Saudi Arabia opens first-ever alcohol store, accessible to a select group

Saudi Arabia opens first-ever alcohol store, accessible to a select group

Spirits on display in a UK bar in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, two sources told CNBC. The news, which has not been officially confirmed by the Saudi government, marks a major … Read more

Israel-Hamas war talks reportedly working toward weeks-long cease-fire

Israel-Hamas war talks reportedly working toward weeks-long cease-fire

A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, shows an Israeli tank rolling along the fence as damaged buildings are see in the Gaza strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Negotiations … Read more

Iran’s strikes around the Middle East send a message, analysts say

Iran’s strikes around the Middle East send a message, analysts say

A man watches a news channel on television inside a shop after the Pakistani foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting separatist militants, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani territory, in Peshawar, Pakistan January 18, 2024. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes … Read more

New York AG pushing for lifetime Trump ban cites Martin Shkreli ruling

New York AG pushing for lifetime Trump ban cites Martin Shkreli ruling

Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images What does former President Donald Trump have in common with “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli? A penchant for harshly trolling their enemies online and an attorney general who … Read more

Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap

Can Haley beat Trump? A New Hampshire VFW hall spotlights her stark enthusiasm gap

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley takes the stage at a Get Out the Vote campaign rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S., January 21, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters FRANKLIN, N.H. — Nikki Haley is throwing harder punches, hosting more events … Read more

Trump sex defamation trial postponed in New York

Trump sex defamation trial postponed in New York

Former US President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for Manhattan federal court for the second defamation trial against him, in New York City on January 22, 2024.  Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images The sex assault defamation trial of former President Donald Trump was postponed Monday when a juror called in feeling ill, and … Read more

Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends

Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends

In this 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump stands next to Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Donald Trump surges toward the Republican nomination, many Wall Street executives have made a … Read more

Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Donald Trump

Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event at the Chrome Horse Saloon on January 14, 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday, two days before the New Hampshire primary. … Read more

Haley fires back at Trump attacks as New Hampshire primaries near

Haley fires back at Trump attacks as New Hampshire primaries near

With U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at his side (L), U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a working lunch with ambassadors of countries on the UN Security Council at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2017. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has been throwing harder punches … Read more

What to expect from Trump, Haley and DeSantis

What to expect from Trump, Haley and DeSantis

Campaign signs alongside the highway in Concord, New Hampshire on January 18, 2024. The state’s primary is scheduled for January 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first primary election of the 2024 presidential cycle. But if former President Donald Trump has … Read more