Ukrainian President Tells the Truth About Phone Call with Putin; China Sues the US at the WTO

Ukrainian President tells the truth about his phone call with Mr. Putin

Ukrainian President Zelensky (left) and Russian President Putin.

Speaking during the program celebrating "100 days of the President of Ukraine" on the TV channel "1+1", President Zelensky admitted that the previous leader of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry tried to prevent his first phone call with President V. Putin.

"The Foreign Ministry really did not want me to have a phone call with the Russian President. For them, this is a political issue, for me - this is a humanitarian issue," Mr. Zelensky said.

President Zelensky also said that he decided to call President Putin because he realized that Russia did not implement the decision of the United Nations International Court on the release of Ukrainian sailors, and that people were dying every day in Donbass, Eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian President also said that in the second phone call, he agreed with President Putin that the next exchange between the two heads of state would take place during the Normandy format meeting on Ukraine.

China sues the US at the WTO

From September 1, the US began imposing a 15% tax on many types of Chinese goods.

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on September 2 that it had filed a lawsuit against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the recent round of import tariffs. Economists at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics estimated that about $112 billion worth of Chinese goods would be affected by the new round of US tariffs.

Starting September 1, the US will begin imposing a 15% tariff on a range of Chinese goods, including footwear, smart watches and flat-screen televisions. Meanwhile, China will also begin imposing new tariffs on US crude oil.

Iran deploys military equipment to participate in drills in the Caspian Sea

Warships participating in the exercise. Photo: Teleqraf

The Iranian Navy deployed missile-equipped warships and helicopters along with naval commandos on the second day of the ongoing "Resilient Security and Power" drills in the Caspian Sea on September 2, Tasnim news agency reported.

During the exercise, Iranian forces attempted to capture simulated enemy vessels using various types of equipment and weapons, including speedboats and missile-equipped frigates.

Naval commandos aboard two AB-212 helicopters and flamethrower-equipped warships also sought to counter enemy offensive operations by applying combat strategies, relying on intelligence surveillance and using radar jamming systems.

Saudi Arabia allows female teachers to teach male students for the first time

Following the lifting of travel restrictions on women, for the first time in Saudi Arabia, female teachers will be allowed to teach male students in 1,460 public schools in the country.

Assistant Director of the Department of Education of Jeddah City (Saudi Arabia), Ms. Suaa al-Mansour said that the above project aims to improve the efficiency of the education system and ensure that every child can access quality education across the country.

The first phase of the training school project includes kindergartens for boys and girls aged 4-5 and the first three grades (grades 1, 2, 3) of primary school with students aged 6-8.

The ratio of male students to female teachers is 13.5%. According to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education, assigning female teachers to approximately 13.5% of male students would save the education sector $533 million in budgetary money just in arranging learning spaces for students.