Obama moves to put climate change back on the US agenda
Will today’s speech on climate change by President Obama put the US on course to improve its position as the world’s second largest pollutor?
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Barack Obama praises the “qualities of youth” for creating a new more “prosperous, confident Africa” at an address to students in Soweto – and calls for people to stay true to Nelson Mandela’s spirit.
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie says “Madiba’s” condition is “greatly improved”, as US president Barack Obama flies into South Africa.
Will today’s speech on climate change by President Obama put the US on course to improve its position as the world’s second largest pollutor?
David Cameron told the Commons what a success the G8 summit had been, but Team Cameron’s debrief to colleagues back in No.10 struck a slightly different note.
Barack Obama calls on people to “tear down the walls in our hearts” in order to tackle global problems such as poverty and terrorism, during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Barack Obama uses a speech in Berlin to call for further falls in global nuclear stockpiles, including pledging reduction in America’s deployed arsenals and negotiating further cuts with Russia.
Arming the Syrian rebels: David Cameron is like “a man who drags his friend to the bar only to discover he’s got no money himself to buy a round”.
President Barack Obama speaks to students in Belfast, saying there are “people who have not reaped the rewards of peace” and vowing the US will “always stand behind” efforts to create it.
President Obama has reconsidered his stance on Syria. That decision comes from more than just the crossing of a red line.
As President Obama tries to persuade Americans that government is good, the news that it has snooped on US citizens’ digital lives on a massive scale is sobering.
Barack Obama defends secret surveillance reports, assuring citizens phone calls are private. But the Information Commissioner’s Office says there are “real issues” about US agencies accessing UK data.
Britain and France say they are certain the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against rebels, but how long until Barack Obama feels his “red line” has been crossed?
More transparency, stricter controls. President Obama promises to be more open about America’s fight against terrorism – in an effort to regain his credibility in an increasingly dangerous world.
President Barack Obama says David Cameron’s attempt to “fix” Britain’s relationship with the EU before holding a referendum “makes some sense to me”.
With a hunger strike and one hundred inmates refusing food, President Obama renews his intention to shut down the Guantanamo detention centre declaring he does not want people to die.