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Four killed after train collides with school bus in Belgium
A routine school run in northern Belgium ended in catastrophe on Tuesday morning when a train slammed into a minibus carrying children with additional needs, killing four people including two pupils aged 12 and 15.
The crash happened at a level crossing in Buggenhout, in the Flanders region.
The minibus was transporting seven pupils and a chaperone to their school, a Belgian federal police spokesperson said.
Belgian media broadcast images from the scene showing the minibus badly wrecked and lying on its side beside the railway line, as emergency crews erected tents around the vehicle.
Transport Minister Jean-Luc Crucke told RTL TV that those who died included the 49-year-old driver and the 27-year-old adult who was accompanying the children.
Two other children suffered severe injuries, he added.
Police spokesperson An Berger said the crossing’s safety barriers were down at the time of the collision. Investigators have not yet determined how the van passed the barriers and ended up in the train’s path. About 100 passengers were on board the train, and none suffered major injuries.
“The van came from Kerkhofstraat, a road running parallel to the railway line, and turned left toward Vierhuizen, crossing the railway at a point that was closed at the time. The van was hit by an oncoming train,” Ms Berger said.
A spokesman for rail infrastructure operator Infrabel confirmed the crash occurred at a level crossing and is understood to have taken place about 1km from Buggenhout station.
“The impact was extremely violent,” the spokesman said, calling the toll “dramatic”.
“It happened at around 8.08am when a minibus was struck by a train that was due to stop at the next station, which was about a kilometre away,” he said.
Local transport operator De Lijn said the vehicle was run via a sub-contractor and had no mechanical problems. The driver was medically fit, fully trained and had a clean record, the company said.
I was heartbroken to learn of the tragic accident between a train and a school bus in Buggenhout today.
My deepest condolences go out to the victims’ families and their loved ones.
Today, Europe grieves with Belgium.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 26, 2026
‘Europe grieves with Belgium’ – von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to the victims in a post on X, writing: “Today, Europe grieves with Belgium.”
Belgian interior minister Bernard Quintin also wrote on X: “With great dismay, I learnt of the tragic accident in Buggenhout, where a school bus was struck by a train.
“My thoughts go out to the victims and their loved ones. I wish the injured much strength.”
“What could have been a beautiful spring morning suddenly turned into a pitch-black day,” East Flanders Provincial Deputy Kurt Moens told VRT NWS.
Belgium’s dense rail network, which threads through towns and villages, has long faced safety challenges at level crossings.
Infrabel data shows that since 2021, 36 people have died in 168 accidents at such crossings.
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Trump Undergoes Annual Medical Exam Just Days Ahead of 80th Birthday
With his 80th birthday just days away and fresh questions swirling about his fitness, US President Donald Trump has undergone his annual medical examination at Walter Reed Military Hospital near Washington.
Mr Trump, the oldest president ever inaugurated, has frequently contrasted his mental and physical energy with that of his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, often touting his own vigour in public remarks.
The latest medical and dental check-up comes against a backdrop of scrutiny over moments in which he has appeared drowsy during meetings, as well as recurring bruising on his hand. The White House typically issues a summary of a president’s physical within hours or days, though how much information it releases is entirely at its own discretion.
Mr Trump will turn 80 on 14 June 14, a milestone that is set to coincide with a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn expected to draw thousands of spectators.
For years, Mr Trump has been criticised over what opponents describe as limited transparency regarding his health.
He had two medical check-ups last year: a scheduled examination in April and an unannounced hospital visit in October that reignited speculation.
Make-up is seen on the back of one of the president’s hands
Last summer, the White House said Mr Trump was evaluated for swelling in his legs and diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition in which weakened vein valves allow blood to pool, leading to swelling, cramping and skin changes.
The disclosure followed repeated instances in which Mr Trump was seen with swollen ankles.
Since returning to office in 2025, Mr Trump has also often been seen with bruising on his right hand, typically concealed with make-up.
The White House has said the marks stem from the aspirin he takes as part of what it calls a “standard” cardiovascular health regimen.
Donald Trump raises his fist as he stands beside Vice President JD Vance at a recent event
After the October check-up, Mr Trump said an MRI conducted during that visit showed his cardiovascular health was “excellent”.
In a letter released by the White House at the time, his doctor, US Navy Captain Sean Barbabella, wrote that Mr Trump’s cardiac age “was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age”.
Even so, Mr Trump has faced continued questions after appearing to nod off during several meetings, including a Cabinet session.
“Some people said, he closed his eyes. Look, it got pretty boring,” Mr Trump told laughing officials in February.
“I didn’t sleep. I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell outta here.”
Louvre theft story set to become a new feature film
A $100 million (€88 million) jewel theft that stunned the art world at the Louvre is now heading for the big screen, according to a publisher.
French filmmaker Romain Gavras — known for the 2025 Hollywood film Sacrifice starring Anya Taylor-Joy and for music videos, most recently a hypnotic schoolboy choreography for GENER8ION — will take inspiration from the investigative book Main basse sur le Louvre (A grab at the Louvre).
Flammarion publishing house said film rights to the book, which examines the 19 October, 2025 heist, have been sold to production company Iconoclast.
The book was written by three journalists from French dailies Le Parisien and Le Monde, and weekly glossy magazine Paris Match, and is due in bookstores tomorrow.
After seven months of investigation, and despite the arrests of the main suspects, the jewels have still not been found
Trade magazine Le Film français reported that the movie is in development, although no title or cast has been announced.
The robbery reverberated far beyond France, triggering a security crisis at the world-famous museum that ultimately resulted in the replacement of its director, Laurence des Cars.
After seven months of investigation — and even with the main suspects arrested — the stolen jewellery has yet to be recovered.
The Louvre heist sent shockwaves around the world and sparked a security crisis within the world-famous museum
The authors write that the jewels’ apparent disappearance “has become a dense mystery, a puzzle that has plunged investigators into deep confusion”.
They say the case underscores how “the theft of artworks has become a business like any other for many criminals”.
“The criminal underworld has found a new cash cow.”
Israeli Media: IDF Intensifies Ground Offensive Operations in Lebanon
Israeli news outlets say the Israel Defense Forces have pushed deeper into southern Lebanon, launching ground operations beyond the so-called “Yellow Line” — a boundary that runs roughly 10 kilometres inside Lebanese territory.
Until now, Israeli troops had operated within the self-declared “Yellow Line”, where they have carried out large-scale demolitions even though a ceasefire has been in place since 17 April.
“The IDF has begun ground operations north of the Yellow Line in southern Lebanon,” Israel’s Kan public broadcaster wrote on X.
Haaretz, a left-leaning Israeli daily, and the news site Ynet also reported that forces had moved north of the line as part of efforts to reduce the threat from Hezbollah’s explosive drones.
The Israeli military did not immediately answer a request from AFP for comment on the reports.
Despite the truce, Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have continued trading fire almost every day.
In southern Lebanon, several strikes hit the city of Nabatieh after what an AFP correspondent described as an unprecedented Israeli evacuation warning — coming a day after a strike in eastern Lebanon killed at least 11 people.
Hezbollah, for its part, said its fighters confronted Israeli troops attempting to advance into a town overlooking the city.
The escalation followed an order issued yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructing the military to intensify attacks on Hezbollah in order to “crush” the Iran-backed group.
Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman, said on X that residents of the entire city “must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River”.
After the warning, an AFP correspondent in Nabatieh reported airstrikes and saw smoke rising from multiple locations across the city.
Nabatieh has been largely deserted since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began on 2 March, but it has still come under repeated strikes despite the 17 April truce.
In a statement, Lebanon’s health ministry said “yesterday’s Israeli enemy airstrike on the town of Mashghara in West Bekaa resulted in a preliminary toll of 11 martyrs, including two girls and a woman, and 15 wounded, including a child”.
The ministry added that rescuers were still removing rubble in the eastern town.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it carried out “several strikes … in the area of Mashghara” targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure sites where terrorists’ activity was identified”.
It later issued an evacuation warning for Mashghara and the nearby town of Sohmor.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported additional Israeli strikes across southern and eastern parts of the country.
According to the health ministry, an Israeli strike on Srifa in the south killed a rescuer and wounded two others from the Risala Scouts association, which is linked to the Hezbollah-allied Amal movement. The death raised the toll of rescuers killed during the war to 120.
Drone attacks
Evacuation warnings near the southern city of Tyre yesterday sparked widespread panic and prompted residents to flee the historic coastal city, an AFP correspondent reported.
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 100 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon overnight.
Hezbollah said early today that its fighters repelled an Israeli force advancing toward Zawtar al-Sharqiyah — a town that overlooks Nabatieh — after airstrikes and heavy artillery fire.
The group said it deployed drones and that its fighters were engaged in clashes with Israeli soldiers inside the town.
Mr Netanyahu said last night he had ordered “an even greater acceleration of our operations” against Hezbollah.
“It is true that they are attacking us with drones, including fibre-optic drones, but we have teams working on countermeasures and we will solve this issue … We will intensify our blows, increase our firepower, and we will crush them.”
The Israeli army said it “intercepted several explosive drones launched by the Hezbollah terrorist organization toward Israeli territory”.
“Several additional explosive drones fell within Israeli territory, adjacent to the Israel-Lebanon border,” it added, saying no injuries were reported.
Israel has repeatedly carried out strikes in Lebanon despite the truce in its war with Hezbollah, saying it is targeting the group. Hezbollah has also claimed multiple attacks on Israeli positions in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
Lebanese authorities say Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,100 people since 2 March, when Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the wider Middle East war by attacking Israel in support of its backer Iran.
BP ousts Irish chair amid governance and misconduct concerns
BP has abruptly removed its Irish chairman Albert Manifold, ending his tenure with immediate effect after the board cited concerns over governance standards, oversight and conduct—an upheaval that lands just months after he was brought in to help steer a major strategic reset.
Mr Manifold’s exit comes after roughly eight months in the role and adds to a string of leadership disruptions at the oil major, which has been grappling with scandal and repeated changes at the top.
Less than three years ago, BP dismissed former chief executive Bernard Looney after he misled the board about personal relationships with colleagues.
Mr Looney’s successor, Murray Auchincloss, also left suddenly in December, with BP neither publicly outlining a search process for the top job beforehand nor providing a clear explanation for his departure.
During his short time as chair, Mr Manifold oversaw the appointment of former Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill as BP’s fifth CEO since 2020, a move aimed at speeding up the company’s renewed emphasis on fossil fuels and a step back from renewable energy. That strategic pivot had been set out by Auchincloss early last year.
In a statement on Tuesday, BP said the board had unanimously concluded that Mr Manifold—who has been backed by activist hedge fund Elliott, which has built up a stake of around 5% in BP—should no longer serve as chair and director, effective immediately.
“This follows serious concerns raised to the board related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct,” BP said.
“Albert has helped bring a welcome focus and pace to BP’s transformation. However, the board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action,” said senior independent director Amanda Blanc, who oversaw Mr Manifold’s appointment in October.
A BP spokesperson declined to provide additional details.
Elliott Management did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
BP shares fell almost 10% following the announcement and trading was briefly halted before the stock recovered some ground. By contrast, an index of European energy companies was down less than 1%.
Mr Manifold was appointed amid takeover speculation
Before joining BP, Mr Manifold had not worked in the energy sector. He built his reputation leading building materials group CRH, where he reshaped the company’s portfolio.
He also shifted CRH’s primary stock market listing from Ireland to the United States, a move followed by a rise in the share price.
BP announced his appointment last year after years of share underperformance compared with rivals fuelled persistent talk of a takeover or potential break-up.
In April, BP’s annual general meeting delivered another warning sign: shareholders rejected two board resolutions, and support for Mr Manifold’s appointment as chair came in below what is typically expected.
Although the board presented a united front at the AGM, proxy adviser Glass Lewis said at the time that Mr Manifold bore ultimate responsibility for BP’s decision to block a resolution submitted by climate activist group Follow This, and on that basis urged shareholders to vote against him.
His appointment was confirmed by around 82% of votes, well short of the near-100% support directors often receive.
Threat From California Chemical Tank Explosion Diminishes, Officials Say
A potential industrial disaster in southern California is easing, allowing thousands of displaced residents to head home after officials scaled back an evacuation order tied to a volatile chemical tank.
Authorities said the risk of a toxic chemical tank explosion in the Garden Grove area had diminished enough for some of the roughly 50,000 evacuees to return.
Garden Grove Police Chief Amir El-Farra said the decision to shrink the evacuation zone followed updated data and consultations with subject matter experts.
“For those that remain impacted, I know this may be frustrating. That number is approximately 16,000 of you. Please understand that we are doing this for your safety, and we will continue to work diligently,” Mr El-Farra said.
The evacuations were ordered Friday after concerns grew that the flammable chemical inside the tank could explode or release toxic fumes in the densely populated section of Orange County southeast of Los Angeles, about 8km from Disneyland.
Officials said the tank holds 26,000 litres of methyl methacrylate, a volatile liquid commonly used in the production of plastics.
The situation began late last week when authorities first detected a leak in the tank and later identified a crack, though they did not indicate whether the two issues were connected.
“There is currently no active leak, and continuous live atmospheric monitoring confirms there are no chemicals leaking,” county fire officials said.
Orange County Fire Authority Incident Commander Craig Covey said both pressure and heat inside the tank were trending downward, with the temperature dropping to 34C from 38C.
“The crack is there. We have verified that it’s there, and the tank has released its pressure,” Covey said.
“That is incredibly positive news as we turn the corner on this incident,” Mr Covey said.
Craig Covey said that the temperature and pressure in the tank were declining
Federal regulators also moved in, dispatching a team of experts to advise local officials on possible outcomes. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Lee Zeldin told CNN on Sunday that the “most catastrophic scenario” would involve one tank exploding and triggering other nearby tanks to explode as well.
Still, Mr Zeldin said “the most likely scenario” was “a low-volume release” that would allow authorities to monitor conditions and work to neutralise and contain the hazard.
The tank is owned by GKN Aerospace, which, according to its website, operates 32 manufacturing locations across 12 countries.
The company, headquartered in Birmingham, UK, develops airplane technology and said in a statement Sunday that it is “working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak”.
At nearby Disneyland, officials said the “resort remains open to guests,” adding they were monitoring the situation closely.
The EPA says methyl methacrylate can irritate the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes in humans, and that acute or prolonged exposure can also lead to respiratory and neurological reactions.
Evacuated Spanish passenger from hantavirus-hit ship confirmed positive in tests
A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius and kept in quarantine at a Madrid military hospital has tested positive for hantavirus, Spain’s Health Ministry announced.
The diagnosis marks the second positive case among 14 Spanish nationals who were flown to the Spanish island of Tenerife after leaving the luxury liner earlier this month.
MV Hondius had been carrying about 150 passengers and crew representing 23 countries when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May.
Spain’s Health Ministry said on X that, once the infection was confirmed, the patient was transferred to an isolation unit at Gómez Ulla Hospital.
Officials stressed that identifying the case among people already quarantined “does not modify the risk situation” for the general population.
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on 1 April, sailing through remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean before continuing north to Cape Verde and then on to Tenerife.
The WHO said on Saturday that 12 suspected and confirmed cases have been reported to the agency, including three deaths, and that no deaths have been reported since 2 May.
Hantavirus, a rare infection spread by rodents, has no vaccines or specific treatments.
WHO Calls for Urgent Response to Rapidly Spreading Ebola Outbreak
Ebola is racing across the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the World Health Organization is warning that the danger does not stop at the border.
Countries neighbouring the DRC face an especially acute threat from the virus and must move fast to protect their populations, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, announcing he would travel to the vast central African nation on Tuesday as it grapples with the latest outbreak.
“Countries bordering DRC are at especially high risk and should take immediate action,” Dr Tedros told a virtual ministerial meeting focused on the viral haemorrhagic fever, which spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids.
It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure.
Describing the situation as “especially challenging,” Dr Tedros said the response is struggling to keep pace with a fast-moving epidemic.
“First, the delay in detecting the outbreak means that we are now playing catch-up with a very fast-moving epidemic. We are urgently scaling up operations but at the moment, the epidemic is outpacing us,” he said via video link from Geneva.
He cited security concerns in the eastern provinces, where the outbreak was first detected in mid-May, noting the area is “highly insecure, with intensified fighting in recent months (and) there is also significant distrust of outside authorities among the local population”.
Another complication, he said, is the lack of tools tailored to the specific variant driving the outbreak. There are “no approved vaccines or therapeutics” for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola behind the current outbreak.
Since mid-May, the WHO has recorded 10 confirmed Ebola deaths and 220 suspected deaths in the DRC, alongside 900 suspected cases since Kinshasa declared the outbreak on 15 May.
The UN agency said the true extent of transmission is likely larger, with experts suspecting the virus may have circulated undetected for some time.
Health workers conduct temperature screenings and health checks on travellers at the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint in Goma
In Uganda, one person has been confirmed dead and six others are confirmed infected.
Africa’s regional risk picture is also sharpening. Ten other countries are “at risk” of infection, the African Union’s health agency, Africa CDC, warned on Saturday.
These are Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.
Building trust
Africa CDC head Jean Kaseya said “high mobility and insecurity” are helping push the outbreak beyond local front lines, after the WHO declared it an international emergency.
Insecurity remains a defining challenge in eastern DRC, an area scarred by three decades of conflict involving a long list of armed groups.
In rural parts of Ituri province, state services have been largely absent for decades.
South Kivu province is controlled by the M23 armed group, which has never managed an epidemic like Ebola.
Dr Tedros said rebuilding confidence in Ebola-hit communities is essential to slowing transmission.
That trust gap has been underscored by recent attacks: two hospitals in Ituri have been targeted by suspicious locals over the past five days—one in Mongbwala, where the outbreak was first detected, and another in Rwampara, where tents used to isolate Ebola patients were set on fire.
In Rwampara, violence broke out after a family was stopped from taking away a deceased man’s body for burial, due to contamination risks.
“Loved ones are throwing themselves at the bodies, touching the corpses… while organising mourning rituals bringing together loads of people,” said Jean Marie Ezadri, a civil society leader in Ituri.
Dr Tedros said the WHO is channelling funding, medical supplies and staff into the DRC to bolster national efforts, while accelerating clinical trials for potential treatments.
“It will get worse before it gets better,” he said.
“But we know this virus and we know how to stop it.”
The WHO has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of international concern.
Ebola has killed more than 15,000 people across Africa in the past half-century.
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