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A sweeping US foreign aid package, including $60 billion for Ukraine, passes a key procedural vote in the Senate, although opposition from right-wing Republicans may block it from ultimately becoming law. The upper chamber, which has a very slim Democratic majority, votes 67-27 to break a procedural hold placed on the bill, with its final passage now expected midweek. IMAGES
Russia vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus's backing. IMAGES
The UN Security Council announces it voted to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but with only a single access point into the war-torn country. SOUNDBITE
The US House of Representatives approves a long-awaited $61 billion aid package to help Ukraine's war effort against the Russian invasion. IMAGES
US aid for Ukraine's fight against Russia will run out in "a couple of months" if Republican hardliners fail to pass new funds for Kyiv, the White House says. "You're talking perhaps a couple of months or so, roughly," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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