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Chandrayaan-2 is part of India's bid to become a leading space power.

India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission enters lunar orbit

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UK Foreign Office 'extremely concerned' for Hong Kong staffer reportedly detained in China

China could overwhelm US military in Asia in hours, Australian report says

Protesters take to the street to face off with Indonesian police in Manokwari, Papua on August 19, 2019.

Protesters set fire to a parliament building in West Papua as demonstrations spread

TOPSHOT - Protesters walk along a street during a rally in Hong Kong on August 18, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. - Hong Kong democracy activists gathered August 18 for a major rally to show the city's leaders their protest movement still attracts wide public support despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images)

Hong Kong protesters attempt to restore peace after weeks of violence

More than 10,000 people have been left homeless after a fire ravaged a slum in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.

Bangladesh slum fire leaves 10,000 people homeless

Tse Lai-nam, 26, is one of many residents of Sham Shui Po, one of Hong Kong's poorest neighborhoods, who has taken part in the city's anti-government protests.

He spends half his $1,300 monthly salary on rent. This is why he's fighting for a fairer Hong Kong

Demonstrators gather at Victoria Park during a protest in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Hong Kong is bracing for another large anti-government protest on Sunday after demonstrations the day before ended without the use of tear gas by police in what had been a recurrence in recent weeks. Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hong Kong protests enter 11th consecutive weekend