Obama authorises US sanctions against Russia US President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who his government believes were involved in hacking US political groups in the 2016 presidential election. sanctions • 29 Dec 16
Obama authorises US sanctions against Russia US President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who his government believes were involved in hacking US political groups in the 2016 presidential election. sanctions • 29 Dec 16
Japanese leader in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor visit The Japanese Prime Minister has arrived in Hawaii ahead of a symbolic meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the site of the Pearl Harbor attack. Pearl Harbor • 26 Dec 16
Japanese leader in Hawaii for Pearl Harbor visit The Japanese Prime Minister has arrived in Hawaii ahead of a symbolic meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the site of the Pearl Harbor attack. Pearl Harbor • 26 Dec 16
Obama bans new oil and gas drilling in Arctic US President Barack Obama has banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month. News • 21 Dec 16
Obama bans new oil and gas drilling in Arctic US President Barack Obama has banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month. News • 21 Dec 16
Obama warns military might will not defeat terror US President Barack Obama has warned that the country would not be able to wipe out terrorism with military might as he offered a sweeping defense of his administration's national security record. World • 06 Dec 16
Obama warns military might will not defeat terror US President Barack Obama has warned that the country would not be able to wipe out terrorism with military might as he offered a sweeping defense of his administration's national security record. World • 06 Dec 16
Unified Europe 'good' for the US, says Obama A strong and unified Europe is "good" for the United States and NATO is "absolutely vital" for US security and prosperity, US President Barack Obama has said during his final European trip. News • 15 Nov 16
Unified Europe 'good' for the US, says Obama A strong and unified Europe is "good" for the United States and NATO is "absolutely vital" for US security and prosperity, US President Barack Obama has said during his final European trip. News • 15 Nov 16
Putin, Trump phone call backing normalising ties Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump have spoken on the phone and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said. News • 15 Nov 16
Putin, Trump phone call backing normalising ties Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump have spoken on the phone and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said. News • 15 Nov 16
Obama says Trump fraud claim is 'dangerous' US President Barack Obama has said Donald Trump's claims that the 2016 US presidential election is rigged is "dangerous" and corrosive for democracy. News • 21 Oct 16
Obama says Trump fraud claim is 'dangerous' US President Barack Obama has said Donald Trump's claims that the 2016 US presidential election is rigged is "dangerous" and corrosive for democracy. News • 21 Oct 16
Obama reveals extra efforts to help reach Mars US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to help send people to Mars as soon as 14 years from now, pledging to work with private companies to "to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts on long-duration missions in deep space". World • 11 Oct 16
Obama reveals extra efforts to help reach Mars US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to help send people to Mars as soon as 14 years from now, pledging to work with private companies to "to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts on long-duration missions in deep space". World • 11 Oct 16
White House: Obama finds Trump remarks repugnant The White House said that remarks from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about groping women in a leaked recording from 11 years ago amounted to sexual assault. News • 14 Oct 16
White House: Obama finds Trump remarks repugnant The White House said that remarks from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about groping women in a leaked recording from 11 years ago amounted to sexual assault. News • 14 Oct 16
Bronze bust of Barack Obama unveiled in Moneygall US Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O'Malley has unveiled a bronze bust of Barack Obama at the visitor centre at the Obama plaza in Moneygall, Co Offaly to mark the US President's historical connection with the village. News • 21 Sep 16
Bronze bust of Barack Obama unveiled in Moneygall US Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O'Malley has unveiled a bronze bust of Barack Obama at the visitor centre at the Obama plaza in Moneygall, Co Offaly to mark the US President's historical connection with the village. News • 21 Sep 16
Trump acknowledges Obama was born in US US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has long questioned President Barack Obama's US citizenship, has said he believes the president was born in the United States. News • 22 Sep 16
Trump acknowledges Obama was born in US US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has long questioned President Barack Obama's US citizenship, has said he believes the president was born in the United States. News • 22 Sep 16
Obama warns presidential race is not 'reality TV' US President Barack Obama took up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. News • 22 Sep 16
Obama warns presidential race is not 'reality TV' US President Barack Obama took up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. News • 22 Sep 16
9/11 remembered across US on 15th anniversary The United States has commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with the recital of the names of the dead, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed. News • 12 Sep 16
9/11 remembered across US on 15th anniversary The United States has commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with the recital of the names of the dead, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed. News • 12 Sep 16
US to create marine reserve twice as big as France US President Barack Obama will travel to his native Hawaii next Wednesday to establish the world's largest marine reserve. News • 27 Aug 16
US to create marine reserve twice as big as France US President Barack Obama will travel to his native Hawaii next Wednesday to establish the world's largest marine reserve. News • 27 Aug 16
Obama rejects ransom payment claims to Iran US President Barack Obama has rejected claims by Republicans that $400 million his administration paid to Iran amounted to a ransom payment for the release of US prisoners. News • 05 Aug 16
Obama rejects ransom payment claims to Iran US President Barack Obama has rejected claims by Republicans that $400 million his administration paid to Iran amounted to a ransom payment for the release of US prisoners. News • 05 Aug 16
Obama: Trump 'unfit' to serve as president US President Barack Obama has said that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is "woefully unprepared" and "unfit" to serve as president. News • 03 Aug 16
Obama: Trump 'unfit' to serve as president US President Barack Obama has said that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is "woefully unprepared" and "unfit" to serve as president. News • 03 Aug 16
Clinton to formally accept Democratic nomination Democrat Hillary Clinton makes her case for the White House tonight, taking the stage at her nominating convention. News • 22 Sep 16
Clinton to formally accept Democratic nomination Democrat Hillary Clinton makes her case for the White House tonight, taking the stage at her nominating convention. News • 22 Sep 16
Democratic Party chair resigns after email leak Embattled Democratic Party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she is resigning, following a leak of emails suggesting an insider attempt to hobble the campaign of Bernie Sanders in the White House primaries. News • 25 Jul 16
Democratic Party chair resigns after email leak Embattled Democratic Party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she is resigning, following a leak of emails suggesting an insider attempt to hobble the campaign of Bernie Sanders in the White House primaries. News • 25 Jul 16
Melania Trump speech similar to Michelle Obama's There is controversy in the US after Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention contained a section strikingly similar to that delivered by Michelle Obama in 2008. News • 19 Jul 16
Melania Trump speech similar to Michelle Obama's There is controversy in the US after Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention contained a section strikingly similar to that delivered by Michelle Obama in 2008. News • 19 Jul 16
Afghan security situation 'precarious' - Obama US President Barack Obama has announced that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still "precarious" security situation in the war-ravaged country. News • 06 Jul 16
Afghan security situation 'precarious' - Obama US President Barack Obama has announced that 8,400 US troops will remain in Afghanistan into 2017 in light of the still "precarious" security situation in the war-ravaged country. News • 06 Jul 16
Call for Govt to do more for undocumented Irish The co-founder of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform has called on the Government to do more to end the nightmare for the undocumented Irish in America. News • 23 Jun 16
Call for Govt to do more for undocumented Irish The co-founder of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform has called on the Government to do more to end the nightmare for the undocumented Irish in America. News • 23 Jun 16
Obama meets survivors of Orlando massacre US President Barack Obama has met survivors and relatives of the 49 people killed in last weekend’s attack at a nightclub in Florida. News • 16 Jun 16
Obama meets survivors of Orlando massacre US President Barack Obama has met survivors and relatives of the 49 people killed in last weekend’s attack at a nightclub in Florida. News • 16 Jun 16
Clinton meets Sanders after winning DC primary Hillary Clinton formally concluded the US Democratic presidential race last night with a win in the District of Columbia primary, then turned her focus to uniting the party during a meeting with defeated rival Bernie Sanders. News • 15 Jun 16
Clinton meets Sanders after winning DC primary Hillary Clinton formally concluded the US Democratic presidential race last night with a win in the District of Columbia primary, then turned her focus to uniting the party during a meeting with defeated rival Bernie Sanders. News • 15 Jun 16
Florida survivor describes nightclub shooting One of the survivors of a mass shooting in a Florida nightclub has described how he pretended to be dead while the shooter was still active. News • 14 Jun 16
Florida survivor describes nightclub shooting One of the survivors of a mass shooting in a Florida nightclub has described how he pretended to be dead while the shooter was still active. News • 14 Jun 16
Leaders unite to condemn 'horrific massacre' US President Barack Obama expressed heartbreak at the "horrific massacre" of 50 late-night revellers in Orlando, branding it an act of terror and hate. News • 12 Jun 16
Leaders unite to condemn 'horrific massacre' US President Barack Obama expressed heartbreak at the "horrific massacre" of 50 late-night revellers in Orlando, branding it an act of terror and hate. News • 12 Jun 16
