Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Russia and Ukraine are set to exchange 90 prisoners of war in a deal facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg reports. The Ukraine parliament’s commissioner for human rights Dmytro Lubinets had been reported in local media last week saying the government, with the help of the UAE, was planning “a big” prisoner exchange with … Read more
Boris Johnson was the subject of much mockery online Tuesday after he suggested that Donald Trump would support Ukraine and democracy. The former U.K. prime minister reportedly met with the U.S. presidential candidate amid the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. In a social media post about their discussion, Johnson said that Trump was “on top … Read more
US Senate Republican candidate JD Vance speaks to attendees the stage at a rally held by former U.S. president Donald Trump in Youngstown, Ohio, September 17, 2022. Gaelen Morse | Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s decision to pick Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate will have sent chills down spines in … Read more
[The stream is slated to start at 7 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to hold a solo press conference in Washington on Thursday following a busy day of NATO Summit events. The press conference is an opportunity for … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” in the opening question of his highly-anticipated solo press conference in Washington. “Look, I wouldn’t … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to U.S. President Joe Biden speak during a Ukraine Compact meeting, on the sidelines of the NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Leah Millis | Reuters President Joe Biden in an embarrassing verbal stumble on Thursday introduced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO conference as … Read more
Canada will help lead the training of Ukrainian fighter jet pilots on F-16s being delivered by NATO allies, which the U.S. expects will be flying by the summer. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will commit up to $389 million over the coming year to “enhance” the training, along with $500 million in … Read more
In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over China’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space. The sternly worded final communiqué, approved by the 32 NATO members at their summit in Washington, makes clear that China is becoming a focus … Read more
US President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Christian Hartmann | AFP | Getty Images As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary with a summit in Washington this week, the alliance is facing some familiar foes and challenges: Russia’s war on Ukraine … Read more
