Foreign policy

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,”…

Former U.S. Army sergeant charged with offering classified information to China

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army sergeant was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to provide classified national security information to…

U.S. condemns ‘horrifying’ attack that killed 52 in Ukraine village; Russia to discuss leaving major nuclear treaty

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. European Union leaders met Friday in an attempt…

China plans to ease one of the biggest hurdles for foreign business

BEIJING — Chinese authorities are signaling a softer stance on once-stringent data rules, among recent moves to ease regulation for…

Ukraine says Russian missile strike on village grocery store kills at least 49 civilians

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

Questions arise over U.S. aid to Ukraine after McCarthy ouster; Russia, Ukraine down dozens of drones

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

U.S. ambassador insists America remains the top foreign policy actor in the Middle East

Martina Strong, U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, believes the U.S. is unequivocally the most important foreign policy actor…