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Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate | KLRT [Video]

The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, ending months of bitter fighting over $61 billion for the war in Ukraine that had deeply divided the Republican Party.

The measure passed by a vote of 79 to 18 and now goes to President Biden for his signature.

The package also includes $15 billion in military aid for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and other war-torn areas, which became another flashpoint among conservative Republicans who argued it didn’t have adequate safeguards to keep it from going to Hamas.

It provides $8 billion in security assistance to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

And it includes language to force the Chinese owner of TikTok to divest from the popular app, which is used by more than 140 million Americans, or otherwise face a ban within the United States.

But the centerpiece of the package …

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In Kharkiv, Zelensky says military situation 'extremely difficult' but 'under control' • FRANCE 24 [Video]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday (May 16) the military situation in the northeastern Kharkiv region was "extremely difficult," but still "under control," after a meeting with his military chiefs near the front line. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more.#Ukraine #Russia #war🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBenFollow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/XenBrowse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGenDiscover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKenGet the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen