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FBI probes Old Dominion University shooting as terrorism; suspect was ex-National Guard member previously jailed for aiding Islamic State Norfolk, Va. — The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of terrorism after identifying the gunman as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard member who previously pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group, authorities said. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the attack on the Norfolk…

Authorities said an unidentified gunman was killed after exchanging fire with security during an attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, a northwest suburb of Detroit, prompting a massive law enforcement response and precautionary lockdowns across Jewish institutions. Police said no other injuries were immediately apparent. Investigators were still working to confirm the suspect’s death and determine whether anyone else was involved. “Security saw him, engaged him in gunfire,” Sheriff Bouchard said. “Nobody…

SYDNEY — Accused Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram made his first public court appearance via video link, facing terrorism and 15 murder charges tied to December’s mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration — Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. Akram, appearing from prison for about five minutes, spoke only once — responding “yeah” when asked whether he had heard a discussion on extending suppression orders, according to the court and local media reports. The brief hearing focused largely on procedural…

Accused Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram appeared via video link in a Sydney court in his first public hearing since a December attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration that authorities have called Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades. Akram is charged with terrorism and 15 counts of murder in connection with the rampage. The brief hearing focused largely on procedural matters, including the continued suppression of some victims’ identities, according to local media reports. Akram, who wore a green jumper,…

Dubai detainee extradited to Moscow over shooting of top GRU general; Kyiv denies role A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of shooting Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, the deputy head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, Russian security officials and investigators said. Alexeyev, 64, was shot three times on Friday with a Makarov pistol fitted with a silencer inside an apartment block on the Volokolamsk Highway in northern Moscow, about 12 kilometers from the Kremlin,…

SYDNEY — One of two men suspected of carrying out Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades will be charged within hours, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, as funerals began for Jewish victims of Sunday’s attack at Bondi Beach. The father-and-son pair allegedly opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at the iconic Sydney waterfront, in an assault that shocked the country and intensified concerns about rising antisemitism and violent extremism. Police shot dead the elder suspect, identified as…