Ukraine leader says signs with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with one to come with the United Arab Emirates, as Iran presses aerial campaign against neighbours. What we know on day 1,495 Qatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on Saturday that included cooperation on countering threats from missiles and drones , the Gulf state’s government said, as Iran presses an aerial campaign against its neighb...
Ukraine leader says signs with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with one to come with the United Arab Emirates, as Iran presses aerial campaign against neighbours. What we know on day 1,495 Qatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on Saturday that included cooperation on countering threats from missiles and drones , the Gulf state’s government said, as Iran presses an aerial campaign against its neighbours. Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy – during a previously unannounced flurry of visits to Gulf nations – said his country and the United Arab Emirates had agreed to cooperate on defence, after Iran targeted countries in the area in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. Ukraine also signed an air defence agreement with Saudi Arabia during Zelenskyy’s visit to the kingdom earlier this week. “We are talking about a 10-year cooperation . We have already signed a relevant agreement with Saudi Arabia, we have just signed a similar agreement with Qatar, also for 10 years , we will sign one with the Emirates,” Zelenskyy told reporters at a briefing. Ukraine has quickly grown into one of the world’s leading producers of cutting-edge, battle-tested drone interceptors that are cheap and effective. They are playing a key part in its defence against Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began on 24 February 2022. In return for its aid to Gulf countries, Ukraine is seeking more high-end air-defence missiles that they possess and that Kyiv needs to counter Russia’s attacks. Last week Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was looking into whether it could play a role in restoring security in the strait of Hormuz. Ukraine wants to build long-term ties with Middle Eastern countries, Zelenskyy said , including joint production, cooperation in the energy sector, investment and sharing battlefield experience. He spoke with journalists via Zoom during an official visit in Qatar, the latest in his tour in the region. “Simple sales do not interest us,” Zelenskyy said. “We want sys...
National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’ Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’ capacity to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to a large survey of state school teachers in England. Nine out of 10 (89%) of the 10,000 teachers who took part in the poll ...
National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’ Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’ capacity to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to a large survey of state school teachers in England. Nine out of 10 (89%) of the 10,000 teachers who took part in the poll by the National Education Union (NEU), before its annual conference in Brighton which starts on Monday, said class sizes were too big to be “properly inclusive”. Continue reading...
A proposal to scrap a ban on tall buildings in Kyoto to make way for towers and tourism infrastructure has drawn criticism that the move would fundamentally damage the skyline of Japan’s historic capital. A panel advising the city government suggested revising the existing height restriction – which limits buildings near Kyoto Station to a maximum of 31 metres – to 60 metres. The panel claimed on ...
A proposal to scrap a ban on tall buildings in Kyoto to make way for towers and tourism infrastructure has drawn criticism that the move would fundamentally damage the skyline of Japan’s historic capital. A panel advising the city government suggested revising the existing height restriction – which limits buildings near Kyoto Station to a maximum of 31 metres – to 60 metres. The panel claimed on Wednesday the change would “revitalise” the area around the station that served as the gateway to...
Outside New Delhi’s main bus terminus, a cluster of food stalls set up under makeshift canopies has been selling pan-fried flatbreads, comforting stews and hot tea to weary travelers for decades. Now — just one month into a war in the Persian Gulf that has upended global energy supply — at least one stretch outside the Kashmiri Gate station is almost empty. The carts have been taken away. The owne...
Outside New Delhi’s main bus terminus, a cluster of food stalls set up under makeshift canopies has been selling pan-fried flatbreads, comforting stews and hot tea to weary travelers for decades. Now — just one month into a war in the Persian Gulf that has upended global energy supply — at least one stretch outside the Kashmiri Gate station is almost empty. The carts have been taken away. The owners, according to sellers that remain, have been forced home — joining a steady stream of workers pushed away from cities as a spike in the price of cooking fuel makes their lives unaffordable. The conflict in the Middle East — and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which connects some of the largest oil and gas producers to the world — has had an almost immediate impact on Asia’s economies. Most saw petrol station queues, price hikes and hoarding within days. Some have since imposed four-day weeks and other efforts to cut back fuel consumption . India is seeing an impact on manufacturing and other activity, as key industries struggle with shortages and higher prices, raising the risk of a prolonged drag on growth . But the most acute pain has been felt in liquefied petroleum gas, used for cooking, where a shortfall in Middle East supply has rippled through the economy. Only a handful of LPG vessels have made it to India this month — enough to cover just a few days of demand. Satyapal, a 52-year-old stall holder who uses only one name, has worked on this spot for more than two decades. For him, the crisis thousands of kilometers away feels all too close to home. Flipping a flatbread on his stove top, he says the LPG shortages have forced him to switch to a kerosene alternative — an expensive option he had abandoned when Delhi became kerosene-free in 2013. For the privilege, he paid 3,000 rupees (just under $32) — roughly 10 times the usual cost of a basic kerosene stove. At home, his eight-member household has tracked down an LPG cylinder, but at four times the ...
Investing.com -- The U.S. employment landscape is expected to show signs of a modest "thaw" in March, as economists project a rebound following one of the sharpest payroll pullbacks since the pandemic. According to the median estimate of a Bloomberg survey, nonfarm payrolls are forecast to rise by 60,000 for the month, reversing a 92,000 decline in February.
Investing.com -- The U.S. employment landscape is expected to show signs of a modest "thaw" in March, as economists project a rebound following one of the sharpest payroll pullbacks since the pandemic. According to the median estimate of a Bloomberg survey, nonfarm payrolls are forecast to rise by 60,000 for the month, reversing a 92,000 decline in February.