Current-events digest: 20 October 2026
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2026 10 20 yes International relations South Korea–Ukraine relations South Korea withdraws additional embassy staff from Ukraine following a dispute over two captured North Korean soldiers who were transferred to South Korea. (AFP via RFI) Politics and elections Malaysia's Registrar of Societies ms Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia deregisters the opposition
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International relations
South Korea–Ukraine relations
South Korea withdraws additional embassy staff from Ukraine following a dispute over two captured North Korean soldiers who were transferred to South Korea. (AFP via RFI)
Politics and elections
Malaysia's Registrar of Societies ms Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan Malaysia deregisters the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional, citing internal disputes and breaches of the constitution, preventing its component parties from contesting forthcoming elections under a common coalition banner. (Reuters)
Science and technology
Japanese space program
JAXA launches the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center toward Phobos aboard an H3 rocket, aiming to collect at least 10 grams of surface material from the Martian moon and return the samples to Earth in 2031. (Reuters)
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