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Iraq coach Graham Arnold said there is no room for fear as his unfancied side prepare to face Erling Haaland and Norway in their first World Cup match in 40 years.

The European Parliament is set on Tuesday to give a final sign off to implement a tariff deal with the United States as it seeks to close a volatile chapter of transatlantic trade relations.

The G7 group of leading powers will hold talks on Tuesday with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine with US leader Donald Trump saying that "maybe we can do something" after over four years of war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion.

The European Union on Monday moved Ukraine's bid to join onto the next stage after a long delay -- but Kyiv still has a long and tricky path ahead to becoming a full member.

Ukraine announced an overhaul of its army recruitment system on Monday, offering lucrative contracts and clearly defined terms of service in a bid to attract new recruits.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he intended to run in elections scheduled for later this year, as he faced domestic criticism over his wartime leadership.

Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the stadium in Los Angeles where Iran will take on New Zealand in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup on Monday.

The United States said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits.

More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world.

World champion Tadej Pogacar will test his legs one last time ahead of his bid for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title when he makes his Tour of Switzerland debut this week.

Iran were poised to make a tension-filled entrance at the World Cup on Monday as European heavyweights Spain were held to a shock 0-0 draw by tiny tournament debutants Cape Verde.

Uruguay dominated but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the sweltering heat of Miami on Monday to leave an intriguing Group H wide open.

News consumers around the world are now turning more to social media and video platforms than traditional outlets for information, a respected report said Tuesday, warning that old-style business models are under threat.

SURREY, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / INEO Tech Corp. (TSXV:INEO)(OTCQB:INEOF, currently trading as INEOD until early July 2026 due to the recent share consolidation) (the "Company" or "INEO") announces that further to its news releases dated May 4, 2026, and May 28, 2026, the Company closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of Shares (the "Share Offering"), issuing 15,000,000 Shares, at a price of $0.10 per Share for gross proceeds of $1,500,000.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its strategic 100%-controlled Rift Rare Earth Project (the "Rift Project") within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A., is pleased to announce that the Company filed a technical report for the Rift Project entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Rift Project, Johnson and Pawnee Counties, Nebraska, USA" with an effective date of May 15, 2026, prepared for Apex by Robin J. Wilson, B.Sc. (Hons) Geology, MAusIMM, MAIG (the "Technical Report"). The Technical Report was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and is available under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR+ (available at www.sedarplus.ca).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Panther Minerals Inc. ("Panther Minerals" or the "Company") (CSE:PURR)(OTCQB:GLIOF)(FWB:2BC), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has engaged Leede Financial Inc. (the "Agent") on a commercially reasonable efforts basis, to act as sole lead manager and sole bookrunner in connection with a brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") of up to 6,000,000 units of the Company (the "Units") and up to 6,000,000 special warrants of the Company (the "Special Warrants") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000, consisting of up to $1,500,000 of Units and up to $1,500,000 of Special Warrants.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(OTCQB:ONNVF)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce, further to its news release dated November 18, 2025, the completion of its pilot project with Kuano Ltd. ("Kuano"), supporting the continued advancement of Onco's PNKP Inhibitor Technology (also known as ONC010) through advanced AI-enabled and quantum-based computational approaches.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Water Ways Technologies Inc. (TSXV:WWT) ("Water Ways" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Ms. Mor Boaz to its board of directors (the "Board"), effective June 12, 2026. Ms. Boaz's appointment remains subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV").

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / VERTICAL EXPLORATION INC. (TSXV:VERT) ("Vertical" or the "Company") has agreed to extend the expiry date of certain of its outstanding common share purchase warrants for an additional year.

The Maxis series is live today across the US, Canada, and Europe, starting at US$809, with launch savings up to 44% off MSRP.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Gold Port Corporation (CSE:GPO)(OTCQB:GPOTF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Mezei Q.P. as Metallurgical Consultant to the Company. Mr. Mezei will initiate a two phased metallurgical evaluation of the Groete Gold Copper Project. Phase One is comprised of an Initial Review and Metallurgical Gap Analysis of all metallurgical data. The Phase Two Program will compliment the planned drill program by evaluating pre-treatment protocols.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. ("Prospect Ridge" or the "Company") (CSE:PRR)(OTCQB:PRRSF)(FRA:OED) is advancing a catalyst-rich 2026 exploration season with discovery drill programs planned at both the Excalibur and Camelot copper-gold porphyry projects in British Columbia and target development work planned at the Castle copper-gold porphyry project in the Toodoggone (Figure 1).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Eon Lithium Corp. (TSX.V:EON) ("Eon Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update to its recent news regarding Geovolt Power Corp. (GPC). The Company is acquiring all of the issued and outstanding shares of GPC by way of a Share Exchange as per an April 17, 2026 news release. GPC holds 100% of the Orovada Project, a lithium target located adjacent to the largest lithium clay development project in the United States, the Thacker Pass lithium project. The Orovada Project conceptual target is a lithium brine deposit.

7,500-hectare Senegal blue carbon initiative achieves Verra registration, marking a significant project development milestone for Karbon-X

BlackBerry UEM advances AI-assisted operations and post-quantum readiness while strengthening data residency and cloud independence with expanded macOS support for enterprise, defense and governments

Campaign will systematically assess potentially new kilometre-scale graphite deposits at Lac Guéret South

Sekur and AdRevv to target database of 271 million people searching for privacy VPN, secure emails and messaging and privacy phones

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Petrolympic Ltd. (TSX-V:PCQ)(OTC PINK:PCQRF) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its 2026 winter exploration program in the Rayon d'Or and Vauquelin Property (the "Property"). The Property consists of 37 mining claims totaling of 5,261 acres (2,129 hectares) located 40 km east of the city of Val-d'Or, Québec, on the eastern extension of the world-famous Cadillac Break Corridor within the Val-d'Or Mining Camp (see Figure 1 below).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Meta Critical Minerals Inc. (formerly Troy Minerals Inc.) (the "Company" or "Meta") (CSE:MTTA)(OTCQB:MTTAF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to provide a corporate update on its four active projects across Wyoming (U.S.A.), British Columbia (Canada), and Mongolia. Following the recent acquisition of Arcadia Minerals' Wyoming project portfolio and the closing of an oversubscribed $6.5 million financing (see April 17, 2026 news release), the Company is well-capitalized with no debt and is focused on executing against three strategic objectives over the next 12 months.

BUENOS AIRES, AR / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL)(Frankfurt:N7N) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Hatch Ltd. ("Hatch") and the Company have agreed to make a strategic arrangement ("Arrangement") in connection with the Company's recently announced Pre-PFS Process Development Study for NOA's flagship Rio Grande project in Salta Province, Argentina (the "Study").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966)(OTCQB:EWISF) ("Earthwise" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of its 2026 diamond drill program at the Iron Range Gold Project in southeastern British Columbia, where it holds an option to earn up to an 80% interest from Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains").