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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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Morocco now has flights from Casablanca to Tel Aviv. Co-operation between Israel and Morocco expanded quickly since ties were re-established as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords in late 2020. AFP
Washington looks to Riyadh as Abraham Accords mark third anniversary

There are indications Riyadh may be open to a deal with Israel, but when it could happen is anyone's guess

CommentSeptember 14, 2023
At least 200 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured in the Beirut Port blast. EPA
US case against firm involved in Beirut blast 'can proceed'

Federal judge says a jury should hear the case against TGS

LebanonSeptember 07, 2023
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on their armoured vehicles, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria. AP
US officials try to 'de-escalate' tension in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

Anti-ISIS mission faces new threat as ethnic tension flares in resource-rich region

USSeptember 05, 2023
Donald Trump has his mugshot taken after surrendering to authorities in Georgia. AFP
Donald Trump trial can be televised, judge rules

An ex-president in the dock would lead to some of this era's most defining images

USSeptember 01, 2023
US Marines wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar, at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2009. AFP
Two years after Afghan war, Pentagon looks to lessons learnt

Republicans try to score political points against Biden administration before 2024 election

USAugust 31, 2023
Pentagon press secretary Brig Gen Pat Ryder. AFP / Getty
Pentagon launches website to provide details on UFOs

Officially referred to as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, strange craft are being taken seriously by the US

USAugust 31, 2023
Examples of medical appeals on GoFundMe in the US. Photo: Screengrab
GoFundMe health care: Americans look to strangers to help pay bills

Despite spending double what other wealthy countries do on health care, millions in the US are left vulnerable after getting sick

USAugust 03, 2023
Paul Reubens, in character as Pee-wee Herman, poses on stage after a performance of The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway in New York in 2010. AP
Donald Trump tries out the Pee-wee Herman defence

Former president sees attack as his only remaining form of defence

OpinionAugust 03, 2023
Donald Trump speaks at a Republican volunteer recruitment event in Las Vegas in July. AFP
Trump due in court on Thursday to face January 6 charges

Former president says he has 'never had so much support' after latest indictment

USAugust 02, 2023
Then-president Donald Trump reacts to early results from the 2020 US presidential election on November 4, 2020. Reuters
Trump charged over attempts to overturn 2020 election results

Third felony indictment homes in on his 'lies' and 'assault on the seat of American democracy'

USAugust 01, 2023
The US committed $281 million in security assistance for counter-terrorism operations, law enforcement, justice institutions and other uses to Niger. AFP
US suspends counter-terrorism training in Niger following coup

The African country is a vital part of regional US counter-terrorism efforts against ISIS and Boko Haram

USAugust 01, 2023
Demonstrators block traffic during a protest against plans by the Israeli government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv on July 24. AP
Pentagon tells Israeli defence chief to seek political consensus

Conversation comes after Israel passes divisive judicial reform bill

USJuly 25, 2023
Stars, stripes and socks: Donald Trump's image is printed on a man's socks in South Carolina. Getty / AFP
July 4 holiday gives no rest for US presidential hopefuls

Republicans look to Independence Day to charm voters

USJuly 03, 2023
A supporter of former US president Donald Trump outside Trump National Doral resort in Florida, on June 12. AFP
Welcome to Florida. Please go away

Tourists with certain political leanings have been told they should 'think twice' before visiting the Sunshine State

CommentJuly 03, 2023
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions. AP
No survivors on missing submersible after vessel imploded

Debris found near wreckage of Titanic after Titan mini-sub imploded

USJune 22, 2023
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