Donald Trump raised eyebrows this weekend after he yet again shared a series of provocative posts on his Truth Social platform, including one that appeared to depict Iran draped in the American flag.

The image showed a map of the Middle East labeled with countries Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The country of Iran was filled in using the US flag.

It was simply titled, “The United States of the Middle East?”

The post came as reports swirled of a potential US deal with Iran to end Trump’s war, which he launched in February. The possible negotiation, however, has drawn criticism from members of Trump’s own Republican Party.

The president also shared an image of himself gazing over Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory he has repeatedly suggested the US should somehow take control of (alongside Canada and Venezuela).

A day earlier, he posted a photo showing an Iranian boat being blasted underneath the word, “Adios.”

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The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Emmerdale dated May 26. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube.

Brb, just picking up the pieces of my broken heart after watching secretly homeless Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) hide under a blanket in the middle of a freezing cold barn in Emmerdale.

It became apparent that Kammy was hiding something last week, around the same time that a mysterious figure began setting fire to things on Emmerdale Farm.

When Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) discovered that Kammy had arrived late for his shift at the garage, he began to wonder if it was because he had been busy with some petrol and a lighter elsewhere. As it dawned on Aaron that no-one actually knows a great deal about this young man, he relayed his comments to Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper).

Belle stuck up for Kammy, but it was clear that Aaron’s words were playing on her mind. In the pub, Belle wondered if she could meet Kammy’s family soon, but he made an excuse and quickly rushed away.

To celebrate Eid, Belle presented Kammy with a homemade card as today’s episode opened. He was touched, but then grew cold when she mentioned popping by his home to see his relatives. Belle didn’t want Kammy to feel pressured and suggested that she could just stick her head in the door and then go, but Kammy wasn’t keen.

He snapped at Belle and told her to forget the idea of meeting his family, and she was very surprised to see this side to her boyfriend.

The dynamic between Kammy and Belle didn’t get any easier when they arrived at The Hide a few hours later. When Kammy stepped out and Belle was left alone with his phone, she debated going through it.

Belle knew this was a bad move, but alarm bells were starting to go off in her mind. She was prevented from totally invading Kammy’s privacy though due to him returning to the table. Belle swiftly got up and claimed to a stunned Kammy that she needed to get back to work.

At Take A Vow, Belle opened up to Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and wondered whether she was right to worry about Kammy, or whether her anxieties were down to how traumatic her previous relationship was.

Dawn tried to reassure Belle, telling her that she doesn’t think Kammy is a bad person.

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As Belle convinced herself that her past was impacting her present, and that Kammy wasn’t at fault, his secret was revealed to us.

Inside one of the barns on Emmerdale Farm, Kammy was lighting up a camping stove ready to heat a tin of baked beans. As his makeshift meal bubbled away, a freezing cold Kammy hid under a blanket as it was confirmed to us that he is homeless.

Kammy’s week will go from bad to worse when he’s caught with a lighter and a can of petrol while on Robert Sugden’s (Ryan Hawley) land.

Robert and Aaron immediately accuse Kammy of being the arsonist, but he then reveals that he was actually planning on torching his car. Due to the fact Kammy legs it from the conversation seconds later, it looks like he’s guilty.

He’s then taken out of the village in a police car after Aaron makes the call, but will he tell anyone the truth about what he’s going through?

‘It’s that thing of peeling back the layers and just learning more about the character. One thing about Kammy is that he is the first Pakistani Muslim we’ve had on Emmerdale, and that itself is a big thing’, star Shebz Miah said, reflecting on Kammy’s new story.

‘And I think now we can finally start to truly understand what that looks like, especially in British soap as well. It’s not really common. So, I am excited and stoked to be able to finally tap into that. But also, the beauty is that I get to show Kammy as just a normal British Bradford lad as well. And it’s amazing that I’m able to blur the lines ever so slightly.

‘But also show myself, as Shebz. I am also sort of Muslim, and South Asian background, I get to show that as well, and it’s a big thing. I am so glad. I went to the producer, I was like, “please let it happen.” I’m truly excited. And you know, a lot of the fans constantly are asking me, “When are we ever going to learn more about Kammy?” And I think now’s the perfect time.

He added: ‘I think from when I first came in to now, it’s been a slow burner, but I think we are starting to learn more about Kammy and see that there is more to him than this cheekiness that he’s got and this bravado that he puts on.’

‘The mask comes off, and we get to see this different version of what we’ve seen so far. Uncomfortable at times, but at the end of the day, he’s human, and there’s only so long you can keep the bravado for. But yeah, fans won’t expect it, and it will snowball into other things as well, but we start to see why and where it all came from.’

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Pope Leo has called for a ‘robust legal framework’ to be put in place to regulate AI, warning that autonomous weapons systems have advanced ‘practically beyond any human reach to govern them’ in a sweeping new encyclical

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Pope Leo has called on governments to decelerate and rigorously oversee the advancement of AI systems in his first major document, published on Monday.

Speaking at a Vatican event to launch the text, the first US pope voiced his alarm that certain autonomous weapons systems have progressed “practically beyond any human reach to govern them”.

Pope Leo, who has adopted a more assertive stance in recent months and has attracted criticism from Donald Trump following his condemnation of the Iran war, made several passionate pleas to world leaders in the extensive document, known as an encyclical. The head of the Catholic Church argued that ownership of AI data should not rest exclusively in private hands, urged policy-makers to safeguard workers’ rights and protect children from the technology, and called for a reduction in rivalry between AI companies.

In the text, entitled Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), he said: “What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating.”

The pope called for “robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility.”

Encyclicals represent one of the most authoritative forms of teaching from a pontiff to the Church’s 1.4 billion members, reports the Express.

Monday’s eagerly awaited text, extending to nearly 43,000 words, has been under development almost since Leo’s election as pope just over a year ago. The document, which focused primarily on AI, also condemned the prevalence of armed conflicts across the globe.

He said: “The past 60 years have been marked by conflicts of astonishing brutality, often affecting civilian populations on a massive scale. Humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power, where peace no longer appears as a responsibility to be taken on, but as a fragile interval between conflicts.”

In his encyclical, Leo also delivered one of the most explicit papal rejections to date of the just war theory, a teaching the Church has employed since at least the fifth century to assess global conflicts.

The teaching broadly states that military action should only be undertaken to counter aggression.

“The ‘just war’ theory which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated,” wrote Leo. “The use of force, violence and weapons reflects a relational poverty that always has disastrous consequences for civilian populations.”

The pontiff also stated that any deployment of AI in military operations “must be subject to the most rigorous ethical constraints” and declared it “not permissible” to allow AI systems to make lethal decisions.

The SEN school still has more improvements to make concerning behaviour and learning.

A Cambridgeshire SEN secondary school has been recognised for making “positive progress” after being rated inadequate by OFSTED last year. A monitoring inspection was carried out at Riverside Meadows Academy on February 10 to check if the school had improved.

The school was judged to “require significant improvement” in June 2025. A new assistant head teacher responsible for curriculum and teaching was appointed in January 2026. A new CEO and executive team members were also appointed to the Horizons Education Trust.

In a report published on April 20, OFSTED said new leaders and trustees working at the school “have brought much-needed stability”. The report read: “In a short period of time, they have put into place effective systems and processes to reshape curriculum pathways, track attendance, address more challenging behaviours and improve governance.”

OFSTED reported that the school needs to make further improvements to “guide staff on how to teach the new curriculum”. Pupils have a “mixed view of behaviour” with some dealing well with the new policy while there is still some ‘unwelcome’.

The report notes that overall attendance is improving but it still remains low. However, fewer students are on part-time timetables and there have been fewer suspensions since the last inspection.

Riverside Meadows Academy has designed and reshaped its curriculum for both key stage 3 and key stage 4 pupils. The report said: “The school has checked it has an accurate picture of pupils’ starting points, including in reading.

“A realignment of class groupings is underway. This is to ensure pupils are following a pathway that is best matched to filling gaps in knowledge and to their aptitudes, therapeutic needs and interests.”

Kate Lovegrove, the Co-Headteacher of Riverside Meadows Academy, said: “We are pleased with the outcome of this first visit. There is still much work to do, but it is encouraging that inspectors have recognised we are focusing on the right priorities and taking the right steps in the right order.”

The owner faced a range of charges connected to three dog attacks on three women which left some of them with severe facial injuries

A man has been banned from owning a dog for 20 years and his French Bulldog put down after three separate dog attacks on three women.

Gareth Gault from the Newtownabbey area appeared at Laganside Magistrates’ Court on May 5, where he faced a range of charges connected to three dog attacks on three women which left some of them with severe facial injuries. The attacks took place between October 2024 and April 2025.

Gault pleaded guilty to all charges in court and received 18 months’ probation and 80 hours of community service. He was also banned from owning a dog for 20 years, £100 for the offence of being the keeper of an unlicensed dog and was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to each victim, £2,250 in legal costs, £750 towards Council kennelling costs and a £15 offender levy for each offence.

The judge also issued a destruction order for the dog.

An Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council spokesperson said: “Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council places a high priority on enforcing dog control legislation. Reports of dog attacks are thoroughly investigated, and formal action, including prosecution, is taken where appropriate, as demonstrated in this case.”

The council says this case highlights its ongoing commitment to public safety and to robust enforcement of legislation designed to promote responsible dog ownership across the borough.

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