EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

EU considering sanctions on Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war machine

This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping heading to a group photo session during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev | AFP | … Read more

Austin cancels trip for Ukraine, NATO meetings after hospitalization

Austin cancels trip for Ukraine, NATO meetings after hospitalization

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivers remarks during a meeting with Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Duale at the Pentagon on February 07, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels this week where he was set to attend meetings related to Ukraine’s defense and NATO, … Read more

Trump attends Florida hearing in special counsel classified documents case

Trump attends Florida hearing in special counsel classified documents case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference held at Mar-a-Lago on February 08, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump arrived at a federal court in Florida on Monday morning for a closed hearing in the criminal case where he is charged with taking hundreds of … Read more

The EU’s green reputation takes a hit

The EU’s green reputation takes a hit

A farmer pulls waste to block the RN 19 near in Vesoul, eastern France, on January 25, 2024.  Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images The European Union prides itself on being a champion for the environment. But that reputation is now being firmly tested, after it toned down its climate policies following angry farmer … Read more

Nawaz Sharif claims victory amid vote rigging claims

Nawaz Sharif claims victory amid vote rigging claims

Campaign posters for Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s former prime minister, along a street ahead of Pakistan’s national election in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory on Friday in the country’s 2024 General Election, one that many Pakistanis and human rights groups … Read more

Putin hints at swapping Wall Street Journal reporter for Russian prisoner

Putin hints at swapping Wall Street Journal reporter for Russian prisoner

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on spying charges, is escorted out of the Lefortovsky Court building in Moscow on Jan. 26, 2024. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said “an agreement can be reached” over the release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan … Read more

What next for the war as Zelenskyy replaces army chief

What next for the war as Zelenskyy replaces army chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends flag hoisting ceremony in Izium after the Ukrainian forces took control of the city from the Russian forces in Kharkiv, Ukraine on September 14, 2022.  Commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Governor of the Military Administration of the Kharkiv Region Oleg … Read more

UN court has ruled on Gaza genocide case. Here’s what happens now

UN court has ruled on Gaza genocide case. Here’s what happens now

The hearing of Israel’s defense at the International Court of Justice on Jan. 12, 2024, in the Hague, Netherlands. Dursun Aydemir | Anadolu | Getty Images Last month, the International Court of Justice ruled on South Africa’s legal case accusing Israel of genocide.  Legal proceedings began after the African country submitted cause for emergency measures … Read more

Trade leaders urge governments around world to join Red Sea defense

Trade leaders urge governments around world to join Red Sea defense

A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt. Sayed Hassan | Getty Images Trade associations representing sectors across the global economy have joined an open letter urging more governments around the world to join Red Sea maritime security efforts. The letter, obtained exclusively by CNBC, was … Read more

Oil rises for a fourth day after U.S. kills militant commander in Iraq, Israel rejects Hamas proposal

Oil rises for a fourth day after U.S. kills militant commander in Iraq, Israel rejects Hamas proposal

Palestinians wait to fill containers with fuel from a petrol station in Gaza city.  Mohammed Asad | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures prices rose for the fourth day in a row Thursday after the U.S. killed a militant commander in Iraq and Israel rejected a ceasefire proposal by Hamas. The West Texas Intermediate … Read more