Foreign policy

Russia warns Israel-Hamas war is entering ‘hot’ phase and could be ‘potentially very dangerous’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  It’s a…

Biden condemns ‘terror and bloodshed’ by Hamas, says the U.S. will continue to support Israel

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden denounced Hamas’ attacks as terrorism and said the United States stands with Israel. “There are moments…

What is Hamas? What you need to know about the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip

Hamas launched a devastating and coordinated land, sea and air assault on Israel over the weekend, sparking chaos in the…

Ukraine urges the West to remain united behind it as Israel distracts global attention

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

First U.S. weapons arrive in Israel, Biden calls Hamas attack ‘sheer evil’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 10. See here for the latest updates. The…

Pentagon pushing U.S. defense industry to bolster Israel in fight against Hamas

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it is coordinating with U.S. defense titans to expedite the shipping of pending Israeli…

Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days

Republican lawmakers are under mounting pressure to settle on a candidate to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House…

Russia says it’s ‘extremely concerned’ about Middle East crisis — but has no plans to call Israel

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

Iran’s UN mission denies involvement in Hamas attacks; Gaza under ‘complete siege’

This was CNBC’s live blog on Oct. 9 tracking developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Follow the latest updates here. Israel bombarded…

China responds to Israel-Hamas conflict with a call to ‘end the hostilities’

BEIJING — China called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict — and for “establishing an independent State of Palestine,”…