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US House approves long-awaited $61 billion Ukraine aid package

US and Ukrainian flags fly near the US Capitol in Washington on April 20, 2024. © Nathan Howard, AFP

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Saturday quickly passed legislation to provide military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and to ban TikTok if it fails to divest from its Chinese parent company.

The bills, passed in a rare Saturday session, were approved by overwhelming bipartisan votes, though they leave the future of House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, in doubt as he seeks to fend off angry far-right detractors. 

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