Making China great again
“Passing the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) is as important to me as another aircraft carrier,” said former US defence secretary Ashton Carter two years ago, as...
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Trump: Obama should be investigated over Clinton email server
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama must be investigated over a private email server Hillary Clinton used while...
Obama turns focus to US Congress as he campaigns for Clinton
President Barack Obama on Sunday campaigned in the battleground state of Nevada for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate he wants to succeed him in the...
Philippine police van drives at protesters to break up anti-US demo
Philippine police used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 anti-US protesters outside the US embassy in Manila on Wednesday, as television news footage showed a...
Obama shoots down Trump claims of rigged election, telling him ‘stop whining’
US President Barack Obama lacerated Donald Trump on Tuesday over his repeated assertions that the Nov. 8 election is rigged against him, telling the Republican...
Obama vows to send people to Mars by the 2030s
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would help send people to Mars as soon as 14 years from now, pledging to work with...
Philippine leader tells Obama ‘go to hell’, says can buy arms from Russia, China
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told US President Barack Obama to “go to hell” and said the United States had refused to sell some...
Putin suspends plutonium cleanup accord with US because of ‘unfriendly’ acts
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended an agreement with the United States for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium because of “unfriendly” acts by Washington, the...
Anastasiades not willing to satisfy ‘unjustified concerns’, he says in Independence Day message
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday that the 56th anniversary of the island’s independence on October 1, presented an opportunity to look back and see...
US 9/11 law exasperates Saudis, government silent
A US law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept 11 attacks met a stony silence from Riyadh on Thursday but some Saudis bristled,...
Israel’s elder statesman, Shimon Peres, dies at 93
Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential figure in Israeli politics for...
Obama vetoes Sept. 11 Saudi bill, sets up showdown with Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Roberta Rampton President Barack Obama has vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia,...
Obama urges Israel end occupation and Palestinians accept Israel
Both sides would benefit if Israel recognised it cannot permanently occupy Palestinian land and if Palestinians rejected incitement and recognized Israel’s legitimacy, US President Barack...
Syria ceasefire deal with Russia close, but Obama says ‘not there yet’ (Update 1)
President Barack Obama said the United States and Russia were working on Sunday to try to finalise a ceasefire in Syria that would allow more...
Row on tarmac an awkward G20 start for U.S., China
A Chinese official confronted U.S. President Barack Obama’s national security adviser on the tarmac on Saturday prompting the Secret Service to intervene, an unusual altercation...
Biden seeks to ease Turkey tensions over coup suspect Gulen
US Vice President Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Turkey over its demands for the extradition of a cleric it blames for...
US judge grants nationwide injunction to halt Obama transgender policy
A US judge granted a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas seeking to block Obama administration guidance that transgender...
Obama prepares to boost U.S. military’s cyber role -sources
By Warren Strobel The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to...
Obama says Trump unfit to serve as US president
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday Donald Trump’s attacks on the family of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq and his lack of...
Obama and Tsipras discuss Cyprus
US President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed the Cyprus problem in Warsaw, Poland. The two leaders had a 30-minute private meeting...