Foreign policy
Trump’s shake-up of the old world order sends shockwaves through Europe
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, US President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gather and chat with each other in the Cross Hall […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: What’s next after a 10-year ‘experiment’ with U.S.-China competition
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. You can subscribe here. The big story For someone who’s witnessed the ups and downs of U.S.-China tensions since the 1990s, James Zimmerman is unexpectedly hopeful about 2026. This year, he’s back […]
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European defense stocks rise as Denmark moves to rearm Greenland
This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were in mixed territory on Wednesday morning, […]
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China bans dual-use goods exports for Japan military over Taiwan remarks
chinese and japan flags painted on cracked concrete wall, china and japan conflict or partnership concept Mastersergeant | Istock | Getty Images China has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement on Tuesday, Beijing’s latest move in reaction to an early November […]
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CNBC Daily Open: After Venezuela, rumblings of Greenland takeover from the White House
Painted houses and residential apartment blocks overlooking the fjord in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Juliette Pavy | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s not even been a week since the U.S. attack on Venezuela, and murmurs of another potential military operation are already coming out of the White House. On Tuesday stateside, Press […]
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Trump says Venezuela to give up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
An oil tanker is docked at a pier at the El Palito refinery of the state oil company PDVSA. Jesus Vargas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that the interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United […]
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Prediction markets show rising odds Trump seizes Panama Canal, moves on Greenland
Prediction market traders ramped up bets that more international shake-ups may lie ahead in the wake of President Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela. Traders on the burgeoning platforms have recently committed money based on where the White House might turn its focus next. The amped-up bets come as Wall Street and Main Street note the […]
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Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to address House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 6, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and his team are considering “a range of options” […]
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Resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland introduced by Sen. Gallego
Sen. Ruben Gallego said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution to block President Donald Trump from invading Greenland. “WAKE UP,” Gallego, D-Ariz., wrote on the social media site X, as the Trump administration ratcheted up rhetoric about the United States taking over Greenland, which is a self-governing Danish territory. “Trump is telling us exactly […]
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Trump wants to take over Greenland — but the island’s economy faces ‘major challenges’
A view of houses in the old town of Nuuk, Greenland, March 27, 2025. Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Donald Trump is interested in annexing Greenland, an Arctic island offering a wealth of untapped mineral resources. But as the U.S. president dialled up the rhetoric about America annexing the self-governing Danish territory, sparking a backlash from […]
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