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US Senate votes to advance foreign aid, TikTok bill

23 April

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The United States Senate voted on Tuesday 80–19 to advance the bill needed to provide more aid for Israel and Ukraine amid their respective conflicts with Hamas and Russia and force TikTok out of the country unless it changes owners from the Chinese ByteDance Ltd.

The procedural vote will be voted by a final one, which could take place on Wednesday or Thursday. The document also includes a part on allocating some funds for Taiwan amid the growing tensions between the island and mainland China.

The House of Representatives previously voted to adopt the bill earlier this month.

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