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Pakistan was poised on Friday to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in its capital, although Tehran's participation remained uncertain after deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatened this week's temporary truce.

Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's deadly measles outbreak.

In India's West Bengal state, the beloved fish has leapt from the kitchen table to the campaign trail, becoming an unexpected flashpoint in a fiercely contested election.

Thousands of fans have gathered in the California desert for the hotly anticipated Coachella Festival, which kicks off Friday with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter in the headliner spotlight.

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on Friday, continuing his rule from a civilian post five years after snatching power in a military coup.

Exiled Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani has a huge following back home for his biting humour.

As Iranian and US envoys prepare to hold talks in Islamabad to end the Middle East war, official sources and experts say Beijing helped pave the way for the negotiations and will be a crucial component in securing a permanent truce.

Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson kept the New York Knicks in the hunt for second place in the NBA's Eastern Conference as they beat the Boston Celtics 112-106 Thursday.

In a handwritten note on a sketch of an evening dress for her official visit to India and Pakistan in 1961, Queen Elizabeth II specified it should be sewn in "yellow satin", a colour symbolising health and prosperity in the region.

Former AC Milan and Japan star Keisuke Honda said he wanted to set a new record after signing for a Singapore club on Friday to resume his colourful playing career aged 39.

Stocks rose Friday with investors still optimistic about the shaky ceasefire in the US-Iran war ahead of planned weekend talks, though oil prices extended gains over worries Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon could shatter the peace process.

Shortly after news of a US-Iran ceasefire, an Iranian group released a new Lego-style video lampooning President Donald Trump and declaring "Iran won," the latest in a wave of war-themed AI-generated propaganda flooding the internet.

In a community centre in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing up for an unusual weight loss programme -- "Trade Fat for Beef".

The Artemis II astronauts conducted a historic lunar flyby, gathered invaluable data and took in unprecedented Moon views, but one of the most crucial moments of their 10-day mission is still to come: Friday's splashdown.

The release of a new Michael Jackson biopic -- 16 years after his death -- highlights a robust franchise seemingly immune to the child sex abuse claims that still haunt the "King of Pop."

Residents of a New Jersey city mobilized within days to kill a planned data center -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.

The mustachioed brothers of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" and Ryan Gosling's unassuming teacher-turned-astronaut in "Project Hail Mary" are civilization-saving heroes in their own worlds. But cinema owners here on Earth also feel pretty grateful to them.

Augusta National's firm, fast greens played havoc with some of the world's top golfers in Thursday's first round of the 90th Masters.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Trans Canada Gold Corp. (TSXV:TTG)(OTCQB:TTGXF) ("Trans Canada" or the "Company") announces that it proposes to make an application to the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the expiry dates of an aggregate of 10,000,000 outstanding share purchase warrants (the "Warrants"). The Company proposes to extend the expiry date of the Warrants from May 17, 2026 to May 17, 2028.

THUNDER BAY, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:AIR)(FRA:CKU)(OTCQB:CLRMF) announces that Dr. Lionnel Djon, has resigned as VP of Exploration, to pursue other opportunities.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV:GEMG)(OTCQB:GDGIF) ("Gemdale" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Andrew Newbury will assume the role of Corporate Secretary, replacing Dr Toby Strauss, who will continue in his role as President & CEO.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / BULGOLD Inc. (TSXV:ZLTO) (the "Company" or "BULGOLD") is pleased to announce that it has filed its audited annual financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the year ending December 31, 2025, the company incurred a net comprehensive loss of $440,528 ($0.01 per share). On December 31, 2025, the company had cash (and cash equivalents) of $259,530.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. ("Rocky Shore" or the "Company") (CSE:RSG) announces that its common shares previously traded on the OTC Markets under the ticker symbol "CNOBF" will begin trading on the OTC Markets under the ticker symbol "RSGLF" effective April 13, 2026. No action is required by shareholders with respect to the ticker symbol changes.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Lithium South Development Corporation (the "Company" or "Lithium South") (TSXV:LIS)(OTCQB:LISMF)(Frankfurt:OGPQ) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the arm's length sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary, NRG Metals Argentina S.A., which holds a 100% ownership interest and title in the Company's Hombre Muerto North Lithium property located in Salta Province, Argentina (the "Sale of Subsidiary"), pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated December 5, 2025 entered into with POSCO Argentina S.A.U. (99%) and Posco Holdings Inc. (1%) (together, "POSCO"). A formal closing ceremony was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 7th, where senior management from both companies concluded the arrangement.

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American DeepTech and the Center for Space and Aviation (Switzerland & Liechtenstein) look forward to lucrative lunar industrial revolution

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Arcus Development Group Inc. (TSXV:ADG)("Arcus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Eric Negraeff, Jeremy Hanson and Kiya Hushyar have been appointed as directors of the Company and Christopher Cooper has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.

The medical cannabis clinic that put patients first and built the UK's fastest-growing healthcare business doing itReleaf surpasses 25,000 patients and posts record revenue as demand for an alternative to failing NHS treatment plans reaches new high

POWAY, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Secure Blockchain Development Corp. (the "Company" or "Secure Blockchain") (TSXV:ID), a leader in blockchain-embedded email encryption solutions, today announced the successful closing of its all-stock acquisition of Agentic Solutions Limited ("Agentic"), an AI Technology company built on elizaOS, one of the leading open-source frameworks for autonomous AI agents created by Eliza Labs - currently a top-ranked AI agent repository on GitHub with over 17,600 stars, 200+ plugins, and active integrations across messaging platforms, on-chain data, and enterprise tools.

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / April 10, 2026 / Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American:UMAC), a leading manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, today provided an update on its Orlando motor manufacturing operations, where recent changes are expected to more than double daily production.