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Dozens of world leaders and ministers are expected to deliver on Friday a shared view of how to handle artificial intelligence, wrapping up a five-day summit focused on the technology.

Fatou Sanyang still experiences extreme pain she says feels like "hot water is being poured on me" decades after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a girl in The Gambia.

North Korea's ruling party has opened a landmark congress, state media said Friday, launching a political spectacle expected to unveil the next phase in the nation's nuclear weapons programme.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte faces a pre-trial hearing at the International Criminal Court from Monday over crimes against humanity allegedly committed as part of a brutal crackdown on drugs.

Japanese superstar Kaori Sakamoto said her feeling was one of "frustration" after missing out on Olympic gold in her final figure skating competition on Thursday.

Japanese inflation slowed in January, government data showed Friday, in welcome news for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her recent election landslide win.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Bocana Resources Corp. (TSXV:BOCA)(Frankfurt:VC1) ("Bocana" or the "Company"), further to the several press releases related to the Company's due diligence on the Arizona placer mining claims owned by LP Associates, LLC ("LPA"), LPA has agreed to extend the Letter of Intent ("LOI") by an additional sixty (60) days in exchange for an additional advance payment of fifty thousand (US$50,000) dollars. The extension agreement will allow time for Bocana to secure an exploration permit, if necessary, from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the subject lands, conduct a larger bulk sampling of the ore, and run the materials through a temporary, off-site pilot processing plant.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Redwood AI Corp. (CSE:AIRX)(Frankfurt:Y0N)(WKN: A422EZ) (the "Company") announces that it has engaged MCS Market Communication Service GmbH (business address: Saarlandstraße 28 58511 Lüdenscheid, Germany, email: [email protected]; telephone: +491772481220; and website: www.mcsmarket.de) ("MCS") for the provision of a range of online marketing services, including campaign creation, production of marketing materials, as well as research and analytics (the "Services"). The Services are expected to run until April 20, 2026, or budget exhaustion. The Company has paid MCS CAD 1,000,000 as consideration for its services. No securities have been provided to MCS or its principals as compensation for the Services. The Services will be executed via digital channels, including Google Ads and native advertising.

This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's amended and restated prospectus supplement dated November 18, 2025, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 15, 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Infinico Metals Corp. ("Infinico" or the "Company") (TSX-V:INFM) is pleased to announce that the shareholders of the Company have approved a

VANCOUVER, BC AND BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Organto Foods Incorporated (TSXV:OGO)(OTCQX:OGOFF)(FSE:OGF0) ("Organto" or the "Company") is pleased to report that, further to its news releases dated January 2, 2026 and January 19, 2026 regarding its early warrant exercise incentive program (the "Incentive Program"), the Company has now completed the Incentive Program. The Company will now issue 7,760,000 common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,820,000 from the exercise of 7,760,000 previously issued and outstanding common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants").

FRANKLIN, IN / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. ("IBC" or the "Company") (TSXV:IB)(OTCQB:IAALF) announces that it has closed on initial funding under the previously announced convertible security funding agreement (the "Agreement") with Lind Global Fund III, LP, managed by The Lind Partners, LLC, a New York based institutional fund manager (together, the "Investor" or "Lind").

Maple Leaf Critical Minerals 2026 Enhanced Flow-Through Limited Partnership NATIONAL & QUEBEC CLASS

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Lithium South Development Corporation (the "Company" or "Lithium South") (TSX-V:LIS)(OTCQB:LISMF)(Frankfurt:OGPQ) is pleased to announce the results of its annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of securityholders held on February 19, 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (CSE:REVV)(OTCQB:REVVF) ("Revolve" or the "Company"), a North American owner, operator and developer of renewable energy projects, is pleased to announce that further to its press release dated February 6, 2026, the Company has completed the initial advance of US$10 million (the "Initial Advance") under the terms of the secured convertible credit agreement dated February 5, 2026 (the "Credit Agreement") that provides for up to US$40 million of financing from Callaway Capital Management, LLC ("Callaway" or the "Lender").

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AI‑Driven One‑on‑One Matchmaking to Enhance Supplier-Buyer Connections at One of the Largest SBA Procurement Events in the NortheastNextech3D.ai's Eventdex Platform Selected to Provide AI Matchmaking for the SBA's CT Business Matchmaker EventAI‑Driven Supplier-Buyer Matching to Support One of the Largest SBA Procurement Events in the Northeast

The expanded program is seven times larger than initial survey and aims to define the full extent of a 900-metre-deep system that widened at depth and remained open beyond previous survey limits

Re-Assaying up to 36,614m of historic drilling to accelerate development and save Temas approximately $40 million in future drilling costs

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday") (TSX:FDY)(OTCQX:CPPKF) is pleased to announce it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") with a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Group Limited ("BHP") in respect of a proposed transaction whereby Faraday would acquire from BHP the San Manuel property ("San Manuel"), adjacent to Faraday's Copper Creek project ("Copper Creek"), located in Arizona, USA (Figure 1).

FIFA will spearhead a $75 million fund to rebuild soccer facilities in Gaza that were destroyed by the war between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump and the sport's governing body said Thursday.

Shops and supermarkets closed, flights were canceled and garbage piled up Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, some clashing with police.

The Chicago Bears on Thursday hailed the "most meaningful step" yet toward building a new stadium in Indiana, as the neighboring state passed a key measure to entice the NFL franchise to make a divisive cross-border move.

Alysa Liu saw off her Japanese rivals to claim America's first Olympic women's figure skating gold in a generation on Thursday as the USA beat fierce rivals Canada in the women's ice hockey final.

Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to beat Karen Khachanov on Thursday and book his spot in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open but it was the end of the road for Jannik Sinner as he lost in three sets to Jakub Mensik.

North Korea has opened a key party congress, state media said Friday, a once-in-five-years showcase that analysts say will outline a wide range of national priorities, including nuclear objectives.

Officials in Los Angeles said Thursday they are suing Roblox, alleging the popular online platform exposes children to sexual content, exploitation and online predators.

American Alysa Liu surged from third at the start of the day to win the Olympic women's singles figure skating gold with an electrifying performance at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday.