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Sara Ruthven

Sara Ruthven

Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
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Sara is the Deputy Bureau Chief for the US. Prior to joining the publication, she spent several years based in Mexico as a journalist covering Latin America.
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US President Donald Trump dances at a midterm campaign rally at Daytona Beach, Florida, on October 30. AFP
The US race for 2028 has begun - here's how it might play out

Presidential hopefuls from both sides are already gearing up to campaign for the White House after midterms offered stinging rebuke to Donald Trump

USNovember 05, 2026
Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa, who is set to become the first Latina governor of Texas, addresses an election night watch party in Austin. AFP
Texas turns blue as Democrats brew historic wins in Congress and governorship races

Kansas elects Democrat to Senate for first time in nearly a century

USNovember 04, 2026
Supporters during a midterm election night watch party for Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Austin. Getty Images / AFP
US midterm elections 2026: Democrats take House and Senate in stinging rebuke to Trump

President has said he will accept election results and work with winners

USNovember 03, 2026
Ukrainian troops patrol along the Kramatorsk front line in Donetsk, amid the war with Russia. EPA
Russia-Ukraine talks to take place in Abu Dhabi this month, US says

US envoy Steve Witkoff says Washington will mediate 'working-level negotiations' between Kyiv and Moscow

USNovember 02, 2026
The flag of the state of Texas flies over Austin. Getty Images / AFP
Texas at centre of Republican midterms push against Sharia

Critics say Islamophobia is 'tried and tested strategy' to whip up base and distract from Trump's low approval rating before Tuesday's midterm elections

USNovember 01, 2026
In its 81-year history, the UN has never been led by a woman, and several women are among the candidates seeking to become secretary general. Bloomberg
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UN Security Council holds seventh straw poll for next secretary general

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica still front-runner in race to replace Antonio Guterres

NewsOctober 30, 2026
People mourn Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on October 10, 2026. Reuters
US officials who quit over Gaza urge 2028 presidential hopefuls not to hire war supporters

Letter accuses senior Biden administration officials who were 'architects' of Gaza policy of 'actively whitewashing' roles

USOctober 28, 2026
A horse-drawn carriage passes the National Capitol building in Havana, Cuba, where a subtle Arab influence endures. Reuters
From inshallah to ojala: Havana museum explores Cuba's hidden Arab history

Community of immigrants from Arab world has left 'indelible print' on island

USOctober 23, 2026
Keith Self has been claimed to be the target of a thwarted assassination attempt. Getty Images via AFP
Teenager accused of planning assassination of Texas congressman in name of ISIS

Target was Representative Keith Self, who has called for confronting the spread of radical Islam

USOctober 22, 2026
Lana Nusseibeh at the UN General Assembly in New York. Joshua Longmore / The National
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UAE's Lana Nusseibeh enters race to be next UN secretary general

Minister of State previously served as Emirates' representative to world body

UAEOctober 21, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his arrival at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, on October 20. Reuters
Rubio rejects claims of slow US weapons delivery to Ukraine

Trump administration has not approved transfer of interceptor missiles to Kyiv, reports say

USOctober 20, 2026
Displaced Palestinians share food provided by a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AFP
WFP to cut aid to half a million people amid funding shortfall

Cuts come as winter approaches and recent improvements in food security remain fragile

MENAOctober 19, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance makes the announcement at the White House. Bloomberg
India condemns Vance's comments about immigrants

Comparing H-1B visa holders to 'indentured servants' raises spectre of colonial-era abuse

USOctober 09, 2026
US Navy sailors line the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier as it returns to its San Diego homeport after a nine-month deployment in 2024. Getty Images
US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East

Deployment of the USS Theodore Roosevelt comes at complicated moment in Iran war

USOctober 01, 2026
Janti Soeripto, head of Save the Children US, speaks to The National in Washington. Joshua Longmore / The National
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Exclusive'No child should live through' trauma of displacement in Lebanon

'Ceasefire on paper' does nothing to ease suffering, head of Save the Children US says

USSeptember 21, 2026
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