Foreign policy
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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UK government borrowing costs jump, sterling rallies as Britain and EU agree to reset relations
U.K. bond yields rise after UK-EU deal British government bond yields are also on the rise in the wake of the EU and the U.K. agreeing to reset their post-Brexit relations. Yields on 10-year U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, were up by around 7 basis points at 9:58 a.m. in London. Bond yields and […]
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UK and European Union agree to post-Brexit reset deal, sources tell CNBC
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen at the European Political Community summit, in Tirana on May 16, 2025. Leon Neal | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. and European Union finally agreed to reset relations Monday, sources told CNBC, after Britain’s acrimonious exit from the European bloc in […]
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U.S., UAE agree on path for Emirates to buy top American AI chips, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a guest book next to United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. and United Arab Emirates are working on a path to […]
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Qatari cybertrucks, elite camels and historic mega-deals: Why Gulf countries are going all out for Trump’s visit
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) receives US President Donald Trump in the Qatari capital Doha on May 14, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — If the Arab Gulf states were to hold a popularity contest right now, President Donald Trump would be the prom […]
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