The U.S. House of Representatives approved a three‑year budget plan on Wednesday that clears the way for Congress to take up an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement by federal agencies.
The measure passed by a narrow 215–211 vote, with Democrats opposing it. House Speaker Mike Johnson kept the vote open for more than five hours as he worked to secure enough Republican support, with some lawmakers from farm states pressing for a separate vote on expanding the sale of ethanol‑blended gasoline.
The Senate passed the budget plan on 23 April, meaning Republicans in both chambers can now begin drafting the details of the proposed funding package and seek approval before sending it to President Donald Trump.
Republican leaders aim to move the legislation in May using a special parliamentary process that allows passage in the Senate without Democratic backing.
Republicans used the same procedure last year to approve roughly $130 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, funding requested by Trump to support his large‑scale migrant deportation push.
Democrats have criticised the approach and sought to curb enforcement operations, particularly after protests erupted following the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Separately, funding pressures remain at the Department of Homeland Security, with several agencies set to run out of money by the end of the week unless Congress passes a temporary legislation to fund the federal government (Continuing resolution or Stopgap bill) for a limited period before the fiscal year ends on 30 September.
While the Senate has approved a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding measure covering agencies such as the Secret Service, Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), House Republicans have yet to support it.
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Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday for talks focused on Gaza, Palestinian statehood and regional security.
Taiwan staged military defence drills on Wednesday as China concluded joint naval exercises with Indonesia in waters east of the island.
Washington’s counter-narcotics push is expanding as Colombia’s new conservative government backs deeper security cooperation.
Meta said it had removed more than 750,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts suspected of belonging to Australians under 16, as the country’s internet regulator weighs enforcement action over its teen social media ban.
Russia has accused Ukraine of threatening global grain supplies after recent strikes on Black Sea agricultural infrastructure, while Moscow carried out a new overnight attack on Ukraine’s major Danube port of Izmail.
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