Foreign policy

Wall Street opens wallets wide for ‘Trump alternative’ Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley raised over $500,000 at a massive fundraising event in New York…

Ukraine signals a shift toward defense as analysts ask whether ‘failed counteroffensive’ is over

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine signaled Monday that it is shifting its…

Former U.S. ambassador spied for Cuba for decades, Justice Department says

A retired American diplomat made his first court appearance Monday in Miami in a potentially explosive espionage case. Prosecutors say…

‘I don’t care how we pay for it’: GOP senator backs no-strings Israel aid bill — but only after border funding

A standalone military aid package for Israel, with no cuts to offset it, is on the table, a Republican senator…

White House says U.S. funding about to run out; Ukraine to probe apparent shooting of two unarmed soldiers by Russian forces

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

Pentagon reports U.S. warship, commercial ships encounter Houthi drones in Red Sea

A U.S. naval ship shot down several Houthi drones after commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea, the Pentagon…

Zelenskyy says ‘new phase of war’ has begun, Hungary to back EU ‘strategic partnership’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for…

Baby among civilians injured in missile strikes on Ukraine; Russia causes a stir at security summit

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

Henry Kissinger, the towering American diplomat, dies at age 100

Henry Kissinger, the Holocaust survivor and Harvard professor who became a towering U.S. diplomat, master political manipulator and pop culture…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: ‘Help Nikki Haley’

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for some of the world’s wealthiest corporate leaders: help Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.…