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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, carrying a sample of material from an asteroid, is set to make a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday. The mission, a collaboration between NASA and the University of Arizona, aims to bring back the largest asteroid sample ever returned to Earth. The sample was collected from the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu, which has a small chance of striking Earth in the late 22nd century. The spacecraft spent nearly two years orbiting the asteroid before successfully collecting the sample in October 2020. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/pnBfX8C

​China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said he will seriously consider visiting South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported, as part of efforts to support peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. Separately, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported that Xi had told South Korean PM Han Duck-soo on Saturday that China is willing to work to promote a strategic partnership between the two countries. Xi, who has not visited South Korea since 2014, held talks with Han in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/T2waZH3

According to recent statistics from the US Census Board, legal and illegal immigrants make up 13.9% of the US population, a slight increase from the previous year. Indian and Chinese immigrants account for 6% each of total immigration, with the number of Indians increasing by 4.8% and Chinese immigrants increasing by nearly 3%. While Mexicans still have the highest number of immigrants, there was a slight decrease from the previous year. The increase in immigrants from Afghanistan and Venezuela was significant due to asylum seekers and refugees. Experts argue that the increase in immigrant population is relatively low and necessary to address demographic and workforce challenges. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YJHlyF7

Ukraine's army has claimed it broke through Russian defense lines in the south, while also stating that senior Russian navy commanders were among those killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea. Ukrainian forces have been increasingly targeting the region in an effort to disrupt Moscow's military operations. Ukrainian troops have praised the use of heavy weapons supplied by the West, such as the Polish-made Krab gun and the US-made M109 self-propelled howitzer. The Ukrainian counteroffensive is still underway, with advances being made in the Zaporizhzhia area. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/V8UzoZm

A woman in Virginia was sentenced to 78 years in prison on Friday for sedating her two children before shooting them in August 2018. Veronica Youngblood (38), the former sex worker, was convicted on two charges, including murder and use of a firearm, reported the New York Post. She had shot dead her sedated daughters Sharon Castro (15) and Brooklynn Youngblood (5) after lying them on a bed in their apartment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/7Yl8Cd5

Israel offered its congratulations to Saudi Arabia on the kingdom's national day Saturday as the two countries move closer towards a possible normalisation of ties.whether it was the first time Israel had offered its congratulations on Saudi national day. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/cF24GJO