Foreign policy

Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of…

Turkey, U.S. discuss Ukraine, Gaza, ways to improve ties, foreign minister says

Turkish and U.S. officials held comprehensive talks about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and various bilateral issues during meetings…

Trump and his allies want Elon Musk to speak at Republican National Convention

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon…

The ‘special relationship’ under pressure: Are Biden and Netanyahu on a collision course over Gaza?

Visible tensions are appearing in the historically close relationship between the White House and Israel, as the war in Gaza…

India says its citizens were ‘duped’ to serve in the Russian army. Now it wants them back

India is seeking the release of its nationals who have been “duped” into serving in the Russian army, a spokesperson…

Biden ‘determined’ not to deploy U.S. troops to Ukraine; Chinese delegation meets in Kyiv

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. In his State of the Union speech, U.S.…

Ukraine’s female soldiers are fighting on two fronts — against Russians, and sexism within their ranks

War, the military, combat, the frontline — all traditionally seen as a “man’s world” despite the many official and unofficial…

Hong Kong proposes new security bill with life imprisonment for ‘treason’ and ‘insurrection’ 

Hong Kong on Friday unveiled a new draft security bill proposing up to life imprisonment for offences such as insurrection…

Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address

A spirited President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address on Thursday, fit for an election…

EU condemns ‘reckless’ and ‘vile’ attack on Ukrainian city of Odesa; Sweden officially joins NATO

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. European Union leaders sharply criticized a deadly Russian…