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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from its moon

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 4:04 pm

King Charles 'sends books about soil' to Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been photographed receiving books and letters from the King Charles, officials said.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 10:53 am

Object thought to be Amelia Earhart’s missing plane likely just 'large trees', researchers find

An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 10:45 am

UEFA writes to FIFA demanding answers on Trump-Infantino dealings

European football chiefs have sent a list of 42 questions to FIFA, demanding answers about Gianni Infantino's alleged "conflicts of interest" over business dealings with the Trump family and the World Cup sell-off attempt.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 10:05 am

UN cuts food aid to half a million Gazans over funding shortages

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is being forced to "drastically reduce" aid to Gaza because of funding shortages.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 9:34 am

Four Canadian soldiers killed after grass fire spread 'a kilometre in 36 seconds'

The four Canadian soldiers who died during a training exercise at the weekend did so when a grass fire spread "a kilometre in 36 seconds", officials said.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 6:24 am

Doomsday cult leader found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult

Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu, and 29 other co-accused have been found guilty of the murder of 190 children and one adult.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 5:21 am

Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank

Ten suspects have been arrested in connection with recent violence in the West Bank including attacks on an American ⁠photojournalist and European ⁠diplomats, Israeli police have said.

Posted on 19 October 2026 | 1:51 am