A trader works, as a screen displays a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more
Vladimir Putin gave Kim Jong Un a luxury limousine — made in Russia, with love, of course — the kind officially used by Russian heads of state. The North Korean dictator’s entourage confirmed the gift Tuesday, according to Russian state media, which claims Kim Jong Un is the first leader to receive an Aurus Senat … Read more
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death, as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of the high-profile Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny … Read more
A shopper carries several bags in the Magnificent Mile shopping district of Chicago on Dec. 2, 2023. Taylor Glascock | Bloomberg | 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 matter where they are. … Read more
Ekaterina Mizulina is the daughter of a Pro-Putin and anti-Ukraine senator. Russian President Vladimir Putin has grown close to a “Barbie-lookalike” who is 32 years younger to him. According to New York Post, 39-year-old Ekaterina “Katya” Mizulina is an art historian who heads pro-Kremlin Safe Internet League. The main part of her job is to … Read more
Alexei Navalnyâs death has shocked the world. Yet it was far from surprising. Described as Vladimir Putinâs biggest critic, the anti-corruption campaigner had survived several attacks â from being almost blinded to being poisoned by a nerve agent. At the time of his death he was locked up, in brutal conditions, in a prison in … Read more
People cross the street outside the Macy’s Herald Square store in New York City on Dec. 17, 2023. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | 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 matter where … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Monday finally reacted to the death of Alexei Navalny, three days after the passing of the Russian opposition figure was first reported, but notably failed to mention Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post of his Truth Social platform, Trump said Navalny’s death in a Russian penal colony near the … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia on September 29, 2019. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images The Kremlin on Monday confirmed an investigation into the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ongoing and insisted that “all due … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said in a video message on Monday that she would continue the work of her husband and fight for a free Russia. “I want to live in a free Russia, I want to build a free Russia,” Navalnaya said in a video message entitled “I will … Read more
