Portal:Current events/2016 July 25

• Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
  • A suicide car bomb kills at least 21 people and wounds more than 32 at the entrance to Al Khalis, northeast of Baghdad. Most died inside their vehicles while waiting to enter the town. (Al Jazeera)
• Conflict in Najran
  • Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says five border guards have been killed following clashes with Houthi militants on the border with Yemen. (The New York Times)

• Verizon Communications buys Yahoo! for $4.83 billion in cash, ending the latter's over 20-year run as an independent corporation. (Los Angeles Times) (Reuters)

• At least 39 people are killed, including 16 children, in a fire at a residential compound in Mangidy, Madagascar. (Reuters)

• Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen refutes accusations that she would have interpreted the 1992 consensus differently. (Straits Times)

• 2016 Fort Myers nightclub shooting
  • At least two people are killed after as many as 17 people are injured during a mass shooting at Club Blu, a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, with most of the victims reportedly minors. Two suspects and a person of interest have been detained in connection with the shooting. (BBC), (News-Press)
• 2016 Turkish purges
  • Turkey orders the detention of 42 journalists including well-known writer Nazli Ilicak. Earlier, Turkish satirical magazine LeMan [tr] was prevented from publishing its post-coup edition—a cartoon on the cover showed Turkish soldiers facing off against anti-coup protesters, both pushed toward each other by giant hands. (Reuters) (CNN)
  • Amnesty International reports detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country. (NPR) (AI)

• 2016 Democratic National Convention
  • High profile speakers include Senator Cory Booker, Senator Al Franken, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Jeanne Shaheen. (The Washington Post)
  • Headliners include Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and First Lady Michelle Obama. (Los Angeles Times)
  • Senator Bernie Sanders is booed by his own supporters during his keynote speech after telling them, "We must elect Hillary Clinton." (ABC News)
  • Celebrity appearances and performances include the boyband Boyz II Men, singer/songwriter Paul Simon and singer/actress Demi Lovato; among the speakers include Sanders supporter/comedian Sarah Silverman and Latina activist/actress Eva Longoria. (Variety), (CNN)
• Opposition leader Sam Rainsy criticizes Cambodian autocrat Hun Sen for trying to split up the Cambodian National Rescue Party, the second largest party in parliament. (The Phnom Penh Post)