Tag: Obama

Obama meets with San Bernardino victims’ families

President Barack Obama met with the families of most of the San Bernardino shooting victims on Friday for nearly three hours, and said he...

Military hitting Islamic State harder than ever, says Obama

US President Barack Obama on Monday said the US-led coalition is making progress against Islamic State militants in both Iraq and Syria, as he...

Obama tells Americans not to turn against Islam

Amid increasing anti-Muslim rhetoric in the aftermath of the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people, President Barack Obama on Saturday told his...

Obama in speech to nation vows to defeat ‘new phase’ of...

  President Barack Obama warned Americans on Sunday the terrorist threat to the United States (US) had evolved into a dangerous "new phase" in the...

Obama says US ‘will not be terrorised’ in wake of California...

President Barack Obama insisted that the United States “will not be terrorised” and renewed his call for tighter gun control measures in a weekly...

Obama urges Turkey to reduce tensions with Russia, stresses support

US President Barack Obama urged his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday to reduce tensions with Russia while stressing US support for its NATO ally’s security. Obama...

US embraces responsibility to fix climate, says Obama

President Barack Obama said the United States, as the world's second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, recognised its role in creating the problem of global warming and embraced its responsibility to help fix it.

US, India agree growth, climate protection must go ‘hand in hand’

US President Barack Obama said on Monday that India had to be able to grow and fight poverty, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Obama, Putin discuss Syrian crisis, Russian jet’s downing dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held talks for around 30 minutes on the sidelines of a summit in Paris on...

Obama says ‘enough is enough’ after latest US shooting

US President Barack Obama denounced America’s epidemic of gun violence Saturday after yet another deadly shooting, saying “enough is enough.” “We have to do something...

Obama Thanksgiving message likens refugees to pilgrims

US President Barack Obama Thursday urged Americans to open their hearts to refugees in his Thanksgiving message to the nation, likening them to the...

Obama offers conditional support to Russian actions in Syria

After a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said he could work with Russia...

US ‘will not relent’ in campaign against Islamic State: Obama

US President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that the United States and its international partners “will not relent” in the fight against the militant Islamic...

US House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto...

The United States (US) House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's...

Shunning protocol, Obama interviews Alibaba billionaire Ma

Obama joked comfortably with the eccentric founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which is looking to make inroads into foreign markets, including the United States

Obama vows to ‘redouble’ efforts in fight against IS after Paris...

President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble US efforts to eliminate the self-styled Islamic State group and end the Syrian civil war that has...

US has ‘contained’ Islamic State group, Obama says

The United States has halted the course of the Islamic State group, President Barack Obama said in remarks broadcast Friday, calling for a stepped...