Foreign policy

Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang’s rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea

The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, are fighting back —…

EU elections kick off against a backdrop of China disputes, ‘greenlash’ and possible Trump return

The political makeup of the European Union is about to change with voters across the 27 member states heading to…

Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous

The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic…

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…

Kremlin warns Washington of ‘fatal’ miscalculation to let Kyiv use U.S.-supplied weapons inside Russia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday warned the U.S. against the potential “fatal consequences” of allowing Kyiv to deploy…

Trump campaign launches TikTok account as Truth Social stock dips

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign debuted an official account on TikTok on Saturday night, the social media platform facing a…

Biden, Democrats react to Trump’s guilty verdict: ‘No one is above the law’

The Biden campaign wasted no time slamming former President Donald Trump and making a plea for campaign donations, minutes after…

Ukraine war updates: Italy says no to Ukraine using Western weapons to strike military targets inside Russia

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s cross-border offensive into Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region…

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…