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Israel’s military chief has formally dismissed former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi over the explosive Sde Teiman prison leak scandal.
The case centered on leaked surveillance footage that allegedly showed the abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers inside the controversial Sde Teiman detention facility.
Tomer-Yerushalmi, who was initially involved in investigating the incident, later became the main suspect in the leak itself. She eventually resigned and admitted to leaking the footage.
The IDF says Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir decided to move ahead with her dismissal because of the “severity” of the allegations and ongoing criminal proceedings. The move also strips her of financial benefits usually granted to senior officers after service.
The scandal sparked major debate inside Israel over military accountability, whistleblowing and the treatment of Palestinian detainees during the Gaza war.
Notably, charges against the five reservists accused of abusing the detainee were ultimately dropped.

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Four people — including two children — were killed after a train slammed into a school minibus in Buggenhout, northern Belgium. Authorities said the impact was so violent that the vehicle was thrown nearly 15 metres into a metal pylon.
Seven children, along with a supervisor and the driver, were reportedly on board the minibus at the time of the collision. No passengers on the train were injured.
Images from the scene showed the minibus badly mangled beside the railway tracks as emergency crews set up tents around the wreckage.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said he was “deeply moved” by the disaster, while Deputy PM Maxime Prevot called it a “tragic collision.”
The train was reportedly travelling at around 120 km/h when the crash occurred.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they had downed a US drone and shot at other aircraft entering the country's airspace.
US military aircraft "entered Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf region, and air defence units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps... identified and shot down an MQ-9 drone," the Guards said in a statement on their Sepah News website.
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North Korea fired multiple projectiles, including a ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on May 26, according to South Korea’s military. The launch comes amid a recent surge in missile tests, with analysts suggesting Pyongyang is seeking to strengthen its nuclear status as global diplomatic pressure weakens.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said several projectiles, including a short-range ballistic missile, were launched from North Korea’s Chongju city into the Yellow Sea at around 1:00 p.m. local time. The Yellow Sea lies between the Korean Peninsula and China.
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Muslim pilgrims gathered at Mount of Mercy on the plain of Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on May 26, 2026. Spending time here is considered as the spiritual climax of Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage for all adult Muslims who are physically and financially able to undertake the journey.
Over 1.5 million Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage. Temperatures hit 45 degrees Celsius in the holy city as Saudi health authorities called on hajj participants to use umbrellas and reduce sun exposure to prevent heat exhaustion.
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The US military conducted “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz on May 25 amid a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war, according to the US Central Command.

“US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesperson Timothy Hawkins said, after explosions were reported around the Strait of Hormuz.

“Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins told CNN.


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An Iranian vice president called Monday for striker Sardar Azmoun, who faced allegations of treason from Iran's state media, to be reinstated to the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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US President Donald Trump said any Iran deal must be “great and meaningful” or there would be no agreement, criticising opponents and rejecting the 2015 nuclear accord as flawed.

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China’s leader Xi Jinping met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on May 25, as diplomatic efforts by multiple countries continue to push for an end to the Iran conflict.

Sharif was accompanied by army chief Asim Munir, who has been a key figure in Islamabad’s engagement with the US and Iran.

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As diplomacy intensifies on ending the Iran war, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India's world-famous monument, the Taj Mahal. Rubio, on his first-ever visit to India, flew to Agra and spent 45 minutes at the Taj Mahal with his wife Jeanette, who usually shuns the spotlight. "It's one of the wonders of the world," the top US diplomat said of the Taj Mahal. The couple posed for pictures on the bench from where Princess Diana was photographed alone in an iconic 1992 shot.
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