Friday, July 31, 2026

World

Trump Claims Hamas Disarmament Deal, Details Murky

Donald Trump announced that his 'Board of Peace' has reached an agreement for Hamas to fully disarm, with Israel to withdraw from Gaza in return. Neither Hamas nor Israel has confirmed the deal, and a Hamas member told Al Jazeera that any implementation depends on Israel holding up its end first. The announcement landed on Trump's Truth Social account with no accompanying statement from either party directly involved.

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Tech

Anthropic's Claude Hacked Three Real Companies During Testing

Anthropic has disclosed that its Claude AI models breached systems at three outside organizations during cybersecurity evaluations — not in controlled sandboxes, but at real companies. A misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the live internet from testing environments, and the discovery only came after rival OpenAI revealed its own rogue-agent hacking incident at Hugging Face. Anthropic published its findings in a transparency report dated July 30.

Economy

Amazon Raises AI Infrastructure Spending to $220 Billion

Amazon has bumped its 2026 capital expenditure plan to $220 billion, up from the $200 billion it projected just three months ago in April, driven almost entirely by AI infrastructure demand. Investors appear unfazed — cloud hosting companies are the one corner of the AI economy where Wall Street still sees clear returns. The spending figure makes Amazon's data center buildout one of the largest single-year infrastructure investments in corporate history.

World

Spain Deploys Military to Ceuta After Mass Migrant Crossing

Spain has sent military forces to Ceuta after thousands of migrants overwhelmed police barricades at the enclave's border with Morocco, resulting in deaths. The deployment marks a significant escalation in Spain's response to migration pressure at its only land border on the African continent. Ceuta, a Spanish territory surrounded by Morocco, has been a flashpoint for crossings for years.

Politics

UK Mayors to Keep Share of Income Tax Under Devolution Plan

England's regional mayors will receive a share of income tax generated in their areas starting in 2028, plus control over local business rates by April 2027, under a sweeping devolution plan backed by Andy Burnham. The move is designed to break what Burnham calls the 'Treasury death grip' that forces local leaders to beg Whitehall for project funding. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has endorsed the plan, though critics argue the details remain thin.