A documentary about the treatment of migrants. And the dutch government is to file legal action against russia over the downing of a passenger jet in Eastern Ukraine 6 years ago. So Turkish Court has ruled on the future of istanbuls ioseph ear and it will have significant cultural and diplomatic implications on the site and the country the 1500 year old you know sco World Heritage sites been a museum for more than 85 years but just hours ago the court an old the decree that turned it from a mosque into a museum and then almost immediately the turkish president egypt time for one signed a new decree allowing muslim worship to resume the ice of fear is important in both islam and orthodox christianity it was a buys and in church for nearly a 1000 years before it originally became a mosque cynicus or is in istanbul for us she says this is a victory for turkeys president whos been pushing for the museum conversion. He was very prompt to answer that with the ritz in the green having posted
And it is important once it had that that the government acted on it i as swiftly as possible. Of course i know thei timing is frustrating. But i want to give people a sense of the scale of what we are grappling with here. There are around 22,000 schools. In england and the important thing to know is we are expecting 95 of those schools will not be impacted by this, i around 50 schools have already been mitigated. Another 100 are in the process of being so. 0ur Expectation is in a matter of weeks the bulk of the remaining schools that will have this issue will be identified as well. Also an important context to know is that in many cases this could be limited to a single classroom i for example, so people should have a sense of scale of what might be happening as well. Earlier, a former top Civil Servant at the Department For Education accused mr sunak and the uk treasury of refusing to fund School Repairs adequately, despite being warned that lives were at risk from crumbling concrete
Both sides have refused to recognize each others sovereignty since 1949. But taiwans relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. He realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. Ma leaves office in about six months. Voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. They believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. Public sentiment turned against relations. Last year students occupied the Parliament Building to oppose the governments move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. In washington, White House Press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. We would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to try to reduce tensions and improve crossstrait relations. But earnest also expressed caution. He said the u. S. Will have to wait and see what actually comes out of the meeti
Both sides have refused to recognize each others sovereignty since 1949. But taiwans relations with china have warmed since 2008 when ma came into power primarily on the economic front. He realized the first ministerial meeting with beijing in february last year. Ma leaves office in about six months. Voters will go to the polls in january to choose his successor. They believe ma wants to use the talks with xi to show how his government has strengthened ties with the mainland. Public sentiment turned against relations. Last year students occupied the Parliament Building to oppose the governments move to strengthen economic ties with the mainland. In washington, White House Press secretary josh earnest welcomed the planned meeting. We would certainly welcome steps that are taken on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to try to reduce tensions and improve crossstrait relations. But earnest also expressed caution. He said the u. S. Will have to wait and see what actually comes out of the meeti
Arms marks the countrys biggest Public Offering in almost three decades. And Japans Supreme Court is in the final stage of deliberation over two controversial Legal Provisions. They concern married couples rights to keep separate surnames and womens rights remarry straight after divorcing. The leaders of china and taiwan are preparing for a historic meeting. President xi jinping and ma are heading to singapore for a one on one. If realized, it will be the first meeting of the two leaders from the sides in more than six decades. A spokesperson for taiwans president ial office said the leaders will discuss crossstrait relations. The official added ma will hold a News Conference thursday ahead of saturdays meeting. Chinas state run Xinhua News Agency also announced the meeting saying the two leaders will discuss Peaceful Developments. China has considered taiwan part of chinese territory since they split in 1949. Both sides have refused to recognize each others sovereignty since then. But