At least 24 people are killed and 55 injured after Sudan's Rapid Support Forces shell residential areas of Al-Fashir, North Darfur. The city remains under siege as the last military stronghold in the region.
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August 27, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least three people are killed and seven others are injured in alleged Pakistani airstrikes on Nangarhar Province and Khost Province, Afghanistan.
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
At least 70 migrants are killed after a boat carrying about 150 people, mostly Gambian and Senegalese nationals, sinks off the coast of Mauritania, while over 30 others remain missing and 16 are rescued.
Health and environment
The Japan Meteorological Agency reports that Tokyo recorded ten consecutive days of temperatures at or above 35 °C (95 °F), the longest streak since observations began in 1875.
International relations
Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summons the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Copenhagen after individuals linked to U.S. president Donald Trump conducted covert influence activities in Greenland.
Law and crime
A Bolivian court grants opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho's transfer to house arrest after more than two years in pre-trial detention, allowing him to resume his duties as governor of Santa Cruz while still facing trial on charges related to the 2019 political unrest and a 2022 strike.
A Colombian court sentences a 15-year-old to seven years in juvenile detention for attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in June.
A Moroccan court rejects a request to provisionally release human rights activist Ibtissame Lachgar, who faces blasphemy charges for online content while experiencing serious illness.
A South African equality court finds Limpopo representative and leader of the second-largest opposition party Julius Malema guilty of hate speech over remarks made at a 2022 rally, where he encouraged violence in the context of revolution.
Two people are killed and 18 more injured, including at least four critically, in a mass shooting at the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States in an alleged anti-Christian hate crime. The suspect died by suicide at the scene.
Politics and elections
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos orders lifestyle checks on government officials, beginning with the Department of Public Works and Highways, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects that have received ₱545 billion (US$9.5 billion) in funding since 2022.
Science and technology
Ford recalls over 355,000 pickup trucks across the United States due to a dashboard display failure that prevents the display of warning lights and vehicle speed.
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