House could vote on Ukraine aid this week, Speaker says

Fresh US aid for Ukraine will be put to a vote separately to the question of new military assistance for Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson says.

Mr Johnson has stalled a House vote on a $96bn package aimed at helping both US allies, while he faces pressure from fellow members of his Republican Party.

But he said an Iranian attack on Israel over the weekend had increased the urgency to sign off new foreign aid.

Mr Johnson said the separate aid bills could be put to a vote this week.

Ukraine has grown impatient as its ammunition supplies dwindle, with Russia making steady territorial gains after its full-scale invasion entered a third year.