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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mali told American citizens Tuesday to leave the country by plane because of the threats of terrorism and a severe fuel crisis stemming from a jihadi group’s blockade of fuel tankers entering the landlocked West African nation.“U.S. citizens should depart using commercial aviation, as overland routes to neighboring countries may not be safe for travel due to terrorist attacks along national highways,” the U.S. Embassy in Bamako said on its website.It was the embassy’s second alert in three days after an Oct. 25 advisory for U.S. citizens not to travel to Mali…

Manchester United bosses are quietly satisfied with their progress after securing three straight wins for the first time in 18 months – but know there is still much to do before the men’s team can compete regularly at the top of the table.The team’s recent run of impressive results has not been met with overt celebrations in the executive offices at the Carrington training ground. Rather, it has reassured the club hierarchy that the tough decisions taken are starting to have an impact on the pitch and strengthened their resolve to continue with the long-term plan. Ruben Amorim has targeted…

Oct 28, 2025, 09:04 AM ETAtlanta United players bumped chests. The coaching staff linked arms. Team executives hugged. Why shouldn’t they celebrate? They’d just bounced Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF from the 2024 MLS postseason, pulling off one of the biggest playoff upsets in American sports history.It was a huge upset, right? Right?Whether you find it maddening or irresistible, MLS’s fine margins remain a key part of the league. Even against the best of the best, like last year’s Miami team that set a single-season points record, struggling teams still have a chance to win thanks to closely controlled…

Aid groups have warned that the medical situation in Gaza remains unchanged, as Israeli restrictions continue to bar the entry of almost all medical supplies and equipment amid a fragile ceasefire. Lena Dajani, a mutual aid volunteer who coordinates medical aid in Gaza, reported that “almost every doctor I’ve spoken to has said that nothing has changed in the healthcare sector” since the ceasefire came into effect on 10 October. While health workers are no longer inundated with waves of casualties from bombardments and shootings at aid distribution sites, they continue to grapple with a lack of basic medical supplies…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezOct 28, 2025, 08:09 AM ETFormer Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has defended Vinícius Júnior’s angry reaction at being taken off in the Clásico, saying “I never liked being substituted either” but admitted that the winger may come to wish he had better controlled his anger.Vinícius was visibly upset at being withdrawn by coach Xabi Alonso in the 72nd minute of Madrid’s 2-1 LaLiga win over Barcelona on Sunday, questioning the decision whilst still on the pitch, and then heading straight down the tunnel.ESPN has reported that the relationship between Vinícius and Alonso is now strained, with the…

Beth LindopOct 28, 2025, 07:25 AM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.For Arne Slot, this was a career first. As the Liverpool boss stood on the touchline at Brentford on Saturday night, he was serenaded with chants of: “You’re getting sacked in the morning” from the home supporters as they watched their team romp to a 3-2 victory over the Premier League champions.It was Liverpool’s fourth successive league defeat — following losses to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United — and, as Slot admitted in his post-match news conference, one…

Online home goods company Wayfair reported a jump in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as it beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines.The company said total net revenue increased 8.1% year-over-year.Here’s how the company performed in its third quarter, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 70 cents adjusted vs. 43 cents expectedRevenue: $3.12 billion vs. $3.02 billion expectedWayfair shares climbed more than 20% in early trading.For the period ended Sept. 30, Wayfair reported a net loss of $99 million, or 76 cents per share, compared to a loss of…

Carlos Domingo, chief executive officer of Securitize Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSecuritize, the “real world assets” platform that powers BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund, will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, CEO Carlos Domingo told CNBC in an exclusive interview.The fintech firm will merge with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., a blank-check company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald that trades under the CEPT ticker. The deal values Securitize’s business at $1.25…

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Oakley Vanguard AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta’s AI app has seen a major jolt in downloads since launching its Vibes feed of AI-generated videos, giving investors a glimpse of the company’s artificial intelligence strategy ahead of Wednesday’s third-quarter earnings.Since releasing Vibes on Sept. 25, the Meta AI app’s downloads on both iOS and Android are up 56% month-to-month to a total of 3.9 million downloads as of…

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on July 28, 2025.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesGlobal trade is not broken, despite the disruption, pressure and shock of trade tariffs introduced by the U.S. this year, the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) told CNBC Tuesday.”Many people have the impression that, because of the unilateral actions of the U.S., that global trade is broken. Yes [they’ve] been a great disruption — the greatest disruption of global trade in 80 years — but we are pleased to see…