Foreign policy

DJT: Trump Media reports $770,500 revenue for first quarter, net loss of $327.6 million

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, disclosed a net loss of $327.6 million in…

Iran’s President Raisi is dead. What does the leadership void mean for the country and the world?

The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash plunges Tehran into fresh uncertainty at a time…

Putin says Iran’s Raisi was ‘true friend of Russia’, Ukraine and Russia exchange tit-for-tat strikes

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s neighboring border…

Taiwan’s new president urges China to stop its ‘intimidation’ and ‘choose dialogue over confrontation’

Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its hostile political and military threats against the island and work toward…

Iran’s President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian killed in helicopter crash, state media says

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state media reported Monday. “All the…

Modi’s strongman rule raises questions about India’s ‘democratic decline’ as he seeks a third term

  A decade into power, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to secure a rare third term, with the…

‘Biggest barrier’ to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director

A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is “elusive” right now, according to former CIA director David Petraeus, adding that…

Putin heaps praise on Xi while in China; Russia says forces advancing ‘in all directions’ in Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on his…

Slovakia’s prime minister in stable but ‘very serious’ condition after assassination attempt

Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but “very serious” condition following surgery after an assassination attempt,…

Putin tells Xi that Russia-China relations are a ‘stabilizing’ force for the world

Russia-China ties are a “stabilizing” force for the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterpart Xi Jinping during his…