bergdahl s conviction and dishonorable discharge on tuesday. bergdahl left his post in afghanistan and was captured by the taliban in 2009. he was held captive for nearly five years, and was repeately tortured during that time. bergdahl was returned to the us in a prisoner swap for five taliban leaders in 2014. in 2017, bergdahl pled guilty to desertion and misbehavior. he was dishonorably discharged and ordered to forfeit $10,000 in pay. bergdahl s conviction and sentence had been narrowly upheld by military appeals courts, before his lawyers took the case to us district court, resulting in tuesday s ruling. now to another big international story. chinese state media are reporting that the country s foriegn minister chin gang has been removed from his post after less than seven months on the job. he has not been seen in public for a month. a statement mentioning an apparent health problem has since been wiped from the record. an official statement named china s top diplomat, wang yi,
worry that it weakens the supreme court s ability to review state decisions, endangering democracy. on tuesday, the israel medical association called for a 24 hour strike, but a court ordered the doctors union back to work. the doctors complied, but said they would not remain silent, and protest leaders report that growing numbers of military reservists would not report for duty. israel s military took its first known disciplinary action over the protests on tuesday, fining one reservist, and giving another a suspended jail sentence for ignoring call ups. in greece, deadly wildfires continue to rage across the mediterranean. two pilots battling the fires have died, after their plane crashed. they were tackling a blaze on the island of evia, north of athens, when the plane smashed into a hillside. evacuations from the fires are under way across the region. 0n the island of rhodes, hundreds of tourists have been rescued. the bbc s azadeh moshiri has more. the bbc s azadeh batty in south
considered available for military service until they are 55. a federaljudge vacated former army sergeant bowe bergdahl s conviction and dishonorable discharge on tuesday. bergdahl left his post in afghanistan and was captured by the taliban in 2009. he was held captive for nearly five years, and was repeately tortured during that time. bergdahl was returned to the us in a prisoner swap for five taliban leaders in 2014. in 2017, bergdahl pled guilty to desertion and misbehavior. he was dishonorably discharged and ordered to forfeit $10,000 in pay. bergdahl s conviction and sentence had been narrowly upheld by military appeals courts before his lawyers took the case to us district court, resulting in tuesday s ruling. taiwan is bracing for what could be the strongest typhoon to hit the island in four years. the typhoon, named doksuri, is headed towards taiwan and the philippines. taiwan s weather bureau has issued warnings for strong winds and heavy rains. it s forced taiwan to cancel