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Barack Obama, the crying girls and the presidency to come
Two women with contrasting feelings eight years on. But both equally sceptical of the next Presidency to come.
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The former US president Barack Obama has condemned the country’s lack of leadership during the pandemic – declaring that ‘a lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge’.
When friends told Poppy Ajudha that former US President Barack Obama had named one of her tracks as a highlight of 2018, the South London artist says she thought it must be a joke.
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush are leading the service in front of world leaders, political colleagues, family and friends at the memorial for senator John McCain.
Two women with contrasting feelings eight years on. But both equally sceptical of the next Presidency to come.
A photo showing South African President Jacob Zuma remaining on the phone while greeting Barack Obama causes a stir in the press.
With President Putin known as a judo loving tough guy, a snatched video emerges online of President Obama in the gym as he visits Poland.
Barack Obama pays tribute to Nelson Mandela: “A man who took history in his hands – may God bless his memory and keep him in peace. He no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages.”
US President Barack Obama says negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme could be the first step on a long road to establishing a new relationship between the two old enemies.
Barack Obama’s struggles to get support for military intervention in Syria have not gone unnoticed by Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers – who have been circulating cartoons mocking the US president.
US President Barack Obama says his country is considering “narrow action” in Syria, as Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the case for US military intervention.
Barack Obama says the US is “reassessing” its relationship with Russia because of a number of “emerging differences”, including the temporary asylum of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Following claims the US spied on EU offices in Washington, Barack Obama implies European countries also spy on the US, saying “that’s how intelligence services work”.
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.
Instead of reading his opponents the riot attack, should Barack Obama not have used his inaugural address to pay more attention to healing his nation’s ills?