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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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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
With all three branches of government on his side, president-elect Donald Trump would have sweeping powers. AFP
Trump set to take office with almost unchecked power

From climate change to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the president-elect will make his presence felt worldwide

USNovember 06, 2024
Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. AP
CommentTrump wins: Expect an interesting ride

The President-elect assembled an unlikely coalition on his way to victory, and this is where things are likely to start to get weird

OpinionNovember 06, 2024
At least 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots. AFP
Trump and Harris in last-minute sprint to US election finish line

Two days away from election, polls show race remains impossible to predict

USNovember 03, 2024
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former congresswoman Liz Cheney. AFP
Liz Cheney slams 'tyrant' Trump over comments about her being shot at

Donald Trump is furious at the former Republican congresswoman after she endorsed his rival Vice President Kamala Harris

USNovember 01, 2024
Former president Donald Trump is behind Vice President Kamala Harris nationally, but is edging ahead in the all-important swing states. AP
The National's 2024 US election poll results in full

Survey finds the war in the Middle East is an issue for US voters, but domestic concerns dominate

USOctober 31, 2024
A Palestinian woman walks past a damaged wall bearing the UNRWA logo at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
US 'deeply troubled' by UNRWA ban and calls for 'pause' in implementation

UN agency for Palestinian refugees is essential for delivering aid to Gaza

USOctober 29, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in June. AP
North Korean troops arrive in Russia's Kursk region, US says

Pentagon says about 2,000 soldiers are on their way and a small group has already arrived

USOctober 29, 2024
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