War

Ukraine war updates: Ukraine says it thwarted Zelenskyy assassination plot; Russia’s Putin sworn in for fifth term

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Tuesday as…

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between…

Conflict reaches day 800; Russia says it curbed Ukrainian attacks overnight

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war reached day 800 on Friday,…

Kremlin reacts to U.S.’ chemical weapons allegations; Russia claims further advance in east Ukraine

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using…

U.S. issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies

The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow’s circumvention of Western…

Russians flock to see NATO hardware seized in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian crowds are flocking to see a new…

Russia says it shot down six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles; Odesa, Kharkiv hit with deadly strikes

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. A day of mourning has been declared in…

Russia says it has captured another Donetsk village after Ukraine pulls back forces in the east

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry claimed Monday that its forces…

Zelenskyy says U.S. aid delay allowed Russia to ‘seize the initiative’; Blinken warns of more sanctions on Chinese firms

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said the…

Russian strikes hit Ukrainian critical infrastructure; Macron warns ‘our Europe could die’

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron delivered an emphatic speech…