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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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      An employee handles 155mm shells at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania on April 16. AFP
      Which weapons will the US rush to Ukraine?

      Kyiv dashes to make up for six-month delay in crucial US funding

      USApril 24, 2024
      Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was in Washington last week for the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. Joshua Longmore / The National
      Play22:13:41
      Pakistan bullish on economic outlook as new IMF loan expected

      Muhammad Aurangzeb points to several bright spots in the Pakistani economy, including its burgeoning tech sector

      EconomyApril 22, 2024
      Supporters of Ukraine wave US and Ukrainian flags outside the US Capitol after the vote. EPA
      US approves $86bn in aid for Ukraine and Israel

      'Thank you America,' Ukrainian president says as legislators also approve Taiwan aid and divest-or-ban bill for TikTok

      USApril 20, 2024
      Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani is on a diplomatic visit to Washington. April 16. The National
      Al Sudani says he does not want Iraq involved in broader conflict

      On Washington visit, Iraqi Prime Minister balances domestic pressures with US expectations

      MENAApril 17, 2024
      Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Reuters
      Pro-Palestine Yale students to hunger strike over university's Israel arms investments

      Group accuses famed university of 'complicity in genocide' for investing in companies that supply Israel

      USApril 12, 2024
      Rescue workers at the destroyed Iranian embassy compound in Damascus. AP
      Iran says UN Security Council partly to blame if it strikes Israel

      Israel has been on high alert since April 1 killing of several senior members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria

      NewsApril 11, 2024
      US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. EPA
      Austin: Too many civilians killed in Gaza but no evidence of genocide

      Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin also says widespread famine would ensure a long-term conflict

      USApril 09, 2024
      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv in October last year. Mr Biden has faced criticism as the US continues to send military aid to Israel. AFP
      Biden’s Gaza policy has become an electoral liability

      US President has put pressure on Israel to address the humanitarian disaster, but is it too little, too late?

      CommentApril 07, 2024
      A US Army ship sails from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, to take part in the Gaza pier mission. AP
      Why is US building Gaza pier and how much aid will it deliver?

      Structure could supply millions of meals a day, but won't be operational until May, Pentagon says

      USMarch 13, 2024
      FBI Director Christopher Wray appears before the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing. Getty / AFP
      Play18:33:14
      Threats against US have surged since October 7, FBI director says

      US intelligence community predicts Hamas will engage in armed resistance for years to come

      USMarch 12, 2024
      CIA chief William Burns appears before a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing. Bloomberg
      Not funding Ukraine a 'massive and historic mistake', CIA director warns

      Hungary's Victor Orban says Donald Trump told him US would not give another 'penny' to Kyiv if he is re-elected

      USMarch 11, 2024
      The Pentagon displays images of the temporary pier that will be installed off Gaza at a briefing in Washington. Thomas Watkins / The National
      Play11:57:52
      Port for Gaza aid could take 60 days to build, Pentagon says

      More than one million Palestinians a step away from famine, UN has warned

      USMarch 08, 2024
      US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address. Getty / AFP
      Biden lays down election marker with fiery State of the Union address

      Opinion polls show American voters are distinctly unenthusiastic about the seemingly inevitable Biden-Trump 2024 rematch

      CommentMarch 08, 2024
      A Houthi supporter holds up a mock drone during a protest against the US and Israel in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
      Iran temporarily 'deterred' in Iraq and Syria but not elsewhere, Centcom head says

      US needs to step up development of microwave-directed energy systems to counter drones and missiles, Gen Michael Kurilla says

      USMarch 07, 2024
      The flag of the Kataib Hezbollah militia group is raised during a protest outside the US Embassy in Baghdad in December 2019. Reuters
      Exclusive'Unannounced truce' halts Iraq militia attacks against US forces

      The pause agreement involves Baghdad and Tehran and was reached after the last strike on February 4

      IraqMarch 07, 2024
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