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Arctic chills and messy energy politics await Obama in Alaska
Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama as he begins his historic trip to Alaska.
Obama expects better US-Israel ties after Iran deal in place
President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to a family feud and said he expects quick...
Hollywood great Steven Spielberg ‘to work on Obama’s legacy’
President Barack Obama still has over a year until he finishes his job but it seems he is already planning his post-White House career.
Obama: Iran vote most important foreign issue since Iraq War
President Obama launched a blistering denunciation of opposition to his Iran deal today, arguing that none of the criticisms stands up to scrutiny and...
Obama to unveil ‘biggest step ever’ in climate change fight
President Barack Obama is to unveil what he called the “biggest, most important step we’ve ever taken” to fight climate change, a sensitive...
Putin tells Obama U.S.-Russia dialogue ‘key to global stability’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said relations between Moscow and Washington were key to ensuring global stability and called for dialogue...
Obama: Africa must create more jobs to stifle unrest among youth
Closing a historic visit to Africa, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the continent’s leaders to prioritise creating jobs and opportunity for...
Obama’s human rights call tempers praise for Ehtiopia’s push to propserity
Barack Obama told Ethiopia’s leaders on Monday that allowing more freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already lifted millions...
Rise of Islamic militants on agenda as Obama meets Ethiopian leader
Barack Obama met the Ethiopian prime minister on Monday on the first visit by a serving U.S.
Obama: I’m here as a friend who wants Kenya to succeed
Barack Obama told Kenyans on Sunday on his first presidential trip to his father’s homeland that there was “no limit to what you can achieve”...
Obama stirs controversy with gay rights remarks on historic Kenya tour
Barack Obama has called on African nations to treat gay people equally under the law during his first presidential visit to Kenya.
‘Africa is on the move’: Obama hails efforts in Kenya to tackle poverty
U.S. President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent ideologies and drive growth in Africa, and...
President Barack Obama begins landmark Kenya visit
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi late last night, making his first visit to the country of his father’s birth since...
US President Barack Obama begins landmark Kenya visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday, making his first visit to the country of his father’s birth since his...
Obama in Africa: President won’t back down on gay rights issues
President Obama voiced strong support for gay rights in Africa on Thursday as he began a trip to the continent, bucking calls from some African leaders...
Obama’s Africa visit troubles human rights groups
President Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia is drawing fresh criticism that the two countries are heavy-handed on human rights and basic...
Obama returns to his father’s homeland amid ‘suffocating security’
Barack Obama will land in Kenya on Friday with a mission to strengthen U.S. security and economic ties but his return to his father’s birthplace...
Putin tells Obama U.S.-Russia dialogue ‘key to global stability’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said relations between Moscow and Washington were key to ensuring global stability and called for dialogue...
‘Too many times’: Obama makes gun control plea after church killings
Barack Obama has told Americans the time is approaching when they will have to face up to their country’s record on gun crime.
Obama tells Greeks it’s time to make tough decisions
US President Barack Obama weighed in Monday on the Greece crisis, telling Greeks they need to make tough choices to save their country from a default and...
Kenyan offers 50 cows, 30 goats, 70 sheep to marry Malia Obama
Since he set his eyes on U.S. President Barack Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, a Kenyan lawyer has been hoping it would turn out to be a match made...
U.S. court backs hold on Obama’s immigration plan
A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused Tuesday to lift a temporary hold on an executive action by President Barack Obama that could shield as many as...
Obama the ‘reluctant campaigner’
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai, President Barack Obama explains why he is campaigning so vigorously for...
Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama’s unclassified emails, the...
This waiver could give the next president a way out of Obamacare fights
The health care law signed by President Barack Obama includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the...
Pope, Obama to discuss environment and the poor during White House visit
The president and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome the pontiff as a guest at the White House on September 23.
Obama criticises Ferguson for ‘oppressive’ actions against African-Americans
President Barack Obama condemned the Missouri city of Ferguson on Friday for “oppressive and abusive” actions against African-Americans that...
Obama criticizes Ferguson as city seeks settlement over racial bias
President Barack Obama condemned the Missouri city of Ferguson on Friday for “oppressive and abusive” actions against African-Americans that...
Thanks, Obama: U.S. President makes joke video to sell health insurance
President Barack Obama uses a selfie stick, strikes funny poses in front of a mirror and plays imaginary football in a new video aimed at reaching young...
Ukraine bloodshed intensifies ahead of peace summit
President Barack Obama called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging Putin to agree to a...

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