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Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding

Security and Policy Editor
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Thomas Harding is the security and policy editor covering Westminster politics and European affairs. He has reported extensively on the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the British parliament. Before joining The National in 2020, he was a special adviser to the UK defence secretary, working on policy and communications in the Ministry of Defence. He was also defence correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, covering the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. He has a degree in international history.
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UAE Special Forces take part in a military exercise in Abu Dhabi. The counterterrorism operatives will now be withdrawn from Yemen. AFP
UAE counterterrorist forces played 'crucial role' against Al Qaeda in Yemen

Team that will now be withdrawn works with US and UK to co-ordinate attacks on terrorists

MENADecember 30, 2025
Vladimir Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod that Moscow said was hit in a Ukrainian drone attack. Reuters
Russia to toughen stance in peace talks after accusing Ukraine of attacking Putin residence

Kyiv dismisses claim and says Moscow seeks to derail peace talks

EuropeDecember 30, 2025
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd Al Fattah apologised for his 'shocking and hurtful' posts, but claimed some had been 'completely twisted'. AP
UK orders urgent inquiry into British-Egyptian activist's 'abhorrent' tweets

Government admits to 'serious information failures' over anti-Semitic and anti-British posts from Alaa Abd El Fattah

UKDecember 30, 2025
An artilleryman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepares shells to fire a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops. Reuters
Ukraine 'to be given 15 years of US security guarantees'

Talks edge closer to deal to end four-year war with negotiations set to go on into January

EuropeDecember 29, 2025
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, in Cairo, after his release from detention in September. Getty Images
Alaa Abd El Fattah apologises for historic social media posts calling for Zionists to be killed

Egyptian dissident, who faces calls to be deported from the UK, says some posts were twisted out of meaning

UKDecember 29, 2025
After a series of incidents, Europe needs to assess its protection of nuclear sites against drone incursions, experts have told The National. Photo: US Army
Europe’s nuclear sites on high alert for drone threats in the year ahead

Western countries scramble to bring in new defences as experts see rise of autonomous threats everywhere

EuropeDecember 26, 2025
Sairee beach in Koh Tao boasts white sands and excellent nearby hotels and restaurants. Getty Images
My son enjoyed 'best day of his life' on family trip to Thailand

Outstanding scuba diving, white beaches, sublime hotels and fascinating visits to capital and islands made holiday feel like a wonderful escape from reality

TravelDecember 25, 2025
Dr Saladin Sawan, right, has given The National his account of being a surgeon in Gaza. Photo: Saladin Sawan
The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

With the broken bodies queuing up at the resource-starved Nasser Hospital, Saladin Sawan had to choose between who might survive and who could not be saved...

MENADecember 19, 2025
Sayf Boulad, centre, commander of the Hamzat Division militia group, is among those placed under UK sanctions. Photo: Sana
UK places sanctions on Syrian military commanders

British government targets both Assad regime crimes and allies of President Ahmad Al Shara

MENADecember 19, 2025
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean in flimsy fibreglass boats. Photo: NCA
UK and Greece bust 'industrial scale' migrant forgery ring

Countries have also signed agreement to help stop people smugglers in the Mediterranean and English Channel

EuropeDecember 19, 2025
European leaders and US envoys gather for peace talks on Ukraine. EPA
‘Major moment' for Ukraine, or just another illusion?

Top-level talks have created optimism that ceasefire may be imminent, though analysts suggest main win is keeping US on board

EuropeDecember 16, 2025
MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli emphasised the importance of 'human agency' in Britain's battle for security. Getty Images
Britain's new spy chief needs agents to master AI and be 'fluent in Python'

First woman to lead MI6 calls on officers to use 'great wisdom' on emerging power of AI

UKDecember 15, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcoming his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever to Downing Street, in London, on Friday. EPA
Europe moves step closer to seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war

UK and Belgian leaders discuss $160 billion of frozen funds as pressure grows to boost financing for Ukraine

EuropeDecember 12, 2025
Sudanese refugees in a camp in the Central African Republic. Nearly 12 million people have been displaced by the civil war. AFP
UK sends aid to Sudanese 'communities on the brink' and imposes sanctions

Funds will provide food, clean water and protection for women and children as civil war rages

UKDecember 12, 2025
Elbit Systems UK is a subsidiary of Israel’s largest defence company. Getty Images
UK army suppressed dossier questioning Israeli firm's bid for £2bn training deal

Whistleblower alleges Elbit Systems UK was given help by former British officer

UKDecember 12, 2025
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