Rob Picheta

News Producer, CNN Digital Worldwide

Rob Picheta is a news producer for CNN Digital Worldwide, based in London.
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British singer Harry Styles arrives to attend the funeral service of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, at a church in the Home Counties, to the west of London on November 20, 2024. Payne was found dead on October 16, 2024 after plunging from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.
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One Direction stars gather for funeral of ex-bandmate Liam Payne
Nov 20, 2024
Family, friends and former bandmates of Liam Payne came together on Wednesday to pay tribute to the British singer at his funeral in England, just over a month after the One Direction star died aged 31 in Argentina.
A cable car at the Cime Caron mountain, seen in a file photo.
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Eight injured after cable car crashes at Europe’s highest ski resort
Nov 19, 2024
The cable car was carrying construction workers up the Cime Caron mountain in bad weather conditions when it “collided with the arrival station,” according to a statement by the Savoie region of France.
Kemi Badenoch speaks on stage, on the day she was announced as the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, in London, on November 2, 2024.
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Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative leadership contest, pitching party to the right after blowout UK election loss
Nov 3, 2024
Britain’s humbled Conservative Party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader on Saturday, turning to a right-wing favorite who has railed against identity politics, transgender rights and state spending to rebuild its reputation after a devastating election defeat.
KIRYAT SHEMONA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 31: An Israeli army vehicle drives along a road after 5 people killed in a rocket attack fired from Lebanon to Metula on October 31, 2024 in Kiryat Shemona, Israel. The war between Israel and Hezbollah has continued to escalate, after Israel launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon in late September, and maintains an aerial campaign beyond the border region. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has persisted in firing rockets into northern Israel, a regular occurrence since Oct. 7 of last year, when the Iran-backed militant group said it was attacking Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Live Updates November 1, 2024, updates on war in the Middle East
Nov 2, 2024
Israel is at a “high level of readiness” for a response from Iran, an Israeli military source told CNN, as US officials visited the Middle East for a renewed push to resolve the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.
TOPSHOT - This picture taken on February 3, 2024, shows the UNRWA-run Sheikh Radwan Clinic, destroyed during Israeli bombardment on Gaza City, as battles continue between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Live Updates October 29, 2024 Middle East war news
Oct 30, 2024
Israel has passed a law banning the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians from operating in the country, in a move sharply criticized by multiple Western countries. Follow live updates here.
People search for survivors and victims in the rubble of a four-story house, following Israeli bombardment in the Zarqa neighborhood in the north of Gaza City on October 26, 2024.
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Live Updates October 28, 2024 Middle East war news
Oct 29, 2024
Israel’s military operations in northern Gaza killed dozens of Palestinians on the weekend, according to officials in the enclave, while ceasefire talks resumed in Qatar. Follow for live news updates.
A screengrab from CCTV footage published by the Daily Mail online showing the moment Mike Amesbury allegedly punches a man.
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British lawmaker suspended after video shows him allegedly punching man in the street
Oct 28, 2024
A British lawmaker has been suspended by the governing Labour Party after footage appeared to show him punching a man repeatedly on the street.
Some of Starmer's allies are hoping his victory in Britain's election could inform Harris' path to power.
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The Kamala Harris playbook has already worked in Britain. But the ‘Special Relationship’ is getting more complicated
Oct 28, 2024
A former prosecutor takes over a political party in turmoil, promises to turn the page on an era of political chaos, and surges to an election victory that once seemed unthinkable.
King Charles visits O Le Pupu-Pue National Park in Samoa October 24, 2024 on Thursday, at the start of the Commonwealth summit.
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King Charles and Keir Starmer brace for reparations debate at Commonwealth summit
Oct 24, 2024
Britain’s government and King Charles III are bracing for a heated conversation about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, as the issue looks set to overshadow a summit of Commonwealth leaders in Samoa.
Trump and Starmer met in New York last month, part of the British Prime Minister's efforts to maintain relationships with both Trump and Harris before next month's election.
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Trump ignites spat with US ally, accusing UK’s governing party of election interference
Oct 23, 2024
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused Britain’s governing party of “blatant foreign interference” in the US presidential election over a trip by its activists to help Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid, igniting a spat with one of Washington’s closest allies in the final stretches of the race.
Poland's Donald Tusk unveils his migration plan on Tuesday. His hardline approach to asylum took Europe by surprise.
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Europe’s centrists are flocking to the right on migration. For some, it may be too late
Oct 20, 2024
One year after his election victory sparked a rare round of relief and optimism among Europe’s establishment, Poland’s leader made a startling announcement.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea in June this year.
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North Korea sends 1,500 troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency says
Oct 19, 2024
North Korea has shipped 1,500 soldiers to Russia for training, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday, describing the move as the first step in the secretive state’s military involvement in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in June, the first visit of its kind in more than two decades.
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North Korea sending citizens to help Russian military fight Ukraine, Zelensky says
Oct 14, 2024
North Korea is sending its citizens to help Russia’s military fight Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, increasing concerns about the alliance between Moscow and the secretive state.
Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from northern Israel, October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL
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Live Updates Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in central Beirut
Oct 12, 2024
At least 22 people were killed and 117 injured in Israeli strikes in Beirut, the Lebanese health ministry said. A senior Hezbollah official, Wafiq Safa, survived the attack, according to a source in the militant group. Follow the latest news here.
HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive to waiting media during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including the 2016 U.S Election collusion. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests, after former president denied Bob Woodward claim
Oct 11, 2024
Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
People carry salvaged items amid the rubble of buildings damaged during an Israeli air strike the previous night on the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on October 8, 2024, amid the continuing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Live Updates Netanyahu warns Lebanon of destruction ‘similar to what we see in Gaza’
Oct 10, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Lebanese people they face falling “into the abyss of a long war,” as his country escalates its offensive against Hezbollah. Follow the latest news here.

About

Rob Picheta is a news producer for CNN Digital Worldwide, based in London. He reports on the breaking news stories that drive the day in the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as on occasion the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This includes running live coverage of breaking news events, writing analysis pieces that digest the top stories, and deeper-dive features that make sense of complicated global topics.

Picheta’s reporting often focuses on political and social movements in the United Kingdom and Europe. He was instrumental in CNN’s live digital coverage of the recent upheaval in British politics, covering four Prime Ministers, the death and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s 2019 general election and the fallout of Brexit.

He has also been heavily involved in the network’s coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine, covering military, social and diplomatic angles as well as live coverage. He has also authored CNN newsletters focusing on the pandemic and the British royal family.

Picheta joined CNN as an intern in 2018, and then became a trending news producer the following year.

Picheta has a master’s degree in journalism from City, University of London and a bachelor’s degree in history from Warwick University in the United Kingdom, which included a year abroad in Australia.