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OG Anunoby scored 28 points as the New York Knicks ended their 52-year trophy drought with a 124-113 NBA Cup final victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday after being thrown a lifeline at the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as England fought hard in searing heat to stay in the contest at tea on day one.

Wails rang through a packed synagogue on Wednesday as Sydney's Jewish community laid to rest beloved local rabbi Eli Schlanger, gunned down on Bondi Beach in Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against Caracas while issuing new demands for access to the country's crude.

Brazil's Senate will on Wednesday begin debating a bill passed by the lower house of Congress that could slash the jail term of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a move that sparked nationwide protests over the weekend.

A New Zealand court sentenced the country's former deputy police commissioner to nine months of home detention on Wednesday, after he admitted to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

The Eurovision Song Contest heads into its 70th anniversary edition next year mired in its biggest-ever political boycott, with five countries staying away over Israel's participation.

Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers.

Asian equities fluctuated on Wednesday as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ordered the blockade of "sanctioned" Venezuelan tankers.

US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, seeking $10 billion in damages over a misleading edit of his 2021 speech before the US Capitol riot.

With his shadow of a moustache and baseball cap, Bohdan Levchykov would be your typical teenager anywhere if he didn't embody the tragedy of what has happened to a generation of young Ukrainians after nearly four years of war.

YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul faces former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday in a money-spinning made-for-streaming bout that has triggered alarm across the boxing world.

Australia's Steve Smith was ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England just before it started Wednesday with vertigo symptoms, but is expected to be available for the Boxing Day clash in Melbourne.

England claimed two wickets in an absorbing opening session at the third Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide Wednesday before a stoic Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne dug in.

Undefeated world super middleweight champion Terence Crawford announced his retirement from boxing on Tuesday, hanging up his gloves three months after a career-defining victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against Caracas while issuing new demands for the country's crude.

Britain might be known for its damp and grey climate, but it recorded its sunniest year on record in 2025, meteorologists announced on Wednesday.

Australia held the first funeral Wednesday for victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as large crowds gathered to grieve a rabbi slain in the attack.

World Cup organisers unveiled a new cut-price ticket category on Tuesday after a backlash by fans over pricing for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Enzo Maresca said he appreciated the backing of Chelsea's fans after they sung his name during Tuesday's 3-1 win at Cardiff in the League Cup quarter-finals.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Molten Metals Corp. (the "Company") (CSE:MOLT)(FSE:Y44) is pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of flow-through units (the "FT Units") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $300,000 (the "Offering").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Right Season Investments Corp. (TSXV:LITT) ("RightSeason" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company will change its name to FutureGen Industries Corp. ("FutureGen"), effective December 22, 2025 (the "NameChange"). There will be no change to the trading symbol, and the Company's common shares will continue to trade under "LITT" on the TSX Venture Exchange.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / TruMerit, a worldwide leader in international credentials evaluation to support health worker careers, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), The Leader in Pediatric Education for Nurse Practitioners®, have announced they will jointly develop a global micro-credential to help advance the knowledge and skills of the world's pediatric nursing workforce.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Northern Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company") (TSXV:SUP)(OTCQB:NSUPF)(GR:D9M1) is pleased to announce that the distribution to Northern Superior's shareholders of all the common shares in the capital of ONGold Resources Ltd. (the "ONAU Shares") held by Northern Superior will be effected on the basis of a distribution ratio of 0.19574366 ONAU Share for each issued and outstanding common share of Northern Superior. Subject to certain customary closing conditions, the distribution is expected to occur on December 19, 2025, concurrently with the closing of the previously-announced statutory plan of arrangement with IAMGOLD Corporation under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, the record date for purposes of the distribution of the ONAU Shares will be December 18, 2025.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Caravan Trailer Lodges of Alberta Ltd. (the "Corporation" or "Caravan") is pleased to announce the commencement of the Winding Up of the Corporation and the payment of Initial Distributions to Shareholders in the aggregate amount of $5,064,259. In order to split this Initial Distribution across taxation years, an preliminary payment of $2,339,240 is being sent to registered shareholders of record as of December 17, 2025 and a further payment of $2,725,019 will be distributed to registered shareholders during the last week of January, 2026. For most holders of Class A Shares (other than those involved in the previously reported litigation), this equates to an aggregate dividend amount of $10.151353 per share on the December distribution and a further $10.41015 per share in January, for a total of $20.561503 per share.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / TruMerit, a worldwide leader in international credentials evaluation to support health worker careers, and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), The Leader in Pediatric Education for Nurse Practitioners®, have announced they will jointly develop a global micro-credential to help advance the knowledge and skills of the world's pediatric nursing workforce.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Orosur Mining Inc. ("Orosur" or "the Company") (AIM:OMI)(TSXV:OMI), a minerals explorer and developer with projects in Colombia, Argentina and Nigeria, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.

WATERLOO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) today announced a fully rebuilt mobile experience for BlackBerry® AtHoc®, its Critical Event Management platform. The modernization strengthens how real-time situational intelligence is gathered, how developments are understood, and how response activities are coordinated during emergencies and routine activity.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 17, 2025 / Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or "Company") (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce that it has won third place from the United Nations ("UN") Global Compact Chile Network for its Local Suppliers Network initiative, which contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Human Rights category.