Iran one year after the Mahsa Amini protests
Roughly one year ago, the death of a young Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini in police custody lit the fuse that would set off that rocked Iran and its hardline government, creating the greatest challenge to its rule in decades. Amini...
2023-09-18 10:57:54
Is Russia a rogue state?
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has occupied an often contradictory and increasingly unsettling position on the global stage in recent years. On the one hand, Russia continues to hold onto "legacy" roles with a large degree of respec...
2023-09-18 10:57:49
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with U.S. senators
Ukrainian President is set to visit the Capitol and meet with senators on Thursday, a Senate leadership aide told NBC News. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will host an all-senators...
2023-09-18 10:57:43
Ukrainian counteroffensive making 'tangible progress' against Russia, Blinke
YAHIDNE, Ukraine — is making "very tangible progress" in its against , Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News on Thursday. Speaking on a , he acknowledged the challenge of keeping public attention on the conflict while rejecting...
2023-09-11 09:30:09
Stock Markets: Markets can’t catch a break from rate fears
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe . No stoppi...
2023-09-11 09:30:02
G20 welcomes African Union as permanent member at Delhi summit
NEW DELHI — The African Union became the second regional grouping to be admitted to the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing nations as a full permanent member, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday at the st...
2023-09-11 09:29:56
India preps for G20 summit of world leaders by bulldozing homes
NEW DELHI — is pulling out all the stops to put its best face forward as it hosts leaders from around the world this weekend. An army of government workers is rounding up stray dogs, scaring away hungry monkeys — and evicting some of Ne...
2023-09-11 09:29:49
India's G20 presidency risks ringing hollow as Ukraine war hobbles consensus
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned the normally sedate rotating presidency of the Group of 20 nations into a branding vehicle to burnish India's geopolitical importance — underscoring India's emergence as a key voice on the wo...
2023-09-06 14:09:28
Turkey's Erdogan says Black Sea grain deal can be revived after Putin talks
Following the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russian forces rained missiles on Ukrainian ports and agricultural facilities and sent wheat prices What's more, last week America's top spy agency said Russia's full-scale invasion...
2023-09-06 14:09:22
White House asks for $4B boost for FEMA after Idalia, Maui fires
WASHINGTON — The White House is requesting an additional $4 billion from Congress to bolster funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is down to its last after a string of major disasters. Friday's request is in addition...
2023-09-04 17:18:46
Heading into Labor Day weekend, Biden celebrates new job growth
WASHINGTON — President lauded new jobs data out Friday that showed in the past month. "As we head into Labor Day, we ought to take a step back and take note of the fact that America's now in one of the strongest job-creating periods in ou...
2023-09-04 17:18:39
White House calls Marjorie Taylor Greene impeachment talk a stunt
WASHINGTON — The White House pushed back on Republican talk of impeachment as "a partisan stunt" after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., vowed to not vote for funding the government without proceedings. "I've already decided I will not...
2023-09-04 17:18:34
Biden in Florida promises to rebuild, calls on Congress to provide more FEMA funding
President Joe Biden standing in front of a home damaged by a fallen tree said it was "but for the grace of God" the damage wasn't worse. "No winds this strong hit this area in one hundred years," Biden said, speaking in Live Oak, Florida. "...
2023-09-04 17:18:28
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she ＂didn't pull any punches＂ during r
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Chinese officials in a to Beijing and Shanghai this week, and she said Sunday that the trip helped establish open lines of communication between the two nations. Raimondo is the to visit China...
2023-09-04 17:18:22
Spy agency: Russia's war has triggered food insecurity and instability
WASHINGTON — America's top spy agency says Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted global food security and triggered not only higher prices but also political instability in some of the world's most vulnerable countries. The Office of the...
2023-09-01 16:46:51