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The people of 21 August
2 people in 2 stories, 32 deaths recorded, 2025
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
U.S. president Donald Trump deploys three guided-missile destroyers off the coast of Venezuela after the U.S. government authorized military operations against Latin American drug cartels, prompting an escalation of tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
Conflict · 21 Aug
Karol Nawrocki
President of Poland since 2025
Polish president Karol Nawrocki vetoes a bill to combine an extension of household energy price freezes with relaxed regulations on building onshore wind farms, arguing that linking the two measures in one law was unacceptable.
Politics · 21 Aug
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