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russia president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel and taiwan worth 95 billion us dollars — saying it'll make america and the world stronger. and four people are injured — after escaped horses bolt through central london does see them or we been hearing the latest set of storage in the headlines being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers in a teenage student were stabbed and bringing you, we may have to interrupt the sports bulletins. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, hello from the bbc sport centre four matches in the premier league to come this evening. at goodison park, liverpool have to get through the merseyside derby against city rivals everton, to keep pace with arsenal at the top. jurgen klopp�*s side have to win, to keep the pressure on in the premier league title race. win and they go second, level on points with the gunners, who thashed chelsea last night. however, manchester city, in third, do have two games in hand. at the bottom, everton have some breathing room — but are stil
russia president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel and taiwan worth 95 billion us dollars — saying it'll make america and the world stronger. and four people are injured — after escaped horses bolt through central london does see them or we been hearing the latest set of storage in the headlines being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers in a teenage student were stabbed and bringing you, we may have to interrupt the sports...
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and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden today. president zelensky reacted to the news saying it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states was showing its allies that it wouldn't turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. with the passing of the bill in the senate, the us has reaffirmed it's backing to it's key ally israel and it's support to those affected by the conflict in gaza. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, explains the breakdow
and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden today. president zelensky reacted to the news saying it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states was showing its allies that it wouldn't turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the...
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and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden today. president zelensky reacted to the news saying it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states was showing its allies that it wouldn't turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. with the passing of the bill in the senate, the us has reaffirmed its backing to its key ally israel and its support to those affected by the conflict in gaza. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, explains the breakdown o
and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. it's expected to be signed into law by president biden today. president zelensky reacted to the news saying it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, said the united states was showing its allies that it wouldn't turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the...
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and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. president biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. president zelensky said it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader chuck schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. to ourfriends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. to ourfriends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defences and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. and we've had reaction from china in the past couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said... well also today, rishi sunak is visiting germany to meet his german counterpart, chancellor olaf scholz. it's mr sunak�*s first
and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies. president biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. president zelensky said it reinforced america's role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. the senate majority leader chuck schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. a lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail, but today those in congress who stand on the side of...
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and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pacific allies.
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rather, it military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. rather, it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait. that reaction from china to the news overnight that that money for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust for military aid has been approved. antony blinken is just arriving for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust arriving in shanghai for those talks. we will keep you updated on bbc news. there are calls for food producers to be given greater support in adapting to the extreme weather caused by climate change. the agriculture and horticulture development board, which monitors crop yields and farming practices, says the price of staples such as bread, potatoes and oil could continue to rise. farming organisations say more funding needs to go into developing new farming methods. some farmers have already been adapting, as our rural affairs correspondent, lucy vladev, reports: with the wettest 18 months on record, it�*s been a battle against the elements for farmer
rather, it military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. rather, it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait. that reaction from china to the news overnight that that money for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust for military aid has been approved. antony blinken is just arriving for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust arriving in shanghai for those talks. we will keep you updated on bbc news. there are calls for...
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— billion worth of aid for taiwan? . ., , , taiwan? of course the chinese will say something _ taiwan? of course the chinese will say something to - taiwan? of course the chinese will say something to antony l will say something to antony blinken about that but this is not a surprise, china knew this was coming all along. in not a surprise, china knew this was coming all along.- was coming all along. in terms of what we _ was coming all along. in terms of what we will _ was coming all along. in terms of what we will achieve - was coming all along. in terms of what we will achieve on - was coming all along. in terms of what we will achieve on the | of what we will achieve on the trip, his pressurising china to reduce its support to russia as you just explained. will this be achieved? will china change its tactics at all?— its tactics at all? china may do that, — its tactics at all? china may do that, because _ its tactics at all? china may do that, because now- its tactics at all? china may do that, because now the i do that, becaus
— billion worth of aid for taiwan? . ., , , taiwan? of course the chinese will say something _ taiwan? of course the chinese will say something to - taiwan? of course the chinese will say something to antony l will say something to antony blinken about that but this is not a surprise, china knew this was coming all along. in not a surprise, china knew this was coming all along.- was coming all along. in terms of what we _ was coming all along. in terms of what we will _ was coming all along....
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senate takes up the $95 billion foreign aid package that would send funds to israel and taiwan. the senate is widely expected to pass the funding after a few procedural steps. president biden said he will sign the legislation once it gets to his desk. that will unlock aid that has been delayed for months amid public in opposition. the legislation ties together four bills the house voted on separately. provided $61 billion in aid to ukraine, over 26 billion for israel, and more than $8 billion for the indo-pacific, similar to the bill already passed in the senate earlier this year. we have anthony zurcher, are north american correspondent who has been following the action. this is expected to pass. take us through the next steps. anthony: the senate is moving relatively quickly on this, which as you know, the senate doesn't always do that. they cleared a couple procedural hurdles already today, including one to trigger a vote that will happen either tonight or tomorrow. looking more like tonight. for that vote, the procedural vote, 70 voted for it. 29 against it. that indicates t
senate takes up the $95 billion foreign aid package that would send funds to israel and taiwan. the senate is widely expected to pass the funding after a few procedural steps. president biden said he will sign the legislation once it gets to his desk. that will unlock aid that has been delayed for months amid public in opposition. the legislation ties together four bills the house voted on separately. provided $61 billion in aid to ukraine, over 26 billion for israel, and more than $8 billion...
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tremors have continued to shake part of eastern taiwan that was struck by a deadly earthquake earlier this month. quakes were still being felt on tuesday morning in the hualien region. the strongest tremor shook buildings in the capital — taipei — but there are no reports of any casualties. a powerful quake earlier this month in hualien killed at least fourteen people and caused widespread damage. bolivian police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of teachers protesting in la paz. teachers and doctors have been protesting for weeks against a controversial retirement bill they say will force them to retire at 65. in bolivia, the voluntary retirement age is set at 58 for men and 55 for women. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. donald trump has returned to court in new york to hear the opening statements in his criminal trial over the alleged cover up of a hush money payment to the porn star stormy daniels. prosecutors told the jury the case was about a criminal conspiracy and a cover up. but the defence said donald trump was not personally involved. from new york,
tremors have continued to shake part of eastern taiwan that was struck by a deadly earthquake earlier this month. quakes were still being felt on tuesday morning in the hualien region. the strongest tremor shook buildings in the capital — taipei — but there are no reports of any casualties. a powerful quake earlier this month in hualien killed at least fourteen people and caused widespread damage. bolivian police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of teachers protesting in la paz. teachers...
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tremors have continued to shake part of eastern taiwan that was struck by a deadly earthquake earlier this month. quakes were still being felt on tuesday morning in the hualien region. the strongest tremor shook buildings in the capital taipei, but there are no reports of any casualties. a powerful quake earlier this month in hualien killed at least 1a people and caused widespread damage. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to china now where more than 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in guangdong, after days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in the country's most populous province. four people have died so far, while ten have gone missing, according to state media. weather forecasters say the situation's grim. laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast—flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right—hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the
tremors have continued to shake part of eastern taiwan that was struck by a deadly earthquake earlier this month. quakes were still being felt on tuesday morning in the hualien region. the strongest tremor shook buildings in the capital taipei, but there are no reports of any casualties. a powerful quake earlier this month in hualien killed at least 1a people and caused widespread damage. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to china now where more than 100,000 people have been...
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taiwan's east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 14 people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty minutes, according to reports. authorities believe the blaze erupted after wooden railway ties inside of the cars caught fire. you're live with bbc news. returning out of the legal troubles donald trump is currently facing. the manhattan jury currently facing. the manhattan jury heard opening statements in his criminal trial on monday. donald trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 hush—money payment to adult film star stormy daniels leading up to his 2016 election win. he pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records and also denies having an affair with ms daniels. the prose
taiwan's east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 14 people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty...
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taiwan�*s east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 1a people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty minutes, according to reports. authorities believe the blaze erupted after wooden railway ties inside of the cars caught fire. you�*re live with bbc news. ecuador�*s government received overwhelming support for a referendum which aims to increase public safety. the security proposals would allow the military to patrol the streets and the imposition of harsher jail sentences. it comes as police arrest a powerful gang leader at the epicentre of a wave of violence sweeping through the country. bbc�*s south america correspondent ione wells spoke to citizens in ecuador about the country�*s
taiwan�*s east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 1a people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty...
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four—bill package worth a total of $95 billion for key american allies around the world, including taiwan. israel will receive $26 billion, of which $9.1 is for humanitarian needs. matthew savill is director of military service at rusi, that's the royal united services institute think tank. he gave more detail on the military aid package for both ukraine and israel. a big chunk of this appears to be about replenishing and indeed expanding israel's integrated air and missile defense systems. we, of course, don't know the full range of what was expended when israel was defending itself against iran's attack recently. but some estimates have put it at £1.5 billion. and this list includes probably both missiles and new launch systems for both david's sling and the iron dome system. there's also some money in there for the laser—based system that israel has been developing, the irom beam. 0k, matthew, turning to this long—awaited package for ukraine, in that war with with russia — timing, of course, is everything. it could well arrive within the week if everything gets signed off — se
four—bill package worth a total of $95 billion for key american allies around the world, including taiwan. israel will receive $26 billion, of which $9.1 is for humanitarian needs. matthew savill is director of military service at rusi, that's the royal united services institute think tank. he gave more detail on the military aid package for both ukraine and israel. a big chunk of this appears to be about replenishing and indeed expanding israel's integrated air and missile defense systems....
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9.1 billion dollars for humanitarian needs, and 8.12 billion dollars for the indo—pacific, including taiwan. to tell us more about all of this, let's speak to matthew savill, who is the director of military service at rusi — that's the royal united services institute. very correctly, people start off with a point, the us military aid to israel. what are your thoughts on this? when we look at what has happened over the last week good evening. ah. happened over the last week good evenina. �* , . ~ happened over the last week good evenina. . , . ,, ., , happened over the last week good evenin. m . «a, .,, evening. a big chunk of this appears to be about — evening. a big chunk of this appears to be about replenishing _ evening. a big chunk of this appears to be about replenishing and - evening. a big chunk of this appears to be about replenishing and indeed | to be about replenishing and indeed expanding israel's integrated air and missile defence systems. we of course don't know the full range of what was expanded went israel was defending itself against iran's attack recently, but some
9.1 billion dollars for humanitarian needs, and 8.12 billion dollars for the indo—pacific, including taiwan. to tell us more about all of this, let's speak to matthew savill, who is the director of military service at rusi — that's the royal united services institute. very correctly, people start off with a point, the us military aid to israel. what are your thoughts on this? when we look at what has happened over the last week good evening. ah. happened over the last week good evenina....
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the bill that passed also had money for israel and allies for the es in the asia—pacific including taiwan. on the issue of ukraine, do you think because it has taken six months to get this through, that it will come too late as russia and its forces have been pushing into ukraine? i forces have been pushing into ukraine? ., ., , forces have been pushing into ukraine? ., ., ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding - ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are holding the i late, ukrainians are holding the line and — late, ukrainians are holding the line and this aid will definitely boost — line and this aid will definitely boost confidence. i already here positive — boost confidence. i already here positive moods from my acquaintances and friends _ positive moods from my acquaintances and friends in ukraine. they were a little _ and friends in ukraine. they were a little bit _ and friends in ukraine. they were a little bit emotionally not
the bill that passed also had money for israel and allies for the es in the asia—pacific including taiwan. on the issue of ukraine, do you think because it has taken six months to get this through, that it will come too late as russia and its forces have been pushing into ukraine? i forces have been pushing into ukraine? ., ., , forces have been pushing into ukraine? ., ., ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians _ ukraine? i would not say it is too late, ukrainians are _ ukraine?...
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house of representatives overwhelmingly approved packages of military assistance for israel and for taiwan, as well as humanitarian aid for gaza, haiti and other war—torn regions. israel's prime minister said the bill was "much appreciated" and would "defend western civilization". in spain, tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the canary islands against a model of mass tourism they say is harming both the environment and conditions for locals. the demonstrators want limits on tourist numbers and more say on what they see as uncontrolled development. now on bbc news, it's click. this week, lara looks at the elemental solution to cleaning up carbon emissions from aircraft. we travel to the remote faroe islands to look at the latest ways to harness tidal energy.
house of representatives overwhelmingly approved packages of military assistance for israel and for taiwan, as well as humanitarian aid for gaza, haiti and other war—torn regions. israel's prime minister said the bill was "much appreciated" and would "defend western civilization". in spain, tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the canary islands against a model of mass tourism they say is harming both the environment and conditions for locals. the...
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alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies has the latest from jerusalem. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides played down or completely ignored the events of recent days. events and tensions in the region remain very high. in the last 2a hours an iranian military base in iraq appears to be attacked. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack in which one person is said
alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of...
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deterrence failed in ukraine, it is failing in the middle east arguably, if it fells in taiwan in the coming years and the cost for americans in the nosed has more broadly will be more catastrophic. these bills will help our ukrainian allies, help in the middle east and they will hopefully help in the indo—pacific as we know deterrence is cheaper than dealing with a war we could have prevented. $515 dealing with a war we could have prevented.— dealing with a war we could have prevented. $95 billion of american foreign _ have prevented. $95 billion of american foreign aid - have prevented. $95 billion of american foreign aid in - have prevented. $95 billion of american foreign aid in that l american foreign aid in that bill likely to pass in the senate in the coming days, brad bowman, senior director of the foundation for defence of democracy is, thank you very much. well, the ukraine aid deal is not the only bill that cleared the us house of representatives on saturday. as part of a wider foreign aid package, lawmakers passed a measure targeting tiktok. it would force the video ap
deterrence failed in ukraine, it is failing in the middle east arguably, if it fells in taiwan in the coming years and the cost for americans in the nosed has more broadly will be more catastrophic. these bills will help our ukrainian allies, help in the middle east and they will hopefully help in the indo—pacific as we know deterrence is cheaper than dealing with a war we could have prevented. $515 dealing with a war we could have prevented.— dealing with a war we could have prevented. $95...
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one would also provide assistance and funding to taiwan and us allies in the indo—pacific. what impact do you think that bill will have? i think this is landmark legislation. individually and collectively. i think deterrence failed in ukraine. it's failing arguably in the middle east. if it fails in taiwan in the coming years the cost for americans and i would say for the west more broadly will be even more catastrophic. these bills will help our ukrainian allies, they will help in the middle east. and they will hopefully prevent a war in the indo—pacific. we know deterrence is much cheaper than dealing with a war we could have prevented. around $95 billion — could have prevented. around $95 billion of _ could have prevented. around $95 billion of foreign - could have prevented. around $95 billion of foreign aid - could have prevented. around $95 billion of foreign aid in i $95 billion of foreign aid in that bill likely to pass in the same in the coming days. thank you very much. alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the
one would also provide assistance and funding to taiwan and us allies in the indo—pacific. what impact do you think that bill will have? i think this is landmark legislation. individually and collectively. i think deterrence failed in ukraine. it's failing arguably in the middle east. if it fails in taiwan in the coming years the cost for americans and i would say for the west more broadly will be even more catastrophic. these bills will help our ukrainian allies, they will help in the middle...
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amid concerns about china's intention for taiwan. all of this will be sewed back together, now heads to the senate and the present�*s desk. president zelensky has welcomed this, he has visited washington just months ago to try and get this pushed through. talking of timings, how soon do you think they could see any munitions that they so desperately need? so, it could potentially be days, because ofjust exactly how the pentagon has been looking at all of this political chaos, trying to do what they could behind—the—scenes to put weapons in the right places. if you look at the bill and how it breaks down, what you will see is billions, actually, which are intended to replenish us defence coffers. but this has been going on for such a long time. president zelensky was at the white house back in september when we were still having the same conversation about some $60 billion in us funding and questions about missiles, for example. but to talk more, i am joined now by dr nola haynes. she is a senior fellow at the centre for new ame
amid concerns about china's intention for taiwan. all of this will be sewed back together, now heads to the senate and the present�*s desk. president zelensky has welcomed this, he has visited washington just months ago to try and get this pushed through. talking of timings, how soon do you think they could see any munitions that they so desperately need? so, it could potentially be days, because ofjust exactly how the pentagon has been looking at all of this political chaos, trying to do...
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— we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and i did going to end within a few days, and i did not— going to end within a few days, and i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy— i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing _ democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of— democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises _ world that our commitments and our promises can circumvent and can defin
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that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favourfor that, just to bring up taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to bring up to date with where we are now, taking a look at what we are seeing on the floor, we are
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it will start with border security, dan brown, then taiwan, then brown. stay with us on bbc news. hello. well, this time of the year, it really is all about the sunshine. it can feel quite pleasant, even if the temperature is not particularly high. but as soon as it clouds over, it can feel really cold. and i think that is the outlook over the next few days. a fair amount of cloud and feeling quite chilly, and it feels chilly right across europe. this is the temperature anomaly mapped through the weekend across the whole of europe — almost the whole of europe — the temperatures are below the average for the time of the year. even snow across northern europe and some snow across the alps, too. now over us, high pressure is in charge of the weather, but notice that northerly breeze close to the north sea coast on the eastern side of the high pressure, which is centred around ireland. so this is the satellite picture from earlier on. it started off quite sunny, but then the clouds developed during the afternoon and it turned quite cold. now, through this evening, variable amounts
it will start with border security, dan brown, then taiwan, then brown. stay with us on bbc news. hello. well, this time of the year, it really is all about the sunshine. it can feel quite pleasant, even if the temperature is not particularly high. but as soon as it clouds over, it can feel really cold. and i think that is the outlook over the next few days. a fair amount of cloud and feeling quite chilly, and it feels chilly right across europe. this is the temperature anomaly mapped through...
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as well as ukraine there are also bills for the indo—pacific region, for taiwan, basically, and for israel. of course the most important part of this is ukraine aid. $61 billion of desperately needed assistance to the ukrainians. that includes artillery rounds, air defence systems, and also funds to replenish depleted us military stockpiles that have been emptied out because so much of this kit has been sent off to ukraine. so the chances of this bill passing are pretty good. it cleared two very important procedural votes on thursday and friday. there was cross—party support for this bill, which is incredibly unusual. democrats in the house voted with the republican speaker, mike johnson, in order to get this bill to the floor of the house. that is very unusual and i think that shows the significance of this piece of legislation. many people here are calling it a critical turning point in history. congressmen and women have been urged to put their party differences aside and do the right thing for the ukrainians, because this is a key us ally, a critical partner in the region, fighting o
as well as ukraine there are also bills for the indo—pacific region, for taiwan, basically, and for israel. of course the most important part of this is ukraine aid. $61 billion of desperately needed assistance to the ukrainians. that includes artillery rounds, air defence systems, and also funds to replenish depleted us military stockpiles that have been emptied out because so much of this kit has been sent off to ukraine. so the chances of this bill passing are pretty good. it cleared two...
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expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro—petrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed — including an 8—year—old child. president volodymyr zelenskyy told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. and on the heels of fresh russian strikes and just before that key vote on us aid to ukraine — i spoke with meli
expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro—petrovsk region. local...
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expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and ammunition stockpiles. $13.4 billion will go directly to ukraine to purchase weapons from the us. $15.8 billion will be given in security assistance. $9.5 billion in economic help, in the form of "forgiveable loans" that the us president is authorized to set the terms of and given the power to cancel. and a much smaller measure includes $481 million that will be used to help ukrainians resettle into new neighbourhoods and pay for emergency housing. once the bill is finalized, it would take less than a week for some of the weapons to reach the battlefield. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly att
expected to vote saturday on that bill, along with several others, including assistance for israel and taiwan. republican speaker of the house mikejohnson had blocked ukrainian aid for months, and while it still faces resistance from some members of his own party, the bill is expected to pass. let's take a look at what's in that aid package for kyiv. total aid to ukraine amounts to an estimated $61 billion. with $23 billion, or about a third of that money used to replenish us weapons and...
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closer to a military aid package, the house will also vote on humanitarian assistance for israel and taiwan. the speaker of the house had long blocked the aid and while it still faces resistance from members of his own party. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipropetrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed, including an eight—year—old child. president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. it is real. it depends fully on your choice. choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere, choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners, choice whether we indeed are allies. democratic congressmanjim himes is the ranking member on the us house intel committee. he has supported sending aid to ukraine since russia invaded in 2022. i spoke to him ahead of saturday'
closer to a military aid package, the house will also vote on humanitarian assistance for israel and taiwan. the speaker of the house had long blocked the aid and while it still faces resistance from members of his own party. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipropetrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed, including an...
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g7 is united and the need for peace and stability across the taiwan strait, south china sea, ukraine peninsula, and also united in standing up to china�*s unfair and nonmarket practices, especially when it comes to overcapacity— that is flooding the markets of our own countries with products and technologies that are heavily subsidised and so underpriced, driving our own businesses out of the market and seeking to dominate these markets themselves. again this is a very clear and common concern among all of our countries. finally the other piece of this is that the g7 continues to work to deepen engagement with global partners, to help deliver results. we have the chair of the communion with us yesterday for a very good conversation and what we are really looking at is working in practical ways with countries in africa and beyond to make clear, tangible, deliverable improvement in the lives of their people, and as a result, the lives of our own people. we are particularly focused on how africa can play its rightful role in meeting both regional and global challenges. it has glowin
g7 is united and the need for peace and stability across the taiwan strait, south china sea, ukraine peninsula, and also united in standing up to china�*s unfair and nonmarket practices, especially when it comes to overcapacity— that is flooding the markets of our own countries with products and technologies that are heavily subsidised and so underpriced, driving our own businesses out of the market and seeking to dominate these markets themselves. again this is a very clear and common...
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our adversaries in asia are also watching this package as necessary aid and security on asian allies, taiwan, and then it also is trying to contain a conflict in the middle east and looking for a way to bring that to an end and then also that includes absolutely necessary humanitarian aid. the united states and britain have imposed new sanctions on iran and its weapons manufacturers to punish tehran for its missile and drone attack on israel last weekend. white house officials said the sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the drones that its military used to attack israel. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. israel is coming under substantial pressure to reduce and minimise any response it makes to iran in response to iran's attack at the weekend, and it's coming under pressure from different angles. from the united nations, you have got antonio guterres, the un secretary general, saying, look, because we are now in a place of maximum danger, we need to be in a position of maximum restraint, warning that if there is an escalatory act by the israelis,
our adversaries in asia are also watching this package as necessary aid and security on asian allies, taiwan, and then it also is trying to contain a conflict in the middle east and looking for a way to bring that to an end and then also that includes absolutely necessary humanitarian aid. the united states and britain have imposed new sanctions on iran and its weapons manufacturers to punish tehran for its missile and drone attack on israel last weekend. white house officials said the...
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aid and secretary for our asian allies, taiwan. it is also about trying to contain a conflict in the middle east, looking for a way to bring that to an end. that also includes necessary humanitarian aid. anchor: i will come back to the middle east, but i want to ask you about the politics inside the house right now, because there has been more discussion among hard-line republicans about efforts to possibly remove the speaker of the house from his position. we know it takes one person to trigger that motion. the speaker has talked about changing that down the road. would you support that? do you think it is possible? rep. bera: i think it would be a good idea, because i do not think you can operate the house of representatives under threat of removal on a constant basis. we thought it was a bad idea when kevin mccarthy negotiated that away at the beginning of his speakership. mike johnson has shown courage in terms of bringing things to the floor, having us pass bipartisan votes. we will take a look at what he brings to the floor,
aid and secretary for our asian allies, taiwan. it is also about trying to contain a conflict in the middle east, looking for a way to bring that to an end. that also includes necessary humanitarian aid. anchor: i will come back to the middle east, but i want to ask you about the politics inside the house right now, because there has been more discussion among hard-line republicans about efforts to possibly remove the speaker of the house from his position. we know it takes one person to...
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there is a package for ukraine, a package for israel, taiwan and some other countries as well. they have parcelled it up. it is just shocking that the us house of representatives are holding it up for so long. we have not are holding it up for so long. we have got this g7 meeting where joseph burrell is saying the eu needs to up their game in terms of the amount of money it is giving to ukraine. . ., :: the amount of money it is giving to ukraine. .. :: , ., ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion euros to ukraine _ ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion euros to ukraine in _ ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion euros to ukraine in february. - ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion euros to ukraine in february. the i ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion| euros to ukraine in february. the us package for ukraine is about 61 billion us dollars, so there is not much between them. what ukraine really needs right now is ammunition and missile defences because this is and missile defences because this is a serious situation they are in right now. it is a critical point. and money is very wel
there is a package for ukraine, a package for israel, taiwan and some other countries as well. they have parcelled it up. it is just shocking that the us house of representatives are holding it up for so long. we have not are holding it up for so long. we have got this g7 meeting where joseph burrell is saying the eu needs to up their game in terms of the amount of money it is giving to ukraine. . ., :: the amount of money it is giving to ukraine. .. :: , ., ukraine. the eu dedicated 50 billion...
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his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. let's speak to steve herman, chief national correspondent with voice of america news. he's in alexandria, virginia. bring us up to speed with the new shape and timing of this bill and why this is finally happening now? well, is finally happening now? mark, it is happening no�* because well, mark, it is happening now because a lot of democrats and republicans are very desperate to get this through, you might remember it was two months ago the senate approved this $95 billion aid product and it has been sitting around since then. and as you mentioned, what essentially the speaker is doing is chopping that bill up into three different pieces. and then he is adding a fourth piece to it, some things that are very popular with many of the republicans, such as putting pressure sanctions on iran, conditioning ukraine
his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. let's speak to steve herman, chief national correspondent with voice of america news. he's in alexandria, virginia. bring us up to speed with the new shape and timing of this bill and why this is finally happening now?...
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his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. it's a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i would rather have training dollars for 71—year—olds ukrainians going to be trained in germany to fight russians than my 25—year—old son be sent to europe to fight the russians. it is in our national security interest, our business and economic interest around the world to support our allies in the middle east, the indo pacific and in europe. saturday's vote will come with plenty of palace intrigue asjohnson is facing opposition from the right flank of his own party while some are threatening to oust him over the vote. but democrats like congressman tom souzzi expectjohnson to survive this weekend's vote. i am confident that ifjohnson
his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. it's a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i would rather have training dollars for...
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his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. isa is a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i
his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. the bills are something house republican french hill would support, saying they're in america's national security. isa is a fundamental tenet to improve national security. i
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his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. us presidentjoe biden has signalled his �*strong support�* for the ukraine bill — saying it will �*send a message to the world'. meanwhile, on wednesday, a russian missile attack killed at least 17 people, in the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv, while more than 70 others were injured. and — president zelensky, has again called for ukraine to get the same international military support, as israel. our correspondent on the ground, james waterhouse, has more. it has been a day of chaos in chernihiv where people have been diving for cover. missile attacks come with little warning here. you might hear a siren but disclosures will soon follow. why? this because it is a 70 miles from the border with russia and while chernihiv is farfrom russia and while chernihiv is far from the frontline, it is still s
his new proposed foreign aid package splits funding for israel, taiwan, and ukraine into three separate bills, with $61 billion in aid for ukraine and regional partners, $26 billion in support for israel, and $8 billion for taiwan and other us allies in the indo—pacific region. us presidentjoe biden has signalled his �*strong support�* for the ukraine bill — saying it will �*send a message to the world'. meanwhile, on wednesday, a russian missile attack killed at least 17 people, in...
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billion in support for israel and a billion dolla for taiwan and other u.s. allies in the indo pacific region. perspective in a while.can but first let's speak with a democratic congressman. president biden already indicating that he would sign this as soon as he gets to his desk. do you support these bills? >> i absolutely support them. i was in ukraine a couple of weeks ago. they are freaking out. there are people there who are desperate. so anxious. because they are running out of ammunition. we just saw terrible attacks that killed people yesterday. we saw the distraction of more energy plants. the japanese prime minister's said the u.s. is the indispensae nation. almost everyone in congress supports this. just some far right radicals are holding us up. >> you have been very vocal about your need to push support to ukraine quickly. do you get the sense that this bill can get enough support to pass? >> i absolutely do. there will be a lot of outfall from this, with some members of the republican caucus saying they are trying to oust mike johnson. i had cal
billion in support for israel and a billion dolla for taiwan and other u.s. allies in the indo pacific region. perspective in a while.can but first let's speak with a democratic congressman. president biden already indicating that he would sign this as soon as he gets to his desk. do you support these bills? >> i absolutely support them. i was in ukraine a couple of weeks ago. they are freaking out. there are people there who are desperate. so anxious. because they are running out of...
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house of representatives this week, along with aid to taiwan and more controversially, aid to ukraine. republican speaker mike johnson has delayed getting aid to the floor for months amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed package would separate ukraine aid from other parts of the bill and that could give it a better chance of clearing the house than a $95 billion aid package that the senate passed two months ago. four key republicans have shown support, saying we don't have time to spare, we need to pass this this week. mr. johnson is running into conservative backlash as a second member of his party threatened to oust him over the package this morning, calling on him to resign. the speaker remained defiant. rep. johnson: i am not resigning and it is an asserted notion -- absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion when we are trying to do our jobs. it is not helpful to the cause, it does not help house republicanadvance our agenda, which is a secure border, sound governance, and it's not helpful to the unity we have in the body. helena: with a nar
house of representatives this week, along with aid to taiwan and more controversially, aid to ukraine. republican speaker mike johnson has delayed getting aid to the floor for months amid republican opposition to funding for kyiv. his new proposed package would separate ukraine aid from other parts of the bill and that could give it a better chance of clearing the house than a $95 billion aid package that the senate passed two months ago. four key republicans have shown support, saying we don't...