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The people of 28 August
4 people in 4 stories, 35 deaths recorded, 2025
Ahmed al-Rahawi
Yemeni politician (1950–2025)
Israeli airstrikes hit Sanaa, Yemen, reportedly assassinating Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several of his companions hours after the Houthis launched a drone towards Israel which was intercepted by the Israeli military.
Conflict · 28 Aug
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
President of Algeria since 2019
Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismisses Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui and appoints industry minister Sifi Ghrieb as acting prime minister.
Politics · 28 Aug · with Nadir Larbaoui, Sifi Ghrieb
Andrey Kelin
Russian diplomat
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.
World · 28 Aug
Lin Chia-lung
Taiwanese political scientist and politician (born 1964)
Taiwanese foreign minister Lin Chia-lung visits the Philippines as part of a business mission. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs later states that it did not recognize any Taiwan official as a member of the business delegation, reiterating its adherence to One China.
World · 28 Aug
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