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Months of fighting on the Ukrainian front have not taken away Kostya's sense of humour -- even when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump.

Parliamentary staffers used sofas and fire extinguishers to block soldiers armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles from entering South Korea's National Assembly to maintain martial law, CCTV footage released Wednesday showed.

Junichi Inamoto announced his retirement aged 45 on Wednesday, ending a career that saw the midfielder become the first Japanese player to appear in the Premier League.

A second major Myanmar ethnic rebel group has said it is ready for Beijing-mediated talks with the junta to end more than a year of renewed fighting that has ravaged areas along the Chinese border.

The draw for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup takes place in Miami on Thursday, offering a first glimpse into the fine detail of a tournament that has been viewed with indifference or even outright hostility across parts of the football world.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law was voted down by lawmakers and brought thousands of protesters to the streets.

A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam's most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country's banking sector, say analysts who warn other such cases could yet emerge.

When Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced last year he would run for president, his ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was certain he would lead them to an unprecedented third term.

The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon and "sideswiped" a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, after Beijing said it had "exercised control" over the ship.

In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes.

South Korean stocks sank more than two percent Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before reversing the decision hours later.

For almost half a century, Kwok Hoi-yin's humble cottage on Hong Kong's border with mainland China was surrounded by leagues of fishponds and green fields, buffering the modern highrises of megacity Shenzhen to the north.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law that was voted down by lawmakers and brought thousands of protesters to the streets.

France's government on Wednesday faces no confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted waters of political chaos.

Captain Ben Stokes was named Wednesday in England's team for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington, allaying concerns over his fitness.

Novak Djokovic will begin his 2025 season and bid for an 11th Australian Open title at the Brisbane International, it was announced Wednesday, with the Serbian superstar now coached by Andy Murray.

An eerie silence pervades the historic center of Culiacan, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, where infighting among one of the world's biggest drug cartels has left hundreds of people dead since September.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.

Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV:ELEC)(OTCQB:ELECF) ("Electric Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced transaction (the "Transaction") to acquire a 0.75% Gross Revenue Royalty (the "0.75% GRR") on the mining claims, mining leases and mineral tenures comprising the producing Punitaqui copper mine in Chile (the "Project" or "Punitaqui"). In addition, the 0.75% GRR will apply to third-party materials processed through the Punitaqui mining complex from the effective date to December 31, 2027.

Supreme Critical Metals Inc. (CSE:CRIT)(FWB:VR61)(OTC PINK:VRCFF) ("Supreme" or the "Company") announces the Company has elected not to renew the Smokey Lithium Project claims after reviewing drilling results, and will impair these exploration and evaluation assets.

Gold Terra Resource Corp. (TSXV:YGT)(Frankfurt:TX0)(OTCQB:YGTFF) ("Gold Terra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of a non-flow-through (NFT) portion of the non-brokered private placement announced on October 30, 2024 (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of C$510,000 from the sale of 10,200,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at a price of C$0.05 per Common Share.

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Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) ("Polaris" or the "Company") announces that it has successfully settled a previously announced private placement of USD 175 million senior secured green bonds. The bonds will have a tenor of five years and a fixed coupon rate of 9.5% percent per annum, with interest payable in semi-annual instalments. Furthermore, the Green Bond will include a tap feature, allowing for access to an additional USD $50 million in funding for potential future uses.

Electrovaya Inc. ("Electrovaya" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ELVA)(TSX:ELVA), a lithium ion battery technology and manufacturing company, today announced that it will host an investor webcast presentation on December 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm EST hosted by Bristol Capital.

PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX", including its Peruvian subsidiaries) is pleased to announce that a 2,222 DMT lot of sulfide ore from the Callanquitas Mine was sent to a local plant for processing by froth flotation. The lot also contained some oxidized mineral with an estimated grade of 3.38 gr/tn of gold and 243.85 gr/tn of silver. Laboratory test was carried out to establish the amount of collector (potassium amyl xanthate) and frother (MIBC) required for processing.

(TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF)("Sokoman" or the "Company") today announces a non-brokered private placement of flow-through ("FT") shares (the "Private Placement") for gross proceeds of up to CAD$1,500,000. The Private Placement is expected to close on or before December 16, 2024.

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(TSX:VOXR)(NASDAQ:VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a returns focused mining royalty company, is excited to announce the receipt of its first royalty revenues from its Castle Hill and Bulong gold royalties in Western Australia, from operating partners Evolution Mining Limited ("Evolution") and Black Cat Syndicate Limited ("Black Cat"). Additionally, the Company anticipates inaugural royalty revenues from its Otto Bore gold royalty in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025 from Northern Star Resources Limited ("Northern Star").

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Magna Terra Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "Magna Terra") (TSXV:MTT) is pleased to announce that Michael Gentile has acquired a 19.99% ownership stake in the Company via an open market share purchase.

Signal Gold Inc. (the "Acquiror") announcesthat it has disposed of ownership and control of 15,035,795 common shares (the "Subject Shares") of Magna Terra Minerals Inc. (the "Company") on December 3, 2024 through the facilities of Chi-x and Omega alternative markets. The Subject Shares represented approximately 18.1 % of all the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company as of December 3, 2024. As a result of the disposition of the Subject Shares, the Acquiror no longer holds any securities of the Company.