France’s far-right National Rally wins first round of snap election
The first round of a snap parliamentary election in France has seen a surge in votes for the anti-immigrant National…
Dutch PM Mark Rutte set to be next NATO secretary-general after rival withdraws from race
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday rescinded his bid for the leadership of the NATO military alliance and threw his…
Bank of England keeps rates at 5.25% in ‘finely balanced’ decision; traders lift bets for August cut
LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday opted to keep interest rates steady at its June meeting, but described…
UK inflation falls to Bank of England’s 2% target ahead of elections
U.K. inflation fell to the Bank of England’s target of 2.0% in May, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday,…
France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide…
Moscow derides peace summit; Ukraine says using Western weapons to strike Russia could be a game changer
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia poured scorn on Ukraine’s attempts to invite…
South Africa’s ruling ANC loses majority in country’s most sweeping political shift in 30 years
South Africa’s governing African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority of 30 years, in the country’s most sweeping political shift…
Euro zone inflation rises to 2.6% in May, but bloc still seen heading for interest rate cut
Inflation in the euro zone rose to 2.6% in May, statistics agency Eurostat said Friday, but a higher-than-expected print did…
Macron says Kyiv should be allowed to use Western weapons on Russian military sites; Blinken travels to Moldova
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine should be allowed to use Western arms…
Ukraine war updates: Russian-occupied territory comes under attack; Ukraine’s need for ammunition ‘very, very acute’
This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The “most critical need” for Ukraine is still…
