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Maramures, Romania — Victor Pinkhasov can’t stop smiling. He just managed to escape from Ukraine after spending five days hiking alone in the Carpathians. “I want to go and be free and live,” the 34-year-old incredulously told CNN after arriving in neighboring Romania. He is one of dozens of people who enter the country illegally from western Ukraine every week. Ukraine, which has resisted full-scale Russian aggression for nearly four years, faces a growing personnel crisis. Kiev’s military is trying to maintain a front line of more than 600 miles against Russian forces in a relentless war of attrition. CNN…

Manchester United are facing the prospect of losing their talismanic Bruno Fernandes for an extended period of time through injury for the first time since his arrival in 2020.Fernandes was suddenly sent off at the end of the first half in the 2-1 loss to Aston Villa and was substituted at half-time. United manager Ruben Amorim confirmed after the match that his captain had suffered a soft tissue injury and would miss “a few games”. It was a painful blow for the Red Devils ahead of a busy period that could potentially define their season. Every statistic shows how valuable…

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which examines how people earn, spend and save money.Nabeel Khan knew from early in life that he wanted to be an entrepreneur.In high school, Khan hired “12 of the smartest kids I could find,” he says, and co-founded an AP tutoring company. They charge between $20 and $50 an hour and made “about $5,000” within the first month, he says. He says he loved the customer service job and the challenge of balancing costs and profits.Now 27, he studied materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, thinking…

Beijing — China has good reason to oppose increased U.S. military pressure on Venezuela and the recent U.S. interception of the country’s oil tankers. The U.S. maneuver, part of President Donald Trump’s “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned vessels around Venezuela, strikes at the economic heart of one of Beijing’s closest Latin American partners and targets an industry that has long benefited China, which has captured about 80% of Venezuela’s oil exports in recent months, analysts say. Beijing has condemned the interception as a “grave violation of international law” and pledged to Caracas in a phone call last week between…

England captain Ben Stokes has vowed to protect his team in trouble and support under-fire opener Ben Duckett.The tourists have already surrendered their pots after losing 3-0 and preparations for the Boxing Day Test have been delayed by reports of excessive drinking on a trip to Noosa midway through the series. Within hours of managing director Rob Key announcing an investigation into the team’s alcohol consumption on the road, unverified footage surfaced on social media showing an inebriated Duckett having tense interactions with members of the public. Speaking for the first time since the England and Wales Cricket Board issued…

Tanger CEO Steven Yarov told CNBC on Tuesday that despite declining consumer confidence and price concerns, U.S. shoppers are willing to spend this holiday season, but only if there are deals.”Retailers are cutting prices to respond to consumers, and consumers are responding by shopping,” Yarov said on CNBC’s “Money Movers.” Yarov said Tanger strives to provide shoppers with access to luxury brands at prices that they will always find attractive. Retailers in the company’s outlet portfolio focused heavily on promotions during the holiday period, which helped maintain foot traffic and sales.Customers are “going to come to a place where they…

A former EU commissioner has hit back after his US visa was suspended over allegations of censorship.The Trump administration has suspended visas for Thierry Breton, the former European Union Commissioner for the Digital Services Act (DSA), and four anti-disinformation activists for censoring US social media platforms.”The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who led a coordinated effort to force U.S. platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress U.S. views with which we disagree,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.He added: “These radical activists and weaponized NGOs are advancing a foreign censorship crackdown, in each case…

England’s Ashes tour has hit a new low with series player of the match Jofra Archer missing the remaining two Tests due to injury.Archer has been diagnosed with a left flank muscle strain and will not play in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne or the New Year’s Match in Sydney, the latest in a long line of injuries for the seamer. The 30-year-old has battled various fitness issues over the past four years, including stress fractures in his back and right elbow, but has been in excellent form since making his long-awaited red-ball return against India in the summer.…

Every December, much of Christendom enters a familiar cycle of celebration: carols, lights, decorated trees, consumer frenzy, and warm images of snowy nights. In the United States and Europe, vague concepts such as “Western Christian values” or “Judeo-Christian civilization” are often discussed in public. These phrases have become so common that many people almost automatically assume that Christianity is essentially a Western religion, an expression of European culture, history, and identity.it’s not.Christianity was and is a religion of West Asia/Middle East. Its geography, culture, worldview, and founding story are rooted in a land with people, languages, and social structures much…

Millions of Americans struggle to make monthly student loan payments.As of the Department of Education’s June 2025 update, more than one in three federal student loan borrowers are at least 30 days late on their payments. Additionally, 42% of borrowers say their loans are negatively impacting their ability to cover basic needs, a recent study by the Institute for College Access and Success found.If you’re facing hardship, “it may be tempting to stop paying your federal student loans, but that may not be a wise choice in the long run,” says Glenn Sanger-Hodgson, a student loan advisor at Student Loan…