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expected imminently. these are the live pictures from the general assembly. this was an emergency session brought by the arab countries after the united states vetoed a resolution on a cease fire within the security council last week. tonight 193 countries voting on a similar text. it is a nonbinding resolution so it does not carry any legal weight but the result, which we expect to be in favour for the resolution will add to the pressure mounting on the israeli government. we will keep watching that. we will take you to new york as and when we get a vote in the assembly. back to events in westminster. the government has tonight seen off, at least for the moment, a rebellion that was building over its rwanda legislation. this is the new bill they have proposed that is supposed to counter every legal challenge to deporting asylum seekers to rwanda. here s the moment the speaker announced the result. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 269. so the ayes have ....