Pumpjacks operating in Kern County, which has a long history of oil production, in California’s 22nd Congressional District on October 16, 2026 near Bakersfield, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices rose on Thursday on concerns about a possible escalation in the Middle East conflict, as the United States reportedly plans to resume attacks … Read more
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to leave their missions in Saudi Arabia and is planning to transfer family members from other US missions in the Gulf, US officials told Reuters. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a post on Washington had returned some diplomatic staff to the region … Read more
Pope Leo XIV received good news from his doctors: The pontiff will not need further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his … Read more
Pope Leo XIV will not need any additional treatment after undergoing lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement Wednesday. Test results confirmed that the pope’s cancer was localized, Dr. Luigi Carbone, the pope’s physician, and Dr. Stefano Margaritora, his surgeon, said in a statement. “Subsequent oncological evaluation has confirmed that no further therapy … Read more
Havana says Washington is threatening countries with retaliation if they refuse to vote against condemning its embargo. Published October 21, 2026 October 21, 2026 Cuba has accused the United States of threatening countries with tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures in an effort to get them to change their votes on an upcoming United … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to resume tripartite negotiations next month with Washington and kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said. The Russian leader agreed “in principle” to resume talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters after a meeting in St. Petersburg between … Read more
The far-right European Parliament group of French presidential front-runner Marine Le Pen’s party said on Wednesday that EU prosecutors were searching its offices as part of a corruption investigation into her now-defunct predecessor. The group Patriots for Europe said the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) had been searching its administrative offices in Brussels and Strasbourg … Read more
New curfews were imposed in the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since the most destructive riots in France in years, as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said a “massive” security operation was planned for new protests on Saturday. Paris police said a curfew in two designated areas – … Read more
Britain’s King Charles III welcomed Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on the first state visit in 44 years, praising Oman’s peace efforts and quoting, in Arabic, a sacred text attributed to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Published on October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Share The King of the United Kingdom welcomes the Sultan of Oman in a … Read more
A SpaceX spacesuit is displayed in an exhibit at the Great American State Fair on July 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Hello, I’m Hui Jie, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Elon Musk is a man of many companies, but he is now … Read more