US Senate passes $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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The US Senate has approved $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The US Senate voted resoundingly by 79 to 18 votes on Tuesday to approve $95bn (€88bn) in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan supermajority united to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The Bill easily cleared a key procedural hurdle earlier in the day. The Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance the measure in a step hailed by the majority leader as “one of the greatest achievements the Senate has faced in years”. “Today the Senate sends...