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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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      Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump pictured in 1997 at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Getty images
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      Mike Waltz is President Donald Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the UN. AFP
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      His family says mob surrounded him for over three hours and blocked paramedics

      MENAJuly 12, 2025
      A drone delivers the order for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign, on the front lawn of the Pentagon. Photo: X
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      USJuly 11, 2025
      Michael Rigas, US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, says the State Department is undergoing its largest reorganisation in decades. Photo: US State Department
      US State Department to inform employees of layoffs

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      USJuly 10, 2025
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      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Hamas 'basically wants Israel to withdraw completely' from truce talks. Reuters
      Play00:31
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      USJuly 10, 2025
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      US defends decision to pause some Ukraine weapons shipments

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      US President announced in Riyadh last month that he would give Syria near-total sanctions relief

      USJune 30, 2025
      Gen Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explains the attack on the Iranian Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. AP
      Play00:53
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      Nuclear sites struck by US sustained serious damage but may not have sustained knock-out blow, Rafael Grossi says

      USJune 29, 2025
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      US to provide Gaza Humanitarian Foundation with $30 million

      State Department says group has handed out more than 46 million meals

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      Play01:26
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      Defence Secretary blasts 'fake news' media for questioning efficacy of strike on Fordow

      USJune 26, 2025
      US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on Tuesday. EPA
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      Gaza ceasefire, talks with Iran and normalisation with Israel come back into focus

      USJune 25, 2025
      Qatar closed its airspace shortly before Iran announced an attack on a US air base in the country. Reuters
      Play00:31
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      Arab countries condemn Iranian attack as US President says: 'It's time for peace'

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