Barack Obama

Ex-president Joe Biden’s cancer has spread, is very painful, son says

Former US president Joe Biden revealed in May 2025 - less than four months after he left the White House - that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

Trump loses 21 straight court battles for state voter rolls as midterms near

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he boards Air Force One en route to Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Obama makes one of his first midterm endorsements with a basketball video

Former US president Barack Obama won Iowa in the 2008 general election and 2012 presidential election.

Protected but deported anyway, as Trump goes after ‘dreamers’

Jose Contreras was deported to Honduras and spent 118 days there.

Could Michelle Obama run for US president in 2028?

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama would be a formidable candidate, but she has said she will not run for presidency.

With a wink, Obama’s tan suit is back

Stephen Colbert (left) and David Letterman dressed in similar khaki suits at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18.

US ex-presidents and stars, but no Trump, turn out for Obama Library

Former First Lady Michelle Obama sits alongside former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama during the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on June 18.

Explainer-How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as the portrait of former U.S. President Barack Obama can be seen in the background at the White House in Washington, DC., U.S., June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/ File Photo

Obama Presidential Center, designed as hub of civic life, set to open in Chicago

Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with Nigerian-born visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby next to their first commissioned portrait by Crosby, at the Obama Presidential Center on June 14.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.