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			**] resigns as leader of the right-wing ] (AfD), a day after the party won seats in the ] for the first time, saying the party has become too "anarchical" and "could not offer a credible platform".

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Current events of September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25) (Monday)

Northern Rakhine State clashes
- A mass grave of 28 Hindus, including children, allegedly slain by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, is discovered by the Burmese army. (The Australian)
2017 North Korea crisis
- North Korea says that the recent flight of American aircraft off the coast of North Korea amounts to a declaration of war. (BBC)

2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Maria
  - Puerto Rican officials request aid from the United States federal government for welfare in the aftermath of the hurricane-induced humanitarian crisis on the island. (CNN)

Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, 2017
- Voters in Iraqi Kurdistan head to the polls for a referendum on independence from Iraq. (Sky News)
Next Japanese general election
- The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe calls a snap election with the election to be held on October 22. (Reuters)
German federal election, 2017
- Frauke Petry resigns as leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), a day after the party won seats in the Bundestag for the first time, saying the party has become too "anarchical" and "could not offer a credible platform". (The Guardian)