A protester brandishes a smoke flame by a barricade on fire during a demonstration part of the “Bloquons tout” (“Let’s block everything”) protest movement, in the south east of Paris, on September 10, 2025. The broad anti-government campaign, dubbed “Bloquons tout” (“Let’s block everything”), calls for a ahutdown of France on September 10 with a…
A Polish air force F-16 is flanked on either side by Dassault Rafale fighter jets as they perform a flyover during the National Army Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland, on August 15, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Poland’s military on Wednesday decried an “unprecedented violation” as the country’s airspace was breached by…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch The “Carry On” series is one of the most successful U.K. film franchises of all time. Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of…
A concept car shows off Qualcomm’s auto technology. The car was on display at the Qualcomm booth at the IAA Mobility show in Munich on September 9, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Qualcomm’s self-driving technology developed alongside BMW is expected to spark significant interest from other automakers keen to licence the system, the CEO of…
A ‘Now Hiring’ sign is posted at a Verizon store on July 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images In August, after the release of the July jobs report — which drastically revised down previous months’ numbers — U.S. President Donald Trump accused then Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer…
Bali. Bangkok. The Maldives. These destinations often top “bucket lists” for global travelers, but not for Asian travelers, search data from Booking.com this year showed. The data, which analyzes searches from Jan. 1 to June 30, showed Asian travel interest varies by country. However, one country ranked high in 70% of the analyzed territories: Japan….
The city skyline of Lujiazui Shanghai Center in China, on March 13, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Wednesday as investors assessed China’s August inflation data. Consumer prices in the mainland fell 0.4% year over year in August, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released Wednesday, missing…
People visit the US luxury brand Coach store at a shopping mall in Beijing. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images China’s consumer prices fell more than expected in August while deflation in factory-gate prices persisted, as calls mounted for Beijing to ramp up measures to bolster sluggish domestic demand and cushion weakening exports growth. The…
Members of the Palestinian Prisoners Committee hold a rally outside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Gaza City on July 17, 2023, demanding the Iraqi government to include Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the exchange for Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov. Majdi Fathi | Nurphoto | Getty Images An Israeli-Russian graduate…
A revival of nuclear energy is spurring demand for uranium, as the hunt for fuel reshapes the investment landscape. Described as “the heavenly atom ,” uranium and its concentrated energy are essential for fueling nuclear reactors. After years of skepticisim following the Fukushima disaster of 2011, a growing need for large, reliable supplies of power…
