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Patriot Resources has secured five-year access to the Tassa Community’s land in southern Peru, clearing the way for surface exploration and drilling at its high-grade Tassa silver-gold project. The agreement covers the full range of surface exploration work, including drilling, across the portion of the project overlapping the community’s territory. Combined with an earlier agreement and a separate deal with the Pachamayo Community, it gives Patriot access across the entire project area. The arrangement also includes the recently pegged Tassa 5 tenement, extending the company’s interpreted silver-mineralised strike to more than 3km. Surface mapping and sampling are expected to begin…

Stefany Shaheen and Republican businessman Anthony DiLorenzo have won their respective primaries in New Hampshire’s closely watched 1st Congressional District, setting up a contest to replace four-term Democratic representative Chris Pappas. The results from Tuesday, September 8, were projected by the Associated Press and CBS News. Shaheen secured a narrow Democratic victory over Maura Sullivan, while DiLorenzo comfortably won the Republican nomination. New Hampshire congressional primary With 88% of the vote counted, Shaheen held 37% against Sullivan’s 35%, according to AP figures. Carleigh Beriont, the progressive candidate in the crowded field, was third on 22%. Shaheen, a former Portsmouth city…

Iran has launched a new wave of attacks against US targets in the Middle East after American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, intensifying a six-month-old conflict and sending oil prices towards $100 a barrel. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted US vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian missiles were fired towards the Al-Azraq air base in Jordan, where American forces are stationed. Jordan’s armed forces said their air-defence systems intercepted 18 of 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran. The remaining two fell in unpopulated areas and no casualties were reported, according…

Google has issued security updates for 230 vulnerabilities, including a Chrome zero-day that has already been exploited in attacks – the seventh such flaw fixed by the company since the start of the year. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-10585, affects Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine and is described as a type-confusion bug. Google has rated it as high severity and warned that an exploit exists in the wild. Details of the attacks have not been disclosed. Google typically restricts technical information about actively exploited vulnerabilities until most users have had an opportunity to install the relevant update. The company has released…

Manchester United have ruled out a move for free-agent defender David Alaba, despite their continued need for reinforcements at centre-back and left-back. The Austria international, 34, has been without a club since leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season. His experience and ability to operate in several defensive positions had made him a potential option for Michael Carrick’s side. However, reports indicate that United have decided against pursuing the former Bayern Munich player as the club shifts its recruitment policy towards younger players with greater long-term potential. Manchester United reject David Alaba opportunity Alaba’s recent fitness record is…

Residents of St Helena have been given a fresh outline of how the city could tackle recurring brown and foul-smelling tap water, five years after complaints about the problem first emerged. The Department of Public Works presented a report to the City Council on Tuesday detailing possible remedies, estimated costs and potential funding sources for improvements to the water system. The city’s latest approach includes further analysis of customer complaints, inspections of selected mains, water-quality testing, more systematic cleaning of the distribution network and continued monitoring of the results. Officials have said the discolouration is linked to a combination of…

Australia Post chief executive Paul Graham has rejected accusations that he misled a Senate committee about plans to close post offices, saying a leaked proposal was still at an “embryonic” stage and had not become an active programme. Mr Graham faced sustained questioning in Canberra on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, after documents outlining a plan to reshape the postal network became public. The proposal included the potential closure of up to 36 metropolitan outlets in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as changes to the way regional and rural post offices operate. The leaked business case, dated 9 June…

Three former jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have described heated arguments with the lone holdout whose refusal to acquit led to a mistrial in Massachusetts. The women, including the jury foreperson, said the male juror acknowledged having reasonable doubt but still refused to find Clancy not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Roni Carlson, the foreperson, told NBC10 Boston that she had begun completing the verdict forms after the juror admitted he had doubts about the case. “I started filling out the forms, I was so excited,” she said. “There were three forms I had to…

The Japanese yen held near a seven-month high on Wednesday, keeping the dollar under pressure as Brent crude moved towards $100 a barrel and investors assessed the economic risks from an expanding Middle East conflict. The yen was trading at about 153.33 to the dollar, close to the 152.89 level reached on Tuesday, its strongest point since February. It has gained roughly 4% this month, while the dollar index remained near a two-week low at 98.75. Brent crude rose by more than 1% to about $99 a barrel after Iran-backed Houthi fighters launched attacks on several Saudi cities. Associated Press…

Busy Philipps has revealed that her six-month MRI showed no signs of progression after surgery to remove a brain tumour, although doctors also detected a sinus infection. The 47-year-old actress shared the reassuring update on Instagram on Tuesday, writing: “6 month MRI done! NO signs of tumor progression!” Philipps said the scan had also found “a clear sign of sinus infection”, which she linked to a red and painful left eye she had experienced for around a week. “No tumour, so, I guess I’ll take a sinus infection over a brain tumour any day,” she said in a video message…