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Sara Ruthven

Sara Ruthven

Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
Sara is the Deputy Bureau Chief for the US. Prior to joining the publication, she spent several years based in Mexico as a journalist covering Latin America.
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The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Reuters
Who is Leo XIV, the first American pope?

White smoke billowed from chimney of Sistine Chapel to signal successor to Pope Francis had been elected

May 08, 2025
Illustrations of the design of the Gateway Lunar Space Station project, in which the UAE is taking part. Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
White House proposes Nasa cuts that would end Lunar Gateway project

International project that also includes contributions from European, Canadian and Japanese space agencies aims to put a space station in orbit around the Moon

May 02, 2025
Marco Rubio, left, has been given two top national security jobs at once; Mike Waltz, right, former US national security adviser, is set to become UN ambassador. Reuters; AP
Trump names Rubio as National Security Adviser and nominates Waltz as UN envoy

US President makes the announcement on his Truth Social platform

May 01, 2025
A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf on July 25, 2005. Reuters
US announces sanctions on companies involved in trading Iranian oil

New punitive economic measures come as talks over nuclear deal to continue this weekend

April 30, 2025
(FILES) US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.  In his near-100 days in power, President Donald Trump has signed a staggering number of executive orders -- an unprecedented 130 -- that topple many cornerstones of US policy.  Straight after his January 20 inauguration, the Republican leader revoked 67 executive orders issued under his predecessor Joe Biden.  Since then, he has signed edicts aimed at dismantling federal programs -- nearly half his orders go toward that, according to an AFP tally.  (Photo by Jim WATSON  /  AFP)
Trump's 130 orders in 100 days target key Biden-era rules and Middle East policy

US President has signed more than any other president in their first 100 days

April 28, 2025
The 2025 Takreem America Awards took place in Washington. The National
Takreem America Awards in Washington honour Arab contributions to science, industry, philanthropy and more

Event is 'celebration of global Arab community'

April 12, 2025
Reuters
US architects of original Iran nuclear deal say changed world weighs on talks

Deep mistrust is only one of several obstacles facing the teams heading into the talks in Oman

April 11, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. AFP
Abbas Araghchi says Iran is 'ready to engage in earnest' to seal nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister says in Washington Post opinion piece that talks on Saturday will be indirect, despite US President's claims

April 08, 2025
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Miami International Airport on April 3.  Miami Herald via AP
Trump says he wants direct talks with Iran on nuclear deal

US President claims he knows 'for a fact' that Tehran does not want to use intermediaries

April 03, 2025
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth recently trained with military service members in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Photo: @SecDef
Pete Hegseth's Arabic tattoo sends bad message to Muslim world, critics say

Secretary of Defence has several tattoos that have raised eyebrows both in the US and abroad

March 27, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said 'indirect negotiations can continue, as they existed in the past'. AFP
Iran says it has replied to Trump's letter and is ready for indirect talks

Washington sent letter to Iranian leadership this month expressing interest in restarting negotiations

March 27, 2025
Mike Huckabee, nominee for US ambassador to Israel, speaks before his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington. Getty Images / AFP
Huckabee faces tough questions over personal beliefs at Senate hearing

Former governor of Arkansas is an outspoken proponent of Israel and has been described as a Christian Zionist

March 25, 2025
Taliban officials hold a meeting with a US delegation in Kabul. AFP
Taliban frees US citizen after talks in Kabul

George Glezmann was taken into Taliban custody in 2022 while visiting Kabul as a tourist

March 20, 2025
A Houthi supporter holds up his weapon during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
US does not rule out military action against Iran amid Houthi strikes

Washington launched a wave of strikes at the weekend that hit dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen

March 17, 2025
Jonathan Franks with the six US prisoners freed by Kuwait. He helped to secure their release. AP
Kuwait releases six jailed Americans

Former inmates were not designated as 'wrongfully detained' by government in Washington

March 13, 2025