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Thomas Watkins

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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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Ukrainian pupil Diana speaks to The National in Washington. Thomas Watkins / The National
The fight to bring Ukraine's children back from Russia

Moscow trying to 'steal' Ukraine's future by forcibly relocating thousands of children to Russia and Russian-held territory

USFebruary 09, 2024
A US B1-B bomber plane flies above the Syrian town of Kobani on October 18 as seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc. AFP
Biden administration faces calls for more action against Iran

President Joe Biden says he doesn't seek a war with Tehran following attacks on American troops by pro-Iran militias

USFebruary 03, 2024
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin also apologised for keeping his recent cancer diagnosis hidden from President Joe Biden. AP
US said to plan 'multi-tiered' retaliatory strikes in Iraq or Syria

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says US will respond when and where it chooses

USFebruary 01, 2024
The US has blamed Iran-backed militias for a deadly attack on American troops in Jordan at the weekend. AP
EXCLUSIVERevealed: Iranian commander flew to Iraq to call off anti-US militia strikes

Intervention shows extent of Tehran's role in regional armed groups

IraqFebruary 01, 2024
President Joe Biden told reporters the US did not want a more direct confrontation with Iran. AFP
US strikes seem imminent despite pro-Iran militia standing down

President Joe Biden blames Iran for supplying weapons used in attack that killed three soldiers

USJanuary 30, 2024
US soldiers participate in a military exercise near Amman in May 2017. AFP
US looks to respond to drone strike in Jordan without starting war with Iran

Two attacks on vulnerable outpost in the past six months were thwarted by air defences

MENAJanuary 29, 2024
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar in October. AFP
Is the US stumbling into another Middle East war?

US special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking tells The National the US will keep doing whatever it takes to thwart the Houthis

USJanuary 26, 2024
Talks between American and Iraqi officials will reportedly focus on the next phase of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition. AFP
US and Iraq 'to start talks on ending military presence'

Calls growing in Iraq for withdrawal of about 2,500 US troops in the country

USJanuary 24, 2024
Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter who was killed in an earlier US air strike in Baghdad. AP
US strikes Iran-backed Shiite militia targets in Iraq

Jurf Al Sakhar area south of Baghdad hit with no immediate reports of casualties

IraqJanuary 23, 2024
Protesters hold photos of hostages during a rally in Jerusalem. Getty Images
US Middle East envoy in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Brett McGurk engaged in 'sober and serious' discussions on the issue

USJanuary 23, 2024
Ukrainian forces fire a rocket near the Kherson region in November 2022. EPA
Ukraine ammunition shortage 'worse as US military aid dries up'

Washington has been unable to provide additional military assistance to Kyiv since the end of last year

USJanuary 23, 2024
US and British forces conduct strikes on eight Houthi targets in Yemen. US Central Command / AFP
US and UK strike Houthi missile and weapons sites in Yemen

Military action marks second time Britain took part in American operation against militants

GulfJanuary 22, 2024
Ron DeSantis's 'Never Back Down' yard signs. AP
Ron DeSantis's campaign was over before it began

Awkward candidate whose bully-boy tactics fell flat

CommentJanuary 22, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks outside the White House on Thursday. Reuters
US strikes failing to deter Yemen's Houthis, Biden says

No end in sight for military exchanges in Yemen and the Red Sea as US seeks to avoid wider spread of hostilities

USJanuary 18, 2024
Houthis brandish their weapons and hold up portraits of leader Abdul Malik Al Houthi during a protest in Yemen on January 12. AFP
US strikes Houthi missiles in Yemen after drone attack on ship

Marshall Islands-flagged and US-operated bulk carrier damaged by drone launched from Yemen

WorldJanuary 17, 2024
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