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Xavi Simons is out of Tottenham's Premier League relegation fight and this summer's World Cup with a knee injury, the Dutch star said, describing himself as "heartbroken".

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its "sacred" war, state media reported on Monday.

Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox led the way as the San Antonio Spurs erased a 19-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-93 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their NBA playoff series on Sunday.

Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran -- but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough.

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday.

At a makeshift morgue in Khartoum, engineer turned mortician Ali Gebbai clicked through a spreadsheet of the dead. Thousands of entries, each with a photo and burial site, keep a harrowing record of Sudan's war.

North Korea is taking advantage of the Middle East war to speed up its weapons development and cement its nuclear status in a world where international norms have broken down, analysts say.

Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing high-profile artificial intelligence company OpenAI of betraying its non-profit mission heads for trial on Monday with the selection of jurors.

Stuck for over a year behind a perimeter fence on a defunct American base on Doha's edge, 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces and their families have escaped Afghanistan with their lives only to find themselves trapped in uncertainty.

Britain's King Charles III begins a state visit to the United States on Monday, as transatlantic tensions simmer over the Iran war, and despite a shooting two days earlier at a dinner attended by his host, President Donald Trump.

A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America.

New Solution Unifies Data, Orchestration and Fulfillment to Transform Supply Chain Operations Across Enterprise Environments

OCALA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / The United States Institute of Language and Clerical Studies (USILACS), a U.S.-based accredited college established in 2017, today announced the worldwide launch of its 2026 Global Education Relief Initiative, a limited-time program designed to expand access to U.S. accredited education across international markets.

The show broadcasts as sponsored programming and features integrated TV commercial sponsorships from Synergy CHC Corp. (NASDAQ:SNYR), CISO Global Inc. (NASDAQ:CISO), Virtuix Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:VTIX), IGC Pharma Inc. (NYSE American:IGC), and DataVault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT), creating a multi-channel synergy between long-form interviews and national commercial exposure.

HighlightsPhase 1 construction at Hombre Muerto West (HMW) completed, a key inflection point as Galan transitions from developer to producerPlant electrical and mechanical systems testing complete, wet commissioning phase to commence soonA$40 million institutional placement completed at A$0.41 per share to fund the Phase 1 capacity expansion from 4 ktpa LCE to 5.2 ktpa LCE, working capital and to fund exploration activities at GreenbushesSignificant brine inventory of circa 10,000 t LCE will be ready for processing by end of April 2026; first lithium chloride concentrate targeted in H1 2026, first shipment H2 2026Board strengthened with appointment of Mr Ofer Amir as Non-Executive Director; Ms Katherine Garvey appointed Company SecretaryStrong cash position of A$ 40.7 million with no debt.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN) ("UraniumX" or the "Company") a uranium-focused discovery company with projects in the Athabasca Basin is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI") dated April 27, 2026 with Pond Technologies Holdings Inc. ("Pond") pursuant to which the parties intend to enter into an option agreement regarding the Company's Zoo Bay Uranium Project. The LOI will form the basis under which Pond will engage in a "change of business" and "RTO" in connection with the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") policies.

GARDEN GROVE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Recovery Beach, a premier detox and residential treatment facility near Anaheim, California, is reopening April 27th with a new Executive Director, improved clinical offerings, and a renovated facility. New ownership facilitated these defining moves, which are set to reinvigorate an already successful addiction recovery program.

Combined with the anticipated sale of the BTC and Receivable collections, Datavault AI projects $200M+ infusion of cash without equity dilution.Datavault AI has previously secured and in stock of Nvidia GPUs that have a current market value of $1.2 billion that will enable the nationwide roll out.Datavault AI and Scilex have entered into a binding term sheet for a $120 million cash contribution from Scilex, in exchange for the right of Scilex to receive a portion of certain revenues recognized by Datavault AI attributable exclusively to its quantum-ready GPU infrastructure across an estimated 100 cities in the United States (the "Quantum-Ready Edge Network") with the aggregate annual revenue potential of $10 billion to $100 billion.

HARROGATE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. ("Commercial" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:CBK), the parent company of Commercial Bank (the "Bank"), today announced net income of $9.5 million, or $0.70 per common share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to net income of $8.7 million, or $0.72 per common share, for the first quarter of 2025. Core (net of any one-time adjustments) net income was 10.0 million, or $0.73 per common share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to core net income of $8.7 million, or $0.72 per common share, for the first quarter of 2025.

HARROGATE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. ("Commercial") (NASDAQ:CBK), the parent company for Commercial Bank, announced today that on April 27, 2026, the board of directors of Commercial (the "Board") declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of Commercial common stock payable on June 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2026.

SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVBH) (the "Company" or "Avidbank Holdings"), the holding company for Avidbank, a California state-chartered bank (the "Bank"), announced net income for the first quarter of 2026 of $9.0 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 and net income of $5.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025.

Anticipated Phased Tier IV Development in "Data Center Valley" Planned to Anchor the 2026 Global "Inference Flip"

PHOENIX, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Crexendo, Inc. (NASDAQ:CXDO) announced it will hold its first quarter 2026 financial results conference call on May 5, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET. Jeff Korn, Chief Executive Officer, Doug Gaylor, President and Chief Operating Officer and Ron Vincent, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver prepared remarks and conduct a question-and-answer session.

"Be careful what you wish for," said Duane Boise, CEO MMJ International Holdings.. "Rescheduling is not legalization. It is not deregulation. The real risk right now is that much of the industry doesn't yet understand what Schedule III actually requires." 

STRONGSVILLE, OH / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Foundation Software, a leading provider of construction software and services, has partnered with Contractor's Edge, creator of prevailing wage compliance software, to offer a free webinar on Davis-Bacon compliance.

STRONGSVILLE, OH / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / SafetyHQ, a construction safety app and a part of Foundation Software's product portfolio, has released a new article titled "The Future of Construction Worker Health Programs." The piece outlines where construction worker health programs are headed and how contractors can prepare.

Yacht Charter French Riviera now offers personal manager support for every booking, covering the full stretch of the Cote d'Azur from Cannes to Monaco with prices starting from 950 euros per day.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Pantheon Resources plc ("Pantheon" or the "Company"), the oil and gas company developing the Kodiak and Ahpun projects on Alaska's North Slope, announces the vesting of previously granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") pursuant to Pantheon's Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), as announced in 2024 and 2025.

Experienced 'Culture Architect' Brings Transformational, People-Focused Leadership to America's First Accredited Health Care Sharing Ministry

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / American Rebel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AREB)(NASDAQ:AREBW) ("American Rebel" or the "Company") today acknowledged Nasdaq's announcement that trading in the Company's common stock and publicly traded warrants will resume at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2026. Trading in AREB and AREBW had been halted by Nasdaq on March 20, 2026 at 7:50 p.m. Eastern Time.

LAKEWOOD, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / First Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), (OTCID:CMRB), the holding company for First Commerce Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $3.5 million for the three months ending March 31, 2026, as compared to $1.7 million for the three months ending March 31, 2025, respectively. Basic earnings per common share for the three months ending March 31, 2026, was $0.18, compared to $0.08 for the three months ending March 31, 2025. The Board of Directors has unanimously declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share for shareholders of record on May 13, 2026, with a payable date of May 28, 2026.

Deals for insurance firms in US and Canada decline 6%, OPTIS Partners reports, but trend is probably bottoming out