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Willy Lowry

Willy Lowry

Senior US Correspondent
Willy is an award-winning senior correspondent based in the US. He has produced a wide range of stories from across North America and the Middle East — from the fall of ISIS in Syria to a camel beauty pageant in the Liwa Desert. Before joining The National he was a freelancer in Tanzania, where he produced stories for AJ+, CNN, The New York Times, National Geographic and many others. Previously, he spent four years working as a video journalist for CBC News in Montreal. Willy speaks English, French and basic Swahili.
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USAid typhoon relief supplies in Philippines' capital Manila in 2013. With $50 billion budget, the agency is responsible for half of US foreign assistance. Reuters
Confusion over fate of USAID as website goes offline

Move comes as Trump administration seeks to root out unnecessary spending

USFebruary 02, 2025
Willy Lowry
US President Donald Trump with China's President Xi Jinping at a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. Mr Trump is introducing measures he says will protect the US economy, as he did during his first term. AP
Trump tariffs: Canada, China and Mexico to be hit with levies on Saturday, White House says

Dollar gains and Treasury yields rise as Canada threatens to retaliate

USJanuary 31, 2025
Kyle Fitzgerald
US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House. AFP
Did the US really send $50m of condoms to Gaza?

US President Donald Trump claims America was giving condoms to Hamas

USJanuary 29, 2025
Willy Lowry
Newly appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio said US foreign policy will solely focus on 'the advancement of our national interest'. Reuters
US freezes all new foreign aid, reports say

Assistance to Israel and Egypt exempt from freeze, according to government cable

USJanuary 24, 2025
Willy Lowry
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, is sworn in on January 21. Bloomberg
Marco Rubio vows to focus US foreign policy on 'advancement of our national interest'

New Secretary of State commits to following President Donald Trump’s 'very clear' America First mission when it comes to foreign relations

USJanuary 21, 2025
Willy Lowry
President Donald Trump holds his wife Melania Trump's hand, as their son Barron Trump, centre, and Vice President JD Vance, look on after the oath of office was taken. AP
From Panama Canal to the 'Gulf of America': Why Trump aims to make changes

President has also said he wants the US to take control of Greenland

USJanuary 20, 2025
Willy Lowry
Donald Trump signs one of his many far-reaching executive orders in the Oval Office as he returns to the White House. Bloomberg
Trump vows ‘golden age’ in US with orders on immigration and energy

US President vows ‘complete restoration’ of country and to send astronauts to Mars as he declares national emergency at US-Mexico border

USJanuary 20, 2025
Cody Combs
Departing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken bids farewell to State Department staff in Washington. AFP
Why Blinken’s interrupted press conference was fitting end to his time in office

Two independent journalists disrupted the Secretary of State’s final address to reporters

OpinionJanuary 17, 2025
Willy Lowry
Sam Husseini, a long-time critic of Washington's foreign policy, is removed by security. Willy Lowry / The National
‘Why aren’t you in The Hague?’ should be social media protest meme, say users

Journalist ejected from press conference in Washington after interrupting departing Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s opening remarks

USJanuary 17, 2025
Thoraya Abdullahi
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan's forces are accused of engaging 'in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan'. AFP
US issues sanctions against leader of Sudanese Armed Forces

Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan hit with sanctions for ‘destabilising’ Sudan

USJanuary 16, 2025
Willy Lowry
President Joe Biden announces the ceasefire deal from the White House. AP
Biden heralds agreement after talks but Trump tries to take credit

In show of bipartisan co-operation to resolve the conflict, both incoming and departing administrations worked together

USJanuary 15, 2025
Willy Lowry
Marco Rubio speaks in West Palm Beach, Florida, in June 2024. AP
Who is Marco Rubio, Trump's choice for secretary of state?

Florida senator well known for his hawkish stances on Iran, China and Cuba

USJanuary 14, 2025
Willy Lowry
Steve Witkoff with president-elect Donald Trump last week. Reuters
Who is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s new Middle East envoy?

Witkoff led a successful real estate company before entering the upper echelons of US foreign policy

USJanuary 14, 2025
Willy Lowry
Antony Blinken told the Atlantic Council in Washington on Tuesday that a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza was 'closer than it has ever been'. AFP
Blinken outlines framework for post-conflict Gaza in his final address

US Secretary of State talks up Biden administration’s legacy in the Middle East

USJanuary 14, 2025
Willy Lowry
Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo is now subject to US sanctions for his role in the Sudan civil war. AP
US says RSF and allied militias committing genocide in Sudan

Washington imposes sanctions on group's leader Gen Mohamad Dagalo for role in civil war

USJanuary 07, 2025
Willy Lowry
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