and by the way, they also paved their way to bring up a number of bills under close rules that will make it easier for pollutants to pollute. you know, that will actually increase the deficit by 115 billion dollars. it s stuff that will, again, as you mentioned, will go after individual federal employees. it is a mess. and quite frankly, it is a disgrace that this is the rules package that we are now having to operate under. okay, so the word from leadership and from the republican caucus is, yes, last week was a mess. yes, it did not look very good. it was embarrassing. but we are all united now, and we are gonna smooth sailing from here on now. do you think that is the case? no, i don t. and i think that what you saw last week s gonna become commonplace. everything is gonna be this big drama. even this rolls back, it s quite frankly, they were twisting arms, breaking up until the last minute, to make sure everybody was in place. and by the way, that s why when they have a secre
government to bar women from attending university. the saudis said afghanistan should abide by islamic principles regarding women s rights. the us senate has approved a huge government spending programme worth nearly $1.7 trillion. it includes another $115 billion of support for ukraine. the house of representatives has yet to vote on the bill. the white house says north korea has delivered rockets and missiles to the wagner group, a private russian military company based in saint petersburg. it s estimated that around 50,000 wagner group soldiers are fighting in ukraine under independent command from the russian military. north korea have denied the reports. ambulance workers in parts of england will head out on strike again for two days next month over a pay dispute. this comes
for 314, with rishabh pant top scoring with 93. the governing body for world snooker has suspended an eigth chinese playerfrom competing as part of their ongoing investigation into allegations of match fixing. chen zifan is the latest player to be banned with immediate effect. the suspension will remain in place until the conclusion of the investigation. that s all the sport for now. let s look at some of the day s other news from around the world: the us congress has approved a sweeping annual spending package, which includes $115 billion in aid for ukraine. the $1.7 trillion bill, passed by senators on thursday, has now been rubber stamped by the house of representatives, just hours ahead of the midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown. it will now be signed into law by president biden. there s mounting evidence of an explosion of covid infections in china, despite officialfigures showing the opposite.
ukrainian soldiers, he did make the point they need tools, and that means arms and weapons from the united states and the west and we saw that request. president zelensky said the $115 billion in aid congress is poised to approve as an investment that strengthens global security, but there are signs from some americans they are questioning the huge sum being spent by their country to support a foreign war? find being spent by their country to support a foreign war?- support a foreign war? and i think this support a foreign war? and i think this was support a foreign war? and i think this was by, support a foreign war? and i think this was by, for - think this was by, for president zelensky and ukraine, the option to address congress was really important because you go back to the early 1990s when ukraine regained its independence, since then ukraine has enjoyed largely bipartisan support in the congress from republicans and democrats, but in the last six orseven democrats, but i
the patriot missile system. and us lawmakers are preparing to pass an additional $115 billion in emergency assistance the largest amount yet. this year has brought so much needless suffering and loss to the ukrainian people. but i want you to know, president zelensky, i want you to know, and all the people of ukraine to know as well, the american people have been with you every step of the way and we will stay with you. we will stay with you. president zelensky is only the second wartime leader to address congress since winston churchill in 19111. he will return directly back to ukraine after this significant, if short, visit to prepare for the next phase of the war. nada tawfik, bbc news, washington. the brixton academy music venue has had its licence suspended. it follows a crush last thursday which led to