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Washington sent a peace plan to Iran, US media reported, as Donald Trump voiced optimism Tuesday at ending nearly a month of warfare and Tehran announced that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

The comeback concert by K-pop megastars BTS drew an estimated 18.4 million viewers worldwide, streaming giant Netflix said Wednesday.

A confidential report into the OSCE's "chaotic" evacuation of its monitors from Ukraine after Russia invaded four years ago is damning about how it put its own staff at "serious security risk", AFP can reveal.

Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.

Brazil and France will be among the leading contenders for World Cup glory later this year and the two heavyweight nations continue their preparations for the tournament by facing off in a glamour friendly in the United States this week.

Italy are hoping to end a 12-year absence from the World Cup as one of the planet's most important footballing nations heads to the qualifying play-offs in the midst of another identity crisis.

Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan -- more from seniors than babies -- but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease of life, one hot mess at a time.

Max Verstappen says that the Japanese Grand Prix is one of his favourite races, but his chances of a fifth straight victory at the weekend look vanishingly slim as his Red Bull struggles with Formula One's sweeping new regulations.

Oil prices tumbled and stocks rose Wednesday on hopes for a de-escalation of the Middle East war after Washington sent a peace plan to Iran, while Tehran announced it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Jannik Sinner powered into the Miami Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, defeating unseeded American Alex Michelsen in straight sets to stay on course for the "Sunshine Double".

Coco Gauff battled past Belinda Bencic to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open for the first time on Tuesday with a gruelling 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory.

An Australian dog credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires is retiring after a decade of service.

Two of the final remaining tickets to the World Cup will be up for grabs when a high‑stakes playoff tournament kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, bringing together six teams from across the globe.

Pope Leo XIV heads to Monaco on Saturday for a one-day visit that will see him greet the Catholic faithful in a Mediterranean principality known best for yachts and gambling.

The four astronauts selected for the Artemis 2 Moon mission will be the first to travel there in more than five decades.

NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century, and could launch as soon as April 1.

More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration.

She's stood up to Donald Trump and posts her kitchen skills on Instagram: Mette Frederiksen, who intends to stay on as Denmark's prime minister after Tuesday's election, mixes high-stakes international politics with Danes' everyday concerns.

OpenAI said Tuesday that it would shut down its artificial intelligence video generation app Sora barely six months after its launch, as the company shifts toward business tools ahead of a potential stock market debut.

Denmark's Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, finished first in Tuesday's general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc failed to secure a majority.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Vanta Holdings Inc. (CSE:VNTA)(OTC:VNTXF)(FSE:7BC, WKN:A4205J)("Vanta" or the "Company"), a consumer health sciences company and parent of the Vanta premium hydration and longevity brand, announces that, further to its news release dated January 29, 2026 announcing a proposed non-brokered private placement (the "Offering"), it intends to amend the terms of the Offering as disclosed therein.

Targeting Initial ‘Stage 1' DFS & Ore Reserves conversion by H2 CY 2026HIGHLIGHTS8,065m reverse circulation (RC) drilling completed at Challenger ‘Main', ‘Challenger West' (CW) open pits, plus open pit targets at ‘Challenger South-Southwest' (CSSW) and ‘Challenger 3'~1,490m diamond drilling (DD) program is ongoing for pit design and metallurgical optimisationDFS objective to model a viable, simplified ‘baseline' Stage 1 operation to underwrite restart of CGM and maximise Challenger, Tarcoola, Wudinna & Tolmer development optionalityDFS underway following dual Challenger JORC (2012) Mineral Resources upgrades to 313koz Au; targeting JORC (2012) Ore Reserves and completion of a ‘Stage 1' DFS by H2 CY 2026

2026 Commercialization ObjectivesTargeting initial commercial LFP supply agreements for defence and energy-storage applications by the end of 2026Targeting completion and marketing of a commercial-ready One-Pot™ LFP CAM Package marketing with Worley in H1 2026Improving automation and materials handling to expand production capacity at the Candiac Facility, targeting ~800 tpa of commissioned capacity in H1 2027Fourth Quarter 2025 & Subsequent ResultsThe Company reported net assets of $22.5 million, working capital of $22.3 million, and cash and cash equivalents of $23.6 million for the end of the periodThe at-the-market (ATM) equity offering launched in September 2025, combined with the overnight marketed deal in December 2025 raised gross proceeds of $10.0 millionAwarded $12.3 million from NRCan under two separate programs to support various LFP-related projects

AI-Powered Workforce Management Platform Delivers NIST 800-171 Compliance and 3PAO-Validated FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency on AWS GovCloud

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, announced the implementation of a transportation surcharge to address continued cost escalation across the Americas freight and logistics market. Beginning April 1, 2026, a $350 per delivery surcharge will apply to all shipments.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Gemina Laboratories Ltd. (CSE:GLAB) ("Gemina" or the "Company") announces that that the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") has approved is application to voluntarily delist its common shares from trading on the CSE.

MANILA, PH / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Poverty is possibly the most significant limiting factor in terms of access to learning, healthcare, and economic mobility. In less-advantaged communities, education-centered humanitarian programs are necessary to address these constraints.

ASMALLWORLD expands its offering with a new Marriott Bonvoy reward expanding its curated portfolio of premium travel benefits and loyalty rewards available across the ASMALLWORLD travel ecosystem.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Prince Silver Corp. (CSE:PRNC)(OTCQB:PRNCF)(Frankfurt:T130) ("Prince Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of its National Instrument 43-101 compliant Technical Report, titled "43-101 Technical Report on the Stampede Gap Project, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA", with an effective date of March 10, 2026. The report was prepared by Independent Qualified Person John E. Hiner, SME Registered Member, and underscores the significant exploration potential of the Stampede Gap Project. (see Figure 1 for the Project Location Map)

Backed by an Exclusive 20-Year McMaster University License, Triera Targets High-Priority Infectious Disease and Oncology Detection Markets Across Canada, the United States, and Europe

Danish company expands collaboration with Australian deeptech rising star during the Royal State Visit to Melbourne

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSXV:SMD) ("Strategic" or the "Company") reports that the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has accepted for filing documentation relating to a property purchase agreement (the "Agreement") dated February 20, 2026 between Strategic Metals Ltd. ("Strategic") and Cascadia Minerals Ltd. ("Cascadia").