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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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      US President Donald Trump welcomed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday. AP
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      USJanuary 07, 2025
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      The indifference to a murder is a worrying symptom of an increasingly fractured and unequal society

      CommentDecember 06, 2024
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      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
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      US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

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      USDecember 03, 2024
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      US not making any changes to its own nuclear stance

      USNovember 19, 2024
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