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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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The USS Abraham Lincoln during exercises off Japan in 2022. US Navy / AP
Pentagon sends fighter squadron to Middle East as part of force posture adjustment

US Navy will maintain a carrier strike group in the region and bring in additional missile defence capabilities

USAugust 02, 2024
The PMF said their forces had been hit by an explosion 'whose nature was unknown, resulting in a number of martyrs and the injury of others'. EPA
US conducts 'defensive' strike in Iraq

Operation follows resumption of Islamic Resistance in Iraq rocket attacks on US military bases in the region

NewsJuly 30, 2024
A screen grab taken from a Houthi video purportedly shows the drone they used to attack Tel Aviv on July 19, 2024. EPA
Stopping Houthis will take more than military action, Pentagon says

Yemen's Houthi leader, Abdul Malik Al Houthi, warns of further escalation

USJuly 25, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the joint meeting of Congress. AFP
Netanyahu trolls Gaza war critics in reality-bending speech to Congress

Practically no civilians have been killed in Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister tells Congress

OpinionJuly 25, 2024
A handover from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces at Camp Taji, Iraq, in 2020. Reuters
ExclusiveUS and Iraq close in on troop withdrawal deal

One sticking point is an airbase in Erbil the US says it needs to fight ISIS in Syria

MENAJuly 23, 2024
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks in Wilmington, Delaware. AFP
Kamala Harris sharpens attack lines against Donald Trump

Democrats' presumptive nominee pulls ahead in shock poll as she focuses on Trump's felony convictions and legal liabilities

USJuly 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. AP
Kamala Harris on course to secure presidential nomination

Vice President's selection as the Democratic Party's nominee to challenge Donald Trump appears to be inevitable

USJuly 22, 2024
Displays in New York show Sunday's stunning headline. Bloomberg
Biden stepping aside gives Democrats the jolt they need

Donald Trump is suddenly the oldest person in American history to seek the presidency

CommentJuly 22, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has received endorsements from big names in the Democratic Party. AP
Harris favoured to win Democratic nomination as Biden quits race

President Joe Biden's No 2 thrust into spotlight after mixed performance as Vice President

USJuly 21, 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters outside the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was speaking. Thomas Watkins / The National
Israel-Hamas ceasefire within 10-yard line, Blinken says

US Secretary of State is in Colorado for the final day of the Aspen Security Forum

USJuly 19, 2024
David Miliband at the Aspen Security Forum. He served as UK foreign secretary from 2007 to 2010. Photo: Aspen Security Forum
Labour will boost UK's global engagement, David Miliband says

Former foreign secretary says Britain will be 'open for business' as new government looks to strengthen economy

USJuly 19, 2024
Salam Fayyad speaks at the Aspen Security Forum on July 18. Photo: Aspen Security Forum
US must urgently act on Palestinian state, former PM says

Former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad sees window of opportunity closing - perhaps forever - if Trump is elected

USJuly 18, 2024
Police snipers return fire after shots were fired at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. AP
Pressure builds on Secret Service after attempt on Trump's life

Calls mount for agency director to resign after string of failures allowed gunman to fire from rooftop

USJuly 18, 2024
Satellites, planes and comets transit across the night sky in this time-lapse image taken near Corfe Castle in England. Getty
Russian plans for space weapon incredibly reckless, US says

The Soviet Union was an original signatory of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty

USJuly 17, 2024
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen at a meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on Monday. AFP
Israel-Gaza war 'incensed' South-East Asia, Singapore defence chief says

Aspen Security Forum rejigged agenda after attempted assassination of Donald Trump

USJuly 17, 2024
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