Officials announce that the Gathering of Nations event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, will host its final pow-wow in 2026.
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August 17, 2025 (Sunday)
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Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
At least seven people are killed and five others are injured when a cloudburst causes flash flooding and landslides in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
More than 40 people are reported missing and ten others are rescued when a boat carrying 50 people to a popular market capsizes in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
One person is killed and 29 people are injured when a Mwโฏ5.8 undersea earthquake strikes near Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Law and crime
Three people are killed and nine others are injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York City, United States.
Politics and elections
A general strike and mass protests calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Gaza war occur across Israel, involving approximately 2.5 million protesters across the country and 300,000 at the protest held in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv. At least 32 protestors are arrested.
Bolivians vote to elect a president, vice president, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators. Preliminary results point to a run-off between Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former president Jorge Quiroga.
Sports
The British Horseracing Authority announces it will hold a one-day strike on September 10 to protest against a proposed increase in betting taxes from 15% to 21%. This is the first time the sport has ever voluntarily refused to race in modern history.
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