Barack Obama

Barack Obama served as the 44th US President. Catch up on the latest news about him and his family here.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at a community event on the Presidential Center at the South Shore Cultural Center, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Chicago. The Obama Foundation unveiled plans for the former president's lakefront presidential center, showcasing renderings and a model at an event where former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were expected to give more details. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Obama’s surprising French move

FORMER President Obama has made a surprise move on the French political scene, saying it “matters to the entire world”.

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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama kiss as they prepare to greet President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania to the White House in Washington, DC January 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

Michelle wasn’t Barack’s first lady

BARACK Obama proposed to another woman before he met Michelle, according to a new biography on his life before the presidency.

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‘It’s a betrayal’: Backlash against Obama

FORMER president Barack Obama is cashing in big time after leaving the White House – and many of his own fans aren’t at all happy about it.

Celebrity Life

Katy Perry attends the Chanel Dinner to Celebrate Gabrielle Bag at Giorgio Baldi on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Katy Perry slammed for Obama joke

SINGER Katy Perry is under fire after cracking a joke about former US President Barack Obama during a bizarre livestream.

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Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Kidrock and Ted Nugent. Picture: Shealah Craighead/White House

Why did Trump invite this guy to dinner?

HE once called Hillary Clinton a “devilb****” and called for the decapitation of Democrats, but Donald Trump welcomed him to the White House .

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Donald Trump warned then-president Barack Obama about attacking Syria in 2013.

Trump makes his ‘big mistake’

DONALD Trump’s first major military decision delivered a tough message to the world — but even he admitted it was “very bad”.

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 1, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Korean People's Army Tank Crews' Competition-2017 at an undisclosed location. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

What war with North Korea would be like

A FORMER US defence secretary has warned that war with North Korea would bring “an intensity of violence” the world hasn’t endured in decades.

Climate Change

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s plan to destroy Obama’s legacy

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has signed an executive order to tear apart another of Barack Obama’s signature policies.

Europe

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump unravels Obama’s climate record

DONALD Trump has signed an executive order to scrap Obama-era “job-killing” regulations around oil drilling and coal mining.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House’s ‘nonsensical’ reply

THE White House has given a “nonsensical” reply to the FBI shooting down Donald Trump’s claims about Barack Obama.

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TOPSHOT - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and US President Donald Trump listen as participants introduce themselves before a meeting with Germans and US business leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House for talks expected to focus on their differences over NATO, Russia, global trade and a host of other issues. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

What Trump should say next

DONALD Trump is facing calls to retract his sensational claim that Barack Obama wiretapped him. This is what he should say instead.

Politics

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Harshaw Trane Parts and Distribution Center, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. Pence said that the so-called Obamacare law had failed the nation and the Trump administration would need the backing of rank-and-file Republicans to pass their health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Pence ‘to visit Australia in April’

VICE President Mike Pence will reportedly tour Australia and Asia next month after Donald Trump withdrew from the TPP agreement.

News Life

Former President Barack Obama accompanied by former first lady Michelle Obama waves as they leave the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2017. President Trump accused former President Barack Obama of tapping his phones at Trump Tower the month before the election, without offering any evidence. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Proof Obama doesn’t miss us at all

THE future looks bright for Barack Obama. If a series of recent snaps are anything to go by he’s clearly loving life.

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What Trump is distracting us from

PRESIDENT Trump’s extraordinary accusation against Barack Obama has distracted us from a damaging scandal.

Security

This picture taken by North Korean news agency KCNA (Korean Central News Agency) on March 2, 2017 and released on March 3 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (2nd R) visiting the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang to plant trees with its students on a tree planting day. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

America’s ‘secret cyberwar’

WHEN Donald Trump became president, he inherited a secret cyberwar from Barack Obama. The aim is to stop North Korea’s terrifying ambitions.

North America

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama pauses during his speech at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago. The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United States, which Pyongyang blames for making necessary its much-condemned drive to build nuclear weapons. A rich vein of propaganda, fueled by decades-old American threats, holds that North Korea remains at risk of an unprovoked nuclear attack, though Washington and others say brinksmanship is the North's true motive. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Obama ordered cyber attacks on NKorea

FORMER US president ordered attacks on the rogue nation over concerns about its long-range missile program. And he advised Trump to continue them.

Wealth

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 26, 2016 shows a house in the Kalorama neighbourhood in Washington, DC where former US President Barack Obama lives after he left office. But where is Barack Obama? In Kalorama, people who live in Washington,DC will tell you. And the daughter of Donald Trump? In Kalorama too! Yet, despite its new celebrities, this rich borough of the US capital manages to preserve its tranquility. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel Ngan

The most powerful suburb on Earth

IT’S leafy, rich and full of VIPs. Welcome to the suburb where you can find Ivanka Trump in the garden and Barack Obama walking the dog.

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White House photographer trolls Trump

EVER since Donald Trump entered the White House, Barack Obama’s old White House photographer appears to have been publicly dissing him.

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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse of the National Mall in Washington on December 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm

Obama’s bumper $39,000 haul of gifts

IN HIS last year as president, Obama accepted a bumper haul of personal gifts — ranging from luxurious to bizarre.

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US President Barack Obama speaks to delegates on day three of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, USA, on July 27, 2016. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/ABACAPRESS.COM.

Barack Obama reacts to Trump’s order

FORMER president Barack Obama warned he would be vocal if necessary in retirement, and he’s already taking some obvious swipes at his successor.

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Former US president Barack Obama (R) listens to a speech of US President Donald Trump on January 20, 2017 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC during Trump's swearing-in ceremony. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN

Trump: ‘Obama did the same thing’

DONALD Trump claims Barack Obama did the same thing in banning Muslim immigration as he defends his administration’s policy. But is it true?

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President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Barack Obama’s legacy cops another blow

DONALD Trump has undone a key piece of Barack Obama’s legacy, reviving two controversial projects blocked by his predecessor.

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TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama(R)welcomes President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in Washington, DC January 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

Barack Obama’s final, defiant act

JUST hours before Donald Trump took the oath of office, Barack Obama’s administration pulled off one final act of defiance.

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UPLOADED IMAGE - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump takes the oath of office as his wife Melania Trump holds the bible and his son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Irony in Trump’s latest tweets

IN THE latest instalment in a long-running series, the ghosts of Donald Trump’s past tweets have once again come back to haunt him.

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TRUMP OBAMA CROWD COMPARISON - This pair of photos shows a view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inaugurations of President Barack Obama, above, on Jan. 20, 2009, and President Donald Trump, below, on Jan. 20, 2017. The photo above and the screengrab from video below were both shot shortly before noon from the top of the Washington Monument. Picture: AP Photo

Doubts raised over inauguration photo

DONALD Trump supporters have accused the media of spreading “fake news” about the size of his inauguration crowd. They say this picture proves it.

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TOPSHOT - Former President Obama waves from the helicopter he departs the US Capitol after inauguration ceremonies in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

What will Barack Obama do next?

IT’S fair to say at 55, Barack Obama has achieved more in his career than the average Joe. But we haven’t seen the last of him.

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The harsh truth about Barack Obama

OPINION: The world still swoons over outgoing US President Barack Obama, but we need to face the stark reality: his presidency has been a crushing let-down.

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Hillary Clinton’s awkward TV moment

AS TV footage showed Donald Trump leaving the White House with Barack Obama, his nemesis from the election campaign appeared on screen.

Celebrity Life

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 7, 2016 shows Malia Obama, daughter of US President Barack Obama as she boards Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. US President Barack Obama's eldest daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in 2017 after taking a year off from her studies, the White House said May 1, 2016. The 17-year-old will be following in the footsteps of her parents, both of whom went to Harvard Law School. The news came in a statement from the office of First Lady Michelle Obama, which did not specify what Malia will do during her break after graduating from high school. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN

Malia Obama looks set for Hollywood

AS Barack Obama moved out of the White House, his daughter has reportedly landed a plum gig with a Hollywood heavyweight.

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US President Barack Obama holds a glass of beer at a breakfast meeting with the German chancellor and local citizens in Kruen near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, on June 7, 2015 before the start of a G7 summit. Germany hosts a G7 summit at the Elmau Castle on June 7 and June 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / DANIEL KARMANN / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DANIEL KARMANN

Barack Obama’s presidency in pictures

THANKS to technology and social media, outgoing US President Barack Obama has likely been photographed more than any leader before him. These are the top shots from his presidency.

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