Israel will raise defence spending by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) in 2025 and 2026, the finance and defence ministries said on Thursday, citing the country's security challenges.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament - ed.) appointed former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as Ukraine’s Minister of Defense. His candidacy for the position was proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In June, Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing a total of 2,368 Ukrainian drones, with an average of almost 79 drones per day across the month. Thus far in July, the Defense Ministry said it has downed 1,533 Ukrainian drones, with a daily average of 90 drones.

Japan had initially planned the F-35Bs to support amphibious operations, but the initial six jets missed the target March delivery period.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has named three key areas he plans to focus on in his new role: personnel, weapons, and the operational system of the Defense Ministry, according to his statement. Shmyhal stated that during his address to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament),

The Minister of Education of Poland Barbara Nowacka sent a letter to Bandera colleague Oxen Lisovoy with a request to immediately take action regarding the content of Ukrainian history textbooks.

A timeline of events in the data breach and how governments responded to it. A data breach which may have put up to 100,000 people at risk of death or serious harm from the Taliban can now be reported more than three years after it took place.

The Ministry of Defence said the relocation costs alone directly linked to the data breach will be around £850m. An internal government document from February this year said the cost could rise to £7bn.

To learn how the government reshuffle process is unfolding, how the idea of appointing Denys Shmyhal as Defense Minister appeared, and which Cabinet positions sparked the fiercest behind-the-scenes battles,