Obama steps back into political picture to back democrat candidates
Nearly two years after leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama is set to return to the US political landscape. To the delight of...
US President Barack Obama
Obama meets Saudi king as US Iran policy strains alliance (Updated)
By Roberta Rampton US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic...
Obama: we have cut off every path for Iran to obtain nuclear bomb (Update 1)
By Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran, saying world powers had cut...
Obama says may visit Cuba in 2016 if citizens enjoy more freedoms
U.S. President Barack Obama is open to visiting to Cuba in 2016 but first wants to see ordinary citizens there enjoy more personal freedoms, he...
Obama in speech to nation vows to defeat ‘new phase’ of terrorist threat (Update 2)
OBAMA’S SPEECH By Matt Spetalnick, Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason President Barack Obama on Sunday laid out the most sweeping defense yet of his strategy...
Obama: we will destroy Islamic State (Update 2: adds UNSG, Medvedev)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday said the United States and its allies would not relent in its fight to combat Islamic State extremists and...
G20-Obama, Putin agree on need for political transition, ceasefire in Syria (Update)
By Matt Spetalnick and Lidia Kelly U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including...
West ponders response to Paris attacks as G20 seeks common Syria strategy
By Matt Spetalnick and Jan Strupczewski U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State in Syria and prevent...
G20-Obama says stands with France (Update 3: adds UNSG comments)
By Matt Spetalnick and Dasha Afanasieva U.S. President Barack Obama described the killings in Paris claimed by Islamic State as an attack on the civilised...
Obama to overhaul U.S. approach to support Syria rebels – Carter
By Phil Stewart and Kate Holton U.S. President Barack Obama will overhaul Washington’s approach to supporting Syrian rebel forces following this year’s deeply troubled launch...
