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Sara Ruthven

Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
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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Coptic Orphans charity works to empower children in Egypt. Photo: Coptic Orphans
How a Coptic children's charity is building bridges between Christians and Muslims in Egypt

Coptic Orphans works to heal 'fear and distrust' in communities through programme for girls

MENAJune 13, 2025
Israel strikes Iranian nuclear and military sites
Israel targets top Iranian commanders and nuclear sites in large-scale attack

Tehran sent more than a 100 drones towards Israel

NewsJune 13, 2025
Palestinians carry boxes and bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U. S. -backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo / Abdel Kareem Hana)
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation reports Hamas attack on aid workers

US-backed aid initiative says at least five people were killed and several injured

USJune 12, 2025
Gen Michael Kurilla has given US President Donald Trump military options if Iran nuclear talks fail. Photo: Screengrab from video
Trump has 'options' on use of military force against Iran, Centcom chief says

US and Iran are in continuing discussions over a new deal that would put limits on Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief

USJune 10, 2025
Elon Musk at a media conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. AFP
'Disgusting abomination': Elon Musk blasts Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill

Billionaire was 'special government employee' advising US President on cutting waste until last week

USJune 03, 2025
The new head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Johnnie Moore. Getty Images for Museum of Tolerance
Evangelical interfaith advocate who advises Trump named head of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Johnnie Moore replaces Jake Wood, who left the foundation last week

USJune 03, 2025
Harvard students protested on Tuesday after the US government said it intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with the university. AFP
Trump administration freezes new student visa interviews

Officials plan to expand social media vetting of prospective students, as US President's war on pro-Palestine sympathies pushes on

USMay 27, 2025
The US government and Harvard University have had a rocky relationship since Donald Trump assumed office for a second term as president. AP File
Trump's bid to bar foreign enrolments at Harvard unnerves students

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's move to send enrolled foreign students home and stop others from coming

USMay 23, 2025
The Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reuters
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

Move is latest in running battle between US President and Ivy League university

USMay 22, 2025
Taliban forces on patrol in Kabul in 2021, a day after the withdrawal of US troops. Reuters
US considering foreign terrorist designation for Taliban

Decision on whether to impose more stringent sanctions on Afghan group under review, Rubio tells committee

USMay 21, 2025
US Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 24, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The US has officially ended Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, affecting more than 8,200 Afghans. Getty Images
US terminates Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan

TPS issued in 2022 will expire on May 20 and termination will be effective from July 12, Department of Homeland Security says

USMay 12, 2025
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Reuters
Who is Leo XIV, the first American pope?

White smoke billowed from chimney of Sistine Chapel to signal successor to Pope Francis had been elected

USMay 08, 2025
Illustrations of the design of the Gateway Lunar Space Station project, in which the UAE is taking part. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
White House proposes Nasa cuts that would end Lunar Gateway project

International project that also includes contributions from European, Canadian and Japanese space agencies aims to put a space station in orbit around the Moon

USMay 02, 2025
Marco Rubio, left, has been given two top national security jobs at once; Mike Waltz, right, former US national security adviser, is set to become UN ambassador. Reuters; AP
Trump names Rubio as National Security Adviser and nominates Waltz as UN envoy

US President makes the announcement on his Truth Social platform

USMay 01, 2025
A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf on July 25, 2005. Reuters
US announces sanctions on companies involved in trading Iranian oil

New punitive economic measures come as talks over nuclear deal to continue this weekend

USApril 30, 2025
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