Nick Beake BBC
@nickbeake.bsky.social
We went to the #Chicago apartment block targeted in a massive raid on suspected illegal immigrants.
The operation was trumpeted by the Trump administration - in a glossy Hollywood-style video.
One US-born resident told us his hands were zip-tied by officers.
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The operation was trumpeted by the Trump administration - in a glossy Hollywood-style video.
One US-born resident told us his hands were zip-tied by officers.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
How an immigration raid on a Chicago apartment block unfolded
People living in a Chicago apartment block targeted in a big immigration raid have described seeing armed agents and a helicopter landing on the roof.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We went to the #Chicago apartment block targeted in a massive raid on suspected illegal immigrants.
The operation was trumpeted by the Trump administration - in a glossy Hollywood-style video.
One US-born resident told us his hands were zip-tied by officers.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
The operation was trumpeted by the Trump administration - in a glossy Hollywood-style video.
One US-born resident told us his hands were zip-tied by officers.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
What’s the possible impact of the US government shutdown?
With the BBC Verify team here in DC, l've been looking into who and what will be affected.
With the BBC Verify team here in DC, l've been looking into who and what will be affected.
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What’s the possible impact of the US government shutdown?
With the BBC Verify team here in DC, l've been looking into who and what will be affected.
With the BBC Verify team here in DC, l've been looking into who and what will be affected.
BBC Verify looked into some of the startling claims made by President Trump during his speech at the United Nations.
Some were simply not true.
Some were simply not true.
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
BBC Verify looked into some of the startling claims made by President Trump during his speech at the United Nations.
Some were simply not true.
Some were simply not true.
How many wars has President Trump really ended?
(Short answer - not as many as the 7 he claims)
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(Short answer - not as many as the 7 he claims)
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How many wars has President Trump ended?
US President Donald Trump claims to have ended seven wars - is that true?
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August 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
How many wars has President Trump really ended?
(Short answer - not as many as the 7 he claims)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
(Short answer - not as many as the 7 he claims)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
President Trump says he’ll meet President Putin in Alaska next Friday
August 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
President Trump says he’ll meet President Putin in Alaska next Friday
Great to be in #washingtondc for a while - as we bring BBC Verify to the USA.
Our first piece here - Trump's Friday deadline to Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Our first piece here - Trump's Friday deadline to Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
August 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Great to be in #washingtondc for a while - as we bring BBC Verify to the USA.
Our first piece here - Trump's Friday deadline to Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Our first piece here - Trump's Friday deadline to Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
100+ NGOs have called for the EU to suspend its treaty with Israel - because of Gaza.
But the EU is divided - and the economic weight of this bloc of 450 million people is not translating to a coherent or unified voice.
With @brunoboelpaep.bsky.social
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But the EU is divided - and the economic weight of this bloc of 450 million people is not translating to a coherent or unified voice.
With @brunoboelpaep.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
EU's 27 countries struggle to find a united voice on Gaza
EU foreign policy decisions have to be unanimous, so one objection can block the EU from taking action.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
100+ NGOs have called for the EU to suspend its treaty with Israel - because of Gaza.
But the EU is divided - and the economic weight of this bloc of 450 million people is not translating to a coherent or unified voice.
With @brunoboelpaep.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But the EU is divided - and the economic weight of this bloc of 450 million people is not translating to a coherent or unified voice.
With @brunoboelpaep.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
June 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It's now a 3rd month of Israel blocking medicine & food from entering Gaza.
Israel's said to want to use private companies to give out supplies in the future - something the UN calls "a deliberate attempt to weaponise aid".
We've been looking at the aid situation in Gaza:
Israel's said to want to use private companies to give out supplies in the future - something the UN calls "a deliberate attempt to weaponise aid".
We've been looking at the aid situation in Gaza:
May 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's now a 3rd month of Israel blocking medicine & food from entering Gaza.
Israel's said to want to use private companies to give out supplies in the future - something the UN calls "a deliberate attempt to weaponise aid".
We've been looking at the aid situation in Gaza:
Israel's said to want to use private companies to give out supplies in the future - something the UN calls "a deliberate attempt to weaponise aid".
We've been looking at the aid situation in Gaza:
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It joins the dots to reporting done by @nickbeake.bsky.social on Europe's cocaine crisis as the contintent struggles to deal with South American imports - watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-Y... and read: bbc.com/news/world-e...
Cocaine-smuggling submarine reveals Europe's drug crisis
One secret boat took three men and $150m (£121m) of drugs from the Amazon rainforest to Spain.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It joins the dots to reporting done by @nickbeake.bsky.social on Europe's cocaine crisis as the contintent struggles to deal with South American imports - watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-Y... and read: bbc.com/news/world-e...
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Here's Wednesday pm's #GlobalNewsPod www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#Gaza; @nickbeake.bsky.social in #Myanmar; #ValKilmer #Ancelotti #rhinos and vertical drama
#Gaza; @nickbeake.bsky.social in #Myanmar; #ValKilmer #Ancelotti #rhinos and vertical drama
BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, Israel expands offensive in Gaza
The defence minister said large areas of the territory would be seized
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April 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here's Wednesday pm's #GlobalNewsPod www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#Gaza; @nickbeake.bsky.social in #Myanmar; #ValKilmer #Ancelotti #rhinos and vertical drama
#Gaza; @nickbeake.bsky.social in #Myanmar; #ValKilmer #Ancelotti #rhinos and vertical drama
We’ve been talking to earthquake survivors on the ground in Myanmar… and combining their accounts with new satellite images.
We’re trying build a picture of the damage in some of the worst-hit places we know of. #BBCVerify
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We’re trying build a picture of the damage in some of the worst-hit places we know of. #BBCVerify
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BBC Verify: Satellite images show Myanmar earthquake destruction
Myanmar's military government says at least 2,000 people were killed in last week's 7.7 magnitude quake.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
We’ve been talking to earthquake survivors on the ground in Myanmar… and combining their accounts with new satellite images.
We’re trying build a picture of the damage in some of the worst-hit places we know of. #BBCVerify
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
We’re trying build a picture of the damage in some of the worst-hit places we know of. #BBCVerify
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Live from @BBCNews with some thoughts on the Burmese military - and how they operate in a parallel universe.
I lived in and reported from #Myanmar for 2 years - and this huge earthquake has exposed, once again, how the junta can be totally divorced from reality & outside world.
I lived in and reported from #Myanmar for 2 years - and this huge earthquake has exposed, once again, how the junta can be totally divorced from reality & outside world.
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Live from @BBCNews with some thoughts on the Burmese military - and how they operate in a parallel universe.
I lived in and reported from #Myanmar for 2 years - and this huge earthquake has exposed, once again, how the junta can be totally divorced from reality & outside world.
I lived in and reported from #Myanmar for 2 years - and this huge earthquake has exposed, once again, how the junta can be totally divorced from reality & outside world.
Incredible rescues.
But - ultimately - huge loss after the #Myanmar earthquake.
More pain for a people who have suffered so much.
Producer: @thanyarat.bsky.social
🎥: Natalie Thomas
But - ultimately - huge loss after the #Myanmar earthquake.
More pain for a people who have suffered so much.
Producer: @thanyarat.bsky.social
🎥: Natalie Thomas
March 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Incredible rescues.
But - ultimately - huge loss after the #Myanmar earthquake.
More pain for a people who have suffered so much.
Producer: @thanyarat.bsky.social
🎥: Natalie Thomas
But - ultimately - huge loss after the #Myanmar earthquake.
More pain for a people who have suffered so much.
Producer: @thanyarat.bsky.social
🎥: Natalie Thomas
We've been looking at how - and why - the #SouthKorea wildfires have spread so quickly.
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Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread
BBC Verify looks at how Korean wildfires spread so rapidly
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March 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We've been looking at how - and why - the #SouthKorea wildfires have spread so quickly.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
We’ve been looking at two key factors that made the Pulse nightclub fire in #NorthMacedonia so deadly.
March 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’ve been looking at two key factors that made the Pulse nightclub fire in #NorthMacedonia so deadly.
400+ people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Israel's military says it's hitting "terror targets". More than half the dead are reported to be women & children.
BBC Verify has been assessing footage of the strikes
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Israel's military says it's hitting "terror targets". More than half the dead are reported to be women & children.
BBC Verify has been assessing footage of the strikes
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BBC Verify: Mapping Israel's wave of strikes in Gaza
More than 400 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been assessing footage of the strikes and building a picture o...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
400+ people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Israel's military says it's hitting "terror targets". More than half the dead are reported to be women & children.
BBC Verify has been assessing footage of the strikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Israel's military says it's hitting "terror targets". More than half the dead are reported to be women & children.
BBC Verify has been assessing footage of the strikes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Some of the great characters we met in #Copenhagen.
Many people told us they feel unsettled, upset and betrayed by #Trump ‘s demand to take #Greenland.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#Denmark
#TheGlobalStory
Many people told us they feel unsettled, upset and betrayed by #Trump ‘s demand to take #Greenland.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#Denmark
#TheGlobalStory
March 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Some of the great characters we met in #Copenhagen.
Many people told us they feel unsettled, upset and betrayed by #Trump ‘s demand to take #Greenland.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#Denmark
#TheGlobalStory
Many people told us they feel unsettled, upset and betrayed by #Trump ‘s demand to take #Greenland.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#Denmark
#TheGlobalStory
In Copenhagen, we met Afghanistan army veteran Søren who was awarded the US's Bronze Star Medal for his service alongside American troops.
Now he's one of many Danes who feel betrayed, insulted & angry at Trump's desire to take Greenland.
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Now he's one of many Danes who feel betrayed, insulted & angry at Trump's desire to take Greenland.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
March 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In Copenhagen, we met Afghanistan army veteran Søren who was awarded the US's Bronze Star Medal for his service alongside American troops.
Now he's one of many Danes who feel betrayed, insulted & angry at Trump's desire to take Greenland.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Now he's one of many Danes who feel betrayed, insulted & angry at Trump's desire to take Greenland.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
650 people were feared drowned when the ‘Adriana' sank.
Greek coastguards always claimed migrants onboard said - freely - they wanted to reach Italy.
But new recording shows Greek operator ordered skipper of boat to say: "We do not want to go to Greece."
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Greek coastguards always claimed migrants onboard said - freely - they wanted to reach Italy.
But new recording shows Greek operator ordered skipper of boat to say: "We do not want to go to Greece."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Leaked recordings challenge Greek account of deadly shipwreck
Hundreds are thought to have died when the Adriana sank in international waters two years ago.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
650 people were feared drowned when the ‘Adriana' sank.
Greek coastguards always claimed migrants onboard said - freely - they wanted to reach Italy.
But new recording shows Greek operator ordered skipper of boat to say: "We do not want to go to Greece."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greek coastguards always claimed migrants onboard said - freely - they wanted to reach Italy.
But new recording shows Greek operator ordered skipper of boat to say: "We do not want to go to Greece."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Swedish school shooting victims were seven women and three men www.bbc.com/news/article...
Victims of Swedish school shooting were seven women and three men, police say
Families have been identifying victims of the attack - all between 28 and 68 years old.
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February 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Swedish school shooting victims were seven women and three men www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reporting from Sweden's worst-ever mass shooting.
The gunman killed 10 people at a college where lots of students were immigrants learning
Swedish.
Police haven't given a motive, but many told us they fear there was a strong racial element to the attack.
The gunman killed 10 people at a college where lots of students were immigrants learning
Swedish.
Police haven't given a motive, but many told us they fear there was a strong racial element to the attack.
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reporting from Sweden's worst-ever mass shooting.
The gunman killed 10 people at a college where lots of students were immigrants learning
Swedish.
Police haven't given a motive, but many told us they fear there was a strong racial element to the attack.
The gunman killed 10 people at a college where lots of students were immigrants learning
Swedish.
Police haven't given a motive, but many told us they fear there was a strong racial element to the attack.