Portal:Current events/2014 August 25

August 25, 2014 (Monday)

Armed conflict and attacks

War in Donbass:
- Ukrainian forces say they managed to stop a larger part of a convoy of around 50 armoured vehicles, which entered Ukraine from the border with Russia near Novoazovsk. ('Reuters)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Boko Haram declares an Islamic state in areas of Nigeria under its control. (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present):
- A suicide bomber detonates his vest inside of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 13 people. (New York Times)
2014 Libyan conflict:
- Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly teamed up to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militants battling for control of Tripoli according to senior American officials. (New York Times)

Arts and culture

International relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that Russia now formally recognizes Petro Poroshenko as the legitimate President of Ukraine in the hope that Poroshenko will "live up to Russia's trust." (Kyiv Post)

Politics and elections