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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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      Massad Boulos, US senior adviser to the President for Arab and African Affairs, and UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh. AFP
      UAE pledges $500m in Sudan aid and calls for halt in hostilities

      More than 10 million people have been displaced since the start of the war

      NewsFebruary 03, 2026
      Moderated by Aveen Karim, The National's journalists discuss the US-Iran stand-off in a live Q&A
      Play1:03:08
      Q&A replay: US and Iran stand-off

      A US military 'armada' has sailed to the region as Iran's supreme leader warns of a wider war, but can talks ease tensions?

      MENAFebruary 03, 2026
      The US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative includes a new class of warships that President Donald Trump wants to name after himself. AFP
      Why Trump is bolstering America's military muscle

      With F-47s, 'Trump-class' warships and a Golden Dome over America, US President shapes the Pentagon in his own image

      USJanuary 30, 2026
      The greenback's slide means it is becoming more expensive for expatriates in countries with a currency pegged to the dollar to send money home. Getty Images
      Dollar slumps as Trump claims it's 'doing great'

      US President also suggests he could manipulate the greenback 'like a yo-yo'

      MoneyJanuary 27, 2026
      Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. EPA
      Top US senator to push 'Save the Kurds' bill seeking new Syria sanctions

      Lindsey Graham previously said he might push for new Caesar Act sanctions 'on steroids'

      USJanuary 27, 2026
      Federal agents break up an anti-ICE protest outside a Minneapolis hotel on January 25. Getty Images / AFP
      CommentConspiracy theorists envisioned a federal takeover of America … just not like this

      America has a long history of inflicting violence on its citizens during times of major social upheaval

      CommentJanuary 26, 2026
      Members of the security forces police a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2026. Getty Images
      Iran seeking to rebuild its military forces, Pentagon says

      US National Defence Strategy also says Nato allies have been taking a 'free ride' and calls the international order an 'abstraction'

      USJanuary 24, 2026
      Jared Kushner presented the US vision for a 'New Gaza' at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.
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      What is in Jared Kushner's 'New Gaza' proposal?

      'There'll be amazing investment opportunities,' Trump's son-in-law tells World Economic Forum

      USJanuary 22, 2026
      Elizabeth Tsurkov speaks at a panel event organised by the Middle East Institute in Washington on January 21. Thomas Watkins / The National
      Elizabeth Tsurkov: Iraqi militias' influence persists despite setbacks

      Russian-Israeli researcher who was held captive for more than two years in Iraq describes her ordeal

      USJanuary 21, 2026
      Al Shaddadi prison in Hasakah governorate, north-east Syria, the scene of a breakout by ISIS prisoners on Monday. EPA
      US military launches mission to transfer ISIS detainees in Syria to Iraq

      About 150 fighters held at facility in Hasakah have been moved to 'secure location' in Iraq, Centcom says

      USJanuary 21, 2026
      Left: A video grab from social media shows clashes between protesters and security troops in Urmia, Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, on January 12. Right: Mourners attend the funeral of security personnel killed in protests over the currency collapse in Tehran, on January 14. AFP; Reuters
      Play00:32
      Trump says Iranian executions 'won't take place'

      Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insists there is 'no plan' to hang detained protesters

      MENAJanuary 15, 2026
      A protester opposed to US annexation of Greenland flies the island’s flag outside the American embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. AFP
      Greenland and Denmark 'unable to change US position' on Arctic territory

      Copenhagen pledges to boost military presence in and around vast territory

      USJanuary 14, 2026
      Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, protests in Tehran, and US President Donald Trump. EPA / Reuters
      Trump tells Iranians: 'Keep protesting, help is on its way'

      US President says Iranians should take over country's institutions as he cancels diplomatic meetings and tells westerners to 'get out' of Iran

      NewsJanuary 13, 2026
      Cars burn on a street during protests in Tehran, on January 8. Reuters
      Play02:03
      Death toll from Iran protests 'far higher' than initial estimates

      Authorities appear to have shifted tactics, moving from anti-riot weapons to live rounds

      USJanuary 12, 2026
      Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers in the streets of the eastern city of Gedaref. AFP
      US working to limit 'negative Islamist influence' in Sudan’s government

      Efforts remain focused on preventing the return of Islamic extremists who might further breach religious freedom

      MENAJanuary 11, 2026
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