By now it seems that that the audacious coup attempt in Turkey by a section of the country’s military forces has failed to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. If that is the case — the situation is extremely fluid still — it is probably for the better because toppling of the country’s elected leader may dangerously destabilise a western ally in a region already reeling from war, terrorism and mass migration. Turkey President Recep... 

Washington: President Barack Obama, marking his final Fourth of July in the White House, said freedom isn’t something that “just happens” but must be defended every single day. US President Barack Obama speaks during an Independence Day celebration at the White House. Obama said it’s important that people remember what “a miracle” the US is and how “incredibly lucky we are that people generations ago were... 

President Barack Obama is backtracking on his warning that Britain would go to the “back of the queue” for a US trade deal, as he tries to contain the fallout of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Post Brexit, Obama’s priority of locking in trade deals before leaving office now becomes a distant second. The shift in tone illustrates how Britain’s vote has abruptly scrambled Obama’s reality. Where the president had tried to... 

When it comes to questions of war and peace, it often seems as if there are two Barack Obamas. There’s the president who has anguished, often publicly, over the morality of killing and the costs of combat. “No matter how justified, war promises human tragedy,” Obama said just days after his 2009 decision to send 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Barack Obama has been uneasy with large-scale deployments of US troops. Then there’s... 

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a conference PALO ALTO, Calif. U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday tried to limit the fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, which threatens to harm the U.S. economic recovery, derail his trade agenda and create rifts among America’s Western allies. Obama said he was sure Britain’s exit from the EU would be orderly and vowed that Washington would maintain both... 

Barack Obama In Orlando To Console Grieving Families in International Airport ORLANDO, UNITED STATES: President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday in Orlando, where he will console loved ones devastated by a shooting rampage that has fueled America’s culture wars and a fresh push for gun controls. Air Force One touched down shortly before 1:00 pm (1700 GMT) in Florida, where Obama will call for national unity and meet families whose lives have... 

President Barack Obama on Sunday described the worst mass shooting in U.S. history as  “an act of terror” and “an act of hate,” saying the massacre of 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida was an attack on all Americans. Obama calls Orlando nightclub shooting an attack on all Americans “Today as Americans we grieve the brutal murder, a horrific massacre of dozens of  innocent people,” he said... 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and the US will work together for peace and security in the world as US President Barack Obama stressed that wider cooperation between the two major democracies of the world will be helpful for developing countries. Narendra Modi met Barack Obama at the White House After securing Switzerland’s support for India’s bid for membership in Nuclear Suppliers Group, Prime Minister Narendra... 

A man killed his mother at their house and then went berserk opening fire inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots coming out from the building. The 20-year-old killer, having two handguns, committed suicide at the school, with death toll reaching a figure of 28. This incident has come less than two weeks before Christmas. It is the US second-deadliest...