Just five miles from China, Kinmen Island knows how possessive Bejing can be
Standing on a beach on Kinmen Island we can see the skyscrapers of the Chinese city of Xiamen just five miles across the sea.
John Irvine
Senior International Correspondent
Follow @johnirvineitvSenior International Correspondent John Irvine set up the ITV News Dubai bureau in 2010 and covers stories across the Indian sub continent, Africa and the Gulf region for ITV News. He won two Royal Television Society Awards for his reports on the Gulf War and was also the first ITV News correspondent to report from Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake, forming part of the ITV News team that won a BAFTA for coverage of the disaster.
Russian tanks lined up as trophies in Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day
Russian tanks have finally made it into the capital, but they are defenders’ trophies - a parody of Putin’s goal, John Irvine writes.
Bikes pile up as cycling offers escape from Russian forces in Ukrainian city
Ukrainians trying to flee Russian-occupied Kherson are making a frightening journey on bikes - one man said 'no one wants to be shot in the back.'