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Road safety technology provider Acusensus (ASX:ACE) executed a variation agreement with Transport for New South Wales.

Recce Pharmaceuticals (ASX:RCE) received ethical approval to advance its Australian diabetic foot infection trial to a 200-patient Phase 3 study.

Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) announced an updated executive succession plan following a leadership assessment by recruitment firm Korn Ferry.

Allies of Keir Starmer expect him to set out a timetable for his departure as UK prime minister imminently. A statement from Starmer ceding power could come as soon as Monday, people familiar with the matter said, although they cautioned that was not certain. The move could pave the way for Andy Burnham to replace him and it would put Britain on a course for its seventh premier in a decade. Bloomberg's Joe Mayes reports from Downing Street.

KPMG has submitted a first tranche of internal investigation documents to an Australian parliamentary committee.

Eden Innovations (ASX:EDE) reported trial results from India showing its concrete admixture achieved up to a 20% strength increase.

Mediators say US and Iran have made 'encouraging progress' in talks on a peace deal as technical-level discussions continue. Hasan Alhasan, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on US-Gulf relations going forward.

Saudi Arabia's pullback on spending is rippling through the consultancy industry. Boston Consulting Group, instrumental in helping develop plans to overhaul the Saudi economy, is one of the firms most affected as the PIF reassesses spending on some of its mega project ambitions. Bloomberg's Omar El Chmouri reports.

Etherstack (ASX:ESK) has secured a North American equipment order valued at US$0.83 million for digital radio communications technology.

SGH (ASX:SGH) has approved an on-market share buyback programme to repurchase up to $500 million of its ordinary shares.

EV Resources (ASX:EVR) defined a maiden exploration target of up to 5 million tonnes in Mexico to quantify its asset scale.

Precious Shipping MD Khalid Hashim says limited new vessel supply, combined with the resilience of older tonnage, is setting the stage for sustained strength in freight rates. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."