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

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      USAugust 03, 2023
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      OpinionAugust 03, 2023
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      Trump due in court on Thursday to face January 6 charges

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

      USAugust 01, 2023
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      Pentagon tells Israeli defence chief to seek political consensus

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      USJuly 25, 2023
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      July 4 holiday gives no rest for US presidential hopefuls

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      USJuly 03, 2023
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      CommentJuly 03, 2023
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      USJune 22, 2023
      'We need to have hope, but I can't tell you what the noises are,' US Coast Guard Capt Jamie Frederick said. AP
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      Life in the US no easy transition for Afghan refugees

      The US has helped to settle 97,000 Afghans fleeing Taliban rule

      USJune 19, 2023
      Former US president Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. AFP
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      Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents case

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      USJune 13, 2023
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      Donald Trump in court: Former president pleads not guilty

      Trump enters plea on 37 felony charges during historic arraignment at federal courthouse in Miami

      USJune 13, 2023
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      Donald Trump's own words come back to haunt him

      The former president who clamoured for Hillary Clinton to be locked up now faces federal criminal charges

      CommentJune 12, 2023
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