Barack Obama
US Considers Dropping Charges Against Julian Assange
The United States is contemplating dropping charges against Julian Assange, as confirmed by President Joe Biden, who stated that he is considering the request. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is currently in custody in Great Britain, awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the United States.
Lizzo says 'I quit' after 'lies' told about her
Pop star Lizzo, who built her brand on being a poster girl for self-love but has been hit by employee harassment suits, said she is quitting, tired of being targeted for her looks and character.
It was not immediately clear if the 35-year-old Grammy-winner meant the music industry, social media, or something else.
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Obama’s foreign policy and the Greek debt crisis
President Barack Obama's critical role in helping Greece stay in the eurozone follows in the post-WWII tradition of American engagement in the European project for geopolitical reasons, even though it was initially driven by financial concerns, argues Katerina Sokou, ELIAMEP and Atlantic Council non-resident research fellow in a research paper just published.
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'Crazy' pressure of bringing Bob Marley to big screen
When you're making a film about someone as universally loved as Bob Marley, the weight of responsibility hangs heavy.
With "Bob Marley: One Love" hitting cinemas around the world next week, director Reinaldo Marcus Green admitted he hesitated about taking on the biopic of the reggae legend, a project that has previously defeated both Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone.
Biden lashes out over criticism of failing memory
An angry, emotional U.S. President Joe Biden defended his mental competence Thursday in a rare evening address to Americans to respond to biting comments in a report released hours earlier on his mishandling of classified documents.
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New problems for the well-known network? Mask admitted: "This is sad"
Mr. Musk stated after a program error caused the deletion of images posted before December 2014, "The sad truth is that there are currently no large 'social networks.' We might fail, as many predicted, but we'll do our best," Musk wrote on the X platform (Twitter).
Competition with China does not mean war
In the last week of June and on the last day of his holiday in Greece, I met George Mitchell at Costa Navarino, in the Peloponnese. The American politician, diplomat, lawyer and former Democratic senator served as the majority leader of the United States Senate from 1989 to 1995. He 89 years old today and has had leukemia for a few years.
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US Embassy in Athens celebrates Independence Day
The US Embassy in Athens celebrated Independence Day (July 4) on Thursday with more than 1,500 guests.
Sending a resounding message in defense of Ukraine, US Ambassador George Tsunis emphasized that the effort to support the country against Russian aggression must not flag.
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Obama: Democratic ethos under threat but continues to inspire
Seven years after his last speech in Greece, former US president Barack Obama returned to the stage of the Greek National Opera's Stavros Niarchos Hall in southern Athens on Thursday for a conversation with Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos as part of the annual Nostos conference.
Tsipras thanks Obama for supporting Greece in tough times as US president
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras met with visiting former US president Barack Obama on Thursday, with whom he discussed political developments.