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Palanca felt the full horror of the war in neighbouring Ukraine one December day.

Aryna Sabalenka overcame searing heat and one of the most exciting talents in tennis to power into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday, with Alexander Zverev serving up a storm to join her.

In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.

Four years on from an Olympic snub, US figure skater Ilia Malinin has revolutionized his sport in a meteoric rise that has him poised for gold -- and stardom -- at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

Napoli are on the brink of being eliminated from the Champions League as the troubled Italian club face Chelsea on Wednesday racked by a deep injury crisis and a faltering Serie A title defence.

Teaching children how to milk cows, combat food waste or embroider linen are among the programmes on sustainability offered at a charity founded by King Charles III two decades ago.

Last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev served his way into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday as he crushed young American Learner Tien under a barrage of aces.

Teenage sensation Iva Jovic hailed Aryna Sabalenka as "inspiring" after the world number one taught the 18-year-old a tennis lesson in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Two popular pandas are set to leave Tokyo for China Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first time in 50 years as ties between the Asian neighbours fray.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday she could not understand why wearing fitness trackers was banned at the Australian Open after being told to remove hers.

Aryna Sabalenka said her mentality in Melbourne was "trophy or nothing" after muscling past American teenager Iva Jovic into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday to put a third title within sight.

Aryna Sabalenka overcame heat set to hit 45C and one of the most exciting talents in tennis to power into the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where Carlos Alcaraz bids to join her later Tuesday.

Journalists at the Persian-language TV station Iran International in London have been working flat out, vowing to "show the truth" about the protests in Iran, despite threats against them and their families.

Donald Trump's immigration crackdown across the United States is the signature issue of his second term -- but deadly violence in Minneapolis risks making it a liability for a president who already looks vulnerable in the polls.

Asian markets rose Tuesday following gains on Wall Street, with tech firms leading Seoul to another record as investors brushed off Donald Trump's threat to hike tariffs on South Korean goods.

An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust.

Britain's Keir Starmer is in China this week, marking the first visit by a UK prime minister in eight years.

The Australian Open suffered more disruption Tuesday when it hit its maximum "heat stress" rating with forecasts of 45C, meaning the day's remaining quarter-finals will take place under a closed roof until the weather relents.

Relentless top seed Aryna Sabalenka muscled past American teenager Iva Jovic and into the Australian Open semi-finals Tuesday to accelerate her bid for a third Melbourne title.

The fatal shooting of two civilians in Minneapolis has reignited accusations that federal agents enforcing US President Donald Trump's militarized immigration crackdown are inexperienced, under-trained and operating outside law enforcement norms.

All-action American Ben Shelton plans to harness the energy of a "rowdy" Australian Open crowd to pull off a shock in the quarter-finals against two-time reigning champion Jannik Sinner.

When the Winter Olympics start in Italy next month, ice dancers from rival countries will be competing for the same medals -- but in the buildup to the Games, many of them trained under the same roof.

The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless the world does something to address this global crisis, researchers warned Tuesday.

French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to announce it has intersected high-grade gold ("Au") mineralization in the Airstrip Deposit ("Airstrip") and Aurex Hill Zone ("Aurex Hill") at its AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Troy Minerals Inc. ("Troy" or the "Company") (CSE:TROY)(OTCQB:TROYF)(FSE:VJ3) announces that it intends to settle outstanding indebtedness in the amount of $348,000 owed to certain creditors in exchange for the issuance of a total of 2,784,000 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.125 per share.

VICTORIA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Boron One Holdings Inc. ("Boron One" or the "Company") (TSXV:BONE) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of January 5, 2026, it has increased the non-brokered private placement by an additional $100,000, for total gross proceeds of up to $600,000 by the issue of units at a price of $0.05 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one additional common share for a period of 3 years from the date of closing, at an exercise price of $0.05 in the first year, and $0.10 in the second and third years, subject to the Corporation's option to accelerate the expiry date if the stock trades at $0.12 per common share for the initial exercise period and $0.22 per common share for the subsequent period.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / GT Holdings Corp. (the "Company"), a company based in Toronto, Ontario, today announced it has filed its audited consolidated financial statements (the "Financial Statements") for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2025 (the "Reporting Period") and the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2024 (the "Prior Period").

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / FutureGen Industries Corp. (formerly Right Season Investments Corp.) (TSXV:LITT) ("FutureGen Industries" or the "Company"). At the request of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, the Company wishes to confirm that its management is unaware of any material change in the Company's operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.

Moving a 130 year-old Silver Mining Area to a 2026 District-Scale Exploration Project!

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Inventus Mining Corp. (TSXV:IVS) ("Inventus" or the "Company")is pleased announce that processing of the Trench 1 bulk sample is underway at its 100%-owned Pardo "River of Gold" Project, located 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario.