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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 algal bloom has turned the recently refurbished reflecting pool green. Thomas Watkins / The National
How a $14m paint job left Washington's landmark reflecting pool green

Trump awarded painting contract to his 'pool guy' without competitive bidding process

USJune 17, 2026
Iranian women walk past anti-US murals outside the former US embassy in Tehran. AFP
US-Iran deal hands Tehran a major win, at least in the short term

Regime claims 'definitive victory' after being struck 13,000 times by the US and Israel

USJune 15, 2026
US warplanes take off trom the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Centcom
Deal gives Middle East hope as US and Iran prepare for signing ceremony

Hints of unresolved issues as Iran and Trump differ over Strait of Hormuz

MENAJune 15, 2026
The breakthrough has been praised by, from left, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP; PA
US-Iran deal welcomed by many but scepticism abounds

France, UK, Germany and Italy hail US-Iran deal as a 'diplomatic breakthrough'

USJune 15, 2026
Iran confirmed key elements of a deal with the US ahead of an official signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday. EPA
Iran deal complete, Trump says, as he 'authorises' Hormuz reopening

Signing ceremony to take place on Friday in Switzerland

MENAJune 14, 2026
He used to mock his predecessor Joe Biden but now President Donald Trump's advancing years are also coming under increasing scrutiny. Reuters
From 'Sleepy Joe' to 'Dozy Don': Trump's age in focus as he turns 80

US President speaks in glowing terms of his own cognitive and physical health

USJune 14, 2026
The USS Michael Murphy launches Tomahawk cruise missiles against Iran from an unknown location. Reuters
US strikes targets across Iran in second night of bombing

Trump threatens further strikes if Tehran fails to immediately sign ceasefire agreement

MENAJune 10, 2026
An AH-64 Apache helicopter during a training exercise in Poland last month. EPA
US conducts 'proportional' strikes against Iran after US military helicopter shot down

Trump orders attacks on radar sites and other targets after Iranian drone hits Apache aircraft

USJune 09, 2026
Malmo has long been viewed as a case study of Sweden's attitude to immigrants. Thomas Watkins / The National
Why is Sweden suddenly giving migrants the cold shoulder?

About a third of Malmo's population is Muslim and Sweden's shifting stance on immigration has left many in limbo

EuropeJune 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Reuters
Zelenskyy tells Putin that Arab countries could host face-to-face peace talks

Ukraine is ready for full ceasefire for duration of negotiations, leader says

USJune 04, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. AFP
Iran must agree to negotiate ‘severe’ nuclear limits and talks could take months, Rubio says

Secretary of State testifies before US senators for first time since war began

USJune 02, 2026
Rescuers at the scene of an Israeli strike near a hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Reuters
Deadly violence in Lebanon despite Trump intervention

Defence Minister Katz says military can attack 'anywhere necessary' in Lebanon

MENAJune 02, 2026
The border wall separating Israel, right, and Lebanon, in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel. AFP
Lebanese and Israeli military officials meet at Pentagon for 'productive' security talks

Security crisis in Lebanon worsens despite US-brokered ceasefire

USMay 29, 2026
The site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on May 28. AFP
Hezbollah in focus as Lebanon and Israel resume talks in US

Fourth round of US-backed talks aims to boost military-to-military communication between neighbouring countries

USMay 28, 2026
An Iranian woman holds a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran. EPA
US and Iran push for deal as Trump tells negotiators to 'take their time'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reports 'significant progress' after Trump spoke to Gulf leaders

USMay 23, 2026
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