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August 29, 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
:[[United States]] [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Marco Rubio]] blocks [[Palestinian president|Palestinian Authority President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] and 80 other officials from attending the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in [[New York City]] in September by revoking their previously-valid [[travel visa]]s. [https://news.sky.com/story/us-blocks-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-and-80-other-officials-from-united-nations-annual-meeting-in-new-york-13420954 (Sky News)] [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-revokes-visas-of-palestinian-president-other-officials-ahead-of-un-general-assembly (PBS)]
August 28, 2025 –
Brazilian federal police and the taxation authority conduct nationwide raids targeting organized crime schemes in the energy sector, investigating money laundering and fraud involving more than R$10 billion (US$1.9 billion) in imports, R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. (Reuters)
:[[Brazil]]ian [[Federal Police of Brazil|federal police]] and the [[Receita Federal do Brasil|taxation authority]] conduct nationwide raids targeting [[Organized crime in Brazil|organized crime]] schemes in the [[Energy in Brazil|energy sector]], investigating [[money laundering]] and [[fraud]] involving more than [[Brazilian real|R$]]10 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]1.9 billion) in [[Economy of Brazil|imports]], R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-carries-out-raids-crackdown-organized-crime-fuel-sector-2025-08-28/ (Reuters)]
August 27, 2025 – Denmark–United States relations, Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland
:[[Denmark|Danish]] [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|foreign minister]] [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]] summons the [[U.S.]] [[chargé d'affaires]] in [[Copenhagen]] after individuals linked to [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]] conducted [[Covert operation|covert influence activities]] in [[Greenland]]. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/denmark-summons-us-envoy-people-carrying-influence-in-greenland/105705686 (ABC News Australia)]
August 27, 2025 – Mass shootings in the United States
:[[Annunciation Catholic Church shooting]]
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. (BNO News) (KNSI-AM)
: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 sentiment|anti-Christian]] hate crime. The suspect died by [[suicide]] at the scene. [https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/active-shooter-at-annunciation-church-in-minneapolis/ (BNO News)] [https://knsiradio.com/2025/08/27/multiple-casualties-reported-at-minneapolis-church/ (KNSI-AM)]
August 27, 2025 – Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines
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$9.5 billion) in funding since 2022. (South China Morning Post)
:[[Philippine]] [[President of the Philippines|president]] [[Bongbong Marcos]] orders lifestyle checks on [[Government of the Philippines|government]] officials, beginning with the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]], as part of an investigation into alleged [[Corruption in the Philippines|corruption]] in [[flood control]] projects that have received [[Philippine peso|₱]]545 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]9.5 billion) in funding since 2022. [https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3323536/philippines-marcos-orders-lifestyle-checks-stem-flood-corruption-will-they-work (''South China Morning Post'')]
August 29, 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
:[[United States]] [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Marco Rubio]] blocks [[Palestinian president|Palestinian Authority President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] and 80 other officials from attending the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in [[New York City]] in September by revoking their previously-valid [[travel visa]]s. [https://news.sky.com/story/us-blocks-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-and-80-other-officials-from-united-nations-annual-meeting-in-new-york-13420954 (Sky News)] [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-revokes-visas-of-palestinian-president-other-officials-ahead-of-un-general-assembly (PBS)]
August 28, 2025 –
Brazilian federal police and the taxation authority conduct nationwide raids targeting organized crime schemes in the energy sector, investigating money laundering and fraud involving more than R$10 billion (US$1.9 billion) in imports, R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. (Reuters)
:[[Brazil]]ian [[Federal Police of Brazil|federal police]] and the [[Receita Federal do Brasil|taxation authority]] conduct nationwide raids targeting [[Organized crime in Brazil|organized crime]] schemes in the [[Energy in Brazil|energy sector]], investigating [[money laundering]] and [[fraud]] involving more than [[Brazilian real|R$]]10 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]1.9 billion) in [[Economy of Brazil|imports]], R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-carries-out-raids-crackdown-organized-crime-fuel-sector-2025-08-28/ (Reuters)]
August 27, 2025 – Denmark–United States relations, Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland
:[[Denmark|Danish]] [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|foreign minister]] [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]] summons the [[U.S.]] [[chargé d'affaires]] in [[Copenhagen]] after individuals linked to [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]] conducted [[Covert operation|covert influence activities]] in [[Greenland]]. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/denmark-summons-us-envoy-people-carrying-influence-in-greenland/105705686 (ABC News Australia)]
August 27, 2025 – Mass shootings in the United States
:[[Annunciation Catholic Church shooting]]
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. (BNO News) (KNSI-AM)
: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 sentiment|anti-Christian]] hate crime. The suspect died by [[suicide]] at the scene. [https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/08/active-shooter-at-annunciation-church-in-minneapolis/ (BNO News)] [https://knsiradio.com/2025/08/27/multiple-casualties-reported-at-minneapolis-church/ (KNSI-AM)]
August 27, 2025 – Flood control projects controversy in the Philippines
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$9.5 billion) in funding since 2022. (South China Morning Post)
:[[Philippine]] [[President of the Philippines|president]] [[Bongbong Marcos]] orders lifestyle checks on [[Government of the Philippines|government]] officials, beginning with the [[Department of Public Works and Highways]], as part of an investigation into alleged [[Corruption in the Philippines|corruption]] in [[flood control]] projects that have received [[Philippine peso|₱]]545 billion ([[United States dollar|US$]]9.5 billion) in funding since 2022. [https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3323536/philippines-marcos-orders-lifestyle-checks-stem-flood-corruption-will-they-work (''South China Morning Post'')]

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27 August 2025 – Extreme temperatures in Japan
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. (AFP via The Star)
:The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] reports that [[Tokyo]] recorded ten consecutive days of temperatures at or above {{convert|35|C|F}}, the longest streak since observations began in 1875. [https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/08/27/tokyo-logs-record-10-days-of-35-deg-c-or-more-weather-agency (AFP via ''The Star'')]
25 August 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Multiple postal organizations such as Australia Post and Japan Post announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption. (Reuters) (ABC News Australia)
:Multiple [[Mail|postal organizations]] such as [[Australia Post]] and [[Japan Post Service|Japan Post]] announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the [[United States]] in response to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] [[executive order]] suspending the [[de minimis]] exemption. [https://www.reuters.com/en/japan-post-suspends-some-us-bound-mail-after-us-ends-duty-exemption-2025-08-25/ (Reuters)] [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/australia-post-commercial-shipping-suspension-us-tariffs/105696336 (ABC News Australia)]
15 August 2025 – Gwangbokjeol, 2025 South Korean presidential election
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "de facto" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony. (Anadolu Ajansı)
:[[South Korea]]n [[President of South Korea|president]] [[Lee Jae Myung]] holds a "''de facto''" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of [[National Liberation Day of Korea|Korea's liberation from Japan]] at [[Gwanghwamun Square]] in [[Seoul]], where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the [[2025 South Korean presidential election|21st presidential election]] without an official inauguration ceremony. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656 (Anadolu Ajansı)]
5 August 2025 –
Japan records its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) in Gunma Prefecture, prompting the government to issue heat advisories and measures to protect rice crops amid rising cases of heat illness and concerns over agricultural damage. (Reuters)
:[[Japan]] records its [[List of extreme temperatures in Japan|highest-ever temperature]] of {{convert|41.8|C|F}} in [[Gunma Prefecture]], prompting the [[Government of Japan|government]] to issue [[Heat advisory|heat advisories]] and measures to protect [[Rice production in Japan|rice crops]] amid rising cases of [[heat illness]] and concerns over [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|agricultural damage]]. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sets-record-high-temperatures-worries-mount-over-rice-crops-2025-08-05/ (Reuters)]
5 August 2025 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)
:[[Australia]]n [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|defence minister]] [[Richard Marles]] announces that the country will purchase eleven [[Mogami-class frigate|''Mogami''-class frigates]] from [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to upgrade its [[Australian Navy|Navy]] as the [[New FFM]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732 (DW)]
3 August 2025 –
Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (DW)
:Four workers are killed while inspecting [[sewerage|sewage pipes]] after falling into a [[manhole]] filled with [[hydrogen sulfide]] in [[Gyōda]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/japan-four-workers-dead-after-falling-into-manhole/a-73511583 (DW)]
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27 August 2025 – Extreme temperatures in Japan
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. (AFP via The Star)
:The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] reports that [[Tokyo]] recorded ten consecutive days of temperatures at or above {{convert|35|C|F}}, the longest streak since observations began in 1875. [https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/08/27/tokyo-logs-record-10-days-of-35-deg-c-or-more-weather-agency (AFP via ''The Star'')]
25 August 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Multiple postal organizations such as Australia Post and Japan Post announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption. (Reuters) (ABC News Australia)
:Multiple [[Mail|postal organizations]] such as [[Australia Post]] and [[Japan Post Service|Japan Post]] announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the [[United States]] in response to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] [[executive order]] suspending the [[de minimis]] exemption. [https://www.reuters.com/en/japan-post-suspends-some-us-bound-mail-after-us-ends-duty-exemption-2025-08-25/ (Reuters)] [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/australia-post-commercial-shipping-suspension-us-tariffs/105696336 (ABC News Australia)]
15 August 2025 – Gwangbokjeol, 2025 South Korean presidential election
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "de facto" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony. (Anadolu Ajansı)
:[[South Korea]]n [[President of South Korea|president]] [[Lee Jae Myung]] holds a "''de facto''" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of [[National Liberation Day of Korea|Korea's liberation from Japan]] at [[Gwanghwamun Square]] in [[Seoul]], where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the [[2025 South Korean presidential election|21st presidential election]] without an official inauguration ceremony. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656 (Anadolu Ajansı)]
5 August 2025 –
Japan records its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) in Gunma Prefecture, prompting the government to issue heat advisories and measures to protect rice crops amid rising cases of heat illness and concerns over agricultural damage. (Reuters)
:[[Japan]] records its [[List of extreme temperatures in Japan|highest-ever temperature]] of {{convert|41.8|C|F}} in [[Gunma Prefecture]], prompting the [[Government of Japan|government]] to issue [[Heat advisory|heat advisories]] and measures to protect [[Rice production in Japan|rice crops]] amid rising cases of [[heat illness]] and concerns over [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|agricultural damage]]. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sets-record-high-temperatures-worries-mount-over-rice-crops-2025-08-05/ (Reuters)]
5 August 2025 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)
:[[Australia]]n [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|defence minister]] [[Richard Marles]] announces that the country will purchase eleven [[Mogami-class frigate|''Mogami''-class frigates]] from [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to upgrade its [[Australian Navy|Navy]] as the [[New FFM]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732 (DW)]
3 August 2025 –
Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (DW)
:Four workers are killed while inspecting [[sewerage|sewage pipes]] after falling into a [[manhole]] filled with [[hydrogen sulfide]] in [[Gyōda]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/japan-four-workers-dead-after-falling-into-manhole/a-73511583 (DW)]
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27 August 2025 – Extreme temperatures in Japan
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. (AFP via The Star)
:The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] reports that [[Tokyo]] recorded ten consecutive days of temperatures at or above {{convert|35|C|F}}, the longest streak since observations began in 1875. [https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/08/27/tokyo-logs-record-10-days-of-35-deg-c-or-more-weather-agency (AFP via ''The Star'')]
25 August 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Multiple postal organizations such as Australia Post and Japan Post announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption. (Reuters) (ABC News Australia)
:Multiple [[Mail|postal organizations]] such as [[Australia Post]] and [[Japan Post Service|Japan Post]] announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the [[United States]] in response to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] [[executive order]] suspending the [[de minimis]] exemption. [https://www.reuters.com/en/japan-post-suspends-some-us-bound-mail-after-us-ends-duty-exemption-2025-08-25/ (Reuters)] [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/australia-post-commercial-shipping-suspension-us-tariffs/105696336 (ABC News Australia)]
15 August 2025 – Gwangbokjeol, 2025 South Korean presidential election
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "de facto" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony. (Anadolu Ajansı)
:[[South Korea]]n [[President of South Korea|president]] [[Lee Jae Myung]] holds a "''de facto''" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of [[National Liberation Day of Korea|Korea's liberation from Japan]] at [[Gwanghwamun Square]] in [[Seoul]], where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the [[2025 South Korean presidential election|21st presidential election]] without an official inauguration ceremony. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656 (Anadolu Ajansı)]
5 August 2025 –
Japan records its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) in Gunma Prefecture, prompting the government to issue heat advisories and measures to protect rice crops amid rising cases of heat illness and concerns over agricultural damage. (Reuters)
:[[Japan]] records its [[List of extreme temperatures in Japan|highest-ever temperature]] of {{convert|41.8|C|F}} in [[Gunma Prefecture]], prompting the [[Government of Japan|government]] to issue [[Heat advisory|heat advisories]] and measures to protect [[Rice production in Japan|rice crops]] amid rising cases of [[heat illness]] and concerns over [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|agricultural damage]]. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sets-record-high-temperatures-worries-mount-over-rice-crops-2025-08-05/ (Reuters)]
5 August 2025 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)
:[[Australia]]n [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|defence minister]] [[Richard Marles]] announces that the country will purchase eleven [[Mogami-class frigate|''Mogami''-class frigates]] from [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to upgrade its [[Australian Navy|Navy]] as the [[New FFM]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732 (DW)]
3 August 2025 –
Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (DW)
:Four workers are killed while inspecting [[sewerage|sewage pipes]] after falling into a [[manhole]] filled with [[hydrogen sulfide]] in [[Gyōda]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/japan-four-workers-dead-after-falling-into-manhole/a-73511583 (DW)]
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27 August 2025 – Extreme temperatures in Japan
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. (AFP via The Star)
:The [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] reports that [[Tokyo]] recorded ten consecutive days of temperatures at or above {{convert|35|C|F}}, the longest streak since observations began in 1875. [https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/08/27/tokyo-logs-record-10-days-of-35-deg-c-or-more-weather-agency (AFP via ''The Star'')]
25 August 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Multiple postal organizations such as Australia Post and Japan Post announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption. (Reuters) (ABC News Australia)
:Multiple [[Mail|postal organizations]] such as [[Australia Post]] and [[Japan Post Service|Japan Post]] announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the [[United States]] in response to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] [[executive order]] suspending the [[de minimis]] exemption. [https://www.reuters.com/en/japan-post-suspends-some-us-bound-mail-after-us-ends-duty-exemption-2025-08-25/ (Reuters)] [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/australia-post-commercial-shipping-suspension-us-tariffs/105696336 (ABC News Australia)]
15 August 2025 – Gwangbokjeol, 2025 South Korean presidential election
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung holds a "de facto" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the 21st presidential election without an official inauguration ceremony. (Anadolu Ajansı)
:[[South Korea]]n [[President of South Korea|president]] [[Lee Jae Myung]] holds a "''de facto''" inauguration ceremony, known as the "People's Mandate Ceremony", coinciding with the 80th anniversary of [[National Liberation Day of Korea|Korea's liberation from Japan]] at [[Gwanghwamun Square]] in [[Seoul]], where he receives letters of appointment from 80 selected individuals. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the [[2025 South Korean presidential election|21st presidential election]] without an official inauguration ceremony. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/south-korea-s-president-holds-symbolic-people-s-mandate-inauguration/3660656 (Anadolu Ajansı)]
5 August 2025 –
Japan records its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) in Gunma Prefecture, prompting the government to issue heat advisories and measures to protect rice crops amid rising cases of heat illness and concerns over agricultural damage. (Reuters)
:[[Japan]] records its [[List of extreme temperatures in Japan|highest-ever temperature]] of {{convert|41.8|C|F}} in [[Gunma Prefecture]], prompting the [[Government of Japan|government]] to issue [[Heat advisory|heat advisories]] and measures to protect [[Rice production in Japan|rice crops]] amid rising cases of [[heat illness]] and concerns over [[Effects of climate change on agriculture|agricultural damage]]. [https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-sets-record-high-temperatures-worries-mount-over-rice-crops-2025-08-05/ (Reuters)]
5 August 2025 – Australia–Japan relations, Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announces that the country will purchase eleven Mogami-class frigates from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade its Navy as the New FFM. (DW)
:[[Australia]]n [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|defence minister]] [[Richard Marles]] announces that the country will purchase eleven [[Mogami-class frigate|''Mogami''-class frigates]] from [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] to upgrade its [[Australian Navy|Navy]] as the [[New FFM]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732 (DW)]
3 August 2025 –
Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (DW)
:Four workers are killed while inspecting [[sewerage|sewage pipes]] after falling into a [[manhole]] filled with [[hydrogen sulfide]] in [[Gyōda]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/japan-four-workers-dead-after-falling-into-manhole/a-73511583 (DW)]
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13 August 2025 –
The Malaysian Federal Court rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists, but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity. (Reuters)
4 August 2025 – 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, Cambodia–Thailand relations
Delegates from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair seat, to negotiate a long-term ceasefire at their border following clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced over 270,000 others. (AP)
13 August 2025 –
The Malaysian Federal Court rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists, but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity. (Reuters)
4 August 2025 – 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, Cambodia–Thailand relations
Delegates from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair seat, to negotiate a long-term ceasefire at their border following clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced over 270,000 others. (AP)

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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
29 August 2025 –
A tornado outbreak in Greater Poland causes heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds, triggering the evacuation of the office workers in the region. A tornado later forms in Gniezno. (TVP Info)
29 August 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
29 August 2025 – August 2025 Indonesian protests
At least three people are killled and four others are injured after protesters set fire to the Regional House of Representatives building in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AFP via RNZ)
29 August 2025 – Austria and Russian intelligence
Austrian prosecutors indict former intelligence officer Egisto Ott on charges of espionage, abuse of office, and providing sensitive information to fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence services. (AP)
29 August 2025 –
The English Court of Appeal rules that the government may continue housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, Essex, overturning a previous order to relocate them. (The New York Times)

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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
29 August 2025 –
A tornado outbreak in Greater Poland causes heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds, triggering the evacuation of the office workers in the region. A tornado later forms in Gniezno. (TVP Info)
29 August 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
29 August 2025 – August 2025 Indonesian protests
At least three people are killled and four others are injured after protesters set fire to the Regional House of Representatives building in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (AFP via RNZ)
29 August 2025 – Austria and Russian intelligence
Austrian prosecutors indict former intelligence officer Egisto Ott on charges of espionage, abuse of office, and providing sensitive information to fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence services. (AP)
29 August 2025 –
The English Court of Appeal rules that the government may continue housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, Essex, overturning a previous order to relocate them. (The New York Times)

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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
28 August 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Russian Armed Forces launch nearly 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential areas, killing 25 people, including four children, and wounding 63 others, including 11 children. (BBC News) (MSN)
28 August 2025 –
A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least eight people and infects over 200 others across eleven communities. (Reuters)
28 August 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–United Kingdom relations
The United Kingdom summons Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, after the British Council's office in Kyiv was heavily damaged and one employee was injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv. (BBC News)
28 August 2025 –
Brazilian federal police and the taxation authority conduct nationwide raids targeting organized crime schemes in the energy sector, investigating money laundering and fraud involving more than R$10 billion (US$1.9 billion) in imports, R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. (Reuters)
28 August 2025 – 2025 Indonesian protests
A Mobile Brigade Corps armored tactical vehicle intentionally runs over and kills a protester at an anti-government demonstration in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seven occupants of the vehicle have been detained. (BBC News)
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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
28 August 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Russian Armed Forces launch nearly 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential areas, killing 25 people, including four children, and wounding 63 others, including 11 children. (BBC News) (MSN)
28 August 2025 –
A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum, Zamfara State, Nigeria, kills at least eight people and infects over 200 others across eleven communities. (Reuters)
28 August 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–United Kingdom relations
The United Kingdom summons Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, after the British Council's office in Kyiv was heavily damaged and one employee was injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv. (BBC News)
28 August 2025 –
Brazilian federal police and the taxation authority conduct nationwide raids targeting organized crime schemes in the energy sector, investigating money laundering and fraud involving more than R$10 billion (US$1.9 billion) in imports, R$52 billion (US$9.7 billion) in domestic sales, and R$46 billion (US$8.6 billion) in related financial transactions. (Reuters)
28 August 2025 – 2025 Indonesian protests
A Mobile Brigade Corps armored tactical vehicle intentionally runs over and kills a protester at an anti-government demonstration in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seven occupants of the vehicle have been detained. (BBC News)
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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
:An ambush by the [[Al-Qassam Brigades]] in [[Zaytun Quarter]], [[Gaza City]], [[Palestine]], kills several [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]], injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The [[Israel]]i army activates the [[Hannibal Directive|Hannibal Procedure]] to prevent the capture of personnel. [https://www.aljazeera.net/news/liveblog/2025/8/30/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-2?update=7959641 (Al Jazeera Arabic)] [https://en.royanews.tv/news/62625 (Roya TV)]
29 August 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
:[[United States]] [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Marco Rubio]] blocks [[Palestinian president|Palestinian Authority President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] and 80 other officials from attending the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in [[New York City]] in September by revoking their previously-valid [[travel visa]]s. [https://news.sky.com/story/us-blocks-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-and-80-other-officials-from-united-nations-annual-meeting-in-new-york-13420954 (Sky News)] [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-revokes-visas-of-palestinian-president-other-officials-ahead-of-un-general-assembly (PBS)]
29 August 2025 – 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
South Korean special prosecutors indict former prime minister Han Duck-soo without detention on charges of abetting the imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, preparation of false public documents and perjury for falsely testifying that he had not been aware of the martial law declaration. (Kyodo News)
:[[South Korea]]n special prosecutors indict former [[Prime Minister of South Korea|prime minister]] [[Han Duck-soo]] without detention on charges of abetting the imposition of [[martial law]] on December 3, 2024, preparation of [[Corruption in South Korea|false public documents]] and [[perjury]] for falsely testifying that he had not been aware of the martial law declaration. [https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/60046 (Kyodo News)]
29 August 2025 – Austria and Russian intelligence
Austrian prosecutors indict former intelligence officer Egisto Ott on charges of espionage, abuse of office, and providing sensitive information to fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence services. (AP)
:[[Austria]]n prosecutors indict former [[intelligence officer]] Egisto Ott on charges of [[espionage]], [[Corruption in Austria|abuse of office]], and providing sensitive information to fugitive [[Wirecard]] executive [[Jan Marsalek]] and [[Russian intelligence]] services. [https://apnews.com/article/austria-spying-scandal-ott-indictment-russia-marsalek-914952716fa5e3fe1df1e7b05d6ae538 (AP)]
29 August 2025 –
The English Court of Appeal rules that the government may continue housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, Essex, overturning a previous order to relocate them. (The New York Times)
:The [[England|English]] [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] rules that the [[Government of Keir Starmer|government]] may continue housing [[Modern immigration to the United Kingdom|asylum seeker]]s in a hotel in [[Epping, Essex|Epping]], [[Essex]], overturning a previous order to relocate them. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/world/europe/uk-asylum-hotel-ruling-epping.html (''The New York Times'')]
29 August 2025 – 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The Philippine Commission on Elections denies the right-wing Duterte Youth's motion to reconsider the cancellation of their party-list registration and disqualifies them from holding their three seats at the House of Representatives. However, Duterte Youth may still appeal to the Supreme Court. (ABS-CBN News)
:The [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] denies the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Duterte Youth]]'s motion to reconsider the cancellation of their [[Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines|party-list]] registration and disqualifies them from holding their three seats at the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]. However, Duterte Youth may still appeal to the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/29/comelec-en-banc-upholds-cancellation-of-duterte-youth-party-list-registration-1012 (ABS-CBN News)]

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29 August 2025 – Gaza war
An ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza City, Palestine, kills several Israeli soldiers, injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The Israeli army activates the Hannibal Procedure to prevent the capture of personnel. (Al Jazeera Arabic) (Roya TV)
:An ambush by the [[Al-Qassam Brigades]] in [[Zaytun Quarter]], [[Gaza City]], [[Palestine]], kills several [[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]], injures eleven others and leaves four reported missing. The [[Israel]]i army activates the [[Hannibal Directive|Hannibal Procedure]] to prevent the capture of personnel. [https://www.aljazeera.net/news/liveblog/2025/8/30/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-2?update=7959641 (Al Jazeera Arabic)] [https://en.royanews.tv/news/62625 (Roya TV)]
29 August 2025 – Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Palestine–United States relations, Visa policy of the United States
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas. (Sky News) (PBS)
:[[United States]] [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Marco Rubio]] blocks [[Palestinian president|Palestinian Authority President]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] and 80 other officials from attending the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in [[New York City]] in September by revoking their previously-valid [[travel visa]]s. [https://news.sky.com/story/us-blocks-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-and-80-other-officials-from-united-nations-annual-meeting-in-new-york-13420954 (Sky News)] [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-revokes-visas-of-palestinian-president-other-officials-ahead-of-un-general-assembly (PBS)]
29 August 2025 – 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
South Korean special prosecutors indict former prime minister Han Duck-soo without detention on charges of abetting the imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, preparation of false public documents and perjury for falsely testifying that he had not been aware of the martial law declaration. (Kyodo News)
:[[South Korea]]n special prosecutors indict former [[Prime Minister of South Korea|prime minister]] [[Han Duck-soo]] without detention on charges of abetting the imposition of [[martial law]] on December 3, 2024, preparation of [[Corruption in South Korea|false public documents]] and [[perjury]] for falsely testifying that he had not been aware of the martial law declaration. [https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/60046 (Kyodo News)]
29 August 2025 – Austria and Russian intelligence
Austrian prosecutors indict former intelligence officer Egisto Ott on charges of espionage, abuse of office, and providing sensitive information to fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence services. (AP)
:[[Austria]]n prosecutors indict former [[intelligence officer]] Egisto Ott on charges of [[espionage]], [[Corruption in Austria|abuse of office]], and providing sensitive information to fugitive [[Wirecard]] executive [[Jan Marsalek]] and [[Russian intelligence]] services. [https://apnews.com/article/austria-spying-scandal-ott-indictment-russia-marsalek-914952716fa5e3fe1df1e7b05d6ae538 (AP)]
29 August 2025 –
The English Court of Appeal rules that the government may continue housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping, Essex, overturning a previous order to relocate them. (The New York Times)
:The [[England|English]] [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] rules that the [[Government of Keir Starmer|government]] may continue housing [[Modern immigration to the United Kingdom|asylum seeker]]s in a hotel in [[Epping, Essex|Epping]], [[Essex]], overturning a previous order to relocate them. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/world/europe/uk-asylum-hotel-ruling-epping.html (''The New York Times'')]
29 August 2025 – 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The Philippine Commission on Elections denies the right-wing Duterte Youth's motion to reconsider the cancellation of their party-list registration and disqualifies them from holding their three seats at the House of Representatives. However, Duterte Youth may still appeal to the Supreme Court. (ABS-CBN News)
:The [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] denies the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Duterte Youth]]'s motion to reconsider the cancellation of their [[Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines|party-list]] registration and disqualifies them from holding their three seats at the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]]. However, Duterte Youth may still appeal to the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]]. [https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/29/comelec-en-banc-upholds-cancellation-of-duterte-youth-party-list-registration-1012 (ABS-CBN News)]