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Maria Butina, an alleged agent of the Russian government, participated in meetings with U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials in 2015, according to Reuters.
The top U.S. military commander on the Korean peninsula said Saturday that the material needed for North Korea to make nuclear bombs is still intact.
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The New York Times reports that lawmakers in Moscow have proposed a bill to hold social networks responsible for 'inaccurate' user comments.
- After exiting battle for Fox, Comcast fires ‘warning shot’ to Disney over Sky takeover, analyst says
Comcast is ratcheting up the pressure on Disney over its pursuit of Sky, analysts told CNBC on Friday, shortly after it dropped out of the race to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox.
The oil market is likely to become progressively more unpredictable over the coming months, analysts have told CNBC, in the latest sign dynamics shaping crude futures have dramatically shifted since the crude rally began.
China’s foreign ministry hit back at comments made by President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor on Thursday, saying it is clear who is right and who is wrong in an escalating trade row between the world’s two largest economies.
The Nigerian government will own no more than a 5 percent stake in the airline, which it is touting as “fully private sector led.”
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has emerged in recent years as one of the harshest critics of big tech.
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Flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines is to resume flights to the reclusive East African state of Eritrea on Wednesday, marking the end of a 20-year hiatus.
The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand left a hospital for their first public appearance at a nationally broadcast news conference.
Disney and Comcast are currently locked in a transatlantic bidding war for one of the entertainment industry’s most coveted assets.
The natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has split Europe down the middle and set Germany on a collision course with some of its closest allies, the Financial Times reports.
Iran has filed a suit against the United States alleging that sanctions imposed by Washington violate a 1955 bilateral treaty between the two countries, the International Court of Justice said.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama urged people around the world to respect human rights and other values under threat in a high-profile speech that marked the 100th anniversary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela's birth.
Former President Barack Obama's speech to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth is expected to counter many of President Donald Trump's policies without directly mentioning him.
Zimbabwe's alliance with North Korea could be cast aside as it attempts to build bridges with the West and reboot its economy.
CNN's Anderson Cooper called Trump's appearance with Putin "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president at a summit in front of a Russian leader that I’ve ever seen,” the New York Times reports.
The first summit between the two leaders arrives just three days after the Trump administration's Justice Department charged 12 Russian government officials with interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin arrived in Helsinki for much-anticipated talks on Monday, shortly after Trump had blamed “U.S. foolishness” for souring relations between Washington and Moscow.
World Economy
Mark Sanford, who lost his primary to a pro-Trump insurgent, warned the president's style was making the GOP the "party of Donald Trump."
Across the developing world, Beijing has engaged in mediation diplomacy, a style of conflict resolution where it's the sole or principal moderator, to protect its assets and gain recognition as a global superpower.
The ongoing Washington and Beijing trade war, could push automobile companies to produce more in China, the CEO and founder of Shanghai-based consultancy Automobility told CNBC on Thursday.
World Markets
Stocks closed little changed on Friday as strong quarterly results from some of the largest U.S. companies, including Microsoft and Honeywell, counterbalanced threats made by President Donald Trump to increase tariffs on China.
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Friday morning, as traders digested criticism of the Federal Reserve from President Donald Trump.
Shares in Europe hovered around the flatline in mid-morning deals on Friday following remarks from President Donald Trump about the Federal Reserve and amid further earnings.
Europe Economy
Turkey first declared a state of emergency in July 2016 after a failed military coup to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Jeffrey Sacks, head of EMEA investment strategy at Citi Private Bank, speaks about a recovery in Europe's banking sector.
Government policies in both China and the U.S. are pushing this shift, as lawmakers act to protect their industries or prevent capital outflow.
Asia Economy
California-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signed a deal with the province of Guizhou to build its first track in China.
Navarro, who spoke to CNBC's Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box," is known for his hawkish economic stances on China.
China posts its second-quarter GDP reading at 10 a.m. HK/SIN amid escalating trade tensions.
