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Global food insecurity caused by Russia-Ukraine war tops agenda as U.S. assumes UN Security Council presidency

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday took the helm of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, a…

Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials say

President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump…

SEC sues entrepreneur, alleging $1 billion in unregistered crypto sales and multimillion-dollar fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday filed charges against a U.S. citizen it alleged raised more than $1 billion…

War is returning to Russia, Zelenskyy warns; Putin says China and Africa could help end conflict

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Ukrainian President…

Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in…

Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games

CNN  —  A day after Paris marked a year to go until the 2024 Olympics, Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was…

Prosecutors blast Trump bid to discuss classified information at home with lawyers

Federal prosecutors in a new court filing blasted a request by Donald Trump to be allowed to discuss classified information…

Half of Americans polled see China as the biggest threat to the U.S., says Pew Research

Half of Americans polled widely view China as the biggest threat facing the U.S., a new Pew research center survey…

Ukraine seen stepping up its counteroffensive in the south; Russia’s defense minister meets North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on July 27. See here for the latest…