Tom Bateman

Washington, D.C., United States

State Department Correspondent at BBC

BBC State Department Correspondent. Former Middle East. follow on Bluesky https://t.co/TMj6PQJiVh Email [email protected]

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Articles

Trump appears to give Putin "two week" deadline on Ukraine

1 week ago | bbc.com | Brandon Drenon |Tom Bateman

The bombardments by Russia are said to have been some of the largest and deadliest attacks since the start of the war, now in its fourth year. Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more, including children, over the weekend. And by Wednesday, the attacks had shown no signs of slowing down.
US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rubio tells BBC

3 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Tom Bateman |David Gritten |Rushdi Abualouf

By Tom Bateman in Antalya, David Gritten and Rushdi Abualouf in Cairo, BBC News, May 16: The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza. His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health officials said.
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

3 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Ian Aikman |Tom Bateman

By Ian Aikman, BBC News, Tom Bateman, State department correspondent, May 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as being due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend. Russia's delegation will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, according to the Kremlin statement.
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ian Aikman |Tom Bateman

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend. Russia's delegation will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, according to the Kremlin statement.
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ian Aikman |Tom Bateman

Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in TurkeyRussian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend. Russia's delegation will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinksy, according to the Kremlin statement.
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ian Aikman |Tom Bateman

9 hours agoPutin Hails Expanded Military Recruiting for War in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin hailed the recruitment of volunteers to fight in his war in Ukraine, suggesting the pace of efforts to replenish the ranks has significantly increased since last year. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/putin-hails-ramped-up-military-recruiting-for-war-in-ukraine ---------- Like this video?
Americans used to be steadfast in supporting Israel. No longer

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Tom Bateman

I ran from the White House briefing room, past the portico entrance of the West Wing to our camera position on the lawn, and flung on an ear piece connecting me to the studio. A moment later the presenter asked me about the comments we had just heard live from US President Donald Trump. I said we were seeing a fundamental shift in a United States’ policy position after decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Cómo se forjó la "relación especial" entre EE.UU. e Israel (y por qué algunos creen que está en peligro)

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Tom Bateman |Luke Mintz

Corrí desde la sala de prensa de la Casa Blanca, pasé por el pórtico de la entrada del Ala Oeste hasta nuestra posición de cámara en el césped, y me puse un auricular que me conectaba con el estudio. Un momento después, el presentador me preguntó sobre los comentarios que acabábamos de escuchar del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Dije que estábamos atestiguando un cambio fundamental en la posición política de Estados Unidos después de décadas del conflicto palestino-israelí.
Americans used to be steadfast in their support for Israel. Those days are gone

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tom Bateman |Luke Mintz |Giles Edwards

I ran from the White House briefing room, past the portico entrance of the West Wing to our camera position on the lawn, and flung on an ear piece connecting me to the studio. A moment later the presenter asked me about the comments we had just heard live from US President Donald Trump. I said we were seeing a fundamental shift in a United States' policy position after decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Americans used to be steadfast in supporting Israel. No longer

1 month ago | bbc.com | Tom Bateman

Americans used to be steadfast in their support for Israel. Those days are goneBBCI ran from the White House briefing room, past the portico entrance of the West Wing to our camera position on the lawn, and flung on an ear piece connecting me to the studio. A moment later the presenter asked me about the comments we had just heard live from US President Donald Trump. I said we were seeing a fundamental shift in a United States' policy position after decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.