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TopicBarack Obama

Topic: Barack Obama

Obamas throw weight behind Harris on Day-2 of DNC, Barack says ‘feeling fired up & ready to go’

Michelle Obama cautioned that Trump would try to distort Harris' truth much like he tried to 'make people fear us,' referring to her husband's presidential tenure from 2009-2017.

‘This is going to be historic,’ say Obamas endorsing Kamala Harris for US president

Obamas took 5 days to champion Harris; she has also received a slew of endorsements from several Democratic high-profile figures.

The Obamas have spoken! Barack and Michelle endorse Kamala Harris for US president

In video of private phone call between the couple and Harris, Barack Obama says, 'We couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election'.

‘Bad debate nights happen, he has given 3 yrs of solid leadership’ — Obama & Clinton stand up for Biden

Ex-presidents back Biden amid speculation about him being replaced as Democratic Party nominee after debate with Trump. Biden, too, put up a confident show at North Carolina rally.

Obama knew what could bring agreement between Israel and Palestine. He even told Netanyahu

Obama let Netanyahu know, in no uncertain terms, that he regarded settlement building as “illegitimate.”

Obama calls on Israel to limit civilian casualties in Gaza — ‘ignoring human cost could backfire’

Former US president Barack Obama urges Tel Aviv to learn from US’ mistakes after 9/11 and warns that its actions could erode global support and undermine peace efforts.

As Israel pledges ‘unrelenting’ attacks on Hamas, Obama warns ‘ignoring human costs could backfire’

In public, US has stressed Israel's right to defend itself but sources say White House, Pentagon & State Department have stepped up private appeals for caution in conversations with Israel.

India must think hard about US support on UNSC membership. It means doing what US wants

China will never want India to gain permanent membership of the UNSC with veto right. Can India convince the White House to stand up to Beijing's bullying tactics?

8 suicides in 3 months: A Surat diamond industry problem nobody is willing to acknowledge

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

65% Indians view US favourably, 64% trust Biden to do right thing, finds international Pew survey

Survey of over 27,000 respondents found that confidence for President Biden was higher than Trump's highest ratings in 21 of 23 countries surveyed by Pew Research Center.

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.