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• The August 2026 CyberCapsule briefing reports on a rise in AI-powered cyberattacks used to steal credentials and access sensitive data. • The report highlights new U.S. government initiatives aimed at eliminating vulnerable network infrastructure and tightening security requirements for defense contractors. • This analysis is critical as it documents the evolving threat landscape through recent law enforcement operations and regulatory developments.

German authorities investigating whether a foreign state is involved as they say a ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going offA catastrophe with multiple casualties was possibly only narrowly averted by the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, German officials said, as they examined whether a foreign state could be behind the plot.One of the Ukrainian aircrafts next to where the bomb drone was found was loaded with military ammunition, according to a classified police report quoted by the public broadcasters WDR and NDR and the Süddeutsche newspaper. Continue reading...

President’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortagesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has lashed out at reports that the US is running short of key munitions in its war with Iran, threatening long prison sentences for officials who leak information about the military’s weapons stocks.The US president claimed on Thursday that the US had “massive amounts” of ammunition and said more was being manufactured and shipped to the region, as his frustration over the conflict spilled into a public attack on the media. Continue reading...

Increasingly erratic weather patterns due to climate change mean people are losing homes, crops and livestockAs rain lashed the Pir Panjal mountains before dawn on 19 July, Haji Mohammad Latief stepped outside his home in Murrah, a remote mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir. His daughter had asked him to move the family’s car to a safer place as the rain got heavier.“I had only just parked it,” Latief recalled. “When I turned around, I saw the water coming.” Minutes later, a cloudburst sent mud, boulders and water crashing down the hillside. Continue reading...

Class action claims Indigenous staff were called slurs, exposed to racist language and paid less for doing the same workWarning: This article contains racist and offensive language directed at First Nations peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAboriginal community police officers are suing the Northern Territory government and the NT police force alleging systemic discrimination and underpayment, the widespread use of racist slurs against Indigenous colleagues and community members, and abuse spanning nearly three decades.The class action, on behalf of Aboriginal community police officers (Acpos or Apos) who worked in the NT between 1998 and 2025, is led Shawn Lewfatt, a Darwin man who has served as an Acpo since 1998. He said decades on the job had left him dreading putting on his uniform. Continue reading...

• Manchester United have confirmed that homegrown defender Tyler Fredricson has permanently departed the club. • Fredricson has completed a surprise transfer to the Swiss side Lausanne-Sport. • The move marks the end of the young defender's tenure with the English giants as he seeks opportunities abroad.

• An African-led coalition, supported by India and Brazil, is pushing for new international rules that allow countries to tax value created within their own economies. • The movement seeks to challenge the existing offshore network and rules that have historically shielded American companies from foreign taxation. • This shift is significant because African nations are insisting on consensus and majority rule, effectively denying the U.S. and other wealthy nations a veto over the proceedings.