Poland deploys air defences as Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Poland deploys air defences as Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Warsaw says ground-based air defence, radar reconnaissance systems also brought to the ‘highest state of readiness’. Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Polish and allied air defences have been deployed to secure the country’s airspace, its military said, as Russia launched new deadly air strikes…

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Bull markets, bubbles and Swiftonomics

Bull markets, bubbles and Swiftonomics

Siegfried Layda | Getty Images “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,” Charles Dickens famously wrote. That aptly captures the dislocation between political events and market action as we go into the next week. The U.S. government shutdown…

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Who is Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi?

Who is Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi?

Getty Images Respected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: to become Japan’s Iron Lady. After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on its 70th anniversary – putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. A…

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Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” after Hamas agreed to parts of Trump peace plan

Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” after Hamas agreed to parts of Trump peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” after Hamas said it has agreed to parts of the peace plan that President Trump outlined earlier this week.  In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt “to…

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