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Arizona’s Senate voted to get rid of a law from 1864 that banned abortion. This was the final effort by Democrats to erase the law from the state’s records. Two Republicans joined Senate Democrats to support this decision.

In Georgia, riot police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting against a bill criticised by the opposition for its perceived threat to media freedoms.

New rules clamping down on China’s internet giants are now in effect. These rules, part of the expanded State Secrets Law, require companies like Tencent, ByteDance, and Weibo to swiftly act if users share sensitive content.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested by New York City police on the Columbia University campus in upper Manhattan. Amidst chants of ‘shame on you’, police escorted handcuffed protesters out and onto buses.

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Biden in all seven critical swing states and has an even larger margin in most states when also up against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a new poll shows.

Kate Forbes, the former finance secretary of Scotland, has hinted at a potential run for the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Despite support, she emphasised the need to consider what is best for the party, the country, and her family.

Former President Donald Trump was fined $9,000 for violating a gag order in the NY v. Trump case in Manhattan, with the presiding judge ruling that he broke the order at least nine times.

At a joint press conference in Kyiv, President Zelensky said: “The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of a situation when we are waiting for supplies from our partners, especially from the United States of America.

“The general impact of climate change on the Philippines is warmer temperatures. The heat that we are experiencing, it could steadily increase in the coming days,” Mr Estareja said.

Australia’s newest budget airline – Bonza – has gone into voluntary administration, after cancelling all of its flights on Tuesday. The airline’s financial difficulties have left thousands of passengers stranded around the country. “We apologise to our customers who are impacted by this and we’re working as quickly as possible to determine a way forward that ensures there is ongoing competition in the Australian aviation market,” Bonza said in a statement.