President Donald Trump waived several United States sanctions and tariffs targeting Russian energy, citing national-security concerns, the BBC, Al Jazeera and France 24 reported. The executive order suspended measures recently passed by Congress after a diesel agreement with Moscow, while Washington’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky deteriorated further.
Apple expanded its App Store rules to explicitly target artificial-intelligence tools that create non-consensual intimate images and apps that conceal undocumented capabilities during review, the Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and Techmeme reported. Developers must proactively prevent and remove such deepfakes, strengthening an existing ban on sexually explicit content.
Activist investors highlighted self-storage company Big Yellow as a warning for London’s public market, the Financial Times reported. The RSS item said a trickle of sales to foreign buyers risked becoming a flood, pointing to continued concern that listed British companies may leave the market through overseas acquisitions.
Canada beat England 24-21 in Toronto after Shoshanah Seumanutafa scored a 77th-minute try, ending the Red Roses’ 41-match unbeaten run, the BBC, Guardian and Sky Sports reported. England had not lost since the 2022 Rugby World Cup final, making the late comeback Canada’s most significant result of the series.
A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months each for murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, the BBC, Guardian and Al Jazeera reported. The three surfers were killed during a 2024 trip in Baja California in an apparent robbery.
Replit chief executive Amjad Masad said the coding platform was no longer working with Anthropic, citing cost and saying ChatGPT had improved, TechCrunch and Techmeme reported. TechCrunch also cited a source saying the partnership remained in place, leaving the exact commercial relationship disputed in the available RSS material.
Dividend payments by British companies increased 14% over the past year, led by banks and mining groups, the Financial Times reported. The RSS item did not provide an aggregate payout figure or distinguish regular distributions from special dividends, but it indicated a substantial annual increase in cash returned to shareholders.
England began the Women’s Rugby League World Cup with a 70-6 victory over tournament debutants Wales, the BBC, Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports reported. England scored 13 tries, including hat-tricks for Connie Boyd and Anna Davies, after crossing seven times before half-time in their Group A opener.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988, dropping 42% from a year earlier, the BBC, Guardian and Al Jazeera reported. The result strengthened President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s environmental record before an election run-off, although the forest remains exposed to future policy changes.
Verizon will charge customers $10 a month for Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature, 9to5Mac and MacRumors reported. The iOS 27 function allows one phone number to be shared across two separate iPhones, and Verizon disclosed the fee alongside its iPhone Duo announcement after other carriers outlined similar support.