Hello, im caitriona perry. You are very welcome. In the last 30 minutes, the Us Senate Passed a 95 billion aid package for american allies. President biden says he will sign the bill into law on wednesday. The legislation is centred on foreign assistance. It includes nearly 61 billion in aid for ukraine. 0ver it includes nearly 61 billion in aid for ukraine. Over 26 million for israel and more than 8 billion for the Indo Pacific Region. Its passage follows a months long stalemate in the House Of Representatives where some republicans held the bailout, arguing domestic issues should be dealt with before foreign ones. Ukrainian president zelenskyy said in a statement on x tonight that he is grateful to all americans who continue to support ukraine and recognise that the historic significance of this bill extends beyond politics. The bill also includes a possible ban on the social media app, tiktok, saying that tiktok� s Parent Company like danze, a chinese company, must sell its stake within six months or it will be banned in the us. Here is Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell speaking after senators had voted. The . Mitch mcconnell speaking after senators had voted. Senators had voted. They are all watching, senators had voted. They are all watching, Waiting Senators had voted. They are all watching, waiting to senators had voted. They are all watching, waiting to see l all watching, waiting to see what we would do. Our enemies have tested whether the home of democracy is built to endure. Tonight the senate will send a clear message. To tonight the senate will send a clear message. Tonight the senate will send a clear message. To talk through all of these clear message. To talk through all of these developments clear message. To talk through all of these developments im l all of these developments im joined by ambassador bill taylor, former Us Ambassador to ukraine, thanks Forjoining Us. Quite dramatic evening. We heard from Mitch Mcconnell, Chuck Schumer, the democratic leader in the senate echoing various words, saying this bill was one of the most consequential measures congress has passed in years to protect americas security in the future, he says the very future of western democracy. Do you agree with those sentiments . I agree. Some of the senator said this is the most important boat they will have cast their careers. This is very big. In order to send the message, as Chuck Schumer said, to President Putin but also send a message to the ukrainians that we are there, we are going to support them with a big chunk of funds that will fund a lot of funds that will fund a lot of the weapons they need to defend themselves against the russians. Ii defend themselves against the russians. ,. , defend themselves against the russians. ,. Russians. If it is so important and so consequential, russians. If it is so important and so consequential, why i russians. If it is so important l and so consequential, why has it taken 70 months to get to this point . This point . The ukrainians would like this point . The ukrainians would like to this point . The ukrainians would like to know this point . The ukrainians would like to know the this point . The ukrainians would like to know the answer to that too. During that six month time there was a lot of soldiers who lost their lives, and a lot of territory lost some territory lost much of the russians, because ukrainians didnt have the ammunition and the air defence that they need. Why did it take so long . Internal politics stop this, they were all kinds of questions internal to the Political Parties but now that it has passed, the ukrainians are very pleased, we should be very pleased as well. If it sa s very pleased as well. If it says all very pleased as well. If it says all these very pleased as well. If it says all these great very pleased as well. If it says all these great things we have had from the senate is about americas place in the world, has americas place in the world been damaged in the last three months before this was agreed . I last three months before this was agreed . Last three months before this was agreed . I think so, i think it had been was agreed . I think so, i think it had been damaged, was agreed . I think so, i think it had been damaged, people, j it had been damaged, people, europeans, ukrainians, were beginning to worry that the United States would not be there to support in this crucial theatre. The russians and ukrainians have been fighting for over two years because the russians invaded and the ukrainians try to stop them and we were supporting them and we were supporting them very strongly, and then we stopped, we paused, because we couldnt find a way to get this bill passed. They finally found it, and now they recognise ukrainians are europeans, the russians understand we are back. , � , back. President biden says he will sin back. President biden says he will sign this back. President biden says he will sign this into back. President biden says he will sign this into law will sign this into law tomorrow. How soon after that will the money start flowing . 0bviously will the money start flowing . Obviously there is ukraine but there is israel and the Indo Pacific Region as well. The weapons. Pacific region as well. The weapons, which Pacific Region as well. The weapons, which this Pacific Region as well. He weapons, which this bill Pacific Region as well. Tie weapons, which this bill funds, can start within days. I would say by the end of this week it is possible or early next week. Our pentagon has been ready to 0ur pentagon has been ready to 90, 0ur pentagon has been ready to go, is ready to go. Im sure the tracks and the trains are loaded and ready to move as soon as the president signs that, and he has to authorise that, and he has to authorise that one big president ial drawdown. People say it is going to be 1 billion worth of these ammunitions, these weapons, and that can be on the front lines again within days. I would imagine that there are some Ukrainian Military people who have been holding back on hiring diligent lamination they had left, and now they can probably fire that ammunition, knowing that there is this new ammunition thats coming. Taste ammunition thats coming. We saw president zelenskyy very quick to welcome the passage of the bill. Just how badly needed are these munitions to the Fight Ukraine is mounting . Titers; Fight Ukraine is mounting . Very badl. Bill Fight Ukraine is mounting . Very badly. Bill burn Fight Ukraine is mounting . Very badly. Bill burn said Fight Ukraine is mounting . Very badly. Bill burn said in Fight Ukraine is mounting . Badly. Bill burn said in answer to that question, if the ukrainians dont get this package, these weapons, they will lose by the end of this year. So it was that critical. And now they have a chance. Now they have a chance to stop the movement of the russians forward, the russians were taking advantage of that time where the ukrainians did not have the weapons, didnt have the air defence, and now the ukrainians can stop them. Do ou ukrainians can stop them. Do you expect to see perhaps a tactical change in how ukraine has been approaching things . I think they will be able to be more aggressive, they will undoubtedly stay on defence for the next several months. Even with these new weapons. They need to rebuild, refresh and rearm, retrain. That needs to happen, so they will try to defend what theyve got, so that once they do build back up and these new weapons are there. By the way, they are some long range weapons that we havent provided before, that we have now begun to provide, thats going to give the ukrainians more capabilities to go deep into russian held territory. So they will be able to hold and eventually go back on the offensive. On the offensive. President biden to on the offensive. President biden to sign on the offensive. President biden to sign that on the offensive. President biden to sign that bill on the offensive. President biden to sign that bill into l biden to sign that bill into law tomorrow so we will see what happens after that. Bill taylor, former Us Ambassador to ukraine, thanks Forjoining Us. Lebanons iran backed Hezbollah Group says it has launched a drone attack targeting Israeli Military bases north of the city of accor, its deepest attack into israeli territory since the gaza war began. Lebanese state media says it comes after an israeli air strike in Southern Lebanon killed a mother and girl from the same family. Tuesday marked the 200th day of the conflict in gaza, with israel carrying out air strikes in the northern, central and southern portions of the territory. The United Nations has said its working to corroborate reports from palestinian authorities that at least 310 people have been found buried outside the Nasser Hospital Grounds in khan younis. Palestinian Officials Say some of those who were killed were elderly or women, and others were found with their hands tied. Israels military has rejected accusations that its forces buried the bodies. The un is calling for an independent investigation. Given the prevailing climate of impunity, this should include international investigators. Hospitals are entitled to very special protection under International Humanitarian law, lets be clear, intentional killing of civilians, detainees and others who are of the combat is a war crime. We feel the need to raise the alarm, because clearly there have been multiple bodies discovered. We do not know how many. There are reports some of them had their hands tied, which, of course, indicates serious violations of International Human rights law and humanitarian law, and these need to be subjected to further investigation. 133 people were arrested at New York University on tuesday as police dispersed pro palestinian demonstrators. Nearby colombia, the Ivy League University in new york city, says it will keep letting students take classes remotely to avoid protest there. Americas colleges are a world apart from the war in gaza but protests about the war are putting them at the centre of a growing controversy. Police clashed with students outside New York University last night with over 100 arrested when they wouldnt leave. Creating another flash point in the spreading pro palestinian campus protests. Spreading propalestinian campus protests. Campus protests. Free palestine campus protests. Free palestine today, campus protests. Freej palestine today, nyu campus protests. Free palestine today, nyu students took u palestine today, nyu students took up their palestine today, nyu students took up their placards palestine today, nyu students took up their placards again,. Took up their placards again, eager to show their defiance. The police raided and caved in on the protesters in an extremely aggressive manner. They pulled one of our Student Organisers to the ground by her hair, they may stand pepper sprayed protesters. Hair, they may stand pepper sprayed protesters. Some jewish students have sprayed protesters. Some jewish students have complained sprayed protesters. Some jewish students have complained that i students have complained that these protests are intimidating and say they have faced harassment and Anti Semitism on campus. I harassment and antisemitism on camus. Harassment and antisemitism on cam nus,. ,. ,. , harassment and antisemitism on camus. ,. Campus. I am scared to wear a jewish star, campus. I am scared to wear a jewish star, ive campus. I am scared to wear a jewish star, ive had campus. I am scared to wear a jewish star, ive had very jewish star, ive had very nasty anti semitic comments at me, and ijust dont understand how this is accepted. How this is accepted. Many of the protesters how this is accepted. Many of the protesters are how this is accepted. Many of the protesters are wearing i the protesters are Wearing Masks as they say they have been bullied online where they have been recognised. Taste been bullied online where they have been recognised. Have been recognised. We are facin have been recognised. We are facing very have been recognised. We are facing very well have been recognised. We are facing very well organised i facing very well organised Zionist Agitators who weapon as their claim ofjewishness in order to shut down what is legitimate protest. Accusations of intolerance legitimate protest. Accusations of intolerance from legitimate protest. Accusations of intolerance from both legitimate protest. Accusations of intolerance from both sidesl of intolerance from both sides are a common protest feature of these demonstrations. It looks like this may be growing into a nationwide movement because every time one of these protest has been broken up it has simply inspired more demonstrations on more campuses right across america. Protests have spread to campuses right across the us, from the east to west coasts, including yale university, where almost 50 students were arrested last night, and california state university, humboldt, where students barricaded themselves inside a building. Screaming and shouting. Where the university summoned the police, a highly controversial move on any campus, where students demand their right to protest. It was at new Yorks Columbia University that the first arrests were made last week. Many classes there have now been taken online. Universities across the country are braced for protest to disrupt Graduation Ceremonies this summer. Sarah smith, bbc news, new york. The second day of testimony in Donald Trumps first criminal trial got off to a contentious start. Mr trump denies charges that he falsified his Business Records to conceal hush money he paid to cover up an alleged affair with a porn star. Nada tawfik was following proceedings in manhattan. The day got off to a fiery start. Prosecutors wanted to fine donald trump up to 10,000 they say posts that violated his gag order that prevents him from attacking witnesses, jurors and court staff and family. They say that he wilfully violated that order. Donald trumps team says he wasnt targeting people because of the case, that he was just responding to political attacks. But when todd blanche, Donald Trumps lawyer, was pressed on that further, he could not provide supporting evidence and thejudge could not provide supporting evidence and the judge clearly frustrated told him he losing credibility with the court. Things did not get much better as the day progressed, with the first witness back on the stand, david pecker, the publisher of the tabloid newspaper, the national enquirer. His testimony contradicted Donald Trumps claimed that a Hush Money Payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election was not about keeping that information from voters, but was to protect his family, his reputation and his family, his reputation and his brand. But david pecker said during a meeting of august 2015 donald trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen asked him what he could do to help Donald Trumps campaign. He said thats when they came up he said thats when they came up with a plan, an agreement among friends, as he put it. That would mean david pecker would publish unflattering stories about Donald Trumps opponents, and catch and kill any negative stories about him. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at another story making news. The inquiry into it failings at the post office that led to hundreds of prosecutions has heard from the companys former top in house lawyer, susan crichton. She has been asked about the handling of horizon it problems in particular, the language used to describe them. Meeting notes from meetings showed the post offices board appear to debate language referring to bugs within the horizon system lets take a listen. Its absolutely 0rwellian, isnt it, the use of the word exception now, instead of bug . Changing the language within the company, crafting a briefing that now refers to exceptions. Did you not take responsibility for that briefing, given that you were one of the people drafting it . If i had solely drafted it, it had been my work, then i would have taken responsibility, or would take responsibility for it. I dont have. I cant remember that. Susan crichton was General Counsel until 2013, as the Horizon Scandal developed. Youre live with bbc news. The Us Justice Department says it will pay almost 140 million to victims of the disgraced Team Usa Gymnastics dr larry nassar. He was jail