Foreign policy

Trump says he will eliminate taxes on workers’ tips in a play for Nevada voters

Former President Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes on tipped income if he wins a second White House term,…

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide…

Trump claims credit for Biden’s insulin price cap

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he…

Biden honors U.S. war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump

President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald…

U.S. economic engagement in Indo-Pacific ‘isn’t about China,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says

America’s economic engagement in Indo-Pacific “isn’t about China” but for strengthening U.S. presence in the region, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo…

War, what war? Putin looks to woo new business partners willing to overlook its invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to be known as the country’s “Davos” in a nod to the…

Cash for trash: How activists are responding to Pyongyang’s rubbish-filled balloons into South Korea

The battle of the balloons continues. North Korean defectors, part of an activist group in Seoul, are fighting back —…

EU elections kick off against a backdrop of China disputes, ‘greenlash’ and possible Trump return

The political makeup of the European Union is about to change with voters across the 27 member states heading to…

Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous

The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic…

Moscow derides peace summit; Ukraine says using Western weapons to strike Russia could be a game changer

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia poured scorn on Ukraine’s attempts to invite…