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On this International Women's Day I am thinking about the millions of Afghan women and girls who continue to have their basic human rights denied.
Today it is 1267 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from going to school.
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Afghanistan is no longer in the headlines as it once was, but the fate of Afghan women and girls should haunt the conscience of humanity. ⬇️

My piece ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow.
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'We deserve better': Afghan female cricketers in exile urge ICC to set up refugee team In the three and a half years since the Taliban returned to power, the rights of Afghan women and girls have been savagely curtailed. Many fled, including twenty members of the Afghan women's cricket ...

“We don’t want anything from them except our rights.”

That is all the Afghan women’s cricket team wants from the ICC. To have the chance to play on the world stage, like the men. So far, their calls have gone unanswered.

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To mark International Women’s Day which is this Saturday, I will be joined on the show by three Afghan female cricketers in exile in Australia. They are calling for the ICC to let them play as a recognised refugee team. Do join us tonight to hear my conversation with them.

Peace in Europe, War with China? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

New pod with guest Matt Pottinger out now. He was part of first Trump administration and directed his Asia policies. Really fascinating chat - he is sounding the alarm about China and Taiwan. Xi is “preparing his economy for war”.
Do have a listen …

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In the room with President Zelenskyy The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

Emergency pod recorded shortly after I left the room with Zelenskyy … enjoy wherever you usually do.

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With President Zelenskyy with a small group of journalists at Stansted before he left for Ukraine. He seemed energised and spoke only in Ukraine. A different mood from what we saw on Friday.

Emergency podcast: The big bust-up between Trump and Zelenskyy The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

Emergency pod recorded late last night after those Oval Office scenes.

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YouTube video by Sky News Sudan War Special Programme | The World with Yalda Hakim

I encourage everyone to go and watch our special programme from last night on Sudan made by the brilliant Yousra Elbagir who has reported tirelessly on the conflict for the past two years. ⬇️
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Putin Trumps Zelenskyy? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

Another huge week! New episode out now.
🎧 The mineral deal - what do we know? Richard recording from Odesa.
🎧 Will Europe fill the defence vacuum left by US?
🎧 Trump brings Putin in from the cold.
🎧 German elex fallout

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Last week, we co-hosted an event with ODI Global on media representation of refugees.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the panel and in the Q&A. It was a constructive conservation.

@yaldahakim.bsky.social @dianewriter.bsky.social, Andrew Connelly, Emma Young, Nazek Ramadan, Vivienne Francis

Could Ukraine be the Trump administration’s Afghanistan?
I think yes - it very much could be as negotiations get underway.
Richard and I spoke about that on this week’s The World podcast, available wherever you get your pods now.

YouTube video by The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim Can Europe survive without America?

Full YT of pod also available.⬇️

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“We’d better get our act together now”.
Strong words from Polish Foreign Minister @radek-sikorski.bsky.social who I spoke to at the Munich Security Conference.
I started by asking him why Europe finds it so hard to up defence spending ⬇️

Can Europe survive without America? The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim · Episode

New pod out now! Richard in Ukraine, I’m just back from Munich after the most significant foreign pol shift since WW2. Also:
🎧All the insight into the mood and reaction at the conference after Vance’s speech.
🎧 Richard on the ground in Ukraine - people scared.

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YouTube video by The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim Unleash 'all hell': Trump's ultimatum

Full YT of pod also here for those who prefer to watch:

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“It’s the Silicon Valley, technocratic authoritarianism that has developed over the past ten years”.
@brunomacaes.bsky.social on the ideology of Trump 2.0.
“It’s a very ideological Trump”.

The World pod out now! This week:
🎧Richard and I on Trump’s Gaza plan.
🎧 What Israelis are telling us about their worries for Trump and Iran.
🎧 How will European allies approach Trump?
🎧 Why I’m worried about situation in DRC.
Available everywhere now.🌍

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