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Novak Djokovic opened his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles crown with a straight sets victory over Learner Tien at the US Open on Sunday.

Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war.

The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on the future of the blue helmet peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon that has faced US and Israeli opposition.

For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and the once-rich fragrance is fading.

British rock legends Oasis kicked off the North American leg of their blockbuster reunion tour in Toronto on Sunday as ecstatic Canadian fans flocked to their first chance to see the band since 2008.

Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson faces her victims' relatives in court Monday before a judge sentences her for a triple murder that made headlines worldwide.

HESPERIA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. ("5E" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:FEAM)(ASX:5EA), a development stage company focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of specialty boron and advanced boron derivative materials, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock in the United States (the "Offering"). The Offering consisted of 2,374,481 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.50 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $8.31 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other Offering expenses payable by 5E.

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DENVER, COLORADO / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Vox Royalty Corp. (TSX:VOXR)(NASDAQ:VOXR)("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns focused mining royalty company, is pleased to announce that it has executed a binding agreement to acquire an iron ore royalty over the Wyloo North iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (the "Royalty"), currently operated by Fortescue Metals Group ("Fortescue"), from an Australian company (the "Vendor") for A$1.5 million (~US$1 million). The Royalty is a 1.5% Gross Revenue Royalty payable on the first 15 million tonnes of iron ore production from the Wyloo North deposit, which forms part of Fortescue's Greater Western Hub.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966) ("Earthwise" or the "Company") has completed the first part of its two-phase 2025 field program at the Iron Range Gold Project ("the Project") in southeastern British Columbia. The program, led by TerraLogic Exploration Inc., included the collection of 538 soil samples over 13.5 line-km and 15 rock samples, along with structural mapping and prospecting across key target zones. Analytical results are pending and will be released once received, compiled, and interpreted.

SASKATOON, SK / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Abasca Resources Inc. ("Abasca" or the "Company") (TSXV:ABA) is pleased to release assay results from KLS-25-072, drilled into the Thor Graphite Zone during the winter 2025 drill program at its Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (Loki Deposit) at its 100%-owned Key Lake South (KLS) Project (Figure 1, Figure 2). The drillhole successfully intersected three zones of graphite mineralization while testing up-dip mineralization in KLS-24-046 drilled in the summer of 2024 (Figure 3). Two of the three mineralization zones having high grades, the primary zone with a total length of 40 m and average grade of 8.57 % Cg was intersected at 145 m and a second 32 m zoneat 6.43 % Cg was intersected at 347 m. The location and orientation of the drillhole is listed in Table 1 and its assay results are shown in Table 2.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Rio Grande Resources Ltd. (CSE:RGR)(OTCQB:RGRLF) ("Rio Grande" or "RIO" the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic agreement (the "Agreement") with Existing Agency Inc ("Existing") an arms-length independent contractor, to advance the Company's branding and digital strategy initiatives. Under the engagement, Existing will be paid a fee of $4,000 per month (the "Services") effective August 25, 2025, for a six-month term unless either party provides written notice of termination to the other party sixty (60) days prior to the date of termination.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A3ESVQ) ("Alset AI" or the "Company") an artificial intelligence ("AI") venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated June 2, 2025, it has made an application to the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") for approval of the implementation of an early warrant exercise incentive program (the "Incentive Program") intended to encourage the early exercise of up to 19,999,993 outstanding common share purchase warrants of the Company held by Warrantholders (the "Eligible Warrants").

LONDON, UK AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec") and Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) ("Mkango") are pleased to announce that Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions LLC ("ILS") has formally commenced its stockpiling of feedstock initiative pursuant to the recently announced feedstock supply and pre-processing site share agreement between HyProMag USA LLC ("HyProMag USA" or the "Project") and ILS. Pre-processing of the feedstock is expected to commence prior to December 31, 2025.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV)(OTCQX:IRVRF) ("Irving" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mackenzie Clugston, former Ambassador of Canada to Japan, has joined the board as an independent director. Since April 2019, Mr. Clugston has provided strategic counsel to Irving as an advisor.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:ASM)(NYSE American:ASM)(FSE:GV6) ("Avino" or the "Company"), a long-standing silver producer in Mexico, is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired 100% ownership of its La Preciosa project ("La Preciosa") by purchasing and extinguishing all of the outstanding royalties and contingent payment obligations (the "La Preciosa Obligations"), currently held by Deterra Royalties Limited (DRR) ("Deterra") (collectively, the "Transaction"). The consideration for this royalty purchase is a $13.25 million upfront payment followed by an $8.75 million payment deferred for one year. This second payment was already accounted for in the existing royalty agreement with Deterra.

Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR) expands E-Motion(TM) to 25 vessels, lake, and sport platforms, reinforcing a strong growth trajectory through its 9 Nautical Ventures dealerships.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2025 / Star Copper Corp. (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP) ("Star Copper" or the "Company"), a critical minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to report that preparation activities are underway for its planned 2025 Phase 2 Drill Program. The first hole in the phase 2 series is designated as Hole G (S-056) and during drill pad construction the crew uncovered what appears to be the top of a large supergene enrichment zone with some exceptional malachite mineralization (see Figures 1 and 2).

SpaceX canceled a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket on Sunday, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems, in the latest setback for Elon Musk's behemoth after a series of explosive failures.

Alexandra Eala produced a jaw-dropping late comeback to carve out a piece of tennis history at the US Open on Sunday, becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a Grand Slam singles match with a first round upset of Danish 14th seed Clara Tauson.

Even though he is about to turn 39, Olivier Giroud promised "this is only the beginning" after striking in added time on Sunday to give Lille a 1-0 Ligue 1 win over visiting Monaco.

Tommy Fleetwood ended an agonizingly long wait for a first PGA Tour title on Sunday, out-dueling Patrick Cantlay down the stretch to win the Tour Championship and pocket the $10 million top prize and FedEx Cup playoffs crown.

Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday.

Olivier Giroud struck in added time on Sunday to give Lille a 1-0 win over visiting Monaco.

France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticised the government for what he said was its insufficient action against antisemitism in a letter to President Emmanuel Macron.

Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on Sunday in the presence of the Israeli military, according to AFP journalists who witnessed the scene.

Jonathan David made a goalscoring start to his Serie A career on Sunday, netting the opening goal in Juventus' straightforward 2-0 win over Parma.

Aryna Sabalenka launched the defence of her US Open crown with a battling victory on Sunday as American men's hopes Taylor Fritz and Blake Shelton advanced safely.

Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least four people, according to the country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war.

Hannah Botterman has set her sights on becoming the "best loosehead prop in the world" following her outstanding display in England's Women's Rugby World Cup opener.