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Sara Monetta @saramonetta

NBC News Multimedia Producer in London. Ex BBC. Previously in Brussels and Istanbul. Contact me at sara.monetta@nbcuni.com

Joined July 2011
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Florida man trying to get home for son's 1st birthday stuck in Dubai nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-… via @nbcnews

Florida man trying to get home for son's 1st birthday stuck in Dubai

Cody Greene arrived in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for a marketing conference the night before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

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As Trump threatens once again to strike Iran and the USS Lincoln has reached the region, we have spoken with five protesters about the brutal police crackdown they witnessed and what they hope to happen #Iran nbcnews.com/world/iran/carna…

Through carnage of the government crackdown, Iranian protesters looked to Trump

President Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue demonstrating because "help is on its way."

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Crawling to escape slaughter, people flee Sudan paramilitary group on their hands and knees #KeepEyesOnSudan #ElFasher ⁦ nbcnews.com/world/africa/sud…

Crawling to escape slaughter, people flee Sudan paramilitary group on their hands and knees

“Every single person who has arrived in Tawila has one or multiple members of their family that they cannot account for,” the leader of one humanitarian group told NBC News.

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The stories coming from Sudan are horrific. A few thousands people have managed to flee El Fasher, with NGOs asking: ‘Where are the other 250,000?’ An eyewitness told me the RSF executed people in front of him, they’d tell men to run and shoot them ⁦ nbcnews.com/world/africa/sud…

Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan

“They would ask a man to run,” one of the few eyewitnesses told NBC News. “Once you start running, they shoot you.”

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Gazan detainees released on Monday have told us of torture and abuses in Israeli prisons. They were held for months, even years, without charge. Thousands of are still in jail, including Dr Hussam Abu Safiya ⁦@amnesty⁩ ⁦@UNISPAL⁩ nbcnews.com/world/middle-eas…

After brutal Israeli detention, Palestinian detainees are freed into a ruined Gaza

Detainees seek to return to their normal lives in Gaza after being freed from Israeli captivity, where some say they faced torture and beatings.

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'Block Everything' protests sweep France, intensifying pressure on Macron nbcnews.com/world/europe/blo…

'Block Everything' protests sweep France, intensifying pressure on Macron

Authorities deployed 80,000 police, who made hundreds of arrests and fired tear gas to disperse crowds early Wednesday. The unrest adds to turmoil after the government collapsed over proposed budget...

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Armani, the public face of Italian luxury and style, has a private sendoff nbcnews.com/world/italy/arma…

Armani, the public face of Italian luxury and style, has a private sendoff

The Armani name, a byword for glamour and luxury, for the rich and powerful, still resonates with ordinary people in this part of Italy.

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Europe's glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else in the world and that doesn't just affect local communities, but people worldwide. We went to see what's happening on the ground with @mollymhunter and 🎥Sean Keane for NBC News nbcnews.com/science/climate-…

At Europe's melting glaciers, signs of climate peril are everywhere

Europe's glaciers are shrinking faster than anywhere else on Earth, leaving behind unstable landscapes.

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The radar system in Milan is out of service affecting all flights passing through northern Italy. Most are being re-routed. I’m currently on a delayed BA flight that is going the long way round via Monaco
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Ordinary people in Iran are caught in a war they didn’t want. Comms are difficult as internet is almost completely shut down, but I managed to speak with a few people there for @NBCNews nbcnews.com/world/middle-eas…

Tehran neighborhoods empty out as Israel and Iran exchange barrages

“We are all terrified, and we don't know what to predict, but we don't want this war,” one resident said.

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Gaza activists say their aid vessel was hit by drones off the coast of Malta nbcnews.com/world/middle-eas…

Gaza activists say their aid vessel was hit by drones off the coast of Malta

Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the aid group running the mission, blamed Israel for the attack but did not provide evidence for its claims. Israel has yet to respond.

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24 Feb 2025
In Ukraine, this war is as impossible to escape as the politics surrounding it. President Zelensky’s rallying cry to allies in Kyiv: @saramonetta @4nnchor 🎥 Pol Reygaerts
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In this third anniversary press conference there was no glossing over America’s shattering of its foreign policy. Russia’s aggression, and how the West is responding to it, is reshaping the world. Producers @saramonetta & @4nnchor 🎥 Pol Reygaerts
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Three years of a war that the Kremlin thought would last only three days. We spoke with people in Kyiv about what they think of the prospect of President Trump's 'quick peace' @BBCWorld @JamWaterhouse @svetalibet @4annchor youtube.com/watch?v=iGQE2uZt…
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21 Feb 2025
Ukraine's yearning for peace is being tainted by America's change in tone. Another day of stuttering diplomacy in Kyiv. 🎥 Pol Reygaerts Producers @saramonetta & @svetalibet
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Trump’s insults towards Zelensky can’t be filed under his “unpredictable” approach to foreign policy. It’s an increasing alignment between Washington and Moscow, leaving Ukraine exposed & alone. 🎥 Pol Reygaerts Producers @saramonetta & @4nnchor
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"Beauty reminds us of what's good in humanity," says Fr Nicola Gaglio. Have a look at Italy's largest medieval mosaics being restored - @BBCWorld #Italy #art bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmk7…

'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored

The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 sq m and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.

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1 Nov 2024
In the small part of the Zaporizhzhia region still under Ukraine’s control, a nervous wait for the outcome of the US election. 🎥 Maarten Lernout Producers @4nnchor @saramonetta
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"It is the first open participation of a third party in this war, which becomes more influential in a geo-political sense," Pictures now accompany the claims of Pyongyang’’s growing involvement in Moscow’s invasion. Producers: @saramonetta @4nnchor 🎥​: Maarten Lernout
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Iran: The Christians celebrating Easter in secret @articleeighteen bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…

Iran: The Christians celebrating Easter in secret

Iranians who have converted to Christianity from Islam can only practise their faith in secret.

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