Government and politics

China’s war drills around Taiwan enter Day 2. Here’s what it means for cross-strait relations

China’s latest military exercises around Taiwan risk escalating cross-strait tensions — but war remains unlikely, political observers say. Beijing warned…

Macron: French AI boom could help EU close tech innovation gap with U.S. and China

PARIS, France — Europe is pursuing AI innovation, tech regulation and competition with China in very different ways than the…

Shock summer election in Britain predicted to deliver ‘historic’ result

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended months of speculation this week by announcing a national election on July 4, as…

Russia threatens direct strikes on British military targets; Kharkiv hit with ‘extremely brutal’ attack

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia said its border region of Belgorod came…

Former Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir says he’s ‘not involved in corrupt practices’

Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said he and his family members were not involved  in any “corrupt practices.” Last…

Most Americans falsely think the U.S. is in recession, poll shows

More than half of Americans think the United States is in an economic recession, although gross domestic product has been…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Russia denies wanting to redraw Baltic Sea border; Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons drills send a warning to the West

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s latest non-strategic nuclear weapons drills are being…

Trump campaign starts taking cryptocurrency donations, vows to build a ‘crypto army’

The Trump campaign announced Tuesday it will start accepting cryptocurrency donations, casting the move as one of solidarity with opponents…

RFK Jr. says he invested $24,000 in GameStop after brief meme stock revival

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the third-party challenger to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election,…