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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday, a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska.Zelenskyy’s trip to the British capital comes a day after he took part in virtual meetings from Berlin with U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of several European countries. Those leaders said Trump had assured them he would make a priority of trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Anchorage. Both Zelenskyy and the Europeans have worried the bilateral U.S.-Russia summit would leave them and their…

LONDON (AP) — The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along. But don’t forget that phones, tablets and other electronics are vulnerable to extreme heat. Southern European nations like Spain, Italy and Greece have been baking under the sun, while forecasters have consistently issued heat advisories across the United States, particularly in the Southeast. Here’s what device makers and experts say on keeping your electronics cool: What heat does to a phone: Most electronic devices work best in a specific temperature range. Apple…

The United States and China extended their trade truce by 90 days on Tuesday (August 12), a trade war ceasefire that will buy time for each to restructure their supply chains in case negotiations collapse in November. After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday extending the deadline for higher tariffs on China until November 10, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued a reciprocal statement saying it would suspend additional tariffs on US goods for 90 more days. Both sides said they would maintain 10% tariffs on each other’s goods. However, the US will continue a…

PARIS (AP) — For visitors to France overwhelmed by the crowds at Versailles, the Paris region offers a calmer chateau experience: The fortress of Vincennes, a medieval royal residence with the tallest keep in Europe that once held renowned figures such as the Marquis de Sade.The massive fortress east of Paris, just 15 minutes from the city center by metro, immerses visitors in history as soon as they walk through the drawbridge.The castle is much older than Versailles and closer to Paris, local guide Cindy Smili-Yesli said. “It’s a fairly quiet castle,” she said. “The visiting conditions are much more…

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.Japan remembers the victims in a solemn ceremony on Aug. 15, the day then-Emperor Hirohito announced in a crackly radio message that the government had surrendered, while China showcases its military strength with a parade on Sept. 3, the day after the formal surrender on an American battleship in Tokyo Bay. Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates,…

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025.Gerry Miller | CNBC Don’t mess with DJ D-Sol — Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon’s stage name when he’s rocking the clubs in his other life as a DJ.U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Goldman on Tuesday for predicting that tariffs would push up inflation, and said Solomon “should go out and get himself a new Economist or, maybe, he ought to just focus on being a DJ.”In response, Goldman defended the results of its study, according to a…

EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Barred from appearing on Sunday’s ballot, former leftist president Evo Morales has launched a scrappy campaign for a presidential contender with no name, no face and no formal platform.The contender’s known as “Nulo” — Spanish for the null-and-void vote. Nulo has a reliable base in Bolivia, where voting is compulsory. For many years, voters disillusioned with Morales’ increasingly high-handed attempts to prolong his presidency over three consecutive terms defaced their ballots or left them blank. Stickers of former President Evo Morales sit on a table at a campaign center for supporters in favor of a…

When American Natasha Colkmire returned to work after having her first child, she didn’t want to leave her newborn son with a nanny to go on a business trip.So she convinced a family member to tag along.”They would meet up with me when my son needed to be nursed,” she said. “We also had the evenings together.”The trip worked so well that Colkmire took more business trips with non-colleague companions.”My grandma went to Houston with me, a friend went to St. Paul, and my mom helped me when I needed to do a job in Washington D.C.,” she said. “Each…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Wednesday and what’s on the radar for Thursday’s session. Record Breakers The S & P 500 hit a new record today. It is up 3.3% in a month, 10% in three months. The Nasdaq 100 hit a new record today, it is up 4.7% in a month, 12.5% in three months. The Nasdaq Composite hit a record today, it is…

United States stars Christian Pulisic and Timothy Weah have called out “evil” and “cop-out” criticism from former national team players in a recently released episode of the Paramount+ “Pulisic” documentary.”I’d say the most annoying thing, and for me, the biggest cop-out of all time, is when, especially, you know, all pundits want to say: ‘They didn’t want it. They didn’t have the heart, you know, back in our day, we would fight and we would die on that field,'” Pulisic said in the eighth episode of the docuseries, which was filmed earlier this summer.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedIn the episode, which chronicles…