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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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Ukrainian service members of the 25th Sicheslav Airborne Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
Ukraine and Russia must deliver 'concrete proposals' now or US will step back

US State Department says 'now is the time' for progress

USApril 29, 2025
A Palestinian child waits to receive food at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 12. AFP
Aid relief for Gaza could come soon, US State Department suggests

'It will not be long,' department spokeswoman says

USApril 29, 2025
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 24: A 'Make America Great Again baseball cap rests on the knee of a person at the Rally To Protect Our Elections conference on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix-based political organization Rally To Protect Our Elections hosted former President Donald Trump alongside GOP Arizona candidates who have begun candidacy for government elected roles. Brandon Bell / Getty Images / AFP
CommentTrump's next 100 days could be a lot harder for him

US President is flying high after 100 days in office but cracks are appearing in his aura of invulnerability

CommentApril 25, 2025
An Iranian magazine titled 'Iran and US Alongside History' in a kiosk in Tehran, amid ongoing talks. EPA
US and Iranian officials to meet in Oman on Saturday

Third round of talks will see technical teams discuss Iran's nuclear programme

USApril 25, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. EPA
Rubio reveals plan to overhaul 'bloated' US State Department

Secretary of State's proposal includes department shutting more than 100 offices and cutting 'misaligned' programmes

USApril 22, 2025
Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Special Operations and the US-led coalition, take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in north-eastern Syria, in March 2022. AFP
US to cut troop numbers in Syria to less than 1,000

American troops first sent to Syria and Iraq after ISIS swept across both countries in 2014

USApril 18, 2025
US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce holds a briefing this week. AFP
Chinese company supplying Houthis with satellite imagery for attacks, US says

Washington also unveils new sanctions against the International Bank of Yemen

USApril 17, 2025
On March 4, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a Bomber Task Force Mission in the Middle East, strengthening partner interoperability and demonstrating force projection capabilities in the region. It was the third BTF mission in two weeks. A B-52H Stratofortress from RAF Fairford, UK, flew across Europe and into the CENTCOM area of responsibility during their mission, which included aerial refueling and training opportunities with partner nations. Photo: CENTCOM
US intensifies anti-Houthi operations before new round of Iran nuclear talks

Saudi Arabia and UAE strongly deny reports they are involved in talks with the US over a possible land offensive by Yemeni military factions against the rebels

NewsApril 16, 2025
Mohsen Mahdawi is detained at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vermont, on Monday. Photo: AP
US agents take another Palestine protester into custody

Vermont politicians call the arrest 'immoral, inhumane and illegal'

USApril 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump said Iran 'cannot have a nuclear weapon'. EPA
'Of course' US could strike Iran's nuclear facilities, Trump says

US President says Iran could be slow-walking talks aimed at getting new nuclear deal

USApril 14, 2025
Tourists take photos as they enter the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC. Getty Images
They're not coming to America: Trump's policies are putting off would-be tourists

The administration's border crackdown and tariffs on allies are provoking unease about trips to the US

USApril 04, 2025
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz wants to get to the bottom of how a journalist ended up in a group chat discussing strikes against the Houthis. Reuters
CommentSpilling America’s security secrets is fine, as long as you're in the Trump cabinet

Several in the Signal chat scandal expressed outrage over Hillary Clinton's emails, but give themselves a pass for revealing plans to attack the Houthis

OpinionMarch 25, 2025
Russian delegation members, including Sergey Beseda, adviser to the head of the FSB, left, and Senator and former diplomat Grigory Karasin, centre, leave the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after talks between Russia and the US on ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. EPA
US and Russian delegations hold talks in Riyadh

President Donald Trump says territorial lines of demarcation and fate of children abducted from Ukraine by Russia discussed

MENAMarch 24, 2025
Elon Musk leaves a meeting with House Republicans in the basement of the US Capitol building on March 5. Getty Images / AFP
Elon Musk has a very bad day as investors go into full-blown panic mode

World's richest man lost $22 billion. And that was just on Monday

OpinionMarch 10, 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where a sell-off is accelerating. AFP
US recession fears add fuel to stock sell-off

Tech-heavy Nasdaq drops 4 per cent while Tesla sheds more than 15 per cent

EconomyMarch 10, 2025
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