Government and politics

Germany’s defense minister says NATO’s 2% target is just the start: ‘We’ll probably need more’

Germany’s defense minister said on Saturday that his country’s commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the…

Navalny death is a pre-election gambit from Putin, anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder says

Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to political opponents of Russian…

Trump ordered to pay $454 million in fines and interest in NY business fraud case

A New York judge on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay about $454 million in total penalties as part of…

Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao died after car went into Texas pond, sheriff says

Angela Chao, CEO of Foremost Group and the sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, died after her car went…

Only the U.S. can force peace in the Middle East and it should pressure Israel, Lebanon foreign minister says

Lebanon’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to pressure Israel and bring an end to its bloody war with Palestinian…

What to expect as the Munich Security Conference kicks off with beefed up security

MUNICH, Germany — Security forces descended on Munich, Germany on Friday as global leaders gathered for the city’s annual security…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny dies, Russian media says; Ukraine withdraws some troops from Avdiivka

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on…

Trump hush money trial to start March 25, judge denies dismissal request

A judge on Thursday said that jury selection in the New York hush money trial of former President Donald Trump…

Russia’s Putin says he prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump in U.S. election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he preferred Joe Biden as the next U.S. president over Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who…

13 Russian missiles shot down as Kyiv comes under fire; Zelenskyy vows to ‘clear the Black Sea’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed 13 out…