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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension that will take him to the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup, the Irish Rugby Football Union announced on Friday.

Israel's air force struck a Lebanese village on Friday following warnings for several areas of imminent attacks against Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed militants rejected a truce brokered by the United States.

Cam Roigard and Ruben Love gave another glimpse of their potential All Blacks combination on Friday as the Wellington Hurricanes hammered the ACT Brumbies 66-12 to roll into the Super Rugby semi-finals.

The UN on Friday more than doubled its aid appeal for Lebanon as the country reels from Israel's war against Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying nearly $640 million was needed over six months.

The yacht is docked, the paparazzi have arrived, and Dua Lipa and Callum Turner -- the celebrity newlyweds set to party in Sicily this weekend -- have been spotted at their five-star hotel.

The 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is likely to be named in India's T20 squad while skipper Suryakumar Yadav could get the axe when selectors meet on Saturday, according to reports.

Japan's World Cup squad had to twice change their training pitches in Mexico because of the poor condition of the fields, Japanese media said, in a turbulent start to preparations.

As dawn breaks over Nigeria's Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone.

Despite facing up to 10 years in jail on fraud charges for allegedly luring people into putting their savings into an Albania-based cryptocurrency investment scam, Jon shows zero remorse.

Trainers clad in ornate uniforms and traditional white fur headgear led golden-bedecked stallions round a stage arena at an annual horse beauty pageant in the ultra-closed Central Asian state of Turkmenistan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media said Friday, the latest in a series of high-level summits as Beijing asserts its position as a diplomatic superpower on the world stage.

An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said.

Aidan O'Brien saddles four runners in Saturday's Epsom Derby and has a chance of sweeping the first three places, just as he did in last weekend's French equivalent (Prix du Jockey Club).

With its team already hailed as heroes and under the star guidance of Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro, Uzbekistan will make its first appearance at the 2026 tournament with no pressure from fans back home.

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

Jennifer Kupcho made a hot start in firing a five-under-par 66 for a one-shot lead in the first round of the US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club on Thursday.

Asian equities went into reverse Friday on continued worries about the AI trade after disappointing forecasts from chip titan Broadcom, while investors were also keeping a wary eye on stuttering Middle East peace efforts.

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday, saying he accepted an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan.

Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during the war? Now, the answer may be just a few clicks away -- but it may not be what they wanted to hear.

Long before the first punch lands at President Donald Trump's unprecedented hosting of a UFC fight on the White House lawn, some in the usually ultra-pro-Trump mixed martial arts community are already throwing political blows.

Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro tore into his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting a hard-right candidate to succeed him, accusing Washington of allying itself with the "narco-traffickers" it professes to combat.

New York City's first set of rules for the use of artificial intelligence in public schools is being called weak by many parents who favor a stricter approach.

Russia's Vladimir Putin will address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen Ukrainian drone strikes rocked his home city.

A top representative of Australia's far-right One Nation party has clarified the party will not be kicking foreign permanent residents out of their homes if it takes power.

Thousands of Albanians protested Thursday evening in Tirana for a fourth consecutive day against a coastal tourism complex allegedly linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Queensland Reds' Les Kiss is confident his team can "scare" the Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby playoff in what could be his last game in charge before taking over as Wallabies coach.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces that, further to its news release dated May 22, 2026, the Company has closed the first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement"), through the issuance of 218,182 units of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of $2.75 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $600,000.50. Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share") and one transferable common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $3.00 per Warrant Share, exercisable until June 5, 2028.

A first-of-its-kind White House fragrance salon and a Capitol Hill perfumery event drew senior administration officials and bipartisan congressional leaders to engage with the science, innovation, public health and wellbeing, and economics behind an $80 billion fragrance-dependent American industry.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Onco-Innovations Limited (CBOE CA:ONCO)(OTCQB:ONNVF)(Frankfurt:W1H, WKN: A3EKSZ) ("Onco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Nanosoft Polymers ("Nanosoft"), a biotechnology-focused polymer company, as an initial step toward negotiating a services agreement related to polymer process development, analytical characterization, and drug formulation optimization activities for the Company's exclusively licensed PNKP Inhibitor Technology, ONC010. The LOI is non-binding, and there is no certainty that a services agreement will be entered into.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of May 2026, the Company had an average of 92 drilling rigs operating in the United States. For the two months ended May 31, 2026, the Company had an average of 90 drilling rigs operating in the United States.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 2026 / Fortitude Gold Corp. (OTCQB:FTCO) (the "Company") announced the closing of a $5.5 million USD Private Placement, selling 1.15 million unregistered shares of its common stock at $4.82 per share, to Hawthorne Land and Minerals, LLC. There were no placement or agent fees paid by the Company associated with the placement. The proceeds of the private placement are primarily to be used to accelerate an expansion to the Isabella Pearl heap leach pad. Fortitude Gold is a gold producer, developer, and explorer with operations in Nevada, U.S.A. offering investors exposure to both gold production and dividend yield.

BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / June 5, 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 that its 2026 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ("EGM") was held on Friday, June 5, 2026.