Foreign policy

Ukraine war updates: Western leaders slam Putin’s election win as ‘illegitimate’; Ukraine hit with new wave of drone attacks

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin swept through the country’s…

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power…

White House urges Senate to ‘move swiftly’ on TikTok bill as lawmakers drag their heels

White House national security adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the Senate should swiftly advance a bill that would force…

Macron doubles down on possible NATO deployment in Ukraine ahead of talks to bridge rift with Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron has doubled down on the possibility of sending troops into Ukraine, a day before a key…

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…