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Reality Check: Obama soothes European fears

America's commitment to European security; Will Juncker be EU Commission president or not?; 25 years Tiananmen; Obama's Warsaw speech; Into the blue: Water.org

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US President Barack Obama delivers a speech during the 'Freedom Day' celebrations at the Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland, 04 June 2014.

Obama’s billion dollar boost

The security of Europe is sacrosanct says US president Obama and to prove the point he has committed an extra 1 billion dollars to boost the US military presence in Europe. Obama has a lot of people to reassure on his current trip to Europe but will $1 billion be enough?

Juncker: The man who would be president

The debate about who is to become the next president of the European Commission continues to bedevil the powers that be in Brussels. Ordinary voters can be forgiven for being confused or even angry that what seemed very clear before the elections has now become very unclear. Euro-skeptics and the far Right must be rubbing their hands in glee and the real losers in all this may well turn out to be those much-vaunted ideals of more European democracy, transparency and Bürgernähe.

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Protesters hold a banner and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 04 June 2014. The protest is held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square tragedy

25 years Tiananmen: Lest we Forget

The Chinese authorities seem to have done a pretty good job of removing any trace of the Tainanmen Square massacre. In recent weeks several dissidents and activists have been arrested and TV screens in China go blank when foreign news channels report on the events that occurred on this day 25 years ago. What other strategies have the Chinese authorities employed and what do young people think in China today?

FM4 Into the blue: Water.org

Continuing FM4’s week-long focus on issues to do with water today we look at an organization co-founded by Hollywood actor Matt Damon. There are approximately 780 million people in the world who do not have access to clean, safe water. Water .org is doing its bit to help change that.

Obama's Warsaw speech

US president Barack Obama is in Warsaw today where he made an important speech reassuring Poles and others of America’s commitment to their defence in the light of recent events in the Ukraine

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