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US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected.

Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside.

In Torres del Limonar, a Cali residential complex that collapsed in Monday's earthquake, people pick through rubble to recover victims' belongings and return them to grieving families.

Australia's humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka needed six match points to subdue Talia Gibson on Sunday and join reigning Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.

On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".

US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday.

On the walls where gang members in El Salvador once marked their turf, urban artists are now creating large murals in a traveling festival that fills the streets of the Central American country with color.

Jason Arday, the ex-Cambridge professor found dead amid a growing furore over claims of academic plagiarism and personal life embellishments, rose from humble roots in Britain to be hailed as an academic superstar.

Opening arguments were expected on Monday in the trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after one of America's most influential rappers was gunned down in Las Vegas.

Alma Ronen has been fighting in the Israeli military nearly constantly for more than two years. Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.

The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities on Sunday as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster.

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Key HighlightsExpanded Equity Capacity: Amendment No. 2 introduces an alternative permitted at the market framework under the Company's US$100 million secured convertible note facility with a US based institutional investor.Contractual Bitcoin Allocation: An amount equal to 10 percent of the net proceeds of every qualifying sale of common shares will be applied to purchase Bitcoin, deposited as additional Bitcoin collateral within five business days following the end of the calendar month in which the sale settled.Approval and Ratification: The Amendment has received the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. All other terms of the securities purchase agreement and the related transaction documents remain in full force and effect.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ:STGW), the global challenger network transforming marketing through AI, today announced its participation in several upcoming investor conferences in August and September 2026.

Quarterly Report Covers the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

Revenues grew 14% reaching $1.779M in Q2/26, beating management projectionsCorporate name change from Wellgistics Health, Inc. to DataMeds AI, Inc. in July 2026, which led to stock symbol change from ‘WGRX' to ‘MEDS' on NASDAQ Capital Markets$6.5 million new funding in June 2026 provided capital to support corporate turnaroundPending transaction with Datavault AI, EOS Technology Holdings, Scilex Holdings and HealthBridge Associates to consolidate patent protected blockchain, biometrics and pharmaceutical-adjunct products intellectual properties to deliver the "Health Lives Here" consumer app, in partnership with NFL Alumni Health (NFLAH), to deliver an effective healthcare experience to patients in rural communities via local independent pharmacies1:50 reverse split in May 2026 implemented to partially address NASDAQ delisting riskHolders of 1,533,930 common shares, representing ~49% of shares outstanding, have entered into lock-up agreements for at least an additional ninety (90) daysDream Bowl Meme Coin I token distribution Payment Date set as September 9, 2026 with ratio of 50 tokens per common share owned as of end of business August 7, 2026KareRx joint venture added Electronic Benefits Verification (EBV) and access to 200,000 patient lives that began to provide material revenue to rebranded Corexa PharmacyNeuritek Therapeutics, Inc. pending acquisition was terminated in May 2026

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / AI Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:AIFC)(FRA:5AR1) ("AiFi" or the "Company"), today congratulated World Liberty Financial ("WLFI"), a strategic partner and shareholder of AiFi, following the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's ("OCC") preliminary conditional approval to organize World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank purpose-built for stablecoin operations.

Latest oocyte maturation research published in Cells on August 13, bringing Nature Cell's total to four international journal publicationsPreclinical findings suggest potential benefits for ovarian function in aging modelsFrozen format may enable more economical production and global distributionResearch pipeline spans reproductive health, hair loss, arthritis, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging-related conditions

FaZe Esports Earns $750,000 Championship Prize, Expected to Contribute to GameSquare's Third Quarter 2026 RevenueLatest Victory Follows Back-to-Back Six Invitational World Championships in 2025 and 2026Win Adds 1,000 Club Championship Points as FaZe Esports Continues to Compete for Additional Esports World Cup Winnings

Six-Month Total Revenue Reaches $5.5M (Up 6,218% YoY)Operating Expenses Reduced 52.5% ($4.65M vs $9.77M)Total Liabilities Reduced 32% to $4.07M via Strategic Debt ExtinguishmentSolid $27.52M Net Equity Base with Zero Long-Term Debt

Onemeta Platform usage accelerates as the company onboards 20+ new clients, including Fortune 500 companies; Company generates $2.4 million in operating cash flow for the first half of 2026

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce results from the 2026 field program at Eagle Plains' 100% owned Pine Channel Property, located approximately 40km km west of Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan. The property is subject to a 2% NSR held by Summit Royalties, which includes a 1% buy-back clause to Eagle Plains.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Emerging Growth Research today released a new Flash Report on First Phosphate Corp. (Nasdaq:PHOS)(CSE:PHOS)(OTCQX:FRSPF), highlighting the Company's recent Nasdaq Global Market uplisting, additional non-dilutive federal funding, and designation of its flagship Bégin-Lamarche project under Quebec's "Filon" fast-track support program. Emerging Growth Research reiterates its Buy rating and 12-month price target of C$4.94.

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World number one Scottie Scheffler powered to an eight-stroke victory in the St. Jude Championship on Sunday, capturing his first PGA Tour title since January.

US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday.

Jeremy Jacquet scored on his Liverpool debut as Andoni Iraola's Reds ended their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Serie A side Como at Anfield on Sunday.

Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday pulled ahead in Zambia's presidential election with more than half of constituencies tallied, the electoral commission said, putting him on course for an outright win in the first round.

Damage assessments and clean up efforts began Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state's archipelago.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought through 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) against Talia Gibson on Sunday to join two other elites in the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.