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Jude Bellingham's double inflicted a rare defeat on Mexico at the Estadio Azteca as 10-man England won a nerve-racking World Cup classic 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals.

Asian markets fluctuated Monday as investors struggled to maintain last week's late tech recovery, with traders turning their focus to the upcoming earnings season, while oil prices fell on further supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Summer McIntosh broke the world record in the 200m butterfly on Sunday at the Canadian Swim Championships in Montreal, shattering the oldest world mark in women's swimming.

Russia struck Ukraine's Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, authorities said, on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey.

Erling Haaland led Norway's now-famous "Viking Row" celebrations by banging the drum in front of their massed supporters after the win over Brazil -- and the team is dancing to his beat after reaching a first-ever World Cup quarter-final.

A "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-five hurricane tore through the US island of Rota in the Pacific on Monday, with authorities saying they had received reports of "major" damage.

When NATO chief Mark Rutte travelled to Washington ahead of this year's Ankara summit he had a special weapon to please Donald Trump: a gold-lettered presentation on what a great job the US president has done for the alliance.

Australia signed a new defence alliance with Fiji on Monday, bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbour as it seeks to outmanoeuvre China in the region.

Norway striker Erling Haaland said the 2-1 win over Brazil in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday was something he'd "never dreamed of".

The Philippine Senate is set to open Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial on Monday, with her political career -- and a planned 2028 presidential run -- in the balance.

Brazil superstar Neymar indicated Sunday that his international career was over after the five-time World Cup winners went out of the tournament in the last 16 at the hands of Norway.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday for suggesting in a recent interview that he would "shag" pop star Kylie Minogue.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday's painful World Cup last-16 exit at the hands of Erling Haaland's Norway should be used as "fuel" for the future as he insisted their disappointing tournament is "the start of a new cycle".

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MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSX-V:CRE)(OTCQX:CRECF)(FSE:F12) ("Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the details of its Phase 2: Summer 2026 drill program, including 10,000 meters of systematic drilling around the 100% owned Rose West Discovery ("Rose West"), located in Eeyou Istchee, Québec.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSX Venture:PPX)(BVL:PPX) ("PPX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce another positive month of operating and financial performance from its Callanquitas Mine at the Igor Project in northern Peru, establishing a new all-time monthly record in Net Profit Interest ("NPI") for the second consecutive month.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services provider, today announced its acquisition of Sentinel Offender Services, a leading U.S. electronic monitoring company.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, updates that it has continued to advance its broad-spectrum antiviral drug NV-387 towards a Phase II Clinical Trial of the NV-387 Oral Gummies formulation as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / Galantas Gold Corporation (TSX-V:GAL)(AIM:GAL) ("Galantas" or the "Company") reports that on 4 July 2026 (the "Date of Grant"), the Board allotted and reserved 33,650,000 restricted share units of the Company ("RSUs") to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company ("Participants"), consisting of a right to receive a share, cash payment or a combination thereof upon settlement of such RSU in accordance with the Company's omnibus equity incentive plan, which was approved by the Company's shareholders on June 15, 2026 (the "Plan"). The method of settlement of the RSUs is fully at the discretion of the Board as administrators of the Plan.

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Highlights from the May 2026 Surface Sampling Program Include:Up to 46.3 g/t gold and 1,030 g/t silver in channel samplesUp to 67.1 g/t gold in grab samplesUp to 26.1 g/t gold and 348 g/t silver in rock chip samples

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / 55 North Mining Inc. (CSE:FFF)(FSE:6YF) ("55 North" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the voting results of its annual general and special meeting of shareholders, held on June 22, 2026 (the "Meeting"). Shareholders voted in favour of all matters put before the Meeting, including a special resolution approving a change of the Company's name to "55 North Gold Inc.", the election of two new directors, and the re-approval of the Company's restricted share unit plan.

News Release Highlights:Vanta has been invited to present at Maxim Group's "Health, Wellness & Longevity" Virtual Conference on July 22, 2026, providing the Company with an opportunity to engage institutional investors and showcase its long-term strategy for building an integrated U.S.-focused consumer health sciences and longevity platform spanning peptide therapies, nutraceuticals and premium functional hydration products.The Company believes participation in the conference supports its broader U.S. corporate growth and capital markets strategy by expanding visibility among institutional investors, family offices, investment advisors and other capital markets participants as it advances the development and commercialization of its integrated consumer health sciences and longevity ecosystem.Vanta's integrated consumer health sciences strategy combines the development of a U.S.-focused telehealth-enabled peptide platform with an established portfolio of premium nutraceutical and functional hydration products, positioning the Company to participate in the projected $1.4 trillion global longevity economy through multiple complementary consumer health verticals.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to announce it has intersected high-grade gold ("Au") mineralization in the Powerline Deposit ("Powerline") west of the main high-grade core. These diamond drill intersections highlight new expansion potential and domains in a portion of Powerline, AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada.

All Samples Met or Exceeded Strength Criteria for Primary Mining Method

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 6, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, is pleased to announce continued progress in its sublingual Semaglutide oral dissolvable film ("ODF") program, marking the next stage of development for the Company's GLP-1 delivery platform.

Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland said his country's stunning World Cup win against Brazil had been launched by his penalty save during the 2-1 victory.