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America pledged additional security for Ukraine worth $175 million. The announcement came as

Anthony Blinken, America's Secretary of State, visited Kiev. Ukraine's capital for the third

time since the war began. In the eastern city of Kostia Antonovka, meanwhile, Russian

shelling killed at least 16 people and injured many more, according to Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's

president. Mr. Zelensky called the Russians, quote, terrorists, and said that the death toll from

the strike could yet rise. Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion across the country

two years after its struck down criminal penalties for the procedure in the Northern

state of Koahwila. The earlier ruling set a precedent nationwide, though many of Mexico's

32 states, most of which had until now outright bans on abortion, were yet to act on it.

Mexico joins a small but growing contingent of Latin American countries that have relaxed restrictions.

The EU announced that six tech companies, including Alphabet, Google's parent company,

Amazon, and Apple, will be considered gatekeepers under the new Digital Markets Act.

The designation means they will be subject to additional antitrust regulations.

The DMA enforces stricter competition rules on big tech firms in a bid to curb their dominance

and promote startup innovation. A Nigerian appeals court rejected petitions to overturn

President Bolo Tanubu's election victory from February. The petitions brought by opposition parties

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