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Obama says Russian proposal on Syria a potential ‘breakthrough’

YoopyaSep 10, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, seeking to boost support for military action against Syria, said on Monday that Russia’s offer to work with Damascus to put its

Syria’s Assad denies chemical weapons use; U.S. presses case for strike

YoopyaSep 9, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that he was behind a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, as the White House on Sunday

Obama tells nation that Syria is ‘not another Iraq or Afghanistan’

YoopyaSep 7, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama told his war-weary country on Saturday that America needs to use limited military force in Syria to deter future chemical weapons attacks, but said

Obama sets Tuesday speech; big challenges on Syria

YoopyaSep 7, 2013April 7, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a

President Obama pushes G20 leaders for support on Syria

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

US President Barack Obama is using his final day at the G20 summit to continue pushing for foreign support for a US military strike on

Obama opens final day of G-20 talks in Russia

YoopyaSep 6, 2013April 7, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama is holding a final day of meetings with global leaders at the Group of 20 summit in

Rebels fight Syrian army in Christian village

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 13, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Government troops battled al-Qaida-linked rebels for a Christian village in western Syria for a second day Thursday, while world leaders gathered in

Amid tensions, Obama, Putin put on a happy face

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 13, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands, smiled and made small talk about the scenery on

Obama lobbying lawmakers on Syria from overseas

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed skeptical lawmakers to give him the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria during his overseas trip

Syria overshadows economy as G20 leaders meet

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 14, 20240

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The threat of missiles over the Mediterranean is weighing on world leaders meeting on the shores of the Baltic this