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Thomas Watkins

Thomas Watkins

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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 Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino in the White House in August 2018. Reuters
Play01:02
CommentA phone call most foul: Trump's Fifa intervention is another embarrassing own goal

Every match has decisions that could or should have gone a different way. Love it or hate it, that is part of the game

CommentJuly 06, 2026
Air Force One flies over the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Washington. Getty Images via AFP
Camera8
Happy 250th: Fireworks, white nationalists and Trump speech in the US capital

July 4 celebrations across the US commemorate 1776 adoption of Declaration of Independence

USJuly 05, 2026
A member of the Dance4Life dance studio prepares to march ahead of an July 4 parade in Philadelphia. Getty Images via AFP
CommentAmerica still has plenty to celebrate as it turns 250

Negative news from the US often skips over the good

CommentJuly 02, 2026
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision to block President Donald Trump's executive order concerning US citizenship. Bloomberg
US Supreme Court rules against Trump's move to overturn birthright citizenship

Under the Constitution, most children born in the nation become American citizens

USJune 30, 2026
Swimbappe may look like any other goldfish, but his picks have left fans open-mouthed. Joshua Longmore / The National
Play01:21
The ultimate Fifa World Cup 2026 predictor is a ... goldfish

Scaly predictor named after France captain Kylian Mbappe is performing well above average with his selections

World Cup 2026June 30, 2026
Iraq fans gather at Fanfest in Toronto to watch the match against Senegal. Joshua Longmore / The National
Play00:53
Senegal's Lions of Teranga maul Iraq's Lions of Mesopotamia

Iraq's World Cup dreams come to brutal end after 5-0 thrashing

World Cup 2026June 27, 2026
Iraq fans have been proud to see their team compete in a World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Joshua Longmore / The National
Play01:11
Iraq fans hope for 'absolute miracle' in World Cup Senegal showdown

Eight third-place teams to advance to knockout rounds – and Iraqis must win big in Toronto to progress

World Cup 2026June 26, 2026
Lebanese soldiers secure an area of the southern village of Zawtar Al Gharbiyah, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. EPA
Lebanon demands Israeli withdrawal as fifth round of US-mediated talks begins

Israeli ambassador warns latest negotiations are heading towards 'train wreck'

USJune 23, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is to hold talks in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. Getty Images
Marco Rubio to hold talks in the UAE during Gulf visit

US Secretary of State to travel to region as Washington talks of progress in Iran talks

USJune 22, 2026
President Donald Trump signs an executive in the White House. EPA / Bloomberg
CommentDonald Trump and the art of the surrender deal

After yielding to the Taliban and pushing for Ukraine to capitulate to Russia, US President is ready to give Iran all it wants

CommentJune 17, 2026
An algal bloom has turned the recently refurbished reflecting pool green. Thomas Watkins / The National
How a $14m paint job left Washington's landmark reflecting pool green

Trump awarded painting contract to his 'pool guy' without competitive bidding process

USJune 17, 2026
Iranian women walk past anti-US murals outside the former US embassy in Tehran. AFP
US-Iran deal hands Tehran a major win, at least in the short term

Regime claims 'definitive victory' after being struck 13,000 times by the US and Israel

USJune 15, 2026
US Iran Hormuz Gif
Deal gives Middle East hope as US and Iran prepare for signing ceremony

Hints of unresolved issues as Iran and Trump differ over Strait of Hormuz

MENAJune 15, 2026
The breakthrough has been praised by, from left, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP; PA
US-Iran deal welcomed by many but scepticism abounds

France, UK, Germany and Italy hail US-Iran deal as a 'diplomatic breakthrough'

USJune 15, 2026
Iran confirmed key elements of a deal with the US ahead of an official signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday. EPA
Iran deal complete, Trump says, as he 'authorises' Hormuz reopening

Signing ceremony to take place on Friday in Switzerland

MENAJune 14, 2026
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