Isobel Yeung - International Correspondent
Isobel Yeung
International Correspondent
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![UNDATED FILE PHOTO - File photo of Diego Garcia,largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. Exiled inhabitants of Diego Garcia began a challenge July 17 to a British government decision to kick them off the remote island 30 years ago to make way for the U.S. base. [Thousands of islanders from the 65-island Chagos archipelago, many of them born in exile in Mauritius, want Britain to return them to their homeland.]](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2000-07-18t120000z-220889991-pbeahulixci-rtrmadp-3-diego-garcia.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill)
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 22 of Middle East conflict — Iran missiles hit Israel, injuring dozensMar 22, 2026US President Donald Trump threatened to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. -
It’s been 18 months since the last war in Lebanon. This time it’s differentMar 21, 2026Lebanon is a nation that’s no stranger to war, but this conflict feels different. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 18 of Middle East conflict — top Iranian leaders killed, Trump administration official quitsMar 18, 2026Tehran has confirmed that its top security official Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed. Follow for live news updates. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 14 of Middle East conflict — Trump says US ‘totally obliterated every military target’ at Iran oil hubMar 14, 2026President Donald Trump said Friday night the US “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports. -
US Tomahawk struck Iranian base next to school destroyed in deadly attack, video appears to confirmMar 10, 2026Footage has emerged that appears to show a US missile targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval base adjacent to the school where Iranian state media say scores of children were killed. -
Analysis suggests US was responsible for deadly strike on Iranian elementary schoolMar 6, 2026The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence. -
• Video 1:35Video New imagery suggests U.S. responsible for Iran school strike 1:35Mar 6, 2026Evidence compiled by CNN suggests that the United States military was responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, in what is the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran. Isobel Yeung reports. -
Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open woundsMar 2, 2026Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave visible, lasting wounds. -
Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’Jan 15, 2026The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.” -
• Video 2:23Video Iranian protester faces execution 2:23Jan 14, 202626-year-old Erfan Soltani is believed to be the first anti-regime protester in the latest Iranian uprising to reportedly be given the death sentence, according to human rights organizations. CNN’s Isobel Yeung spoke to his relative. -
‘Santa’s reindeer’ are under threat. Are Russia’s wolves to blame?Dec 22, 2025Reindeer herder Juha Kujala says he’s losing many of his animals to wolves. Finnish scientists suspect the predators are crossing from Russia, where the war in Ukraine means fewer hunters. -
• Video 3:41Video Skydivers flock to Benghazi, Libya 3:41Nov 17, 2025After years of war, the authorities in Benghazi, Libya, are trying to attract international tourists. They’ve started with a brand new skydiving center. -
How traffickers deep in the Sahara are extorting ransom payments from refugees’ familiesNov 6, 2025From her apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. The men holding her brother in the desert are sending videos of his torture as they seek to extract a hefty ransom. -
• Video 8:43Video Why does the UK think these seniors are terrorists? 8:43Sep 8, 2025How far is too far to oppose the war in Gaza? The UK government decided that the direct-action group Palestine Action crossed the line and designated them as a terrorist group. It means not only their members face jailtime, but even anyone who holds a sign in support of them. Isobel Yeung reports. -
• Video 4:15Video US warns against it, but influencers are flocking here 4:15Aug 18, 2025Four years after the Taliban took power, influencers are traveling to Afghanistan in droves. CNN’s Isobel Yeung met up in Kabul with Keith Siegel, who’s driving his car around the world. -
• Video 5:47Video Left behind: Trump’s travel ban leaves former allies stranded 5:47Aug 14, 2025Hundreds of thousands of Afghans worked with the US and its allies during the 20-year war there. When the Taliban took over in August 2021, many of them were left behind. Years later, some were still trying to get to the US. But when Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this year, he cancelled refugee programs dismantled the office dedicated to helping Afghans relocate, and barred them from entering the US altogether. Isobel Yeung reports from Afghanistan.
About
Isobel Yeung is a multi-award-winning International Correspondent for CNN, based in the network’s London bureau.
Known for her long-form investigations and ground-breaking reports from conflict zones all over the world, she reports on major stories for CNN’s television and digital platforms.
Prior to CNN, Yeung worked as a senior correspondent and producer at VICE News, creating content that appeared across HBO, Hulu and Showtime. In her nearly 10 years there, she reported on a wide range of geopolitical, social, cultural and human rights stories from every corner of the globe including Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Libya, the Philippines, Russia, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen.
In the last year, Yeung gained access to Iran to cover the women-led uprising a year after Mahsa Amini’s death; went undercover in Mexico to infiltrate a network of Chinese gangsters laundering drug proceeds for the cartels; and traveled to a Russian summer camp where Ukrainian children had been illegally sent. She has also reported extensively from the occupied West Bank as part of an investigation for the BBC into the conduct of Israel’s security forces.
She has won multiple journalism awards for her work, including 10 Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, a Royal Television Society Television Journalism Award, multiple Overseas Press Club Awards, and the Foreign Press Association’s Journalist of the Year Award.
