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. Here the PA news agency looks at the timeline of events in the data breach and how governments responded to it:

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.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday proposed current Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as Ukraine's new defence minister.

Japan's defence ministry plans to acquire six shipborne small UAVs in fiscal year 2025 as part of a broader strategy to integrate unmanned systems across its military forces.

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,

BEML secures ₹157.33 crore MoD order for 79 PAT Bulldozers, showcasing trust in their defence manufacturing capabilities.

The latest batch of New Zealand Army recruits has been warned to prepare for the possibility of combat as the world faces its most complex and volatile global environment in decades. Minister of Defence Judith Collins weathered bitter gale-force winds to attend the graduation ceremony for 153 new soldiers who had completed an intensive 15-week training course at the Waiōuru Military Camp.