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Japan launches historic space mission to retrieve Mars' Phobos moon samples

Tokyo, Oct 20 (UNI) Japan has launched a mission aimed at becoming the first to land on one of Mars' moons and return samples from its surface to Earth.
An H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center on Monday, according to a live broadcast by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
The mission aims to return at least 10 grams of material from Phobos by 2031, with the first landing operation planned in around two years.
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27 Oct 2026 | 10:50 PM

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Temporary ceasefire begins in Russian occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to facilitate aid amid humanitarian crisis

27 Oct 2026 | 9:38 PM

Oleshky, Oct 27 (UNI) A temporary ceasefire has begun in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, where residents have been left without food, water and electricity. The truce is expected to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians on Friday.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre hold rare call with Putin to end Ukraine war

27 Oct 2026 | 9:19 PM

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Flávio Bolsonaro barred from leaving Brazil post-election defeat and ordered to surrender passports

27 Oct 2026 | 8:02 PM

Brasilia, Oct 27 (UNI) Far right Brazilian leader Flávio Bolsonaro has been barred from leaving the country and ordered to surrender his passports following his defeat in the presidential election to incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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