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Thomas Watkins

Thomas Watkins

Washington Bureau Chief
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 unexpectedly weak report raises questions about the health of the US jobs market. AP
Trump sacks Labour Department official as warnings flash in US jobs market

President returns to attack on Fed after 'stubborn' decision to hold interest rates

BusinessAugust 01, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Protesters hold a Palestinian flag, at Sana'a University, Yemen. EPA
CommentUS sits on sidelines as global momentum builds for a two-state solution

Washington shakes its fist as Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries move towards recognising Palestinian statehood

CommentJuly 30, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Celebrations in Damascus after US President Donald Trump said he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria. Reuters
Row among UN Security Council members over lifting sanctions on Syria

Russia, China and France among those favouring measured approach

MENAJuly 30, 2025
Adla Massoud
President Donald Trump described India as 'our friend' but said its tariffs on US goods 'are far too high'. Reuters
Trump announces 25% tariff on India starting on Friday

US President says India has world's most 'obnoxious' trade barriers

USJuly 30, 2025
Thomas Watkins
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. AP
Syria bloodshed gives US legislators pause over sanctions relief

Syria has been gripped by violent clashes in Sweida in the south of the country

USJuly 23, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Syrian internally displaced people in Homs, Syria. AFP
UN refugee agency forced to make cuts as Syrians try to return home, top official says

Country and region at 'pivotal moment' as violence grows

USJuly 16, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump pictured in 1997 at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Getty images
CommentDonald Trump has a Jeffrey Epstein problem and it's just getting started

US President's handling of developments in notorious case seen as betrayal by Maga movement

CommentJuly 14, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Mike Waltz is President Donald Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the UN. AFP
Mike Waltz faces grilling in bid to become next US envoy to UN

Morgan Ortagus, who formerly oversaw Lebanon file, joins US mission at world body as a top adviser

USJuly 14, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Sayfollah Musallat, 20, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, said authorities. Photo: X
Palestinian-American man 'beaten to death' by Israeli settlers

His family says mob surrounded him for over three hours and blocked paramedics

MENAJuly 12, 2025
Thomas Helm
A drone delivers the order for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign, on the front lawn of the Pentagon. Photo: X
Hegseth orders surge in US battlefield drone production

Defence Secretary signs memo as Metallica song plays in background

USJuly 11, 2025
Thomas Watkins
Michael Rigas, US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, says the State Department is undergoing its largest reorganisation in decades. Photo: US State Department
US State Department to inform employees of layoffs

Job cuts aimed at 'results-driven diplomacy', official says

USJuly 10, 2025
Thomas Watkins
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
Rubio indicates 'new concept' in ending Russia-Ukraine war

US Secretary of State spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

USJuly 10, 2025
Thomas Watkins
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Hamas 'basically wants Israel to withdraw completely' from truce talks. Reuters
Rubio hopeful of Gaza ceasefire in ‘near future’

Trump administration has set expectations that ceasefire deal could be announced in next two weeks

USJuly 10, 2025
Thomas Watkins
FGM-148 Javelins, American made-portable anti-tank missiles, arrive in Ukraine in 2022. AFP
US defends decision to pause some Ukraine weapons shipments

Critics say the move plays into Russia's hands

USJuly 02, 2025
Jihan Abdalla
The administration of US President Donald Trump says that countries want investment, not handouts. AFP
Marco Rubio defends USAID closure as uncertainty surrounds future help for poorer countries

Secretary of State points to parts of region as places that have benefitted from assistance but have negative view of America

USJuly 01, 2025
Thomas Watkins
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