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US Senate unveils $118bn deal on border, aid for Israel and Ukraine

The US Senate has proposed a bipartisan package addressing border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine [Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP]

The United States Senate has unveiled a $118bn bipartisan deal that would boost border security and provide wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden and Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate have been pushing to resupply Ukraine with wartime aid but have faced resistance from conservative Republicans who have insisted on measures to tackle illegal immigration at the border with Mexico.

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