By Rebecca Cook and Steve Gorman WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, March 12 (Reuters) – A suspect crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue where children were attending preschool on Thursday and was shot dead in a confrontation with security personnel, with no one else seriously injured, authorities said. The attack unfolded during a...

DAKAR – The U.S. is nearing a deal with Mali that will allow Washington to resume flying aircraft and drones over the West African country’s airspace to gather intelligence on jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda, according to one current U.S. official and a former U.S. official. Last month, Washington made the first move to...

LIEGE, Belgium – An explosion hit a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege early on Monday in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries. The explosion, which happened around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT), blew out the windows of the synagogue, as well as those of a building on...

ISTANBUL – Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival to become president at Turkey’s next election. Imamoglu, 55, demanded permission to speak and urged the judge to “respect the right of...

BEIRUT – Israel’s military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left nearly 400 people dead. The drone strike was the first within the city limits of Lebanon’s capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last...

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...