Ammunition and air defences for kyiv. Mr zelensky said thousands of lives would be saved and both ukraine and the United States would emerge stronger. The kremlin said the bill would cost more lives. Nomia iqbal is in washington for us. Over to you. After months of olitical over to you. After months of political divisions, over to you. After months of political divisions, of over to you. After months of political divisions, of delaysl political divisions, of delays and dire warnings from President Biden, from members of the Democratic Party as well as ukrainian officials, bill actually passed pretty comfortably through the House Of Representatives. The next step is, of course, the senate. It will be some internal fallout perhaps for the Republican Party but for ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline. Ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline. ,. , lifeline. On this road, the age of 311 and lifeline. On this road, the age of 311 and the lifeline. On this road,
A week ago, for what looked like a possible regional war. Those fears have been somewhat dissipated after minimal israeli response in the last couple of days. And that side of things appears to have gone away a little bit, with both governments opting to let things calm down. We have had a war in gaza now that has lasted well over six months and that continues. The latest information we have is, as you were saying, several places in gaza were hit, including the Southern City of rafah, where many people were killed in reported israeli air strikes overnight. The effect of six months of war has created a desperate humanitarian crisis in gaza. But amid the ruins of conflict, in some areas, aid is now getting through and can make the difference between surviving or dying of hunger. A flour delivery, organised by the world food programme, allowed this bakery in gaza city to reopen for the First Time Since the war began. Translation finally, i there is something to eat. You can go to the bake
it is eight in the morning in singapore and two a.m. in paris. where exit polls from the first round of france s parliamentary elections, suggest the far right have made historic gains. turnout was the highest, for 40 years. marine le pen s hard right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron s gamble to hold the snap election, saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won t be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly s 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding, has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a role. and with her her 28 protege who was hoping to be france s next prime minister. results show their party on the left has worn over a third of all v
exit polls predict it will take as much as 34%, about 6% more than the left wing coalition new popular front. trailing in third is the centrist alliance of president emmanuel macron, withjust over 20%. national rally s leader marine le pen says macron s camp has been practically wiped out . here s what she told her supporters on sunday. translation: the people of france have thus - demonstrated unequivocally in this vote their desire to turn the page after seven years of the exercise of contemptuous, corrosive power. we thank the voters warmly and welcomed the result is a first step towards demonstrating a sign of confidence in us, which is an honour and an obligation. an estimated 65.5% of eligible voters cast ballots in the cast ballots first round of france s parliamentary election, according to polling company ipsos. that s the highest turnout in a french parliamentary vote since 1997. now, some party leaders are urging citizens to vote tactically in next week s second r