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Tehran said Friday it had not reached a final decision on a deal to end the Middle East war, despite US President Donald Trump claiming an agreement could be signed in days and cancelling threatened strikes on Iran.

South Korea got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 Thursday after finally converting some of the many chances they created.

Shakira had the spectators out of their seats at the World Cup opening ceremony Thursday, but outside the Estadio Azteca fans and protesters clashed with police.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has made awe-inspiring achievements since its founding over two decades ago and has big ideas -- colonies on Mars, orbital AI data centers, rapidly reusable rockets -- for the future.

Asian stocks gained and oil dipped Friday after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes on Iran and said a deal could be signed in the coming days.

Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history expected to make the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire.

When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes.

As workers put final touches to a massive arena for Sunday's "cage fight" on the White House South Lawn, a few miles away, a professional pianist is learning how to choke someone unconscious.

It's the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump -- a blood-soaked cage match on the lawn of the White House for the US president's 80th birthday.

Auckland Blues coach Vern Cotter is confident his side can upset the Wellington Hurricanes on Saturday and book a spot in the Super Rugby final, but the odds are stacked against them.

In Nairobi's congested streets, the almost imperceptible hum of electric motorbikes is increasingly replacing the roar of their petrol-powered counterparts.

Pope Leo XIV will meet migrants and hold an open-air mass on the island of Tenerife on Friday to end a visit to Spain that has highlighted the plight of irregular arrivals.

Works by artists including Picasso, Magritte and Klimt, amassed by the ex-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, head to auction this month with a total sales estimate of £200 million ($267 million).

At a cemetery in southern Lebanon, Ghada Hussein clutched images of her son, a Hezbollah fighter killed in an Israeli strike and buried in a temporary grave because the family cannot return to her border village.

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player on Thursday, winning the award for the second time.

Canada coach Jesse Marsch said Thursday the chance to lead the team in a World Cup on home soil was the reason he took the job, hours before the co-hosts' opening match against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a drama-filled opening match of the World Cup at the Estadio Azteca Thursday, kicking off the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSXV:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) is announces that on June 3rd, 2026 the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Dixie East Block 3 Project (the "Project" or the "Property"), located approximately 6 kilometres east of the Kinross-owned Great Bear Project in the eastern part of the Red Lake District, Ontario. The newly acquired claim package is directly adjacent to the Kinross and BTU Dixie Halo Project and further augments the Company's strategic land position in one of Canada's most active and prospective gold exploration districts. The new acquisition brings the Company's total Dixie East Project strike coverage to approximately 17 kilometres.

News Release Highlights:Battery X Metals expands its Advisory Board with the appointment of Mr. Zachary Funk, an automotive industry professional with experience at the Canadian division of one of the world's leading premium automobile manufacturers, further strengthening the Company's commercialization capabilities and industry engagement initiatives as it advances deployment of its patent-pending lithium-ion battery rebalancing technology.Mr. Funk brings extensive expertise in dealer-network operations, sales strategy, customer experience management, and automotive retail execution, and is expected to provide strategic guidance on commercialization pathways, partnership development, customer adoption, and market-entry strategies across automotive service networks, dealership groups, fleet operators, and broader industry stakeholders.The continued expansion of the Advisory Board reflects Battery X Metals' strategy of aligning experienced industry professionals and operators with its commercialization objectives, supporting the advancement of strategic partnerships, market adoption initiatives, and deployment opportunities as the Company continues to develop its battery lifecycle platform focused on extending EV battery lifespan, reducing total cost of ownership, and addressing the growing market of out-of-warranty electric vehicles.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / Fox River Resources Corporation (CSE:FOX) ("Fox River" or the "Company"). As previously announced, the Company's special meeting (the "Meeting") of holders ("Shareholders") of common shares ("Common Shares") and holders ("Optionholders" and, together with Shareholders, "Securityholders") of options to purchase Common Shares ("Options") will be held in person at Suite 4100 - 66 Wellington Street West, TD Bank Tower, Toronto, Ontario on June 23, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. (Toronto time), for the purpose of considering and, if deemed advisable, passing a special resolution (the "Arrangement Resolution") approving a plan of arrangement under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Arrangement"), involving Fox River and Avenir Minerals Limited ("Avenir" or the "Acquiror") pursuant to an arrangement agreement dated May 4, 2026 between Fox River and Avenir (the "Arrangement Agreement").

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Click here to register for eventTo access the replay of the June 10, 2026 presentation by Lisa Conte, Jaguar's founder, president & CEO, at the Emerging Growth Conference, click hereReminder: Two crofelemer presentations in pediatric intestinal failure patients with microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and short bowel syndrome (SBS-IF) to be conducted at June 24-27, 2026 Annual European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Meeting

Adds 125 megawatts of US solar development assets across Illinois, New Mexico, and Wisconsin

TORONTO, ON AND NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / Nextech3D.ai Corp. (OTCQB:NEXCF)(CSE:NTAR)(FSE:1SS) (the "Company" or "Nextech3D.ai"), an AI-powered technology company focused on event infrastructure and enterprise engagement, today announced it will host a live shareholder update on Q4 Results, Audited FY2026 Financials and a Q&A session on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Major Drilling mobilized to site; first hole underway at Cerro Grande

RCL Metallurgical Laboratory expected to be fully operational in July with 13 Metric Tonne La Blache bulk sample being prepared for advanced metallurgical testing

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / Bolt Metals Corp. ("Bolt" or the "Company") (CSE:BOLT)(OTCQB:PCRCF)(FSE:A3D8AK), is pleased to announce that, further to its press releases dated May 13, 2026, the letter of intent dated October 23, 2025, and the definitive option agreement dated May 12, 2026, as amended (the "Option Agreement"), with Max Iron Brazil Ltd. ("MaxIron"), an entity controlled by Max Resource Corp. ("Max"), pursuant to which Bolt has the right to acquire 100% of the Florália High Purity Iron Property (title no. 832.022/2018) located in Minas Gerais, Brazil's largest iron ore and steel-producing state (the "Property"), the Company has closed the transactions contemplated by the option agreement. The Company has also closed the transactions contemplated by the debt settlement agreement dated May 11, 2026 with Max in connection with the establishment, exploration and development costs relating to the Property.

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SGQ)(HK:1878) ("SouthGobi" or the "Company") announces that the extraordinary general meeting of the Company (the "Special Meeting") will convene on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (i.e., Friday, August 28, 2026, in Hong Kong). The record date for the determination of the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") who are entitled to receive the notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Special Meeting or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof, will be on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Vancouver and Hong Kong (the "Record Date"). Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to attend the Special Meeting and cast votes if his or her shares carry voting rights.

SHANGHAI, CN / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / The clinical datasets presented at ASCO 2026 further validate the trispecific synergistic mechanism of CS2009 and support its potential to become a next-generation immuno-oncology (I/O) backbone therapy.

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