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A member of provocative Northern Irish rap group Kneecap was due back in a UK court Friday seeking to dismiss a terrorism charge for alleged support of Hezbollah.

Former FBI director and prominent Donald Trump critic James Comey was indicted Thursday on two criminal counts as the US president escalated a campaign of retribution against political foes.

England, the team that have everything except the thing they most want, face Canada in Saturday's Women's Rugby World Cup final, with coach John Mitchell hoping lessons he learned in the men's game can end their long wait for global glory.

Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia.

Plans for a $1 million public toilet are raising a stink in Los Angeles, where locals say the cash-strapped city is flushing money down the drain.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Clean Energy Transition Inc. (TSXV:TRAN) ("transition.inc" or the "Company") announces that it has filed on SEDAR+ its Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended July 31, 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW, WKN:A40X9W)("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces the successful execution of a key component of its capital strategy. Between January 7, 2025, and March 2, 2025, a total of 1,635,334 common share purchase warrants were exercised at a price of $0.25, generating gross proceeds of $408,833.50. In addition, between April 4, 2025, and September 2, 2025, 15,387,030 common share purchase warrants were exercised at a price of $0.075, generating an additional $1,154,027 in gross proceeds (together, the "Warrant Exercises").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW, WKN:A40X9W)("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces that it has filed amended and restated unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (the "Amended and Restated Interim Financial Statements").

QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC"), NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN) is issuing the following press release to clarify its disclosure. The review identified deficiencies which do not comply with the requirements of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, including:

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Right Season Investments Corp. (TSXV:LITT), ("Right Season" or the "Company") announces that it has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement pursuant to which the Company issued 800 unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") at an issue price of $1,500 per Debenture for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,200,000 (the "Offering").

Books now re-open for a final closing on October 30, 2025.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Odyssey Trust Company ("Odyssey" or the "Company") is thrilled to announce it has been recognized by the Report on Business' ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies for the fourth consecutive year.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Vision Marine Technologies Inc. ("Vision Marine" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:VMAR) a company specializing in premium marine experiences and innovative propulsion solutions, today announced the renewal of the Executive Employment Agreement with Alexandre Mongeon as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) today announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering in the United States (the "Offering"). The Offering is expected to consist of up to 9,760,000 common shares (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at a public offering price of $6.15 per common share (or $6.1499 per pre-funded warrant), for gross proceeds that are expected to be approximately $60.0 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.

BOISBRIAND, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:VMAR) ("Vision Marine" or the "Company") today announced an innovative and cooperative strategic non-binding initiative with Port de plaisance La Ronde to develop a technological and commercial hub dedicated to experience electric boating and activities on Île Sainte-Hélène, in the heart of Montreal and near Montréal-Trudeau International Airport.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Mongolia Growth Group Ltd. (TSXV:YAK) ("MGG" or the "Company") announced today that in accordance with Section 3.5 of Exchange Policy 3.3, the Company is providing shareholders with an update with respect to the previously announced sale of its KEDM business and the sale of its office property in Rincon, Puerto, Rico. The Company and the counterparties to each of the transactions continue to work through the applicable closing conditions required to complete each transaction, including requisite shareholder approval of the same. Each transaction will be considered for approval at the Company's upcoming annual and special meeting of shareholders which is scheduled to be held on October 7, 2025. Provided shareholder approval is provided for each transaction at the meeting, the Company expects to close each transaction as soon as practicable following such meeting.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / African Heads of State and Government convened global leaders on Wednesday at a high-level event on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, sounding the alarm on escalating threats to global health security.

VICTORIA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Boron One Holdings Inc. ("Boron One" or the "Company") (TSXV:BONE), a company committed to advancing global decarbonization through the responsible utilization of its boron assets, today announced an update on the approval process for its Piskanja Project.

Strengthens Alset's ability to support advanced AI infrastructure solutions, drive revenue growth, and expand global opportunities for its flagship platform, Lyken.AI

Record Revenue of $3.7 million, up 109% quarter-over-quarter.Gross Profit more than doubled to $528,000; margin improved to 14.1%.Positive Adjusted EBITDA of $35,000, a improvement from prior loss of $185,000.Contracts executed with WBC Boxing, Red Bull & Bell Media, Call of Duty League Championships, and Miami F1 Festival.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 26, 2025 / Gold Terra Resource Corp. (TSXV:YGT)(Frankfurt:TX0)(OTCQX:YGTFF) ("Gold Terra" or the "Company") has completed its review of the Con Mine 2002 historical resources of 650,000 ounces of gold at between 11-12 g/t dated January 1st 2003 (see Note 1 further in this news release). Based on the review, selected priority targets have been established for the upcoming drilling program scheduled to start before year end 2025 that will focus on the past producing Campbell Shear ("CS") structure. The goal of this drilling program is to confirm portions of the historical resources and investigate additional potential resources at lower cut-off grades, reflecting the current higher gold prices of today. This confirmation drilling could contribute to further increases to the current resource base of the Company prior to proceeding with economic studies.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, while hinting that he may drop a ban on Ankara buying US stealth fighter jets.

Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 percent and put control in the hands of the president's allies.

Shohei Ohtani belted his 54th home run of the season and Freddie Freeman homered twice as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West division title on Thursday with an 8-0 thrashing of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday announced a contract extension for head coach JJ Redick as the team prepares for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

Legendary Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez, the only athlete to have won five consecutive individual Olympic golds, called Thursday for Cuban sport to "open up" to the world to help it recover its lost glory.

A US judge on Thursday endorsed Anthropic's deal to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over amassing a library of pirated books to train its artificial intelligence.

Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson called on his players to focus on cricket when they face India in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, after the previous two meetings between the sides caused tensions to run high.

US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to stop Israel from annexing the West Bank as he presses to end the Gaza war, ahead of a high-stakes visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Denmark on Thursday said drone flights over its airports this week were part of "hybrid attacks" to create fear, adding it would acquire new capabilities to intercept such aircraft, as Russia denied involvement.

Headers from Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo helped Barcelona make a 3-1 comeback victory at minnows Real Oviedo on Thursday in La Liga.

Aston Villa ended their winless run by beating Bologna 1-0 to open their Europa League campaign, while Rangers manager Russell Martin's job was placed into peril by a 1-0 home defeat to Genk on Thursday.