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Portal:Current events/2016 June 25

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June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Moro conflict
- TheIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant urges its supporters in Indonesia andMalaysia to go to the Philippines and fight against newly-elected presidentRodrigo Duterte.(Rappler)
Syrian Civil War
- At least three people are killed and three more injured as hundreds ofSyrian Kurds fleeAleppo Province villages controlled by theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which continues to abduct and enslave Kurds. Yesterday, theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights reported ISIL militants have kidnapped about 900 civilians over the past three weeks.(The New York Times)(Fox News)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- FiveIndian paramilitary soldiers are killed and another 20 injured when suspected rebels ambush their convoy in the outskirts ofSrinagar in the Indian portion ofKashmir. Two of the attackers are killed by return fire; the others escape.(AP via ABC News)
War in Somalia
- A suspectedAl-Shabab suicide bomber blows open the gate ofMogadishu's Nasa-Hablod hotel inSomalia, before militant fighters storm the building. Officials said at least 15 were killed, 25 injured, and an unknown number of guests were taken hostage.(AP via NBC News)(AP)(CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2016 West Virginia flood
- TheKanawha County sheriff's office reports the death toll is now 26—three more victims were found overnight. It is the third-deadliest flood inWest Virginia history.(USA Today)
Two women and seven men of the Extra Young Ohangla band die and eight other band members survive after their boat sinks inLake Victoria atKenya's Lihunda beach. The 15-member band was headed to Ndeda Island.(Kenya Star)(The Standard)
Erskine Fire,2016 California wildfires
- A massivewildfire destroys at least 150 homes and leaves two people dead inKern County, California. TheGovernor of California Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency for Kern County as more homes are threatened by the fire.(Reuters)

International relations

Politics and elections

2014–16 Venezuelan protests
- Venezuelan opposition leaders say they have now secured enough signatures on a petition to move to the next stage in a recall referendum ofPresident Nicolás Maduro. The process must now be validated by electoral officials.(BBC)
2016 Icelandic presidential election
- Voters inIceland head to the polls to elect a newpresident with a historic low voter turnout expected. Independent candidateGuðni Th. Jóhannesson claims victory.(DPA)^{[permanent dead link]}(Iceland Review)
United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
- Apetition calling for a second EUreferendum has topped two million signatures – more than doubling the highest signed inUK parliamentary history.(Daily Mirror)
- Jeremy Corbyn,Leader of the Opposition, sacks Shadow Foreign SecretaryHilary Benn after Benn's support for a "no-confidence motion" after Corbyn's perceived poor campaign for Remain.(BBC)

Science and technology