Barack Obama
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- Middle East at war
Trumped-up peace deal at the mercy of another nation, and it’s not Iran
Donald Trump wants the war with Iran to end because of the political damage it’s costing him at home. But America’s key ally in the Middle East has a very different view.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Trump's America
An unhappy birthday for Trump: His Iran deal – and presidency – on the brink
It’s Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Iran is yet to deliver his birthday gift, despite all his bluster.
- Bruce Wolpe
Young, telegenic and tough on Trump, could Ossoff be the new Obama?
The 39-year-old senator from Georgia has put himself on the map this month with a blistering speech about US President Donald Trump, corruption and the future of America’s democracy.
- Michael Koziol
TV shows we can’t wait to see: 25 new titles – and 10 returning hits – to keep an eye out for
The first half of the year in television has been consistently rewarding – and the good news is that there is more to come.
- Craig Mathieson
Five notable moments from Obama’s interview with Stephen Colbert
The former president was critical of Donald Trump, without ever naming him. Obama also urged Democrats to speak plainly, and talked about aliens.
- Tim Balk
- Opinion
- Racism
Anzac booers were a ‘God moment’: How Uncle Ray’s grace answers the graceless
Since the booing, the Aboriginal pastor has felt grateful that it revealed the ugliness Aboriginal people are routinely exposed to.
- Julia Baird
This man negotiated the last Iran deal. He reveals the ‘secret sauce’ needed now
Retired US diplomat Alan Eyre gives an inside view of negotiating with the Iranians, where he thinks Trump has it wrong and whether a deal remains salvageable.
- Michael Koziol
War escalation fears grow as Yemen’s Houthis launch missile ‘barrage’ at Israel
Along with missile strikes, the Houthis said they were prepared to blockade the Red Sea and threaten the global energy market, already crippled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Neil Johnston, Fiona Parker and Benedict Smith
The $100 million windfall that quickly turned from a blessing into a curse
With Barack Obama and Ellen DeGeneres plugging the cause, donations poured into a bushfire emergency fund. Infighting followed.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘I don’t know if they’re real’: Trump tells agencies to release files on aliens, UFOs
The directive came after the US leader accused Barack Obama of disclosing “classified information” when the former president recently suggested extraterrestrials existed.
- Michelle L. Price