International relations

Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732

Law and crime

A court in Chișinău sentences the governor of Moldova's autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for violations related to the financing of the banned opposition Șor Party. (Reuters) (Caliber)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-regional-leader-jailed-aiding-russian-meddling-2025-08-05/
• https://caliber.az/en/post/moldova-jails-gagauzia-governor-for-7-years

Politics and elections

Nestor Ntahontuye is appointed the new prime minister of Burundi, succeeding Gervais Ndirakobuca. (Burundi Times)

• https://www.burunditimes.com/ndayishimiye-appoints-new-prime-minister-and-ministers-in-burundi/