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COMMENTARY: Russia is testing NATO, Trump’s legacy
President Donald Trump insists this isn't his war -- that it belongs to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former President Joe Biden. "This is not my war; it is theirs," he has said, all from a man who claims he alone can solve the...
Stocks grind higher with Dollar sold ahead of key US labour data - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries up, Crude down, Dollar down REAR VIEW: US President Trump to 100% tariff all movies made outside the US; Fed's Hammack & Musalem sound cautious, Williams says still a ways to go on reaching inflation target;...

Candidate’s file: The League of Cities and Communes
The League of Cities and Communes (LOC) has registered 54 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova on September 28. The list includes several mayors, public officials, former cabinet members, doctors, pensioners, and...
Peace? All Trump touches turns to custard
Chalmer’s moment When will Treasurer Jim Chalmers make a statement equivalent to Paul Keating’s famous “banana republic” and kick off a genuine reform process for this country? He might like to use the following: “On our current national path our...

ANRE decision: Large non-household consumers to purchase natural gas only at negotiated prices starting 1 April
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has approved the schedule for the gradual liberalization of the natural gas market. The decision establishes the phased transition of certain categories of consumers to market-priced natural gas supply,...

Wall Street Bets Against Chaos, Again
Markets began the week with a curious blend of optimism and unease, as investors brushed aside Washington's familiar budget brinkmanship long enough to push futures higher. Yet traders know the world's largest economy may soon be flying blind,...
The shutdown hits the stock market (again)
Last week, financial markets were abuzz with concerns of a potential backlash following the rebound in US indices from their April lows. In the end, Wall Street suffered only modest losses, while Europe managed to gain some ground. This morning,...

Tottenham REJECT international call-up for star - after Thomas Frank called for patience in his recovery from injury
By MATT BARLOW, FOOTBALL WRITER Published: 09:27 EDT, 30 September 2025 | Updated: 09:27 EDT, 30 September 2025 Tottenham have rejected Romania's attempts to call up defensive talisman Radu Dragusin as they try to revive their fading World Cup...

Candidate’s file: The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) has submitted a list of 62 candidates for the upcoming September 28 parliamentary elections in Moldova. The list includes engineers, teachers, lawyers, mechanics, architects, psychologists, and...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,313
Here is how things stand on Monday, September 29: Fighting Russian forces killed four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and injured 13 in an attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Sunday night, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military...

Pentagon plans for partial shutdown as Democrats and Republicans engage in high-stakes game of chicken
WHO WILL BLINK? The Pentagon has issued guidance that would furlough just over half of the Defense Department’s civilian workforce in the event of a government shutdown on Wednesday morning. While uniformed military personnel would continue to...

Future Fund profits from war, Liberal women sound net zero warning, and Trump spruiks new Gaza peace plan
Morning everyone. A surge in the value of Australia’s sovereign wealth fund is partly thanks to huge returns from its investment in weapons in defence companies that are profiting from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, we report today. Donald...

Opinion: How Russia is testing NATO and Trump’s legacy
President Donald Trump insists this isn't his war — that it belongs to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former President Joe Biden. "This is not my war; it is theirs," he has said, all from a man who claims he alone can solve the...

September 26, 2025 UPDATE
A roundup of local and world news September 26, 2025 UPDATE Newsroom, 26.09.2025, 20:00 BUDGET The draft of the first budget adjustment of this year, targeting a deficit of 8.4% of GDP, will be posted on Monday on the finance ministry website for...

Queen Maria – a bridge between cultures and generations, honored at USM
0 Queen Maria managed to build bridges between cultures and generations, and her legacy transcends borders, representing a beacon of unity and solidarity in the European space. Today, at the State University of Moldova, students became familiar...

News Today Live Updates, 29 September | Bengaluru Metro connectivity to Tumakuru soon, BMRCL will prepare DPR: Home Minister Parameshwara
News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today.Top News Headlines of September 29, 2025 | The Apex Body, Leh (ABL) has pulled out of talks with the Union Home...

Two study blocks at the “Ion Creanga” University will undergo energy rehabilitation
0 Two study blocks at the “Ion Creanga” State Pedagogical University in Chisinau will undergo energy rehabilitation, as part of the INSPIREE Project – an initiative focused on modernizing public infrastructure through energy-efficient renovations....

Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy urges world not to "turn a blind eye"
Updated September 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM MDT Russia launched its first major wave of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in nearly a month, pounding sites across the country on Sunday and leaving Kyiv hardest hit as rescue workers scrambled to pull...

How Russia is testing NATO and Trump’s legacy
President Donald Trump insists this isn’t his war — that it belongs to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former President Joe Biden. “This is not my war; it is theirs,” he has said, all from a man who claims he alone can solve the...

Will Labour learn to love defence?
Towering above John Healey as he chats with Merseyside journalists is a 1,000-tonne chunk of warship, chalk marks indicating the welds that scar its steel surface. When it’s finished, this will be the prow of a Type 26 submarine-hunting frigate,...