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Fred Harter

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Fred is a reporter at The Observer who writes for the Sensemaker daily newsletter and contributes coverage across print and digital. He has reported from over a dozen countries and was previously a freelance correspondent in Ethiopia, reporting for the Guardian, The Times and others.

Photo of Fred Harter

Fred Harter

Reporter

Fred is a reporter at The Observer who writes for the Sensemaker daily newsletter and contributes coverage across print and digital. He has reported from over a dozen countries and was previously a freelance correspondent in Ethiopia, reporting for the Guardian, The Times and others.

  • Fred Harter
    Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him

    The court’s first in-absentia hearing could set a precedent for how to pursue cases against Netanyahu and Putin

    Thu, 11 Sept 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Google: from a search to an answer engine

    A recent court ruling helps it continue on this journey

    Mon, 8 Sept 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Spanish blazes foretell a fiery future

    Resilience and public awareness can mitigate against raging wildfires. But climate change is the elephant in the room

    Fri, 22 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Zelensky’s White House return was a victory of optics

    Intractable differences between Russia and Ukraine mean peace is elusive

    Tue, 19 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    New breakthroughs turn the tide against cancer

    Although the prevalence of some cancers is increasing, the condition is far less deadly than it once was

    Mon, 18 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Trump and Putin meet to end Ukraine war – without Ukraine

    The blockbuster summit sidelines Zelensky, who has opposed ceding territory to Russia in exchange for peace

    Fri, 15 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Israel’s war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists on record

    The killing of Anas al-Sharif highlights how Israel is also waging a battle of narratives

    Thu, 14 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Hundreds of protestors have been charged with terrorism

    One of the biggest mass arrests in modern British history threatens to clog the courts – but the Home Office is doubling down

    Wed, 13 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    UN delegates battle to make life a little less plastic

    A landmark treaty on plastic pollution could be a saviour to the world’s ecosystems. But there might be unintended consequences

    Mon, 11 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms

    Mixed messages followed US special envoy Steve Wintkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday

    Thu, 7 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Pardon me? Ghislaine Maxwell may seek deal with Trump

    There is speculation that Trump could issue a pardon to the convicted sex trafficker. It would be a huge risk

    Wed, 6 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Age checks meant for children have sparked a free speech row

    Most Britons support the policy, even if it appears to be ineffective

    Mon, 4 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Trump’s tariffs signal a new era of friction for world trade

    The UK was among several countries to strike an eleventh hour deal with the US before the deadline expired

    Fri, 1 Aug 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is holding – for now

    After days of clashes, a suspension in fighting has brought calm to the countries’ mutual border

    Wed, 30 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Resident doctors strike in the face of a tiring public

    A pay dispute between the government and resident doctors depends, in part, on how you measure inflation

    Mon, 28 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Boniface Mwangi, the thorn in the side of Kenya’s hardline regime

    Jail and threats have failed to shut up the photojournalist with millions of followers on X

    Mon, 28 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    US diplomat’s comments are reminder of Israel’s other front

    The world is focused on Gaza. But the situation in the West Bank is also deteriorating

    Tue, 22 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Americans think Trump is concealing Epstein’s ‘client list’

    The US president’s closest aides loved to blame the Biden team for covering the sex offender’s tracks. Yet in power, they now call the client list a hoax. The trouble is the Maga movement is not buying it

    Sun, 20 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    Destinations fight overtourism as visitor numbers ramp up

    Popular spots have introduced measures to curb visitors, but many economies rely on tourism

    Sun, 20 Jul 2025

  • Fred Harter
    How Jeffrey Epstein tore apart Trumpland

    The US president has become embroiled in the kind of conspiracy theory he loves to cultivate

    Thu, 17 Jul 2025

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