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Biography

John is international correspondent. He was formerly Africa correspondent based in Johannesburg.

Prior to moving to South Africa, John was Sky’s Moscow correspondent covering Russia and parts of the former Soviet Union.

He joined Sky in 2015 from Channel 4 News where he was Asia correspondent.

Articles by John Sparks

Migrant boat appears to attempt Channel crossing from France

Eyewitness

Migrants attempt Channel crossing 24 hours after 12 killed

Rubbish piled up in refugee camp

Eyewitness

Living among the dead: Inside the one place left for Gaza's population to go

FILE PHOTO: Haniyeh talks to his supporters during a Hamas rally marking the anniversary of the death of its leaders killed by Israel, in Gaza

Rules of conflict in the Middle East jettisoned after Hamas leader killed

People gather for the funeral of children who were killed at the football pitch in Majdal Shams. Pic: Reuters

Eyewitness

Wretched moment for community devastated by rocket attack on football pitch

Coffins are carried through the streets of Majdal Shams in Golan Heights. Pic: Reuters

Signs Israel not expecting imminent escalation despite significant strikes

A No More Bombs for Netanyahu mobile billboard is seen in Washington. Pic: Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for Oxfam America

Biden freed up to push for peace as Netanyahu heads to Washington

Supporters of French far right leader Marine Le Pen react after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies , Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French voters propelled the far-right National Rally to a strong lead in first-round legislative elections Sunday and plunged the country into political uncertainty, according to polling projections. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France faces a new political reality as Le Pen's prodigy stands on the brink of power

National Rally posters for Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen in the Paris suburb of Drancy

Eyewitness

Growing unease in Paris suburbs over National Rally's lead ahead of France's election

Two men mourn at the water's edge

Eyewitness

'Is Europe worth this trouble?' Mourners gather after at least 60 people died when migrant boat capsized

Italy shipwreck

Eyewitness

'No one came to help us': Only eleven of 76 migrants survived boat capsizing

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the presidential palace in Ukraine on Thursday. Pic: AP

Zelenskyy is relying on his TV charisma but photo-op no longer has currency it once had in US

Eyewitness

'Don't give them anything, they're murderers': Israeli protesters block aid going into Gaza

Mohammed Tahir, an orthopaedic and peripheral nerve surgeon from London who is working at the European Hospital in southern Gaza. For Sparks piece on Fajr Scientific and three British doctors working in the hospital.

Ex-NHS doctor stuck in Gaza says family are 'terrified' but he 'has to keep going'

Pictures of Israeli hostages including Doron Steinbrecher

Eyewitness

Israeli hostages' families urge PM Netanyahu to take a deal with Hamas

A displaced Palestinian girl holds a child as she walks at a tent camp on a rainy day in Rafah.
Pic Reuters

Rafah offensive would test the very limits of West's support for Israel

Residents in Rafah after an Israeli air strike on Sunday. Pic: Reuters

Peace in Gaza looks as distant as ever after Israel refuses to accept ceasefire terms

'They aren't ready to die': The smuggler charging thousands to dodge Ukraine's army draft

Eyewitness

'Horrifying increase in the number of kids': Long lines for watery soup amid fears of mass starvation

Tetiana Putiatina lost her son, daughter in law and three grand children in a Russian attack on Kharkiv.

Eyewitness

The pain behind Ukraine's war statistics

Kyiv two year anniversary

Eyewitness

A day of mourning - and rage - in Kyiv on war anniversary