Indian Space Research Organization The Indian Space Research Organization loses contact with "Vikram" moments before its planned soft landing on the Moon. India would have been the fourth nation to have explored the lunar surface, had "Vikram" successfully landed, and it would have deployed the "Pragyan" rover onto the surface.
Denial-of-service attack A denial-of-service attack takes down Wikipedia, with users unable to access the encyclopedia in Europe and parts of the Middle East. The Wikimedia Foundation blames a "massive and very broad" distributed denial of service attack.
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis Venezuelan political parties waive the multi-party agreement to rotate leadership of the National Assembly annually in favor of allowing Juan Guaidó to continue in the position for another term.
Sudan The first government of Sudan after the Omar Al-Bashir era is formed, headed by Abdalla Hamdok.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom's House of Lords approves a bill forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the European Union for a Brexit deadline extension. The bill will now become law once receiving royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II.
Niue Niuean MP Terry Coe says there is "growing concern" over the absence of Premier Toke Talagi, who is reportedly undergoing medical treatment in New Zealand and has not been seen in public since July and, prior to that, early April. Coe says Niue's citizens are concerned that the state affairs are seemingly being conducted from New Zealand, and the island nation's acting premier has held power for an unusually long period of time due to Talagi's absence.
Hurricane Dorian At least 43 people are now confirmed to have been killed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The death toll is expected to rise further.
Amazon, Inc. Amazon is criticized for the trailer and synopses of its new season of "Jack Ryan", which are interpreted to promote a US-led invasion of Venezuela.