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US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a "Historic Peace Summit" aimed at ending a decades-long conflict between two former Soviet republics.

Red paint and slogans were daubed at the entry to the offices of national Israeli airline El Al in Paris, with Israel Thursday urging French authorities to take action over the "barbaric act".

The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million.

Lebanon's cabinet met on Thursday for the second time in days to discuss disarming Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed group rejected the government's decision to take away its weapons.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / Forte Group Holdings Inc. (CSE:FGH)(OTC:FGHFF)(FSE:7BC0, WKN:A40L1Z)("Forte Group" or the "Company"), a next-generation beverage and nutraceutical company focused on longevity and human performance, announces that, further to its news release dated July 17, 2025, it has closed a series of initiatives designed to strengthen its financial position, including a non-brokered private placement financing (the "Private Placement"), consisting of the issuance of an aggregate of 8,700,000 units of the Company (each, a "Unit"), at a price of $0.05 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $435,000 and a Debt Settlement (as defined below).

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CBMJ Outpaces All Major News Media Stocks Including Newsmax, Fox, Sinclair, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Disney

VICTORIA, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / Boron One Holdings Inc. ("Boron One" or the "Company") (TSXV:BONE) is pleased to announce that it is undertaking a non-brokered private placement of up to $500,000 by the issue of units at a price of $0.04 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one additional common share for a period of 3 years from the date of closing, at an exercise price of $0.05 in the first year, and $0.07 in the following two years, subject to the Corporation's option to accelerate the expiry date if the stock trades at $0.10 for 10 trading days.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / AI/ML Innovations Inc ("AIML" or the "Company") (CSE:AIML)(OTCQB:AIMLF)(FWB: 42FB) is pleased to confirm it has closed its previously announced restructuring ("Restructuring") of the terms and conditions associated with its previously completed acquisition of the outstanding common shares of Quantum Sciences Ltd. ("Quantum"). The Quantum acquisition was originally closed on December 23, 2024 and the Restructuring was first announced on April 25, 2025. The Restructuring was completed upon the terms previously announced, other than with respect to (i) the execution of a reseller agreement with Mark Orsmond which was not completed at closing; and (ii) all intellectual property rights and interests in the application known as "meApp" which were retained by the Company at closing instead of being transferred to Mark Orsmond.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / Carcetti Capital Corp. ("Carcetti" or the "Company") (TSXV:CART.H)(NEX:CART.H), announced today that it has closed its previously announced upsized non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of 6,000,000 common shares of the Company ("Shares") at a price of $0.35 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,100,000. The Company also announces the grant of stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company to acquire, in aggregate, 2,445,000 Shares.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / Wolfden Resources Corporation (TSXV:WLF) ("Wolfden" or the"Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") of units of the Company ("Units"), pursuant to which the company sold an additional 1,250,000 Units at a price of $0.08 per Unit for additional gross proceeds to the Company of $100,000.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / Core Silver Corp. ("Core Silver" or the "Company") (CSE:CC)(FSE:5RJ)(OTC.QB:CCOOF) is pleased to announce a strategic corporate rebrand. This transformation reflects the Company's sharpened focus on silver and critical metals at its 100% owned Blue Property (the "Property"). The Company is also pleased to announce a non-brokered listed issuer financing exemption ("LIFE") private placement offering (the "LIFE Offering").

FRISCO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 8, 2025 / GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GAME), ("GameSquare", or the "Company"), announced today that it expects to release its second quarter 2025 financial results after the close of business on Thursday, August 14, 2025. A copy of the news release will be available on the investor website.

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A new collaboration with one of racing's biggest names kicks off this weekend in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

HighlightsNano One, via Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator (ALTA), expands and catalyzes its network across Arkansas with stakeholders in government, industry, academia, defence, and the investment community.Sparks broader exposure to world-class lithium and commercial opportunities in Arkansas, and US priorities on energy growth, national security, and supply chain resilience.Reinforces Nano One's position as the only OBBB-ready LFP solution, connecting upstream minerals to downstream cell production.

France's biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as hundreds of firefighters kept up a battle against the flames.

One of the front-runners in Bolivia's upcoming presidential election, right-winger Jorge Quiroga, told AFP on Friday the country was poised for "radical change" after two decades of socialist rule marked in recent years by a severe economic crisis.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would meet with Vladimir Putin for upcoming talks on the Ukraine war even if the Russian leader had not sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that jobs data had been "purposely" altered by the government's commissioner of labor statistics to bolster his predecessor Joe Biden, presenting different figures in the wake of her firing.

Akshay Bhatia picked up four strokes in the last three holes as he surged to an eight-under par 62 on Thursday to seize a one-shot lead in the first round of the St. Jude Classic, the first event of the US PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs.

A "Star Wars" actor who sued Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights has reached a settlement with the Hollywood studio, the entertainment giant announced Thursday.

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to kill a $7 billion program designed to bring rooftop solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the United States.

Venus Williams rallied from 4-1 down in the first set but could not maintain momentum, the seven-time Grand Slam champion falling 6-4, 6-4 to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the first round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Thursday.

Global stocks had a mixed session Thursday as US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on dozens of countries took effect, with investors eyeing exemptions from his threatened 100-percent levy on semiconductors.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to carry Italian experiments on its Starship megarocket during planned future missions to Mars, according to a new deal announced on Thursday.

A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.

From Uncle Sam to Superman, the US government is deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit Americans into enforcing Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

Baggy pants-wearing rapper MC Hammer is being sued in a US court for allegedly failing to pay off a car loan.

The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.