Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony honouring the country’s Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2022. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland — Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s bargaining position is “not as strong as he pretends” and Europe has leverage against him, according to billionaire investor
Shelling has intensified in the city of Severodonetsk – one of the few parts of the Luhansk region in Donbas that is still under Ukrainian government control. Russian forces are attacking from three sides in an effort to encircle the city and neighbouring Lysychansk, knowing that if they fall, nearly all of Luhansk will be
Audience members at a ???-??c (Kis-Kis) concert in St. Petersburg were seen chanting “F**k the war!” according to a video shared online, which was verified by CNN. #CNN #News
In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Disruptive companies have shaped the ever-growing consumer packaged goods industry in recent years, from the rise in plant-based products from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods to an increased focus on personal care products
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is gearing up to pursue a more conservative approach to hiring in a part of the business that includes some of its
Questions are being asked about how much time elapsed before police stormed a Texas primary school classroom to end a rampage by a gunman inside. Texas Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw said that 40 minutes to an hour had elapsed from when Salvador Ramos first opened fire on the school security officer, to
Since the launch of Disney+, Star Wars fans have been treated to wildly successful shows such as The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch and The Book Of Boba Fett. But for several years, fans were screaming one name, almost in unison – Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of the bearded Jedi master in the Star Wars prequels
Rishi Sunak, a devotee of Nigel Lawson, believes in a smaller state, curbing borrowing, lower taxes and combating inflation. Yet again, he delivered a major fiscal announcement where he did the opposite. Today’s £15 billion spending splurge expanded the role of the state with the advent of one-off financial transfers, could stoke inflation, add to
The boss of one of Britain’s biggest airports says staffing levels may not fully recover until the autumn, and has predicted a busy summer ahead. Passengers have faced long delays at airports recently and are being warned to prepare for a busy week ahead with families jetting off for half term and the jubilee bank
Tesla has started to officially move to expand Gigafactory Berlin on a new 250-acre lot with the submission of the construction plan to the municipality. The automaker has just started production at the factory, and it is still having issues ramping things up, but that’s not stopping the company from already expanding the plant. Tesla
Sunak previously described the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as “superficially appealing” but a decision that would ultimately deter investment. Jonathan Brady – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has imposed a windfall tax on oil and gas majors as the
Time is fast running out for the thousands of people still in the besieged city of Severodonetsk and the odds are very much against them. We managed to make one of the last trips in and out before the Ukrainian military shut down the remaining useable bridge into the city because of heavy shelling. The
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “The CPS has authorised criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men. “He has
8:00 AM ET Reed Kuhn Close Special to ESPN.com Reed Kuhn is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and strategy and analytics consultant. He is the author of “Fightnomics: The Hidden Numbers and Science in Mixed Martial Arts,” the first book to quantify drivers and performance metrics in combat sports. Ian Parker The summer is filling up
The Met Police acted with “integrity” during its partygate investigation and officers made decisions “based on the facts and were proper”, the force’s acting commissioner has said. Sir Stephen House, giving evidence to the London Assembly’s police and crime committee, defended the nearly four-month investigation into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. The investigation
The 18-year-old who shot his grandmother before killing 21 people – including 19 children – at a Texas primary school is not believed to have left a manifesto or note explaining his actions. Those who knew him say he was bullied and didn’t have many friends. But messages Salvador Ramos sent to strangers online have
Let’s begin with perhaps the most important question: will this make a difference? The short answer is yes. The stimulus the chancellor announced today is big – very big. It will affect all households and some – especially those on lower incomes, benefits and many pensioners – will get outsized one-off cash payments. For the
The windfall tax announced by the chancellor will be “damaging” for the UK’s net zero plans and energy security, the Confederation of British Industry has said. Rain Newton-Smith, CBI chief economist, said the tax “sends the wrong signal to the whole sector at the wrong time”, pointing to a “backdrop of rising business taxation”. Chancellor
CNN’s Nina dos Santos takes a look at Sweden’s armed forces and the ways its top-ranked air force could potentially benefit NATO. #CNN #News
5:45 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA “regular” lightweight title against Rolando Romero on Saturday in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET). Davis (26-0, 24 KOs), 27, of Baltimore, is coming off a decision victory