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Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Before the Bell is taking a break for the

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — When was the last time you saw a live television news report from Ukraine? It’s likely been a while. The raging war in the Middle East has put the prolonged war in Eastern Europe largely on the back burner, in terms of media coverage, with Vladimir Putin’s campaign

Analysis by Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s sovereign didn’t celebrate his 75th birthday with an extravagant soiree or an over-the-top display of pageantry on Tuesday. Instead, he followed his mother’s tradition of marking the occasion in a low-key fashion and threw himself into his work. In doing so, the King’s

Opinion by Joan Steinau Lester (CNN) — My wife and I were recently invited to Thanksgiving dinner at the home of a friend. At the bottom of the invitation, printed in bold letters, were the words, “No Politics Discussed.” I read those words with a deep feeling of relief. “No Politics Discussed” would — as

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk has publicly endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists: that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.” That kind of overt thumbs up to an antisemitic post shocked even some of Musk’s critics, who have long called him out for using racist or

Opinion by Hussein Ibish (CNN) — The most important factor in determining the political outcome of Israel’s current war will not take place in Gaza — but will instead unfold in the West Bank. That’s because if Israel really wants to deliver a serious long-term blow to Hamas as a potent political movement among the

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Israel could not have asked for a better friend than President Joe Biden. In the anguished aftermath of the horror unleashed by Hamas on October 7, Biden grieved with Israelis as though he was one of them. As global anger mounted at the thousands of civilian deaths in

Analysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital. Primary schools were forced to shut, vehicles restricted from traveling on roads and construction brought to a halt as a hazy gray enveloped New Delhi, blocking

Analysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A few people can make a very big scene. It was just a line of cars that shut down the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco, stopping traffic headed in the direction of a meeting of world leaders that included US President Joe Biden and Chinese President

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — A damning report by the House Ethics Committee seems to have done what criminal indictments could not: bring the turbulent saga of Republican Rep. George Santos of New York to the conclusion an increasing number of observers have been hoping for. He has announced he will not seek reelection next year. While

Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon (CNN) — When voters go to the polls this Sunday to elect Argentina’s next president, they will have to choose not only between two candidates, but between two opposite ideas of what type of country they want to live in. That is an old adage in the era of identity politics. Still,

Analysis by Allison Hope, CNN (CNN) — Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans loves his son unconditionally. That may come as a surprise to some people because his son is transgender. Wayans shared the gender identity of his son, 23-year-old Kai Wayans, recently when he revealed details of a comedy special that he plans to release

Opinion by Judi Ketteler (CNN) — Editor’s note: Judi Ketteler writes frequently about life in the Midwest. She is the author of “Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies.” The views in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. Voters in my state of Ohio decisively approved

Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine is a country in need of a morale boost: In recent weeks, the country’s resistance against Russian invasion has receded from the headlines amid Israel’s war on Hamas; a much-heralded counteroffensive has yielded only incremental gains; and support in Washington appears to be wavering. But

CNN By Donald Judd, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he still believes Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator, even as the two leaders made progress in their relationship during a meeting outside San Francisco. “Well, look, he’s a dictator in the sense that he is a guy who

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The Federal Reserve likely won’t raise interest rates again

Opinion by Patricia Grisafi (CNN) — Years ago, I was browsing New York’s Union Square Barnes and Noble when I came across James Franco’s poetry collection, “Directing Herbert White.” I was a struggling English PhD student at the time, and so annoyed by Franco’s program-hopping that I moved the books to the True Crime section. Because it was a crime

Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping presented an amicable China ready to improve ties with the United States in a landmark meeting with US President Joe Biden Wednesday, marking a noticeable shift in tone for Beijing as it looks to minimize friction with Washington. Whether that shift is a

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It happened, therefore it was a success. President Joe Biden’s summit with China’s President Xi Jinping south of San Francisco Wednesday may have closed a trap door under the world’s most critical diplomatic relationship, which has plunged to its most acrimonious level in 50 years. But with expectations set

By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids kill tens of thousands of young Americans a year, and the compound is helping to poison the US relationship with China. It was one of the issues on the table as the two leaders of the world’s most powerful economies, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and