Politics

Ukraine war briefing: Russia planning ‘massive strikes’ on power plants days after its deadliest attack of the year

Russia’s defence ministry preparing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as death toll from warehouse strike rises to 38. What we know on day 1,650

CNBC Daily Open: War by Other Means Turns to Armed Conflict

After a week or so of saying how the U.S. will transition to economic warfare on Iran, Washington has decided that a return to actual strikes is the way to go.

Iran targets US military bases in Jordan following Larak Island strikes

Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan on Sunday after U.S. Central Command struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island earlier in the day over concerns Tehran was deploying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Singapore Tackles Finances and Culture to Avert a Demographic Crisis

One challenge for policymakers is that success on many measures won't show up immediately.

Families of Cap Arcona victims want world to remember Nazi ship sunk with prisoners on board

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News

Jim Clyburn supports el Sayed after Senate hopeful's apology

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) voiced his support for Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed after he apologized for comments perceived by many Democratic establishment figures as antisemitic and for his association with an inflammatory left-wing streamer.

U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions: Bessent

Bessent's campaign means to push countries that still do business with Iran to sever their financial ties or face retaliation from the U.S.

Trump threatens to blow up Iran's Kharg Island oil hub as hostilities escalate once again

The last major U.S. strikes on Iran were carried out in late July.

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions

US says attack was response to Revolutionary Guards preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait

US strikes Iran for first time in over a month

The United States launched strikes at Iran on Sunday afternoon for the first time in over a month.

Google Maps adopts 'Lake America' after Trump executive order

Google updated its Maps application on Sunday in adherence with an executive order President Donald Trump signed on Thursday that renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America.

Trump ‘border czar’ denies Milo Yiannopoulos was deported quickly to spare him from ICE detention

Tom Homan denies British far-right commentator, who was deported one day after arrest, got preferential treatment