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

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Armed conflicts and attacks

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)

Disasters and accidents

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)

Politics and elections

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)

Science and technology

At the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, the Government of Australia announces that it will create an Australian space agency. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

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