U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Next month will mark a decade since Britain voted to leave the European Union but, as last week’s local elections demonstrate, the vote…
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Students and businesses alike are embracing AI in China, while the U.S. worries more about the negative impact. Will that encourage cooperation on AI…
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party should commit to rejoining the EU at the next general election, London mayor Sadiq Khan has told CNBC. In an interview on Monday, Khan acknowledged his party’s disastrous showing in local elections last week. He urged the government to be “bolder and braver,” and deliver on its promises, as party…
South Korea’s Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war, however, stoked worries over an elongated Middle East conflict. Iran submitted a new proposal to U.S. negotiators focused…
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, speaks during a joint press statement with Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s prime minister, not pictured, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2025. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to curb fuel use, reduce overseas travel, and…
A shopper walks past a Coach retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images China’s consumer and producer inflation jumped more than expected in April as the Middle East conflict drives commodity costs higher. Consumer prices ticked up 1.2% in April from a…
The Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Shenlong Suezmax successfully docked at Mumbai Port after navigating the high-risk Strait of Hormuz amid the intensifying West Asia conflict on March 11, 2026 in Mumbai, India. Hindustan Times | Getty Images Oil prices jumped Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the conflict with Iran was “not…
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 9: Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy speaks to media reacts to the local Council Election results at AFC Wimbledon on May 9, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images) Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi in Beijing, China on May 6, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images China pressed Iran on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the Middle East conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities, as Beijing seeks to cement its position as…