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As France moves one step closer to banning social media for children, the European Union is seriously considering whether it's time for the bloc to follow suit.

A Dutch court will decide Wednesday if the Netherlands must do more to protect the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change, in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.

Fifth seed Elena Rybakina stunned world number two Iga Swiatek to race into the Australian Open semi-finals Wednesday and deny the Polish star in her latest bid to win a career Grand Slam.

The dramatic US operation that overthrew Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro this month may have left North Korean leader Kim Jong Un feeling he was also vulnerable to "decapitation", a former Pyongyang envoy to Havana told AFP.

Ukraine's Australian Open semi-finalist Elina Svitolina says she would not even have been in Melbourne without a break last year to recharge physically and mentally.

Japan did not win an Olympic figure skating medal until 1992 but it is now among the sport's world powers, with kids dreaming of becoming the next Yuzuru Hanyu or Mao Asada.

Venezuelan opposition figure Delsa Solorzano appeared in public for the first time in 17 months on Tuesday, hailing a new phase in the country's history after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

The murder of 11 people at a football game has sparked deep anger in the central Mexican town of Loma de Flores, where sport is promoted as a way of keeping young people safe from drug cartels.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday, after a missile launch the despot said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies.

A French court Tuesday found a former senator guilty of drugging a woman lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her, and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be behind bars.

The US Federal Reserve is broadly expected to pause its series of interest rate cuts Wednesday, resisting mounting attacks from President Donald Trump, while policymakers await more data on the world's biggest economy.

Since the January 3 capture of autocrat Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid that killed dozens, Caracas resident "J" has been unable to sleep -- one of countless Venezuelans left psychologically scarred by the event.

The United States has started unblocking Venezuelan funds that were frozen under sanctions, the South American country's interim president said Tuesday in the latest sign of rapprochement between long-term foes.

Audrey Nuna from Netflix's mega-hit animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" will headline the opening ceremony at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia.

Donald Trump warned Tuesday of "very bad things" if Republicans lose the US midterm elections, as the US president kicked off a travel blitz under the shadow of unrest in Minneapolis and voter worries about the economy.

Russian forces in Ukraine killed 12 people and struck energy infrastructure and a passenger train overnight on Tuesday, authorities said, days after negotiators from both sides held direct talks aimed at ending nearly four years of war.

Venezuelan opposition figure Delsa Solorzano returned to work at her office in Caracas Tuesday for the first time after 17 months spent out of sight of the authorities.

SANTA BARBARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / American Riviera Bancorp ("Company") (OTCQX:ARBV), holding company of American Riviera Bank ("Bank"), announced today unaudited net income of $12.4 million ($2.18 per share) for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $8.7 million ($1.50 per share) earned in the same reporting period in the previous year. Unaudited net income was $4.5 million ($0.80 per share) for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $2.9 million ($0.51 per share) in the previous quarter, and $2.0 million ($0.35 per share) earned in the same reporting period in the previous year.

QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC PINK:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN), announces, further to its prior press release of December 23, 2025, that its acquisition of Advance Factoring Inc. (the "Factor") has resulted in a restructuring transaction within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 -Continuous Disclosure Obligations (the "Restructuring Transaction"), and that the Company is in the process of preparing a material change report containing the disclosure required by section 14.2 of Form 51-102F5 - Information Circular in respect of the Factor.

Highlights:Galan has received firm commitments to raise A$40 million (before costs) via an institutional placement at A$0.41 per share, a 2% premium to the 5-day VWAPDirectors of the Company have separately committed to subscribe for an additional A$1 million subject to shareholder approvalPlacement was strongly supported by existing substantial shareholder Clean Elements as well as global institutional and sophisticated investorsProceeds of the capital raising will be used to expand production at HMW from current planned 4 ktpa LCE to 5.2 ktpa LCE, fund exploration activities at Greenbushes South and for working capitalPhase 1 construction works at HMW continue to progress with first production targeted for H1 2026

BOCA RATON, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / United Acquisition Corp. I (the "Company") announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit on January 28, 2026. The units are expected to be listed for trading on NYSE American under the ticker symbol "UACU" beginning January 29, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of one redeemable warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Company expects that its Class A ordinary shares and warrants will be listed on NYSE American under the symbols "UAC" and "UACW," respectively. The offering is expected to close on January 30, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

THE BRONX, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Skyline Windows is pleased to announce the appointment of Damien Willems as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), an experienced engineering and operations executive with senior leadership experience across the window, door, and façade industry.

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / National Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Pink:NACB), the holding company for The National Capital Bank of Washington ("NCB" or the "Bank") announced the retirement of long‑serving Director Kathryn H. Didden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Washington, DC, National Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCID:NACB), the holding company for The National Capital Bank of Washington ("NCB" or the "Bank") reported net income of $1,659,000, or $1.44 per common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to net income of $1,965,000 or $1.71 per common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company reported net income of $7,033,000, or $6.12 per common share, compared to $6,381,000, or $5.55 per common share for the year ended December 31, 2024. Earnings per share, cash dividends per share and average shares outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the November 2024 4:1 stock split paid in the form of a stock dividend. The increase in year-to-date earnings was primarily attributable to higher net interest income driven by continued net interest margin expansion. While strong revenue growth and effective expense management aided financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2025, the quarter was negatively affected by an increase in provision for credit losses due to an increase in specific reserves on new and existing non-performing loans.

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased announce that Kings Chapel International ("Kings Chapel") has exercised all 833,332 of the share purchase warrants that it received in connection with CoTec's equity financing that closed in July 2025.

BEIJING, CN / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / ATA Creativity Global ("ACG" or the "Company")(Nasdaq:AACG), an international educational services company focused on providing quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students' creativity, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering for the sale and purchase of 11,067,547 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each representing two common shares of the Company, with a par value of US$0.01 per share (the "Common Shares"), at a purchase price of US$0.80 per ADS (equivalent to US$0.40 per Common Share), pursuant to the subscription agreement dated November 17, 2025 entered into by and among the Company and three investors.

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Coastal Carolina Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQX:CCNB), parent of Coastal Carolina National Bank (the "Bank"), reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The Company reported net income of $10,935,414 or $1.71 per share for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $8,506,711 or $1.36 per share for the same period ended December 31, 2024, representing a 29% increase. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was $3,083,360 which represents a 4% increase when compared to prior quarter income of $2,959,053 and a 16% increase compared to quarterly net income of $2,663,997 during the fourth quarter of 2024.

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / IDW Media Holdings, Inc., (the "Company" or "IDW") (OTCQB:IDWM), an integrated media company, today reported results for its fourth quarter and twelve months ended October 31, 2025.

BOULDER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNOA), a global healthcare leader developing and producing patented Microcyn® technology based stabilized hypochlorous acid (HOCl) products for a wide range of applications, including wound care, eye care, dermatological conditions, podiatry, and animal health care, today announced the appointment of Vanessa Jacoby, Chief Business and Financial Officer of Quanta Therapeutics, Inc., to its Board of Directors and to serve as Chair of its Audit Committee. Sonoma also announced the retirement of its longtime director, Dr. Jay Birnbaum. Finally, Sonoma announced the appointment of Arturo Angel as its Senior Vice President of Regulatory, Quality and Product Development.

CALGARY, ALBERTA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / MOBILTEX, a global leader in intelligent infrastructure remote monitoring, has acquired WATERing, an AI-enabled software platform that delivers deep water-network intelligence through advanced modelling, simulation, and predictive analytics. The acquisition accelerates the evolution of MOBILTEX's FloPath Business Group into an AI-powered water-system optimization platform, enabling utilities to move from reactive operations to proactive, data-driven control of their networks.