Tag: Obama
Obama speaks with Erdogan, offers help after failed coup
US President, Barack Obama, spoke to Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan the other day, offering US assistance as Ankara investigates last week's attempted coup but...
US urges support for Turkish government as coup attempt calms
The United States called on all parties in Turkey to support President Tayyip Erdogan’s government against a coup attempt as world leaders expressed concern...
Obama warns against ‘adversarial’ Brexit negotiations
US President Barack Obama on Friday warned it was in no one’s interest that talks on Britain leaving the European Union be drawn out...
SC immigration ruling ‘heartbreaking’ for millions: Obama
President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned the Supreme Court's ruling blocking his bid to change immigration policy as "heartbreaking" and urged Americans not to...
Obama, Saudi prince focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington meeting
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against Islamic State...
Taliban use ‘honey trap’ boys to kill Afghan police
The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of “bacha bazi”...
US Senate approves $602 billion defence bill, defies Obama veto threat
Defying a White House veto threat, the Senate voted decisively Tuesday to approve a defense policy bill that authorizes $602 billion in military spending,...
Obama approves broader role for US forces in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has approved giving the US military greater ability to accompany and enable Afghan forces battling a resilient Taliban insurgency, in a...
Obama endorses Clinton for president
President Barack Obama endorsed fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton for president on Thursday, saying he did not think there had ever been a nominee so...
Obama implores Vietnam to embrace human rights
US President Barack Obama told communist Vietnam on Tuesday that basic human rights would not jeopardise its stability, in an impassioned appeal for the...
Obama to make historic first presidential visit to Hiroshima
Barack Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit atomic bomb-struck Hiroshima during a trip to Japan later this month, the White...
Obama torches Trump at his final US media dinner
US President Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at Democrats and Republicans alike in his final appearance headlining the star-studded White House correspondents' dinner,...
Merkel basks in Obama refugee policy praise as critics grouse
US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed German Chancellor Angela Merkel as being on the “right side of history” with her welcoming refugee policy,...
Obama tells British youth: Don’t pull back from the world
US President Barack Obama implored young British people not to pull back from the world on Saturday, a day after he warned the country...
Merkel, Obama say EU-US free trade deal would benefit both sides
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama said on Saturday they favoured sealing a US-European free trade agreement as it would fuel...
Don’t turn your back on EU, Obama tells Britons as a...
US President Barack Obama appealed directly to British voters on Friday to remain in the European Union, saying membership had magnified Britain's place in...
Obama says Syria ceasefire facing collapse
President Barack Obama said Thursday the ceasefire in Syria’s five-year civil war was fragile and in danger of collapse, as he concluded talks in...
