Helen Nianias
Helen Nianias is Deputy Editor of VICE World News for EMEA.
‘We’re Scared’: Namibia’s New Gay Rights Are Already at Risk
The southern African nation has ruled that same-sex marriages officiated abroad are legally valid, but this decision has sparked a new wave of homophobic hate.
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.
Why Is Syria’s Dictatorship Being Rehabilitated? Captagon.
The amphetamine has become massive across the Middle East, fuelled by the Syrian dictator’s war machine. Now, he's being embraced by other leaders – if he cracks down on the drug.
An Ex-Mossad Agent and 2 Italian Spies Died After a Houseboat Sank
10 current or former Israeli intelligence officers were flown to hospitals in Israel via 2 private jets, a source told VICE News.
Dozens of Soldiers Injured After Molotov Cocktails Thrown During Protests
Demonstrators armed with clubs, rocks, homemade fire bombs and stun grenades attacked Kosovo police as well as NATO peacekeepers.
Russia Shot Down a Bunch of Drones After an Apparent Attack on Moscow
At least 25 drones are believed to have swarmed the city – the biggest incident on Russian soil since the start of the war. Ukraine has denied being behind it.
Russia Is Headed For Revolution, Warns Wagner Mercenary Leader
Yevgeniy Prigozhin said a high death toll and the unwillingness of middle-class Russians to fight could lead to 1917 all over again.
Anti-Putin Russian Militias Are Attacking Russian Villages
Russia said it was investigating the attacks by self-described pro-Ukrainian Russian partisans as acts of terror.
‘Sickfluencers’: Why Are People Faking Illnesses on TikTok?
When an influencer announced she was terminally ill, and then popped back up online, she lit a touchpaper of fury. VICE News goes inside the rise of “Munchausens by Internet.”
Iran Has Executed At Least One Person Every Day So Far in 2023
Iran has so far carried out 209 executions this year, according to the UN, including a spate of hangings for blasphemy.
Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ Parade Featured Just 1 Tank and No Paratroopers
A NATO official told VICE News the event in Moscow highlighted how Vladimir Putin was “running out of trained soldiers and modern equipment.”
Iranian Cleric Shot Dead by Bank Security Guard
Shocking CCTV footage broadcast by state media showed Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani speaking on the phone in a bank branch in northern Iran, before a guard shot him.