Largest cities. Finally, we have not seen it yet but it is very likely that china is likely to have another round of fiscal stimulus. I will say that this is something that we have not seen in a few years, not since early 20102 after the global financial crisis. I think it is a clear message that the government is willing to increase support for economic growth and people s confidence. Talking of efforts to try and reboot growth. Thailand will start handing out $300 to every citizen part of a $14 billion stimulus package. The scheme has been criticised by economists, including two former central bank governors who say it is fiscally irresponsible. The government rejects that, but has struggled to find sources of funding. The japanese market has fallen by more than 4%, a reaction to the leadership contest for the country s next prime minister. He is a known critic of the extraordinary stimulus and has signalled he would support more interest rate hikes. A stronger currency ways on r
Marked a rapid escalation marked a rapid escalation of this conflict. Of this conflict. Israel says its air strikes in yemen, targeting power plants and the port of hodeidah, were their response to missile attacks by the iranian backed houthis. The houthi run health ministry says at least 4 people were killed and 29 wounded. Translation: we have no interest in expanding the war. We have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. But if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done with missiles and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we will settle the account with them, and we know how to do it. Israel is not holding back its air force releasing footage as they set off for the raid. And earlier today, it says it shot down another drone launched from yemen. For the past year, the yemeni houthis have been trying to influence the conflict in the middle east. This is their commandos seizing a british owned ship in the
Not say when that phone call would take place. On sunday israel carried out large scale strikes on yemen targeting energy facilities help by houthi is. It targeted powerplants ina in a seaport. The houthi run health ministry said at least four people were killed and 33 wounded. Houthi is have vowed revenge and a response is inevitable. houthis. Our correspondent injerusalem, jon donnison, has more on the situation. Israel s military reach and power is long and strong. This is not lebanon, or gaza, but almost 2,000 kilometres away in yemen. The target one of the country s biggest ports and two power stations, controlled by iranian backed houthis, the operation directed by israel s defence minister. Translation: we have no i interest in expanding the war. We have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. But if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done with missiles and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we
Hopeful robertjenrick explained why he is the man to turn around the fortunes of the Conservative Party after losing out to labour in the general election. In the article that i wrote in the hours after the election, then i came on your show that weekend. I said that we failed to deliver on the economy, on the nhs and our borders. So there are multiple failures that we need to acknowledge as a party. Whilst obviously defending the things we got right in government, and then weve got to listen to the public and set out serious answers to those challenges. Ive spent the last few months thinking very deeply about how we do that, and i dont want to waste the next five years debating those things. Thats a recipe for more infighting and for further loss of public trust. I want to use this Leadership Contest for us to settle those things and have a clear plan as to how we take our party and our country forward, and i have that in particular on immigration. Competing with robertjenrick for the
Also the removal of the purchased restrictions in some of chinas largest cities. Finally, we havent seen it yet but it is very likely that it is likely to rule out another round of fiscal stimulus. So this is, i will say that this is something we havent seen in a couple of years, since the early 20105 after the financial project, its a clear message that the government is willing to increase its support for the economic growth and people 5 confidence. You mention two other arrow5, confidence. You mention two otherarrows, it confidence. You mention two other arrow5, it does have a target of 5 growth for this year. Achieving 5 growth, it is already at the later stages of the year and looks like the growth in the first quarter will probablyjust 4. 6 or 4. 7 and you need a lot more effort to really hit that growth target. Talking of efforts to try and reboot growth, thailand will start handing out 300 to every Citizen Part of a 14 Billion stimulus package. The scheme has been criticised b