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Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former US military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a...

VIDEO: Obama warns stern test of US democracy, in farewell speech 

CHICAGO: President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the United States faces a stern test of its democracy, in a speech to the nation that...

Serving as US commander in chief a privilege, says Obama

HAWAII: President Barack Obama said on Sunday it had been the "privilege of my life" to serve as US commander in chief and promised...

Top US spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking: sources

WASHINGTON: The overseers of the US intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect...

Trump turns to Washington lawyer to navigate legal, ethics issues

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA./WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Friday chose Washington insider Donald McGahn to be his White House counsel, giving him the job...

Trump considers seeking Bill Clinton’s advice

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has said he would consider seeking advice from Bill Clinton, just days after besting the former president's wife, Hillary, in the...

Defiant Trump, confident Clinton set for last debate in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES: Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump wade into their last presidential debate Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiralling downward...

US Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in Congress.

Obama nominates Pakistan-born American federal judge

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has named Pakistani origin Muslim Abid Qureshi to serve as a federal judge.

Obama warns Democrats against overconfidence about Clinton victory

CHILMARK, UNITED STATES: Declaring he was tired of talking about Donald Trump, President Barack Obama urged Democrats on Monday not to grow too confident about their prospects in the 2016 election despite Hillary Clinton's strong position in the race for the White House.

15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE

WASHINGTON: Fifteen Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the largest such release in years, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Obama finds Guantanamo promise is hard to keep

NEW YORK: President Barack Obama is again facing dissent from within his administration – this time from Attorney General Loretta Lynch - over his plans to shutter the Guantanamo Bay military prison, according to senior administration officials.

NATO approves keeping expanded Afghan basing, in nod to long fight

BRUSSELS: The NATO alliance agreed on Wednesday to hold onto its broad geographic layout of bases in Afghanistan, a move that could make it easier for the United States to keep more troops there as Kabul struggles with a resurgent Taliban threat.

Orlando shooter’s wife Noor Salman ‘may face charges’

ORLANDO, FLA./WASHINGTON: The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub knew of his plans for the attack and could soon be charged in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.

Obama, Clinton criticize Trump for proposed Muslim ban

WASHINGTON: Democratic President Barack Obama lambasted Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday in an angry denunciation of the Republican presidential candidate's response to the Orlando nightclub massacre.

Obama hails Ali as champion ‘who fought for what was right’

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to late boxing great Muhammad Ali, as a towering champion "who fought for what was right" not just in the ring but outside it as well.

Obama visits Hiroshima, pays tribute to victims of nuclear attack

HIROSHIMA: President Barack Obama on Friday paid moving tribute to victims of the world's first nuclear attack during a historic visit to Hiroshima.

Obama confident TPP deal can be ratified in US

HANOI: President Barack Obama said Monday he remained confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would be ratified in the United States despite strong political opposition in Washington.

Obama to visit Hiroshima after G7 summit: report

TOKYO: President Barack Obama will go to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima right after a G7 summit in Japan late next month, the Nikkei business daily reported Friday, in what would be the first such visit by a sitting US leader.

Kerry pays landmark visit to Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial

HIROSHIMA: John Kerry on Monday became the first US secretary of state to visit Hiroshima's atomic bomb memorial, calling it a "stark, harsh, compelling reminder" of the need to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

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