Foreign policy

Ukraine war updates: Ukraine says it thwarted Zelenskyy assassination plot; Russia’s Putin sworn in for fifth term

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Tuesday as…

Israel launches strikes on Rafah, will send delegation to continue Gaza cease-fire talks

The Israel Defense Forces launched strikes on the southernmost city of Rafah Monday, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have…

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after…

Israeli military tells Palestinian civilians in eastern Rafah to ‘evacuate immediately’

Israel’s military on Monday said it has begun evacuating Palestinians from parts of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, ahead of…

Conflict reaches day 800; Russia says it curbed Ukrainian attacks overnight

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war reached day 800 on Friday,…

Kremlin reacts to U.S.’ chemical weapons allegations; Russia claims further advance in east Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using…

Russians flock to see NATO hardware seized in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian crowds are flocking to see a new…

Trump Media insider trading trial begins with co-founder testifying, ‘I’ve never been paid at all’

The federal criminal trial of a man accused of insider trading in shares of a shell company ahead of its…

Trump could drive inflation higher with his second-term economic agenda, analysts say

Former President Donald Trump is building a second-term economic agenda that analysts say could reheat the very inflation that he…

Biden replaces Obama-era infrastructure protections to defend against Chinese cyberthreats

President Joe Biden on Tuesday updated a more than decade-old policy to protect U.S. critical infrastructure sectors like energy and…