Ukraine Uses Powerful American-Supplied Missiles for First Time

Ukraine’s forces used newly supplied American long-range missiles against Russia for the first time on Tuesday after President Biden overcame his longstanding reluctance to provide the weapons, permitting the Pentagon to deliver them covertly in the last few days, American officials said.

India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea to legalize same-sex marriage, a stinging setback for gay people seeking equal rights in this socially conservative country of 1.4 billion people.

Suspect in Brussels Attack Had Been Known to Belgian Authorities for Years

A man who gunned down two Swedish nationals on Monday night in Brussels and was shot dead by the police on Tuesday morning had been known to Belgian security services for the better part of the decade, Belgian officials said.

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