Drone Attacks Hit Russia for Second Straight Day

By Marc Santora, Mike Ives & Ivan Nechepurenko | The New York Times

A drone strike hit an oil facility near an airfield in a Russian region that borders Ukraine, the region’s governor said early Tuesday, a day after Ukraine showed the expanded reach of its forces by using drones to target two military bases deep inside Russia.

In Democratic Indonesia, New Penal Code Erodes Long-Held Freedoms

By Sui-Lee Wee | The New York Times

Indonesia has long been known as a widely tolerant nation at the forefront of establishing democratic reforms throughout Southeast Asia. That progressive reputation took a hit on Tuesday when Parliament cleared a sweeping overhaul of the country’s criminal code.

South Africa’s President Is Unlikely to Face Impeachment

By John Eligon | The New York Times

South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, is standing by its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, rejecting calls that he face an impeachment hearing over accusations that he kept a large sum of cash in a sofa at his game farm and failed to report a crime when it was stolen.

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U.S. Altered Himars Rocket Launchers to Keep Ukraine From Firing Missiles Into Russia

By Michael R. Gordon & Gordon Lubold | The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. secretly modified the advanced Himars rocket launchers it gave Ukraine so they can’t be used to fire long-range missiles into Russia, U.S. officials said, a precaution the Biden administration says is necessary to reduce the risk of a wider war with Moscow.

U.S. Says It Will Expand, Extend Temporary Status for Haitians

By Elliot Spagat | Associated Press (free)

The Biden administration said Monday that it would expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, determining conditions in the Caribbean nation were too dangerous for their forced return.

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