President Barack Obama

We're going to carry Hillary to victory: Obama

President Barack Obama urges Democrats to carry onetime rival Hillary Clinton to victory in November as America's first woman president, while savaging her Republican opponent Donald Trump for fueling hate and division.

Vigils held for Orlando shooting victims

Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday's deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub.

Clinton trolls Trump on Twitter: 'Delete your account'

Hillary Clinton's snarky tweet to her White House rival Donald Trump was among the funniest of the campaign. Almost as funny as it was awkward.

In Hiroshima, Obama honors 'silent cry' of bombing victims

President Barack Obama pays tribute to the "silent cry" of the 140,000 victims of the atomic bomb dropped 71 years ago on Hiroshima, and called on the world to abandon "the logic of fear" that encourages the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.

US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting

The US justice department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year.

Army captain sues Obama; says he lacks authority to fight IS

An Army captain sued President Barack Obama on Wednesday, alleging that he doesn't have the proper congressional authority to wage war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Guantanamo Bay: Nine Yemenis released to Saudi Arabia

Nine Yemeni prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba have arrived in Saudi Arabia after being transferred, US officials say.

Clinton, Sanders clash in New York debate

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders come to blows in a heated US presidential debate in Brooklyn, raising the stakes in their increasingly acrimonious race to clinch the Democratic nomination.

The anti-Trump: Obama stepping into campaign fray

President Barack Obama has opened his final presidential campaign — against Donald Trump.

August 2, 2015
August 2, 2015

Obama to unveil 'biggest step ever' in climate fight

US President Barack Obama to unveil what he called the "biggest, most important step we've ever taken" to fight climate change on Monday.

July 30, 2015
July 30, 2015

Obama orders world's fastest computer

President Barack Obama signs an executive order calling for the US to build the world's fastest computer by 2025.

July 7, 2015
July 7, 2015

US campaign against Islamic State in Syria 'intensifying'

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group is "intensifying" its campaign in northern Syria, President Barack Obama says.

June 25, 2015
June 25, 2015

US raises cyber concerns with China

President Barack Obama has raised continuing US concerns over China's cyber activities, as two days of talks between the two nations came to an end.

April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015

Why Europe Backs Obama on Iran

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems close to ordering a general mobilization of his country's military, and Republicans in the United States are preparing for a ferocious battle with President Barack Obama's administration, in the wake of the framework nuclear agreement with Iran.

April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015

Destructive hacking attempts target critical infrastructure in Americas: survey

Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed.

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin

A Reuters/Ipsos online poll reveals President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States outranking Russian President Vladimir Putin

March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015

Obama mourns death of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, calls him 'true giant'

President Barack Obama offers condolences on Sunday on the death of Lee Kuan Yew, calling Singapore's first prime minister "a true giant of history."

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