KHARKIV, Ukraine – Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and killing at least 10 people, including two children, in the northeast city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia targeted the energy sector and railway infrastructure across the country. “There should be...

LONDON/COPENHAGEN/BEIRUT – Airline pilots have faced escalating risks in recent years, from drone incursions to flight paths squeezed by conflict. Now U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are making the skies even more perilous and ratcheting up the pressure on those flying through them.\ The outbreak of war in the Middle East has put hundreds of ballistic...

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM – Israel and Iran traded attacks on Saturday as the war entered its second week, while Tehran issued an apology to neighbouring states for its “actions”, in an apparent bid to ease regional anger at Iranian strikes on Gulf Arab civilian targets. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has already spilled beyond Iran’s borders, as...

KARLOVAC, Croatia – Croatia is set to resume mandatory military service for the first time in 17 years as part of the European Union member’s broader strategy to address security concerns in Europe and the Western Balkans. On Monday, 800 recruits will start two-month basic training in military compounds across the country. Croatia amended its...