Foreign policy
Trump could ask Supreme Court to halt tariff block as soon as Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event announcing new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Trump administration said it may ask the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as Friday to immediately pause a federal court ruling blocking many of President […]
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The U.S.’ AI love affair with the UAE isn’t just about access — it’s about dominance
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) welcomes his US counterpart Donald Trump upon arrival at the presidential terminal in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Deep in the oil-rich deserts of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is on […]
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Trump hails ‘positive’ step in U.S.-EU trade negotiations as markets hope for a deal
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech, during the commencement ceremony at West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, U.S., May 24, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was monitoring “positive” steps in trade talks with the European Union, after he agreed to delay a 50% tariff on […]
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CNBC Daily Open: European nations and companies reposition themselves in response to Trump tariffs
French President Emmanuel Macron at a luncheon with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in […]
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Starmer has delivered some key wins for the UK recently, so why is he so unpopular?
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer serve tea and cake in Downing Street on May 5, 2025 in London, England. Peter Nicholls | Getty Images News | Getty Images A year into the job, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has scored some key wins, including recently signing major trade deals with […]
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Moscow is getting tetchy as the West zones in on the Arctic for resources and security
“We will not supply gas, oil, coal, heating oil — we will not supply anything,” Putin said. Sergei Karpukhin | Afp | Getty Images Russia has long been the geopolitical kingpin of the Arctic, with deeply-embedded military, commercial and strategic investments in the region. But now that the U.S. and NATO are pivoting their focus […]
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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: Why Make-in-India isn’t a guaranteed success despite U.S. tariffs on China
Workers assemble electronic devices in China in 2016. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Each weekday, CNBC’s […]
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Russia’s struggling war economy might be what finally drives Moscow to the negotiating table
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia, April 30, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Via Reuters Russia has shown little appetite for peace negotiations with Ukraine, despite Moscow making a show of what war experts described as “performative ceasefires,” and a […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: A fragile truce as tempers flare
Containers pile up at Taicang Port Container Terminal in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, on May 18, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Each week, we’ll explore the biggest business […]
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China says U.S. undermined trade talks with Huawei chip warning
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters […]
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