Government and politics

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…

Modi’s party loses majority in shock India election result

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to seek power-sharing agreements for a historic third term in power, with his…

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…

Jury picked in Hunter Biden federal gun trial

A full jury was selected and sworn in Monday in the federal criminal gun trial of Hunter Biden, son of…

Kremlin warns Washington of ‘fatal’ miscalculation to let Kyiv use U.S.-supplied weapons inside Russia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday warned the U.S. against the potential “fatal consequences” of allowing Kyiv to deploy…

Turkey’s inflation passes 75% in what economists believe is peak

Inflation in Turkey topped 75% in May, up from 69.8% in April, in what economists expect to be the peak…

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as the country’s first-ever female president

Mexico’s left-leaning climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum has secured enough votes to become the Latin American country’s first-ever female president. The…

Trump campaign launches TikTok account as Truth Social stock dips

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign debuted an official account on TikTok on Saturday night, the social media platform facing a…

Retired U.S. Navy admiral charged in bribery scheme with tech CEOs for $500,000 salary

A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral, who was once the military branch’s second-highest-ranking officer, was arrested on Friday for a…

Dinesh D’Souza election fraud film, book ‘2000 Mules’ pulled after defamation suit

WASHINGTON — The conservative gadfly Dinesh D’Souza’s film and book “2000 Mules,” which pushes false conspiracies about voter fraud in…