Foreign policy

First ship carrying aid approaches Gaza Strip as Israel accused of stalling supplies

An aid ship was approaching the Gaza Strip’s coastline on Friday with much-needed deliveries for the Palestinian people, as relief…

Russia heads to the polls; 20 dead in Odesa after Russian missile attack

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russians head to the polls on Friday in…

Russians vote in an election that Putin will win, but the Kremlin is looking for a landslide victory

There are no surprises over who will win Russia’s presidential election this coming weekend with incumbent, Vladimir Putin, set to…

Ukraine war updates: U.S. brushes off Putin’s ‘nuclear war’ threat; Ukraine says Russian election in occupied regions ‘illegal’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s foreign ministry on Thursday said that Russian…

House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban; fight shifts to the Senate

The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social…

Ukraine war updates: Oil prices rise after drone attacks on Russian refineries; Russia ready for nuclear war, Putin says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Oil prices rose around 2% Wednesday after production…

Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it thwarted armed incursion by Ukrainian forces, ‘sabotage’ groups into its border regions

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry claimed it had “thwarted” an…

Former U.S. official’s work for Chinese client stirs concern over disclosure loopholes

When a Chinese drone company came under U.S. government scrutiny over its alleged ties to China’s military, the company turned to one of America’s…

Trump pledges to get tough with tariffs again if elected

Proclaiming that “I’m a big believer in tariffs,” former President Donald Trump on Monday indicated he’s likely to reinstitute duties…

Swedish flag is raised over NATO headquarters for the first time; Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ call for Ukraine faces backlash

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates. NATO held…