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- Israel completes its disengagement from the Gaza Strip, as its last soldier closes Kissufim crossing.
- FEMA director Michael D. Brown resigns amid criticism of his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the United States.
- The England cricket team play out a draw with Australia in the fifth and final Test match to take the 2005 Ashes series 2-1 and win back the Ashes for the first time since 1987.
- Japan general election: Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party jumps 25% over 2003 results in the House of Representatives, winning 296 of 480 seats.
- Egyptian presidential election: Authorities report President Hosni Mubarak has won 88.6% in the country's first multi-party vote, with a generally low turnout.