Ukraine aid bill blocked in US Senate

Ukraine relies on foreing aid to fight Russia but in the US Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine. We hear how Ukrainians feel as the war extends without an end in sight.

We have the latest on the situation in Gaza where civilians are attempting to escape intense fighting as Israeli forces advance further into the southern city of Khan Younis.

We hear tributes to the British writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah who has died aged 65.

We speak to our reporter who has been to Somalia about the impact of floods in the country.

(Photo: A man inspects damage at an oil depot hit by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 7, 2023. Credit: Valery Melnikov/Reuters)

Presenter: James Reynolds.