Portal:Current events/2017 August 27

August 27, 2017 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar
- 2016–17 Northern Rakhine State clashes, 2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
  - Dozens of Rohingya Muslims fleeing renewed violence in Rakhine State are detained by Bangladeshi and Burmese authorities after they attempt to cross the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Many were en route to Kutupalong Refugee Camp, a refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, mostly inhabited by Rohingya refugees. (AFP via South China Morning Post)
Iraqi Civil War
- Battle of Tal Afar (2017)
  - The Iraqi Army announces it is in full control of the Iraqi Turkmen city of Tal Afar in the Nineveh Governorate, after eight days of clashes with ISIL militants inside the city. (Rudaw)
War in Afghanistan
- A car bomb in Helmand Province kills up to 13 people, including Afghan Army soldiers and civilians, and wounds 18 others, according to government spokesman Omar Zwak. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Harvey
- The death toll from Hurricane Harvey in the American city of Houston, Texas, rises to three with several more days of heavy rain causing "catastrophic" floods to come. (Houston Chronicle)
- The entire Texas National Guard is activated by Texas Governor Greg Abbott for search and rescue operations, as weather forecasters stated that Harvey would move back over the Gulf of Mexico and restrengthen. (CNN)
Maritime incidents in 2017
- A dry cargo vessel broke in two in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northwest coast, television images showed early on Sunday, while the 11-man crew was rescued. Leonardo, a 114 meters (374 ft)-long dry cargo ship flagged from Mongolia, started buckling and broke in two while on anchor off Istanbul’s Kilyos coast. (Reuters)
Mountaineering deaths in Austria
- Five people were killed and one seriously injured after a mountain accident on Sunday in the Austrian state of Salzburg. (Reuters)
2017 Pacific typhoon season
- Tropical Storm Pakhar hits Hong Kong and Macau with sustained winds of 100 km/h (62 mph) and heavy rain, four days after deadly Typhoon Hato passed through the area. (Reuters)
Chemical haze near East Sussex coast
- Police issued a warning and evacuation orders after a unknown chemical "haze" leaves over 200 people on Britain's south coast, between the towns of Eastbourne and Birling Gap, suffering irritation to their eyes and throats. (Reuters) (BBC)

International relations

Pakistan–United States relations
- Pakistan postpones a visit from U.S. acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells, its foreign ministry says, as some protest President Donald Trump's accusations that Pakistan is harbouring terrorists. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Politics of Guatemala
- President of Guatemala Jimmy Morales announced Sunday he is expelling the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), a U.N. anti-corruption commission that is investigating the president's campaign financing. (AP)
- The Constitutional Court suspends the order made by President Jimmy Morales to expel the U.N. anti-corruption commission head. (Reuters)
- Health Minister Lucrecia Hernández Mack and her deputies announce Sunday they have resigned. (AP)

Law and crime

2017 Berkeley protests
- Far-right protesters and thousands of far-left counter-protesters clash in Berkeley, California, leading to the arrest of at least 14 people. (Los Angeles Times)

Sports

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
- In boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats mixed martial artist Conor McGregor in the 10th round by technical knockout to improve to 50–0, breaking Rocky Marciano's 61-year-old record. (ESPN)
Baseball
- 2017 Major League Baseball season
  - Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins becomes the newest member of the 50 home run club, reaching the milestone during the Marlins' 6–2 win over the San Diego Padres. (AP via ESPN)
- 2017 Little League World Series
  - The Kitasuna Little League from the Tokyo, Japan district of Kōtō wins the 2017 Little League World Series, defeating the U.S. champions from Lufkin, Texas 12–2 in a game stopped after five innings due to the LLWS mercy rule. It is the Kitasuna league's third LLWS crown in the last six years, and the 11th title overall for Japan. (AP via ESPN)