<span style="color: #222222;">In the US, members of the Republican party in the US Senate blocked an emergency bill to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel today. Instead, Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the US border with Mexico.<br />''<br />''Congressional Republicans and Democrats have been debating for months on how to address Biden's request for billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine as it fights Russia, for Israel following the October 7th attack by Hamas, for U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific, and for international humanitarian relief. US President Joe Biden is facing a difficult time in the house as conflicts around the world are putting pressure on him to act fittingly.</span><br />