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...
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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...
Obama, Tsipras pledge to work with Turkey for conclusion to Cyprus talks
US President Barack Obama and Greece`re-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have agreed on the importance of working with Turkey to bring about a successful resolution...
Obama says entrepreneurs in Africa can give hope, deliver growth
By Jeff Mason and Edith Honan US President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent ideologies and drive...
Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards ‘more hopeful world’ (Update 10)
By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than...
France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange
By Ingrid Melander and Dominique Vidalon France swiftly rejected on Friday a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The founder of the transparency...
Myanmar lands 700 migrants, US says Rohingya should be citizens
By Randy Fabi and Aubrey Belford Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 “boat people” it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel,...
N.Korea’s Kim ordered 15 executions this year
By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging...
US strike inadvertently killed US, Italian hostages; Obama apologises (Update 2)
By Will Dunham and Julia Edwards A US drone strike in January targeting an al Qaeda compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed...
Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said he was optimistic that a ceasefire in the Yemen conflict would be announced later on Tuesday, the Iranian Tasnim news...
Pope Francis may visit Cuba during US trip, Vatican says
Pope Francis may include Cuba on the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that discussions...
Obama says confident Iran sanctions could be reimposed if deal broken
By Eric Beech US President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Tuesday he is confident sanctions against Iran could be reimposed if Tehran...