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0:00 US house passes $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
- The US House has passed four bills worth 95 billion dollars that will provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 26 billion will go to Israel, 60 billion for Ukraine, and 6 billion for Taiwan. The fourth bill includes a TikTok ban, Iran sanctions and other funding. Senate passage is expected this coming week with President Biden promising to sign the package as soon as he gets it.

0:25 Man who set himself on fire outside Trump's hush money trial dies
⁃ A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello took pamphlets out of his backpack and threw them around the park before pulling out a canister, pouring a liquid on himself and lighting himself on fire. He eventually fell to the ground and civilians, police and court officers ran into the park to try to extinguish the blaze.

0:51 President Erdogan meets with Hamas chief
- Turkish President Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel's war in Gaza following a meeting with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul. Erdogan has failed to establish a foothold as a mediator in the Gaza conflict that has roiled the region, with the Hamas-run Palestinian territory bracing for a new Israeli offensive and a reported Israeli attack on Iran.

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