Government and politics

Macron says Kyiv should be allowed to use Western weapons on Russian military sites; Blinken travels to Moldova

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine should be allowed to use Western arms…

RFK Jr. super PAC chair to publish tell-all memoir by mother of Hunter Biden’s child

The co-chairman of a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign announced plans Tuesday to publish a tell-all…

Robert De Niro slams ‘clown’ Trump outside NY criminal trial, as Biden campaign ramps up attacks

Legendary actor Robert De Niro on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump as a “loser” and a “clown,” standing just feet away…

South Africans vote in the most pivotal election since the end of the apartheid

Some 30 years on from the peaceful transition from apartheid rule to democracy, South Africa could once again be on…

Evidence against Trump in hush money case is ‘overwhelming,’ prosecutor tells jury in closing argument

The evidence in the criminal hush money case against former president Donald Trump is “literally overwhelming,” a prosecutor told jurors…

Ukraine war updates: Russian-occupied territory comes under attack; Ukraine’s need for ammunition ‘very, very acute’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.  The “most critical need” for Ukraine is still…

China calls on Japan and South Korea to reject ‘protectionism’ in trilateral summit

  China on Monday urged Japan and South Korea to reject “protectionism” and uphold free trade as leaders of the…

Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP breakup with corporate America could play out

Abraham George is about to take the helm of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) at a time with the…

UN’s top court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah

On Friday, the U.N.’s top court, the International Court of Justice, ordered Israel to cease its military offensive in Rafah…

Russia cannot swallow the West whole, Orban says; G7 finance chiefs meet with Ukraine on agenda

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Finance ministers of G7 countries are meeting in…