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          Barack Obama

          The 44th President of the United States, known for his historic election win in 2008 as the first African-American president and key policies like the Affordable Care Act

          Bashar Al Assad blasted the West, rejecting any security cooperation or reopening of embassies in Damascus before those countries cut relations with opposition groups. In the speech, Assad praised Russia, Iran, China and Lebanon's Hizbollah for supporting his government. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP)

          Al Assad praises foreign allies four years on from Damascus gas attack

          August 21, 2017
          US president Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One as he departs Hagerstown, Maryland, after his meeting at nearby Camp David with the national security council on August 18, 2017. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

          US in Afghanistan: Mattis confirms Trump administration has decided on new strategy

          AsiaAugust 20, 2017
          The United States military launched tomahawk cruise missiles against Al Shayrat military airfield near Homs. Seaman Ford WIlliams / EPA

          Obama's failure to enforce his "red line" emboldened and strengthened Al Assad

          EditorialAugust 20, 2017
          Tesla, which had yet to deliver its first electric car a decade ago, now has 455,000 reservations for its Model 3. AP

          T Boone Pickens and the natural gas revolution that stalled

          BusinessAugust 19, 2017
          Palestinian school girls wearing the traditional chequered keffiyeh headdress wave national flags and Fatah banners in front of huge portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) and his successor, current Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas. AFP

          Book review: Abbas’s fall: from peace broker to spent force

          BooksAugust 19, 2017
          Former US president Barack Obama waves to reporters as he walks with Indonesian president Joko Widodo, left, in Bogor, Indonesia on June 30, 2017. Dita Alangkara, Pool, File / AP

          Obama's Charlottesville Twitter post takes crown as most-liked tweet ever

          The AmericasAugust 16, 2017
          The finger of blame: Donald Trump accuses "both sides" over Charlottesville violence. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

          Fury as Trump spreads blame for neo-Nazi clashes

          The AmericasAugust 16, 2017
          In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 11 spacecraft after it landed in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. A pair of Chinese astronauts returned Friday from a monthlong stay aboard the country's space station, China's sixth and longest crewed mission and a sign of the growing ambitions of its rapidly advancing space program. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

          Welcome to the second space race

          WorldAugust 15, 2017
          Governor of Guam Eddie Baza Calvo says he grateful to president Donald Trump for taking a strong stance against North Korean threats against the tiny Pacific island. Ed Jones/AFP Photo

          Guam leader calls North Korean leader 'bully with very strong weapons'

          The AmericasAugust 14, 2017
          Kayleigh McEnany hosts a broadcast on Trump TV. Courtesy Facebook

          The age of Trump TV: You won’t get news, only ‘truths’

          TelevisionAugust 14, 2017
          A protester holds a sign reading 'No! The Trump/Pence regime must go!' in New York City on August 13, 2017, a day after the attack on counter-protesters at the 'Unite the Right' rally organised by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Joe Penney / Reuters

          Pressure grows on Trump to condemn white supremacists

          The AmericasAugust 13, 2017
          Mock surface-to-air missiles stand on display at the War Memorial of Korea museum in Seoul, South Korea. The war of words between the US and North Korea has escalated in recent days. SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg

          Why N Korea crisis has serious bearings for Middle East

          OpinionAugust 13, 2017
          Mr Trump's engagement with the region demonstrates that America’s interests and the maintenance global security are not mutually exclusive. Saudi Press Agency / EPA

          Trump's Middle East focus shows "America first" policy can still support global role

          EditorialAugust 12, 2017
          The US embassy in Havana - seen here on June 16, 2017 - opened in 2015 after a 54-year shutdown. But relations are getting frostier after the US expelled two Cuban diplomats amid reports that American and Canadian diplomats in Havana were targeted by a mysterious sonic weapon which left them with serious health problems. Alejandro Ernesto / EPA

          Cold War revival? US investigating reports of sonic weapon

          The AmericasAugust 11, 2017
          A man watches a television screen showing Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Seoul train station in South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017.

          Behind the rhetoric North Korea has jumped from regional threat to global menace

          AsiaAugust 10, 2017
          Ballistic missiles being displayed through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade in Pyongyang. AFP

          As the North Korean crisis deepens, Trump upends the nuclear calculus

          OpinionAugust 10, 2017
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