Barack Obama

Headlines

Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan

The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...

Headlines

Decades of Trying, But Health Reform Remains Elusive In US

The United States, entangled in conflict overseas and struggling economically, was at a fraught moment when the...

Headlines

Trump Offers Bold Space Goals But Fills In Few Details

The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight...

Headlines

Trump Versus the Rest As Violent G20 Wraps Up

US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at odds...

Headlines

Top US Justice Officials To Visit Guantanamo

The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump...

Headlines

Trump-Putin Talks Overshadow Problem-Strewn G20 Summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited...

Headlines

Trump Bullish On ‘blazing’ Economy But Whose Recovery Is It?

As he rubs shoulders with leaders of the world's other major economies, Donald Trump is in a bullish mood about the US...

Headlines

Trump, Putin In First Showdown At Fractious G20

US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited...

Headlines

Pence Vows To Send Astronauts To Mars and Launch A Return To the Moon

Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a 'new era' of American leadership in space, with a return to the...

Headlines

Pence Vows ‘new Era’ In US Space Exploration, But Few Details

US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to...

Headlines

Are US Banks Regaining Their Appetite For Acquisitions?

News that JPMorgan Chase considered bidding for British payment company Worldpay signals that big US banks could be...

Headlines

Holiday Weekened Leaves More Than 100 Gunfire Victims In Chicago

The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued...

Headlines

N.Korea’s ICBM Capability

North Korea declared Tuesday that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental ballistic...

Headlines

Sudan’s Bashir Plans Maiden Russia Trip

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his...

Headlines

Sudan Extends Ceasefire In 3 Conflict Zones

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday extended a unilateral ceasefire for nearly four months in the war-torn...

Headlines

Trump Administration Stalls On Transgenders In Military

The Trump administration has delayed a plan to accept transgender recruits into the military, putting on hold a...

Headlines

Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia

Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious...

Headlines

Trump Sows Uncertainty On Health Care As Bill Teeters

US President Donald Trump, after insisting a "fantastic" health care overhaul was imminent, injected more confusion...

Headlines

Obama Visits Childhood Home Jakarta

Former US president Barack Obama arrived Friday in his former childhood home Jakarta, where he met Indonesia's...