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Barack Obama hosts dinner for new Canada sensation named Justin Trudeau

The dinner hosted by Obama is the first by the White House in nearly 20 years for America's northern neighbour

US will 'destroy' ISIS: Obama

He however said the mission to destroy IS remains difficult, and the situation in Syria and Iraq is 'incredibly complex'

President Obama bans US import of products made by forced labour

The International Labour Organisation estimates that 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally

In iPhone fight, Obama opts for security over privacy

For years, President Obama has struggled to reconcile a civil libertarian's belief in personal privacy with a commander in chief's imperatives for the nation's security. This week, security won.Asked about the president's backing of the FBI inquiry into San Bernardino, Obama's press secretary declared on Wednesday that "the FBI can count on the full support of the White House."In a meeting with technology company executives in the Situation Room last spring, Obama pleaded with them to allow national security and law enforcement officials some access to private data, according to one participant in the room. In an interview last year with Re/Code, a technology website, Obama lamented being stuck, "smack-dab in the middle of these tensions."For much of his presidency, Obama has been unwilling to become a champion for either side, even as technological advances in encryption made a clash between privacy and security inevitable.After Edward J Snowden exposed some of the government's most s

Barack Obama signs North Korea sanctions: US

The sanctions are aimed at punishing North Korea for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch

3 big issues at home Obama can't ignore

In his victory speech on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama said he re-election was a result of a hard-fought campaigning. No doubt. But what awaits him in 2.0, as the media calls his second term, is going to be fraught with tough choices.