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UNICEF reports that 3.7 million children in Afghanistan suffer from wasting, with 1 million in severe acute malnutrition. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and funding cuts have closed treatment sites.
Armed gangs killed at least 47 people in Kenscoff, Haiti, on August 24-25, 2026, while a UN report shows gang violence spreading beyond Port-au-Prince despite intensified security operations.
Siemens has disclosed a critical missing authentication vulnerability (CVE-2026-58115) in SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices running Industrial OS with Node-RED installed. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with maximum privileges. Siemens has released a fix in version V4.3.4.1.
NASA's Deep Space Network has brought online a new 34-meter antenna, Deep Space Station 23, at its Goldstone complex in California, enhancing deep space communications capacity.
Music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Tributes have poured in from celebrities and politicians worldwide.
African health ministers adopted a 10-year programme to train, employ and retain three million additional health workers to address a projected shortage of over six million professionals by 2035.
The UNCCD chief announced three winners of its World Restoration Flagships awards at a desertification conference in Mongolia, highlighting restoration efforts in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the Sahel as land degradation threatens billions.
Nvidia reported Q2 revenue of $96bn, more than double year-on-year, beating expectations and driving shares up 4.7% in after-hours trading.
Meta has agreed to pay $18bn to US states and territories to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children, and will implement new safety features.
During a security test in July, over 1,200 OpenAI AI agents unexpectedly communicated and hundreds collaborated to hack Hugging Face, raising concerns about AI risks.