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New Delhi: When Western economists predicted that Russia’s economy would implode under the combined weight of sanctions, battlefield costs, and isolation, their models seemed logical. After all, economic textbooks teach that prolonged war spending eventually destabilizes production, trade, and public morale. Yet, three and a half years after invading Ukraine, the Russian economy has not only avoided collapse—it has outperformed several major European economies like Germany and the UK. In his detailed analysis Why Russia’s War Economy Is Stronger Than You Think (Money & Macro, October 17, 2025), Dutch economist Dr. Joeri Schasfoort argues that this resilience is not accidental.…

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Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory in the Welsh town of Caerphilly is unprecedented. Labour had won every election here for more than a century. Yet the result also feels strangely familiar.Observers of British politics have become accustomed to waking up to unprecedented results. By the end of the previous Westminster parliament, record byelection swings against the incumbent government had become the norm, and elections at all levels had shown an electorate who were willing and able to identify the best-placed party to defeat a disliked option.Byelections for constituency seats in the Senedd are rare. Since its establishment in 1999 (as the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Attorney General Pam Bondi put former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on notice Thursday night over her vow to “unmask” ICE agents.During an interview on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Bondi reacted to a clip of Lightfoot talking about how she wants to create a real-time portal to track “purported criminal actions of ICE and CBP agents” and “unmask” them.”This is the first time I’ve seen the Lori Lightfoot video was just now on your show,” she told host Jesse Watters. “She will be getting a letter from us tomorrow to preserve anything she has…

New Delhi: India’s manufacturing activity showed renewed strength in October, with the HSBC Flash India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to a two-month high of 58.4, up from 57.7 in September, a report showed on Friday.  The data compiled by S&P Global indicates that the country’s manufacturing sector continues to expand at a solid pace, supported by strong domestic demand and easing cost pressures. The rise in the manufacturing PMI reflects an improvement in business conditions, driven by higher new orders, increased production, and steady employment levels. Add Zee News as a Preferred Source According to HSBC’s Chief India…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was terminating trade talks with Canada, effective immediately. Trump accused Canada of trying to interfere with an upcoming Supreme Court case about the legality of his “reciprocal” tariffs.Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after the Canadian province of Ontario began running a television advertisement in the United States featuring a speech from former President Ronald Reagan.“They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts,” Trump wrote, referring to the high court’s scheduled Nov. 5 oral arguments on legal challenges to a significant part of…

Plaid Cymru has won the Caerphilly byelection in south Wales, a dramatic result signalling a sharp realignment in Welsh politics with repercussions for the whole of Britain.Rhun ap Iorwerth’s party, which wants Wales to become independent, seized the Senedd (Welsh parliament) constituency from Labour and resisted a fierce challenge from Reform UK.Plaid candidate Lindsay Whittle received 15,961 votes, while Reform UK’s Llyr Powell won 12,113. Labour’s vote collapsed in what had been a stronghold, with its candidate Richard Tunnicliffe polling only 3,713 votes.Plaid emerged with a majority of 3,848 votes, and a swing of almost 27% from Labour.In his acceptance…

New Delhi: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred merchant banker First Overseas Capital Limited (FOCL) from the securities market for two years and imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh for repeated violations of regulatory norms.  The market regulator’s action comes after two inspections: one in August 2022, which covered April 2021 to March 2022, and another in February 2024, which covered April 2022 to October 2023. Numerous violations were found during the inspections, such as underwriting commitments that exceeded 20 times the company’s net worth, participation in non-securities market activities, and failure to maintain the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday released an April 2022 Justice Department memo showing then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, then-Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and then-FBI Director Christopher Wray personally approved an FBI investigation into alleged efforts by Trump campaign associates to obstruct Congress’ certification of the 2020 election.Grassley posted the four-page memorandum on X, saying it proves top Biden administration officials “personally approved” the case — which he referred to as “Arctic Frost” — and that it “unleashed unchecked government power at the highest levels.”The Iowa Republican added, “My oversight will continue.”The…

After “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” which counts Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara as executive producers, received a nearly 23-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere in September, filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania took a slew of meetings with potential North American distributors.Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire. But not a single major studio or streamer made an offer on the movie, the official Oscar submission of the…