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Global Briefing May 26

US Strikes Iran as Force Outpaces Diplomacy

The US bombed Iran for the first time since the April ceasefire, killing four soldiers, even as Tehran stayed at the Doha talks and Trump cast the strikes as self-defense; Israel pushed past its Lebanon line, killing 12 in the Bekaa, and Brent rose 3 percent. In Europe, Germany, the EU, Norway and the Netherlands summoned Russian envoys over Moscow's threat to 'systematically' strike Kyiv, while Turkish police stormed the CHP and blocked an opposition rally. Record May heat killed several across France and the UK as the UN flagged worsening crises in Gaza and South Sudan.

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Iran accuses US of breaking April ceasefire after overnight strikes as Israel pushes past its Lebanon line

Iran accused the United States of violating the April ceasefire with overnight strikes, and its Revolutionary Guard reserved what it called the 'legitimate and definite' right to retaliate, claiming it had downed a US MQ-9 drone. Israeli forces meanwhile began operating beyond their 'Yellow Line' inside southern Lebanon, where an airstrike on the Bekaa Valley killed 12 people. Brent crude rose 3 percent on renewed uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Germany and EU summon Russian envoys over threat to 'systematically' strike Kyiv; Berlin says its embassy will stay

Germany, the EU, Norway and the Netherlands summoned Russia's top diplomats on Tuesday to protest Moscow's threat of systematic strikes on Kyiv and its call for foreign diplomats to leave. Germany's Foreign Ministry said it 'will not be intimidated' and confirmed its embassy would keep operating, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was 'deeply concerned.' Ukraine read a joint statement from 50 countries condemning the threats.

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Starmer refers Fordingbridge teen rape sentences to Court of Appeal after attackers spared custody

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has referred to the Court of Appeal the sentences of three teenage boys who were spared custody after being convicted of raping two girls in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. The boys, two then aged 14 and one then 13, received youth rehabilitation orders despite filming the attacks and sharing footage online. Attorney General Lord Hermer confirmed the referral after an urgent review, citing the victims' 'immense bravery.'

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Turkish police storm CHP headquarters and block opposition rally after court ousts leader Ozel

Turkish riot police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition CHP in Ankara and forced out leader Ozgur Ozel, days after an Ankara appeals court annulled the party's 2023 congress and reinstated his predecessor, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. On Tuesday, police used water cannon and pepper spray to block a rally Ozel had called in Izmir. The opposition and international critics accuse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of using the courts to neutralise his strongest rivals.

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Cyber Threat Intelligence
Daily snapshot · 26 May 2026
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Events tracked
174
Threat actors
85
Categories
7
Regions hit
43
By attack category
Data Breach
50
Ransomware
32
DDoS
27
Access Brokerage
21
Web Defacement
21
Threat Alert
12
Top victim countries
United States
29
Indonesia
16
Italy
11
Thailand
8
Ukraine
8
Turkey
7
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