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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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Varsen Aghabekian, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the State of Palestine, says the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers its people and Palestinians 'nothing but pessimism and chaos'. Imago
Exclusive'No willingness for peace', even from Israeli left, says senior Palestinian official

Dr Varsen Aghabekian, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, tells The National that the region is 'doomed' if Israel's government ignores Palestinian demands for a lasting settlement

MENAOctober 08, 2024
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliament. Reuters
InterviewEhud Olmert calls for diplomacy to end Israel's war in Lebanon

Netanyahu is set on conflict with Iran in effort to restore his reputation, says former prime minister

MENAOctober 07, 2024
Israeli F-35 fighter over Tel Aviv. The stealth jets are highly likely to be used if Israel decides to bomb Iran directly. AFP
Massive Israeli retaliation expected for Iran attack – but where?

Potential targets could range from oil facilities, ports, air defence sites, assassinations or even Tehran's nuclear programme, experts say

MENAOctober 04, 2024
Israeli troops on armoured vehicles near the border with Lebanon. AP
Can under-fire Hezbollah hold back Israeli commandos?

Analysts tell The National that Israeli intelligence and firepower have significantly increased but their opposition remain dangerous insurgents

MENAOctober 03, 2024
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, pictured with his father Noam, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, is freed in October 2011 after five years in Hamas captivity. Israeli PMO / AFP
Israel should take Gaza ceasefire deal, says hostage negotiator who freed Gilad Shalit

Gershon Baskin tells The National that Israelis must realise their own security failures allowed October 7 to happen

UKOctober 03, 2024
Iranian missiles intercepted by Israel above Jerusalem. The attack was witnessed by The National. AFP
Attack from Iran: Ballistic missiles pierce Israel's night sky

An eyewitness account of rockets and interceptors battling over Israel as sirens blare and bomb shelters fill

MENAOctober 02, 2024
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets following Iran's salvo of ballistic missiles on Tuesday night. Reuters
Middle East on brink as Israel threatens major retaliation for Iran's missile barrage

Israel promised revenge after some rockets breached its defences on Tuesday

MENAOctober 01, 2024
Missiles in the sky above Israel. AFP
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Iran launches large-scale missile attack on Israel

Israelis flee to bunkers across the country and are told to remain there until further notice

MENAOctober 01, 2024
A computer-generated image of a rocket taking off from the Shetland Islands. Britain could lead the way in clearing space of dangerous debris, it has been proposed. PA
Britain looks to become 'garbage man' of space

UK could play a key role in removing debris that could cause widespread disruption for satellites

UKSeptember 26, 2024
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicated he could continue to accept some gifts from donors, saying it is a matter of judgment for individual MPs. EPA
Starmer reopens 'freebie' debate with remarks on £20,000 flat donation

Labour Party conference inflicts final day setback by voting against a cutback on pensioner fuel payments

UKSeptember 25, 2024
British PM Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria smile after his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. EPA
Starmer urges all sides to 'step back from the brink' of starting Middle East war

British Prime Minister also vows not to let ’violent, racist thugs‘ terrorise UK communities

UKSeptember 24, 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is joined on stage by his wife Victoria after delivering his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference. Getty Images
Starmer urges Israel and Lebanon to 'pull back from the brink'

UK Prime Minister devotes part of Labour Party conference speech to Middle East crisis

UKSeptember 24, 2024
General view of an office in Dubai. Ravindranath K / The National
UK Labour urged to learn from UAE's four-day working week example

British experiment reflects Emirati findings that shorter working week leads to improved employee happiness, health and productivity

UKSeptember 24, 2024
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese city of Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley. AFP
Middle East at moment of 'great peril', British minister warns

Lebanese ambassador also states that Israel is on 'path to war' at event hosted by The National at the Labour Party conference

UKSeptember 23, 2024
Security intervened after Rachel Reeves's speech to the Labour conference was interrupted by hecklers. Getty Images
British minister heckled by Gaza protesters at Labour conference

Chancellor interrupted by hecklers shouting that Labour is 'still arming Israel'

UKSeptember 23, 2024
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