Foreign policy
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How natural gas could help solve the India-U.S. trade dispute
Workers walk on the jetty’s platform at the Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited (DLTPL) near Dhamra port in Bhadrak district of India’s Odisha state on October 16, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images) Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s […]
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Russia spent years loathing the U.S. as its economy paid a high price for the war — now, it’s doing a U-turn
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Jussi Nukari | Lehtikuva | Reuters Since invading Ukraine three years ago, Russia has spent a significant amount of energy demonizing the U.S. and denigrating its leadership, economy and culture […]
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Zelenskyy hits back at Trump’s comments, says Ukraine is not for sale
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Feb. 7, 2025. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit back at Donald Trump’s accusation overnight that Ukraine started its war with Russia, saying that the American president is trapped in a “disinformation bubble” and adding that his country […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The S&P 500 notches a record — investors are unfazed by Trump’s blitz
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The S&P 500 closed at a new high — investors remain unfazed amid Trump’s blitz
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible […]
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Russia and U.S. begin talks on ending the war in Ukraine, while Europe can’t agree a peacekeeping plan
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president’s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting together at Riyadh’s Diriyah Palace on […]
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European markets rise as defense stocks continue rally
UK unemployment steady at 4.4% in final quarter of 2024 Advert on back of bus for staff vacancies in Ipswich, England. Geography Photos | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K.’s unemployment held steady at 4.4% in the three months to December, data from the country’s Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday. The […]
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France’s 2026 budget to be a ‘demanding’ undertaking, French economy minister warns
Ironing out the 2026 budget of the euro zone’s second-largest economy will prove a “demanding” task, French Economy Minister Eric Lombard told CNBC’s Charlotte Reed, after lawmakers earlier this month finally adopted 2025’s financial plan after a spate of tumultuous, government-toppling attempts. France has charted a trajectory to reduce its public deficit, aiming to reach […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe pushes for a role in Ukraine’s peace talks
European officials attend extended Weimar talks on Ukraine at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d’Orsay) in Paris on Feb. 12, 2025. Christophe Petit Tesson | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. took a break (from wild overhauls in government policies and its bureaucracy), across the Atlantic, Europe was springing into action […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe wants a say in Ukraine peace plan
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) talks with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affair)in Paris, on Feb. 12, 2025. Christophe Petit Tesson | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. took a break (from wild overhauls in […]
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