financial aid agreed in the united states. what it means for ukraine a little later in our business coverage in around 30 minutes. let's get some of the day's other news now. about 250,000 people have taken part in anti—government protests in cities across colombia. they were demonstrating against president gustavo petro's reforms, which include nationalising the health service. they are also angry that violence has continued, despite peace talks with guerrilla groups. the usjournalist, terry anderson, who was held hostage for nearly seven years during lebanon's civil war, has died at his home in new york. he was 76. he spent much of his time in solitary confinement, chained and blindfolded. anderson said his roman catholic faith and sheer stubbornness helped to keep him alive. the world's countries are spending more money than ever on defence. new figures show that last year nearly $2.5 trillion was allocated to military expenditure. the countries spending the most were the united states,