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**Itaru Nakamura, chief of the [[National Police Agency (Japan)|Japanese national police agency]], resigns, taking responsibility for the failures in former [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]] [[Shinzo Abe]]'s security that resulted in his assassination in [[Nara (city)|Nara]] on July 8. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-national-police-chief-resigns-shinzo-abe-assassination-1.6561567 (CBC)] |
**Itaru Nakamura, chief of the [[National Police Agency (Japan)|Japanese national police agency]], resigns, taking responsibility for the failures in former [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]] [[Shinzo Abe]]'s security that resulted in his assassination in [[Nara (city)|Nara]] on July 8. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-national-police-chief-resigns-shinzo-abe-assassination-1.6561567 (CBC)] |
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*The [[Taliban]] say that they have destroyed more than {{conv|5000|acre|ha}} of [[Papaver somniferum|poppy field]]s, after [[Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Supreme Leader]] [[Hibatullah Akhundzada]] ordered a crackdown on [[narcotics]]. [https://english.news.cn/20220825/c4b27fa9178d44899209a82145a04eb1/c.html (Xinhua)] |
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'''Politics and elections''' |
'''Politics and elections''' |
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Revision as of 15:05, 26 August 2022
August 25, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Ukraine says that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been completely disconnected from its power grid after shelling near the Russian-occupied plant caused several fires. Security systems at the plant were activated shortly after the power failure, according to a local official. (NBC News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
- The United States conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria for a second day. (The Wall Street Journal)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea
- North Korea reports four new "fever" cases in Ryanggang Province and places the province under lockdown. (Al Arabiya)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea
Law and crime
- Assassination of Shinzo Abe
- Itaru Nakamura, chief of the Japanese national police agency, resigns, taking responsibility for the failures in former prime minister Shinzo Abe's security that resulted in his assassination in Nara on July 8. (CBC)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Angolan general election
- The electoral commission announces that President João Lourenço's MPLA has won the general election. (Reuters)