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Thomas Watkins

Thomas Watkins

Washington Bureau Chief
Thomas Watkins is US bureau chief and foreign correspondent at The National. He has worked across America, Europe and South Asia and reported from 30 countries, primarily for Agence France-Presse as Pentagon correspondent and Af-Pak bureau chief. He joined The National in 2021 to help set up the Washington bureau and manage its 10-person team. Thomas holds degrees in psychology and journalism.
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President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. on January 7. Getty Images / AFP
Trump refuses to rule out military action to seize Greenland and Panama Canal

President-elect also threatens to hit Canada with 'economic force'

USJanuary 07, 2025
On June 20, 1979, Carter unveiled the solar panels at the White House. Photo: National Archives
Jimmy Carter will be remembered as a green energy pioneer

Former US president pushed for a focus on renewable energy and installed solar panels on the roof of the White House

USDecember 30, 2024
As America braces for Donald Trump's second presidency, Mr Biden's legacy will be shaped partly by how much of his work is undone by his successor. Getty Images
Special reportJoe Biden's complex legacy: the key decisions that shaped his tenure

As America braces for Donald Trump's second presidency, Mr Biden's legacy will be shaped partly by how much of his work is undone by his successor

USDecember 27, 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Syria on Sunday. AFP
Syrians face risk and opportunity after Assad's fall, Biden says

US President to speak to regional leaders and support them against 'any threat' arising from Syria

NewsDecember 08, 2024
A Syrian opposition flag is flown after rebels captured Hama. Reuters
Rebels look to Damascus as Assad's hold on Syria loosens

Rebels' momentum sees them poised to capture the strategically key city

MENADecember 06, 2024
A reward poster outside the Hilton hotel near the scene of Brian Thompson's murder. Reuters
CommentBrian Thompson murder highlights Americans' anger about health care

The indifference to a murder is a worrying symptom of an increasingly fractured and unequal society

CommentDecember 06, 2024
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy at the Aspen Security Form in Washington on December 4, 2024. Thomas Watkins / The National
Ramaswamy to slash US federal workforce in 'aggressive' but 'respectful' manner

Former Republican presidential candidate is working with Elon Musk to shrink the government under a new office called the Department of Government Efficiency

USDecember 04, 2024
US Defence Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, pictured in Washington last month, is under fire over reported past behaviour. Reuters
Trump's Pentagon pick Hegseth fights for political future

Former Fox News presenter facing scrutiny over treatment of women and alcohol consumption

USDecember 04, 2024
US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP
US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

With 900 troops stationed in Syria and a new Trump administration about to take power, America's next moves are crucial

USDecember 03, 2024
Ukrainian firefighters tackle a blaze after a Russian missile attack in Dnipro on Thursday. AFP
Russia fires 'experimental' weapon based on nuclear missile at Ukraine

Attack comes two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed revised nuclear rules

EuropeNovember 21, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters
No indication Russia is preparing to use nuclear bomb in Ukraine, Pentagon says

US not making any changes to its own nuclear stance

USNovember 19, 2024
One unsolved case involved a commercial aircrew reporting a near miss with a 'cylindrical object'. PA
Middle East UFO cases included in Pentagon report

'Cylindrical object' had a near miss with commercial flight off New York

USNovember 14, 2024
Host Pete Hegseth during the 2023 Fox Nation Patriot Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, in November 2023. Getty / AFP
Trump picks Fox News presenter Pete Hegseth to run Department of Defence

Mr Hegseth is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq

USNovember 13, 2024
Senator Marco Rubio. President-elect Trump is expected to name Rubio as secretary of state. AFP.
Trump set to choose Marco Rubio as US secretary of state

President-elect rewards his supporters and defenders with top jobs

USNovember 12, 2024
Joe Biden begins to bring the curtain down his presidency with remarks on the election results in Washington on November 7. Reuters
'You can't love your country only when you win,' Biden says

Democrat anger at Harris defeat begins to form around President Biden

USNovember 07, 2024
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