Helen Nianias

Helen Nianias is Deputy Editor of VICE World News for EMEA.

israel

Israel Enforcing ‘Apartheid State’ Against Palestinians, Ex-Director of Mossad Says

“In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an apartheid state,” said Tamir Pardo, who was appointed by Netanyahu in 2011.
Helen Nianias
9.7.23
Ukraine

Ukraine Has Arrested a Woman It Says Was Involved in Plot to Kill Zelenskyy

The suspect, who has not been named, is accused of being part of an assassination plot orchestrated by Russia.
Helen Nianias
8.8.23
Somalia

Somalia Suspended Its Athletics Boss After ‘Slowest Ever’ 100m Race

After video of Nasra Abukar Ali’s 100m sprint went viral, the country’s sports ministry has hit out against “abuse of power, nepotism, and defaming the name of the nation”.
Helen Nianias
8.3.23
russia

Russia Says These Are the Many Faces of Yevgeny Prigozhin

Despite the high-quality wigs, Russia’s FSB said it has managed to identify the man in these pictures as the mutinous Wagner leader.
Helen Nianias
7.6.23
Ukraine

It Took Tucker Carlson 73 Seconds to Accuse Ukraine of Blowing Up That Dam

Ukraine said the former Fox News anchor’s Twitter video was “absurd,” while Russian state media has already repeated Carlson’s claims.
Helen Nianias
6.7.23
SUDAN

‘Everyone Was Terrified’: How My Family and I Escaped Sudan

Noon Abdelbassit, 21, retraced her journey to Egypt for VICE World News as thousands more contemplate making similar journeys to flee heavy violence.
Helen Nianias
4.25.23
Drugs

3 Arrests After Lamb and £10,000 Worth of Cocaine and Heroin Found in Car

A bag of chips was also recovered from the scene.
Helen Nianias
4.24.23
Vladimir Putin

Will Vladimir Putin Be Arrested in South Africa?

An arrest warrant was recently issued for the Russian president by the International Criminal Court. In the summer he's due to visit South Africa – one of the countries that’s obliged to carry out such a warrant.
Dipo Faloyin
Helen Nianias
3.23.23
Ukraine

Russia Is Wheeling 60-Year-Old Tanks Out Of Storage for the War in Ukraine

Cold War-era T-62 tanks are being retrofitted with modern technology, but British intelligence says they lack modern explosive reactive armour.
Helen Nianias
3.14.23
palestine

10 Palestinians Killed After Israeli Raid in Occupied West Bank

More than 100 people were injured in the daytime operation, Palestinian health officials said.
Helen Nianias
2.22.23
russia

Russian Police Chief Found Dead at Home Weeks After Putin Fired Him

Major General Vladimir Makarov had overseen the government’s crackdown on anti-war protesters. His body was found on Monday morning.
Helen Nianias
2.15.23
ballet

Opera Director ‘Smeared Critic's Face With Dog Shit’ After Bad Review

Marco Goecke is said to have become enraged at a review describing his production as “boring”. He's been suspended as director of Hanover State Opera while a criminal complaint has also been filed.
Helen Nianias
2.14.23
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