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Not content material with making historical past by reaching the lunar floor's south pole, India's moon lander has proven off by hopping to a second mushy touchdown.Vikram touched down final month and deployed a number of bits of kit to assemble details about the terrain of the moon, mainly a 26kg rover to gather rock samples and pictures. The major goal is to substantiate the presence of water ice within the south pole's shadowed craters. If current, it could possibly be used for consuming water, gas, and oxygen - probably supporting a everlasting human base.While the rover, named Pragyan, continued to roam the floor, India's area company revealed on Monday morning Vikram had efficiently carried out a second mushy touchdown by way of a "hop experiment".It solely reached an a...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon ‘s new army chief was sworn in as the pinnacle of state Monday lower than per week after ousting the president whose household had dominated the Central African nation for greater than 5 a long time. ...

China's President Xi Jinping won't attend the G20 summit in India this week as bilateral relations stay icy between the 2 international locations.Relations between China and India have grown frosty over their disputed border within the Himalayan mountain vary. China's overseas ministry stated Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 in President Xi's place.A discover on the ministry's web site stated: "At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India on September 9 and 10."President Xi's choice comes months after troops clashed within the disputed border area for the primary time in additional than a yr in December 2022. Soldiers on each side suffered accidents throug...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is seemingly skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations stay icy. Instead, ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has introduced he'll exchange his defence minister - marking the largest political shake-up in Ukraine because the begin of Russia's invasion in February 2022.In his nightly video tackle to the nation, the Ukrainian president mentioned he would dismiss defence minister Oleksii Reznikov and ask parliament this week to exchange him with Rustem Umerov, head of the nation's principal privatisation fund. Ukraine struggle - stay updatesMr Reznikov has been defence minister since November 2021 and had helped safe billions of {dollars} of Western army assist to assist the struggle effort, however has been dogged by corruption allegations surrounding his ministry that he has described as smears.Mr Umerov, a 41-year-old former legislator of Crimean Tatar descent, ha...

LYMAN, Ukraine — Concealed beneath pine branches within the forests of northeast Ukraine, the muzzle of a Soviet-era howitzer rises, aiming for a gaggle of approaching Russian squaddies many kilometers away. ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Sunday he desires Eritrean migrants concerned in a violent conflict in Tel Aviv to be deported instantly and has ordered a plan to take away the entire nation’s African migrants. ...

BERLIN — The governor of the German state of Bavaria mentioned Sunday that he'll let his deputy keep in workplace regardless of a furor that began with allegations he was accountable for an antisemitic flyer when he was a highschool pupil 35 years in the past. ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Sunday that protection minister Oleksii Reznikov shall be changed this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. ...

Railway traces have been closed, a soccer match has been cancelled and residents have been ordered to remain indoors after heavy rain in elements of Spain.Weather warnings had been issued for intense rainstorms in Madrid and close by areas on Sunday. Spain's nationwide climate company AEMET issued a most crimson alert, which meant excessive hazard was attainable within the Madrid area, Toledo province and metropolis of Cadiz.Rail companies between Madrid and the jap coastal space of Valencia and different traces had been suspended. Image: Weather warnings had been issued for intense rainstorms in Madrid Image: Flooding alongside a motorway exterior Toledo ...