The US president walked out of the most rancorous session of US budget talks to date after a clash with Republicans which will raise concerns about the outlook for raising the debt ceiling View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama calls for joint effort on freedom
Barack Obama insisted that US and UK had a special responsibility to spread their shared values in the world View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama hails enduring alliance with UK
Barack Obama said the relationship between the US and the UK was ‘stronger than it has ever been’ as the two leaders presented a united front over Libya, Afghanistan and conflict in the Middle East View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama tells Israel to revive peace talks
Barack Obama has warned that Israel faces mounting international isolation and deepening security problems unless the stricken peace process with the Palestinians is brought back to life View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama presses for Taliban talks
Barack Obama has emphasised his administration’s push to get talks with the Taliban off the ground, ahead of a decision to draw down US troops in Afghanistan View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Israel turns up heat on Obama
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has redoubled his attack on Barack Obama’s plans for Middle East peace at a face-to-face meeting with the US president at the White House View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Israeli PM hits back at Obama over West Bank call
The US president has called on Israel to move out of territory it has occupied since the 1967 war with its Arab neighbours and give up its military presence in the West Bank View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama gains bulletproof credentials
In authorising the lightning raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama erased a corrosive strain of criticism – that he was not up to the job of commander-in-chief View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Conspiracy theorists seize on Obama birth debate
Trump campaign shows how a fringe issue, such as the controversy over Barack Obama’s birthplace, can become mainstream in the internet age View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage