CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our …
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Israel launches fresh strikes in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel to push for ceasefire
Israeli strikes killed at least 21 people in Gaza on Sunday, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. Secretary of State …
Secretary of State Blinken heads to Middle East to help close Gaza cease-fire deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to the Middle East on Sunday to try to seal a cease-fire deal for Gaza after months of contentious negotiations between regional …
Israel strikes Gaza as Blinken heads to region to try to help close ceasefire deal
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday to try …
Blinken to arrive in Israel as U.S. pushes for Gaza ceasefire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks onboard the plane during his visit to Israel as he departs en route to Jordan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the …
Opinion | Days of the Philippines’ dependence on the US are numbered
“I think today is genuinely historic. This is the first time that the Philippines has hosted our 2+2 [meeting],” declared United States secretary of state Antony Blinken during his meeting …
U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence
Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence”, a term used to …
US warns Israel-Hezbollah clashes could spark regional war
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon on Tuesday, warning that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and …
US urges Israel’s defence minister to avoid Lebanon escalation
Blinken also “underscored the importance of avoiding further escalation of the conflict and reaching a diplomatic resolution that allows both Israeli and Lebanese families to return to their homes”, Miller …
With Netanyahu increasingly seen as isolated, Israeli PM dismisses ‘petty politics’
One of the most common opinions offered up by Israeli protesters out in large numbers over the past week demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is that he …