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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 U.S. aircraft off the coast of North Korea amounts to a declaration of war. (BBC)
Gunmen attack the Ogba Zoo in Benin City, Nigeria, killing three police officers and abduct the zoo's director. There is no information on who the gunmen and abductors are, or whether they have made any demands. (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)

Efforts to repeal Obamacare
- United States Senator Susan Collins says she will vote "no" on the Graham-Cassidy bill joining Senators John McCain and Rand Paul and possibly ending the ongoing efforts to repeal Obamacare. (The Hill)

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 far right 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)