A spacecraft led by Japan’s space agency has launched toward Phobos, where it aims to collect 10g of dust and return it to Earth in 2031. Scientists hope the sample will help resolve how Mars’s two moons formed.

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Ukraine’s military released footage it says shows the world’s first drone airlift of a wounded soldier from the front line. The 92nd Assault Brigade said mines and heavy Russian drone activity made a ground rescue impossible. A remotely piloted heavy hexacopter carried out the operation. BBC Verify confirmed the personnel’s identities and found no signs the video was AI-generated or manipulated.

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Ukraine’s military and defense company Gurzuf Defense said a heavy-lift drone carried a wounded soldier directly from a front-line position for the first time. The mission took 1 hour, 14 minutes and 36 seconds and covered 62 kilometers. The soldier is receiving treatment and rehabilitation and is no longer in danger. Ukraine also said it brought 23 children back from Russian-occupied territory over the past week.

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A Ukrainian army brigade says a remotely piloted aircraft brought an injured serviceman out of the frontline zone, in a feat it calls unprecedented globally. The mission points to wider use of unmanned craft for battlefield casualty retrieval, as these systems alter the Ukraine-Russia fighting.

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Ukraine’s military and Gurzuf Defense say troops used a heavy-lift drone to carry a severely wounded soldier from a front-line position to safety, then arranged further evacuation to a hospital. He had spent nearly 500 days at the position. The mission took 1 hour, 14 minutes and 36 seconds and covered 62 kilometers.

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Ukraine shared a video that it says shows the world’s first evacuation of an injured soldier from the front lines by drone.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday that a summit involving Russia, China and the United States would encourage Vladimir Putin to prolong the war. The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin proposed a meeting next month with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war on terms favouring Moscow.

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At least one person was killed in a shooting near a mosque in Columbus, Ohio. Local police said the mosque was not targeted and that the gunfire followed a dispute at an apartment building at the same location.

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Authorities say federal agents went to a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday after receiving a report of a shooting there.

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating two bodies to advance research into women’s health, close gaps in medical knowledge, and improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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President Donald Trump delivered remarks and signed an executive order on women’s health at the White House Rose Garden.

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France announced partial curfews in Paris and other cities on Monday after weekend protests over soaring prices devolved into some of the worst street violence in recent years. Images of riots and looting have spread worldwide, worrying the tourism industry about whether foreign visitors may stay away.

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After cost-of-living and anti-government protests turned into rioting and looting over the weekend, French authorities imposed curfews in parts of several cities on Monday night. Measures covered parts of Paris and minors in central Nice; Marseille banned gatherings and demonstrations.

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France has imposed curfews in parts of central Paris after protests over the cost of living turned violent. A car was destroyed near the Marianne statue at Place de la République.

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Violent protests and looting across France on Saturday have further deepened Macron’s political isolation and raised questions about his authority.

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Emmanuel Macron faced near-universal condemnation after addressing France following one of its most violent recent episodes of rioting and looting. A town hall was torched, more than 2,000 shops were looted, 2,300 people arrested and 1,000 police injured. The article argues that Macron’s perceived arrogance, strategic errors and France’s economic troubles have deepened his isolation.

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More than half a million people were estimated to have joined mass protests across France last weekend. Rioting, looting and violent clashes with outnumbered police were reported in cities including Paris, Marseille and Limoges. The interior minister acknowledged that police had “lost control” in some cities, and President Emmanuel Macron called for a full security review.

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A Bulgarian court issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old Germans suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennae near Sofia. Prosecutors said three of 18 antennae were destroyed and several others damaged.

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Independent MP Helen Haines was severely injured when struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Police arrested a man but have not said she was deliberately hit; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an apparent attack. MPs and experts had warned that threats against politicians were increasing.

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Independent MP Helen Haines is critically ill in hospital after being hit by a car outside her constituency office in Wangaratta. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it appeared to be a deliberate act, while police are investigating whether it was intentional and say there is no ongoing threat to the community.

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Australian MP Helen Haines is in critical condition after a car struck her outside her office in Victoria. Police arrested a 43-year-old man accused of carrying out the attack and found a knife in his vehicle.

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Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines is critically injured after a car struck her outside her office in Wangaratta. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a deliberate attack. Bystanders detained the 43-year-old male driver, and police found a knife in his vehicle; the motive remains unknown.

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Independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car in Wangaratta on Monday and is in critical condition. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an “attack” and a “deliberate act”, prompting condemnation across Australia’s political spectrum.

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An Australian federal independent lawmaker was critically injured when a car hit her on Monday, police said. They described the incident as potentially deliberate, and the driver was arrested.

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Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a ruling that opened the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to arrest and deport him again.

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