On Monday, the United Kingdom suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest of a new security law that gives China sweeping powers.

Built by the United Arab Emirates, and lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, the Emirates Mars Mission is the first of three missions headed to the red planet this summer.

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The United Arab Emirates mission, known as Hope, is an orbiter spacecraft that was brought to the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, where it is scheduled for liftoff Sunday afternoon.

No further explanation was given for the procedure, which could renew a power struggle in the Gulf nation’s ruling family.

Some Republican leaders are starting to distance themselves from President Trump’s handling of the pandemic. Test result delays are undermining the country’s response to the virus.