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U.S. President Barack Obama

New ISIS Video

French ISIS Fighters to France: 'We Will Be Coming, We Will Come To Crush Your Country'

Following the deadly attacks in Paris earlier this month, homegrown French ISIS fighters have released a video containing chilling threats about impending attacks on France.

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama Wants Peaceful Resolution of South China Sea Territorial Dispute

U.S. President Barack Obama is currently attending the APEC summit in Manila when he declared his support for a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea territorial dispute. He also backed the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling that it has jurisdiction in the overlapping claims of the Philippines and China in the Spratlys Islands.

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Japan Encourages China to Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday noted that the Trans-Pacific free trade agreement will be further enhanced if China joins. While Beijing has welcomed the new trade deal, authorities are reportedly reluctant to become part of it.

China, U.S., Climate Change

U.S., China Leaders Agree to Implement Carbon Emission Reduction in Key Cities

Leaders from the U.S. and China have announced a more ambitious carbon emission reduction plan than what was expected during the summit to tackle climate change on Tuesday. Many were surprised by the accelerated target to lower greenhouse gases produced by both countries.

Xi Jinping, United States

United States Prepares for First Official Visit of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping

United States officials on Monday announced that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive in the country by the end of September. This will be Xi's first official visit to the U.S. and the discussion between him and President Obama will focus on bilateral business relations and allegations of Chinese cyber attacks, which has embarrassed and infuriated the American government.

North Korea Accuses U.S. of Shutting Down Internet; Calls Obama a 'Monkey'

"Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest," an unidentified North Korean spokesman said, according to the Associated Press.

Xi and Obama

Xi Jinping Lectures Obama After APEC Summit

United States President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping have attended a news conference at the Great Hall Of The People located in Beijing after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit as the two talked about the same issues despite cooperating over climate change.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama

Obama's Officials Call Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Chickens**t’ And ‘Coward’

U.S.-Israeli relations just hit a new low following a report citing two senior White House officials calling Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "chickenshit" and a "coward" who puts his political survival ahead of the greater problem of de-escalating regional conflicts.

Ebola ambulance

U.S. Organizing Rapid-Response Ebola Team

Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, acknowledged lapses in the treatment of the Liberian man infected with the virus.

Sergei Lavrov

Russia-U.S. Relations Need ‘Reset 2.0’, Says Russia’s Foreign Minister

Russia’s foreign minister said on Sunday a “reset” in the relations between Washington and Moscow is needed, following offers from Western leaders that sanctions may be softened or lifted if Russia starts to work out peace with Ukraine.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent in Bulletproof Vest

FBI Study Reveals Rise of Mass Shooting Cases in U.S. in Last 13 Years

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a study Wednesday that revealed an increase in number of deaths over the last decade where a gunman wounds or kills multiple victims, commonly occurring in crowded places.

U.S. President Barack Obama

‘No God Condones Terror’, Obama Urges World Leaders, Muslims to Fight Islamic State

U.S. President Barack Obama called on global leaders and Muslim communities to reject harsh Islamist ideologies like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, during his address at the annual UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Big Papi selfie shot

Obamas Indulge Cute Kids with Selfies

The Obamas have largely avoided self-shot photos since the Samsung-sponsored selfie incident with Big Papi earlier this year. But on Wednesday, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, indulged children on two separate occasions to a few selfies.

Ebola Outbreak

Obama: Ebola Outbreak Should Be U.S. ‘National Security Priority’

On Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama hinted at sending resources as he described the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa as a 'national security priority' in an interview.

Obama

Obama’s Anti-ISIS Plan Relies on Shaky Alliances, Critics Say

To address the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) problem, U.S. President Barack Obama is set to convince war-weary Americans on Wednesday and the congressional leaders on Tuesday that his administration can build up an international coalition to defeat the Islamic group.

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