Politics

Hungarian president Novak resigns over sex abuse case pardon

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to…

Top House China hawk to retire, opening seat in battleground Wisconsin

House Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wi., chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, announced on Saturday that he…

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan aide says party aims to form government

A senior aide to Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday their party would try to form…

Palestinians brace for Rafah evacuation, Israeli assault plan

Trapped in and around Rafah, more than 1 million Palestinians braced for Israel to complete a plan to evacuate them…

Trump’s pro-Anheuser-Busch post came after UFC boss Dana White urged him to back company, source says

Former President Donald Trump’s social media post earlier in the week asking his supporters to give Anheuser-Busch a “second chance”…

Trader Joe’s appeals dismissal of lawsuit claiming labor union violated trademark

Trader Joe’s is asking a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s scathing dismissal of the grocery store chain company’s…

Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif declares victory in fraught election as opponents claim vote-rigging

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory on Friday in the country’s 2024 General Election, one that many Pakistanis…

Putin hints at swapping detained Wall Street Journal reporter for Russian prisoner

Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement can be reached” over the release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy takes one of his ‘biggest gambles’ yet by replacing top military commander

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is thought to have taken one of his “biggest gambles” yet by replacing his top commander…

Ukraine war updates: Putin claims Russia has no interest in wider war; UAE mediates prisoner exchange

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Moscow has…