Foreign policy

White House will ‘wait and see’ on Iran response after attempted Israel strike

The White House is taking a “wait and see” approach in response to Iran’s attempted strike on Israel, National Security…

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of winning House…

Israel says 300 Iranian drones and missiles downed in ‘unprecedented’ attack

Iran rained a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel on Saturday night in response to a suspected Israeli strike…

Trump targets two likely witnesses ahead of his criminal trial, despite gag order

Donald Trump on Saturday took aim at two likely witnesses in his upcoming New York hush money trial, testing the…

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel

Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East with a direct…

Biden’s China tariff threats are more bark than bite, economists say

The Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughening U.S. economic strategy against China. On Wednesday, President Joe…

Japanese PM Kishida tells Congress the U.S. must play leading role in the world

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the U.S. Thursday to continue playing a leading role in the world as it…

Russia claims it foiled British-led ‘sabotage’ plot; 200,000 left without power after ‘massive’ attack

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Early-morning Russian missile and drone attacks on several…

Russian billionaires taken off EU sanctions list; Ukraine accused of another nuclear plant drone strike

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in…

Sen. Bob Menendez grills Treasury official on curbing illicit finance a month before bribery trial

Sen. Bob Menendez questioned a Treasury Department official Tuesday on curbing illegal finance as he prepares to stand trial in…