Foreign policy

U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela prisoner exchange

The United States on Wednesday released from jail an accused money launderer close to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in exchange…

Feds raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 over Ukraine suspicions, unsealed papers show

A 2021 federal raid on Rudy Giuliani’s home and office was spurred by suspicions that the former New York City…

Kremlin calls Ukraine peace plan ‘absurd,’ U.S. says it will tighten Russian oil price cap enforcement

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia launched its fifth air attack on the…

Zelenskyy ‘confident’ U.S. funding will come through as White House warns aid about to expire

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. U.S. aid to Ukraine is running low and…

U.S. launches Operation Prosperity Guardian to defend Red Sea shipping lanes from Houthi attacks

U.S. officials on Monday expanded a multinational maritime force in the Red Sea to defend against escalating attacks from the…

Israel-linked hackers claim cyberattack that hit 70% of Iran’s gas stations

A hacking group widely reported as being linked to Israel has taken responsibility for a cyberattack that’s knocked out the…

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin submits candidacy for Russia’s 2024 election; EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Moscow

This has been CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that…

Biden campaign says Trump’s repeated anti-immigration comments ‘parroted Adolf Hitler’

The Biden campaign slammed former President Donald Trump for echoing Nazi sentiments with his repeated statements on Saturday night that…

EU at critical juncture over aid to Ukraine at the bloc’s final summit of 2023

BRUSSELS — European heads of state are gearing up for a difficult two-day gathering where support for Ukraine is at…

Putin says goals in Ukraine have ‘not changed’ and war will continue until Kyiv agrees a deal

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual phone-in…