South Africans voted in local elections as the African National Congress faced widespread frustration over water outages, power cuts and declining municipal services. Reporting from the BBC and Guardian said the party could receive less than one-third of the vote. Residents described dissatisfaction with the quality and reliability of basic services.
Apple said its 27.3 operating-system updates would check iCloud Photos and Drive items shared with anyone holding the link for harmful content. The company said flagged material could be deleted or accounts disabled. The checks apply to public-link sharing, which makes the files accessible to Apple for review.
Australian department-store chain David Jones entered administration after landlords initiated the process, the Financial Times reported. Administrators were expected to give the 188-year-old retailer breathing space while a buyer was sought. The move placed one of Australia’s best-known upmarket retail brands under formal restructuring as it looked for new ownership.
The Baltimore Ravens were finalising a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett, according to ESPN, CBS Sports and the Guardian. Baltimore needed help after injuries depleted its quarterback group, with Lamar Jackson out indefinitely and Tyler Huntley expected to miss the rest of the season.
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon gave evidence in his Sydney trial over the 2024 deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He pleaded not guilty to murder and told the court he had experienced homophobic abuse at work, according to Guardian reporting. The trial remained under way and no verdict had been reached.
Macronix, described by several technology outlets as Nintendo’s main supplier of ROM chips for Switch cartridges, was reported to be leaving that business. The company was said to be reallocating manufacturing capacity toward NOR and NAND flash chips sought by the artificial-intelligence industry, potentially tightening supplies for physical games.
Copper selling prices continued to rise, but the gains were distributed unevenly across the industry, the Financial Times reported. Miners benefited directly from stronger prices, while smelters faced a less favourable position. The divergence showed that a commodity boom does not automatically lift every business involved in extracting, processing and selling the metal.
Erling Haaland scored the winner as Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3-2 in the Champions League. Leipzig twice equalised before Haaland converted Elliot Anderson’s cross, according to reports from the BBC, Guardian and Sky Sports. The victory ended Leipzig’s resistance and gave City an important result after a closely contested match.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele promoted his country’s military intervention in Haiti as Salvadoran troops deployed there. Haitian police meanwhile found a vehicle used by four missing Salvadoran technicians, Al Jazeera reported. The report did not establish the technicians’ whereabouts or provide fuller details about the mission’s mandate and duration.
Snap said more than 30 million people now paid for Snapchat+ and its other subscription plans. The milestone followed changes that limited free storage for Snapchat Memories, with users asked to pay for additional capacity or subscribe to retain more content. Paid plans also include artificial-intelligence effects and other features.