Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

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Julian Assange In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (pictured) is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain. Protesters attack the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 19 people dead and at least 160 others injured. In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup Finals. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Romay Davis Howard Bernstein Joshua Wade George M. Woodwell Dennis Deer Russell Morash view — page history — related changes — edit

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June 28

Portal:Current events/2024 June 28
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) (Friday) Disasters and accidents 2024 Peru earthquake A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes the area near the coast of central Peru around 12:36 am local time. (Bloomberg) A roof collapses amid heavy rains at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, killing a person and leading to the cancellation of flights from a domestic terminal. (Reuters)

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June 27

Portal:Current events/2024 June 27

June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) (Thursday) Disasters and accidents 2024 Pakistan heat wave At least 568 people have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan. (The Independent) (BBC News) 2024 Sudan famine An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report states that over 755,000 people in Sudan face the most severe IPC level of extreme hunger as well as the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded in the country. (Al Jazeera) Seven people are killed and five others are injured when a train collides with a bus near Nové Zámky, Slovakia. (AP) Three people are killed and 40 others are injured in a train derailment amid heavy rains in Komi, Russia. (AP) The Russian satellite Resurs-P No.1 breaks up into over 100 pieces of debris near the International Space Station. (Reuters) International relations Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine According to an anonymous South Korean government official, North Korea is preparing to send engineering forces to the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine in July. (NK News) Law and crime Opioid epidemic in the United States The United States Supreme Court blocks a proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits relating to the opioid epidemic, citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits. (CNN) The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expels former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the party following charges of corruption against them. (CNA) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) The U.S. Justice Department charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare fraud schemes totalling $2.75 billion, which include unlawful distribution of Adderall and fraudulent drug addiction treatment. (Reuters) Politics and elections Kenya Finance Bill protests Thousands of people protest in cities across Kenya, calling for the removal of President William Ruto. (Al Jazeera) The leaders of the European Union member states agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and elect former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa as the next President of the European Council. (Euronews)

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RD: Landry Nguémo

Article: Landry Nguémo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, L'Équipe, Goal.com, The Scotsman
Credits:

• Nominated by Oltrepier (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Harrywinner (talk · give credit), Kelisi (talk · give credit), CAWylie (talk · give credit) and Robby.is.on (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Former footballer who represented Cameroon at senior international level, and played for Nancy, Celtic and Bordeaux, among other clubs. Unfortunately, the article is still in poor shape, and might use some more citations, but it's definitely nothing "unfixable". Oltrepier (talk) 19:13, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

June 26

Portal:Current events/2024 June 26

June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip An Israeli airstrike on a home in Beit Lahiya in North Gaza kills at least 15 Palestinians. (Al Jazeera) 2024 Bolivian coup attempt President Luis Arce accuses military general Juan José Zúñiga of plotting a coup, and calls for a general strike and blocking of roads to prevent the coup. The attempted coup fails. (Reuters) (AP) Bolivian general Juan José Zúñiga is arrested following his failed coup attempt. (Reuters) Jihadist insurgency in Niger Niger's ministry of defence announces three days of national mourning following yesterday's ambush of security forces near the village of Tassia in Tillabéri Region, which killed at least 20 soldiers and a civilian and injured several others. (Al Jazeera) Kivu conflict Two South African soldiers are killed and twenty others are injured in a mortar attack on a South African National Defence Force logistics base in Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (SABC News) Unidentified attackers open fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the border with Libya, killing a soldier, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Defence. (Al Arabiya) Disasters and accidents Three fishermen are found dead following heavy rainfall and winds that caused coastal flooding along New Zealand's eastern coast. (1 News) Twenty people are killed following two days of heavy rains in Nepal. (Reuters) International relations Russia–European Union relations, Belarus–European Union relations The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats. (Reuters) Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is formally selected as the next NATO Secretary-General. (CNN) Law and crime International Criminal Court investigation in Mali The International Criminal Court convicts Malian Islamist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz of Ansar Dine on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Reuters) German government ministers agree on legislation to expedite deportation for individuals who post or "like" social media content that celebrates or promotes terrorist acts. (DW) Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offences in a U.S. federal court. (CNN) (Reuters) Politics and elections 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York Incumbent New York representative Jamaal Bowman loses a Democratic Party primary challenge against George Latimer in the 16th district, in what has become the most expensive House of Representatives primary in history by campaign spending. (BBC News) (The New York Times) Kenya Finance Bill protests President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an attack on the parliament that killed multiple people. (Reuters) France's government orders the dissolution of several far-right and radical Muslim groups prior to the upcoming legislative election due to their violence, discrimination, and hate speech toward different races, women, and LGBTQ+ people. (AP) Sports 2024 NBA Draft In basketball, the first day of the draft for the National Basketball Association is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with the Atlanta Hawks selecting French player Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick. (Africa ESPN)

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RD: Kinky Friedman

Article: Kinky Friedman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Texas Tribune, Rolling Stone
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American musician, satirist, and politician. Has orange banner, needs some more sources. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 16:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Sergei Berezin

Article: Sergei Berezin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Toronto Sun, CBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Exp691 (talk · give credit) and Connormah (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Russian professional ice hockey player. Pretty good shape. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 16:19, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Jackie Clarkson

Article: Jackie Clarkson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NOLA
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Benn257 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American politician: Louisiana House of Representatives and New Orleans City Council. Could do with a few more citations. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 16:08, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Bolivian coup attempt

Articles: 2024 Bolivian coup d'état attempt (talk · history · tag) and Juan José Zúñiga (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Bolivia, an army under the command of Juan José Zúñiga storms the presidential palace in an attempted coup. (Post)
News source(s): Bloomberg , BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Noble Attempt (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Fresh news story, Bolivia appears to have underwent a coup attempt from a local General. — Knightoftheswords 20:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support on notability, but Zúñiga's article is still a one-sentence stub for now. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 20:51, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

The article is already a little bit longer now, although it can still very much be improved. Given the importance and recency of the situation, it should be okay for posting. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:34, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support on notability, I wonder where this one goes. BilboBeggins (talk) 21:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support - it has a dozenWP:RS citations now. It's still a work in progress, but it's only a matter of time before this gets to the front page. A short amount of time, if you ask me. Kire1975 (talk) 21:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support, notable and the article seems good Personisinsterest (talk) 22:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, if leaning towards wait. The big question for that is the disposition/fate of Luis Arce, which so far no news seems to have reported. (e.g, was he not there? Did he escape? Did the coup capture him?) I suspect that we'll get an answer on that within a few hours anyway. As long as the articles remain as decently-cited as they are now, it should be good to post. Nottheking (talk) 22:21, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  It seems like the coup failed. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:31, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• This is a classic WAIT. If sucessful, then yes to posting. If it all fizzles out in a few hours with no or minimal loss of lives and the arrest of the soliders etc., then that's not something we normally (or should) post. -- KTC (talk) 22:29, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  We should post it in any case, the event already gained traction. BilboBeggins (talk) 22:32, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Wait Let's see if something worth a blurb is actually happening. -Ad Orientem (talk) 22:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability, but Wait to see if it is successful per above. Editor 5426387 (talk) 22:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Troops have pulled out, so it likely failed, but it is still a notable event. If this happened in a similarly-sized country in Europe, it would absolutely have been posted. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:47, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Military coups are not common in Europe. In South America the record is somewhat different. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

support on notability coups a rare thing nowadays Kasperquickly (talk) 00:31, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. There's enough unqualified support here for a consensus and quality seems OK now. Only the coup article bolded though, not the BLP per usual convention.  — Amakuru (talk) 00:37, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Bakhyt Kenjeev

Article: Bakhyt Kenjeev (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Meduza
Credits:

• Nominated by Trepang2 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

A renowned Kazakh-born Russian poet, a founding member of the "Moscow Time" group of Soviet underground poets. Recipient of several notable Russian literary prizes, said to have been nominated for the Nobel prize.

• Not Ready. Stubby, the usual problem, and several tags needs to be resolved. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 03:08, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Not ready Works section needs more souces. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 14:34, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

(Closed) ICC issues arrest warrants for Russia's Shoigu and Gerasimov

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Article: War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The ICC has issued arrest warrants for the Russian army chief and former defense minister for war crimes in Ukraine. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, VOA, NY Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)

Ainty Painty (talk) 06:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose - total of one sentence in the entire bolded article referencing the news item. Not to get WP:CRYSTALBALL, but this is a symbolic move that likely will not have many consequences, similar to Putin's arrest warrant (other than restricting travel). In particular, the NYT article states, "That makes it highly unlikely that Mr. Shoigu and General Gerasimov will be taken into custody in the foreseeable future". Also covered by the Ongoing section; could be considered part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Finally, another article for the arrest warrants does not yet exist (as exists at International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova), and including that article in the blurb, or at least mentioning the subjects of the warrants, would be more appropriate. Staraction (talk | contribs) 06:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose The last time ITN was fooled into posting something like this, the most significant consequence was Main Page readers having to look at Putin smiling at them for an unreasonably (and perhaps uncomfortably) long time; I don't know what these guys look like, but I'm pretty anyone smiling in an official portrait is the entirely wrong look for this harmless-yet-ill-intended sort of news. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Putin was one thing as a sitting head of state, this is comparatively far less important. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Putin story was notable as it was the head of the state but Army chief is not that notable. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose - As PrinceOfPunjab says, Putin was worth posting as head of state, but this is a subsidiary matter and not suitable for ITN. It very much falls under Ongoing. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:03, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

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(Closed) 2024 NEET controversy

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Article: 2024 NEET controversy (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Outrage and protests erupt in India regarding irregularities surrounding the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Rushtheeditor (talk · give credit)

Needs better blurb. Rushtheeditor(talk) 00:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose nothing in the article explains why it should be feature on the main page. LiamKorda 04:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose I'm not sure if this really reaches the notability standard for ITN. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose It is not something significant enough to be featured in the ITN. Close it under WP:SNOW. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 07:50, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support At this time of year, the lives of millions of students and their families around the world are dominated by such high-stakes examinations. This is clearly more significant than local sporting events, say, and so it's good to run a relevant item. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Neutral, leaning Support, but the blurb could be clearer, and should target the correct article. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:05, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oh what a mess. I think the main difficulty here is that there's no specific date tied to when this controversy began. Moreover, the article doesn't currently mention any real protests. I think mass protests would be a reasonable date to blurb this, but otherwise the current system of ITN is not really designed for slowly-increasing controversies. Article looks good tho, so I am open for improved blurb ideas. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 13:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Paper leaks and student protests are routine and recurring events in India. These have no large significance outside the country. — hako9 (talk) 18:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Fraudulent issues in the Indian education system are regular. This one has a more coverage than usual but it's still not ITN-worthy. Black Kite (talk) 18:42, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

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June 25

Portal:Current events/2024 June 25

June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bombing of the Gaza Strip Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 people in Gaza City, including ten family members of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) Russo-Ukrainian War The European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds Russia guilty of systematic violations of human rights in the Crimean peninsula. (Al Jazeera) Russia and Ukraine each return 90 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. (Reuters) Haitian crisis Kenyan police units arrive in Haiti for a United Nations-backed security mission to restore order. (France 24) (The Washington Post) Business and economy The European Commission levies an antitrust fine against Microsoft, charging it with violating European Union competition law by illegally linking its Microsoft Teams app with Microsoft Office, giving the former an unfair advantage over Slack. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 North America heat waves Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP) International relations Enlargement of the European Union Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. (Barron's) Iran–United States relations The United States Department of the Treasury announces economic sanctions on 50 people and companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the Marshall Islands, for allegedly funding and helping Iran's military gain access to the international financial system. (Al Jazeera) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico) Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets. (Reuters) Law and crime Gun violence in the United States U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency. (AP) A gunman kills five people and critically injures a girl in North Las Vegas, Nevada, then kills himself upon being confronted by the police the following day. (Reuters) Conscription of yeshiva students The Supreme Court of Israel rules that the Israel Defense Forces and the government are legally bound to conscript Haredi yeshiva students, overturning their prior exemption from mandatory military service. (The Jerusalem Post) (NPR) Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is freed following a plea deal with the United States, which results in Assange pleading guilty to espionage-related charges. (Reuters) International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and former defence minister Sergei Shoigu. (Barron's) (The Guardian) Politics and elections Kenya Finance Bill protests 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack Thousands of anti-tax protestors assault and set the Parliament of Kenya building in Nairobi on fire, as riots begin following the approval of a finance bill. The ceremonial mace is also stolen by protesters. Ten people are killed and more than 50 others are injured as police open fire on protestors. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) President William Ruto deploys the military to stop the protests. (Bloomberg) 2024 United Kingdom general election date betting scandal A fifth Conservative Party member is investigated for involvement in the ongoing election betting scandal. (The Guardian) LGBT rights in Peru The Peruvian Ministry of Health announces that it will stop labeling transgender individuals as suffering from mental disorders, but will instead use the term "gender discordance". (Reuters) Spanish General Council of the Judiciary blockade The two major political parties, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Party agree to renew the members of the General Council of the Judiciary after five years of blockade and the necessary mediation by the European Commission to reach an agreement. (SWI) Science and technology Chinese space program The Chang'e 6 lunar exploration mission successfully returns to Earth after collecting rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. (AP)

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RD: Bill Cobbs

Article: Bill Cobbs (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Staraction (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Article needs to be improved before posting. Staraction (talk | contribs) 19:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Chang'e 6 return

The lunar landing site imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Article: Chang'e 6 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The China National Space Administration mission Chang'e 6 successfully returns to Earth with rock samples from the far side of the Moon (lunar landing site pictured). (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Article updated

We did post when it arrived at the moon, and per ITNR, its successful return is also there. Unfortunately, I don't know how much more than a sentence update (both lede and body) can be made here, given that it is China and news from there tends to be iffy. There definitely needs to be a better update before posting. --Masem (t) 04:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose, per nom, can't see how the realization of what was always supposed to happen on this moonrock-collecting mission gets any bigger or better than this. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:58, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose per nom, as well as the fact we previously blurbed it anyways. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Lean oppose inasmuch as it was already posted when it landed This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 06:31, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support The composition of the far side is different and so return of these samples is significant. As this is the main point of the mission and it's ITN/R , we should note its success. Note also that the Starliner is not going so well and so such success cannot be taken for granted. And adding more sentences to the article will be easy – just give me a moment. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support It is not everyday that satellites that reached moon's surface also return back to earth. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:10, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support They literally got a moon rock that’s pretty important Personisinsterest (talk) 10:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose - It's good news, but we already ran with the moon landing as the major event of this mission, and I don't think we need this as well. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• I wonder if it had been optimal if we had only blurbed this article upon Chang'e's return, and not on landing. Then we would've had the best of both worlds. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 13:04, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  That would have been a gamble, though, since there's no guarantee a mission will ever complete all its objectives. Moonreach (talk) 13:42, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, new frontier in science and a nice break from bad news. I don't think it's newsworthy enough to give it the picture slot too, though. - Moonreach (talk) 13:44, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Return of a spacecraft is not big news and we already blurbed the landing on the far side of the moon. Natg 19 (talk) 16:23, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Already covered ITN, and this subsequent event appears to not meet the criteria outlined at ITNR. Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:29, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support, an update to the status of an article about a notable topic of broad public interest. There's no rule that something can only ever be mentioned on ITN once and I don't see why that should be factored into the decision. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:17, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support per Thebiguglyalien, Moonreach, Andrew Davidson and the nominator. Big international news. Jusdafax (talk) 01:01, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support. Per most of the supports above. Being the first to return samples from the far side of the moon is highly significant. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:00, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. Already posted this, and not ITN/R. If and when there are humans landing on the moon and then returning again, that might be momentous enough to post twice. But this is more of an incremental achievement IMHO.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
• Comment removed from ITNR. ITNR does list "Arrival of spacecraft (to lunar orbit and beyond) at their destinations" as suitable events, but that seems to only be referring to outgoing spacecraft. Gödel2200 (talk) 13:31, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  To be fair, to lunar orbit and beyond very much sounds like it doesn't include Earth. :p Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 14:05, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  Earth is beyond the path of lunar orbit. Otherwise we'd crash. The only question (which might not even matter) is whether we're in front of the moon or behind it. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:03, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. Already posted at an earlier stage of the mission. Nigej (talk) 06:31, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support. No rocks have been recovered from the moon since the Apollo and Luna missions in the 1970s, and they are exceedingly rare. This is the only sample return mission from a state other than USA or USSR. Polyamorph (talk) 07:37, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

(Ready) RD: Sika Anoa‘i

Article: Sika Anoa‘i (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): USA Today, WWE
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by JasonH1978 (talk · give credit) and HapHaxion (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American Samoan professional wrestler. WWE Hall of Fame. Needs some more citations (I have added some tags and the banner), but it seems people are updating the article. If you know who should be considered an updater, please add to nom. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 22:40, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose need for more citations as some sections are still unsourced. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support on notablity: Needs more citations and some sections are still unsourced. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 16:30, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  @Duke of New Gwynedd Recent deaths have no notability requirement. See the footer of the yellow box at the top of this section. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support All cited now. Still missing quite a bit, but only wrestling fans might notice that. I suppose a Photo RD is "asking too much". InedibleHulk (talk) 18:16, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Kenya protests

Article: Kenya Finance Bill protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nineteen people are killed and dozens are injured as protesters storm the Parliament Buildings in Kenya (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Nineteen people are killed and at least 160 are injured as protesters attack the Parliament Buildings in Kenya.
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by ElijahPepe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ornithoptera (talk · give credit), Tosatur (talk · give credit), War Term (talk · give credit), Poplicolascribere (talk · give credit) and Owinomaestro (talk · give credit)

Article needs a significant rewrite. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 15:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support altblurb 1 - Focus on the main article. Highly significant event, article might need some rewriting. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 15:40, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability, highly significant, although article needs a bit of expansion if possible. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 16:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• It is an embarrassment that the article on the attack is longer than the one on the buildings. And that the article on the buildings is longer than the one on the parliament itself. Fine set of priorities we're encouraging here. —Cryptic 16:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Very significant Personisinsterest (talk) 16:44, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality and possible POV issues. The details of the bill should be sourced to third parties, particularly claims that are not clearly part of the bill's language. Masem (t) 17:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Strongly support - Snipertron12 Talk 17:35, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support on notability. BilboBeggins (talk) 17:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support altblurb on basis of notability, but some expansion would be needed. A national parliament of a major African nation being set on fire is certainly noteworthy. International newspapers seem to be increasing their coverage of the event, so hopefully there will soon be more info to beef up the article.Khuft (talk) 21:18, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability: there's some things that still need citations though.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 21:41, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support per above Ion.want.uu (talk) 22:33, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability, per above. Update: just resolved the remainder of the CN tags on the article. Ornithoptera (talk) 22:36, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose, on quality at this time. Support on notability and should the article(s) improve. Kenya Finance Bill protests article needs some work. Some of the details are wrong and some are trivial. The causalities section contradicts the infobox. Parts of the lede are not addressed in the body, making some elements seem undue. 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack is sparse with details. Needs work IMO. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 23:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability, Oppose on quality per all above. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support in principle per discussion above This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 06:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above. LiamKorda 08:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support attack article looks good now and protest was also quite significant. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:17, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support - This is huge news. The death toll is now being reported as 13 by the BBC. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Article has been updated, should be sufficient for posting. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 12:25, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• I still think Kenya Finance Bill protests needs work, but 2024 Parliament of Kenya attack looks better (disclosure: I just marked the page as reviewed). I recommend a variation of the altblurb if it is posted. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 18:29, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Posted ALT1. Schwede66 02:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Mohamed Arif

Article: Mohamed Arif (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Edition
Credits:

• Nominated by MAL MALDIVE (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Maldivian footballer. Death announced 25 Jun 2024. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 15:01, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is in much better shape. Sharrdx (talk) 19:52, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Comment, needs work. I have tagged what needs citations. Would you be able to tackle @MAL MALDIVE? --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 22:35, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose there are some cn tags. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 14:34, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Julian Assange Released

Article: Julian Assange (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Julian Assange agrees to a US plea bargain that would allow for his immediate release. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain.
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Aaron Liu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ElijahPepe (talk · give credit), Ekosur (talk · give credit), Aaron Liu (talk · give credit), Speakfor23 (talk · give credit) and Davide King (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Aaron Liu (talk) 00:46, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Significant event. — hako9 (talk) 00:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Judge needs to approve of this. That's probably the better time to consider. He may be going right back into jail if the judge denies. --Masem (t) 01:06, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. The appropriate time to post this story would be if/when he actually gets out. DarkSide830 (talk) 01:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Technically he has already gotten out. He was released from the British prison on Monday afternoon and he's now going to the Northern Mariana Islands to plead guilty and get sentenced to time served. That hearing is at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, less than 24 hours from now, which could be a good time to post a blurb. Johndavies837 (talk) 01:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

That seems like a reasonable plan. Would temporarily atopping this section until that time be unusual, or would just removing it for now be preferred? Aaron Liu (talk) 02:12, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

That is probably unnecessary, as the discussion would likely go on for that long in any case. BD2412 T 02:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

I added an alt blurb which is accurate even today as he was already released from the British prison, but the best time to post it would be when the U.S. judge actually approves the deal. And since that's supposed to happen within 24 hours, it should work out well. Johndavies837 (talk) 02:29, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Well that's my bad. The blurb wording had be thinking otherwise. Probably should have taken a look for myself then. Thanks for the correction, I will strike my oppose and make it a support. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:46, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support the chains of government have been broken Lukt64 (talk) 02:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

That's neither a credible representation of how this happened, nor a meaningful reason to promote this story to the front page. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:02, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment While his article is well sourced, it is overly detailed and has a lot of proseline. It would be nice if that could be cleaned up before tomorrow. --Masem (t) 02:27, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support altblurb which I just added, and post it when the U.S. judge formally approves the deal, which should happen around 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Johndavies837 (talk) 02:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Comment I think the blurb should use a photo of Assange, not protesters. Johndavies837 (talk) 02:35, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support posting after the judge in Saipan approves the deal. Noteworthy, he's already out of prison on his way to Saipan and will appear in about 23 hours. Can someone with more memory of ITN archives comment on whether it's normal to use plea bargain as the "outcome" in this sort of blurb, or perhaps should something like "after pleading guilty (to [charge/s])" be used instead? -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 02:44, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Wait until the judge approves, then Support, but with an up-to-date photo of Assange. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 02:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  I kinda agree. However nobody has uploaded a portrait photo of him newer than 2014 though. Aaron Liu (talk) 02:52, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  Huh, that's not great either. We can have a temporary picture (either the old photo or the protesters) and hope someone takes a good photo after his release and freely licenses it. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 02:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  I checked flickr. The best images I found are:

• 2021/2022 Time "Political Prisoner of the Year" cover. Not sure what the copyright status of Time covers are. Uploader claims CC-BY.
• Painting by Anarchimedia, traced over a 2015 video conference photo.
• 2023 Photo of Australian mural taken by Cory Doctorow. Could use some cropping. However, it's debated whether Australia has FoP for murals.

Aaron Liu (talk) 17:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Not true, Aaron Liu. There's a 2018 portrait photo on Commons, but it's not in focus. Schwede66 10:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  @Schwede66 Could you link it? Aaron Liu (talk) 16:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  Aaron Liu, sorry, I had been looking at another main page item before and then got confused; this wasn't about Assange. Schwede66 18:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support but wait till judge approves it. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:40, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: a few CN tags in the article. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 04:07, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Wait. It's a bit more than a formality for this sort of thing. Wait at least until sentencing before putting this on the main page. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 04:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support altblurb as it more accurately describes what is happening. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 04:46, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support altblurb per above, definitely a major development and an internationally recognized headline. Ornithoptera (talk) 04:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Wait There seem to be at least 3 countries involved in this – Australia, UK and US. His article says that there are significant "legal issues in Australia" so what's their status now? There seems to have been some change in the Australian government position as "The Australian government has been pushing hard for a couple of years now for this case to end". Is this part of the AUKUS deal? And the outcome still seems ongoing as it's conceivable that Assange might skip bail now as he's done it before. I don't think we should focus on the plea bargain as many or most US cases end in some such deal. As there seems to have been some sort of unusual multinational agreement, we should highlight that. Andrew🐉(talk) 05:43, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  While I may agree with the rest of your opinion, he won't be skipping bail because there is no bail. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:56, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  Numerous sources report that he was released from Belmarsh because the High Court in London granted him bail. See the BBC, for example. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose - While it's a long-running and occasionally high-focus case, this ending to it is something of a damp squib, and I'm far from convinced it's ITN material. GenevieveDEon (talk) 09:43, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Criminal gets released from prison - so what. If he got exchanged through a major swap for a russian spy in our custody i'd maybe reconsider my vote, but this is just a minor thing in the grand scheme of things Kasperquickly (talk) 10:02, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
  • ...how the hell would Assange even factor into the US "swapping" him for a Russian spy. The US wanted him in prison, not out of prison and was trying to get him from the UK, not Russia. --110.141.157.50 (talk) 10:41, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Kasperquickly does seem to be having some difficulty telling countries apart - see below for where he seems to be confused between the USA, Iraq, and Russia. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:01, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

How would that make event more notable? BilboBeggins (talk) 17:50, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support in principle as a very significant event. However I have no opinions on the timing of posting given what Andrew & Red-tailed hawk said. Too complicated for me to decide on that. S5A-0043^Talk 10:11, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Wait (lean support) This is a positive development overall, but let's wait until he's actually released and makes a public statement since it's possible that there is the possibility of the deal falling apart or another State indicting him. Kcmastrpc (talk) 12:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Pleads guilty and has agreed to some dubious terms as part of his release isn't that notable or historic. In addition that the linked article is a dumpster fire, the chilling effect of his conviction (and aforementioned plea deal terms) should have its own article and subsequently blurbed more than anything else.

Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:03, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Why should the aftermath have its own article? That's like splitting out Collapse of Smile again. I also don't see how that makes the article a dumpster fire, nor why you claim both that the terms aren't notable or historic and that the repercussions are apparently big enough to have their own article at the same time. Aaron Liu (talk) 17:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Agreed on the contradiction. I'm forecasting, but I still believe the main article is too broad for ITN and if we were to blurb this event it should only be because it's significance is such that it would stand alone on it's own (which it might, and is partially what I'm arguing for here). My apologies if that is confusing.

  This is also a moot argument, consensus appears to have been reached and it'll likely be posted shortly. Kcmastrpc (talk) 17:24, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Oppose not that notable. Personisinsterest (talk) 12:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support important event in the western world Oneequalsequalsone (talk · contribs) 12:41, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Saying that doesn't make it true. I'd be impressed to see even one reliable source that's independent of Assange's fan-club that claims such a thing. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:00, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Namely, which sources would you want to claim that? Would you also want these sources to say that they're sorry they ignored his situation for the past decade and decided to side with state power or do you also want them to say that Wikileaks did more for their jobs than they did themselves? Oneequalsequalsone (talk · contribs) 16:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't think one can fairly say the press has ignored Assange's situation for a decade. It's been covered with reasonable regularity here in the UK. But I also don't think much of "this is a major event in western history - but all possible sources are in the pocket of the state and won't say so". It's definitely in the news - it's a pretty big story - but I don't feel it's of the towering importance people are making it out to be. It's a relatively quiet end to the whole business. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:21, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Oneequalsequalsone, this makes it sound like your !vote is based on your personal political beliefs, which generally doesn't go very well on Wikipedia. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

All humans have a bias in one way or another. Some feel baseball and ice hockey are important enough to be the top page news, others feel like the end of a decade old saga of the persecution of a reporter that dared to expose violations of human rights and civil liberties by various governments is more important Oneequalsequalsone (talk · contribs) 21:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Major world event in terms of the history of freedom of the press, the chilling effect on press freedom and war crimes journalism and research. Boud (talk) 12:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

A major event in the worldwide history of the freedom of the press? How so? He's taken a plea bargain and is being released. No new precedent is established, no great publication is made. This just doesn't have the effect that you're claiming it does. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:00, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, eminently significant. QuestFour (talk) 13:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Lean support altblurb, more clearly outlines the event but we should wait until there is a definite confirmation from the judge Mr. Lechkar (talk) 14:06, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose It's getting a bunch of news coverage, but the actual significance of this seems limited at best. He's pleading guilty and basically being sentenced to time served. Many events get a short term burst of coverage and we don't post them, mainly for want of significance. This isn't an election, a war, or a natural disaster with a high death toll. It's an interesting case that had the potential to clarify some important aspects of the legal relationship between the press and the state. But it is effectively ending in a tactical draw. Sorry, but I'm just not seeing anything here that warrants a blurb on ITN. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  It's conclusion of a decade-long saga that was in the news. It has to be posted. BilboBeggins (talk) 17:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  We are not a news ticker. Just because something gets news coverage doesn't mean it gets posted. What is the practical significance of this? -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:33, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  We are not a news ticker One could make that argument about every ITN item. — hako9 (talk) 23:09, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  That's why we weigh each item based on its significance. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  By what metric? If it's based on your personal interpretation of whether it'll be important in the future, then you're violating policy (WP:OR, WP:NOTCRYSTAL). Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:26, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support Definitely noteworthy. Alexysun (talk) 17:24, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support. It has been going on for almost 15 years, and from time to time it reoccured in the news. So this is very appropriate to include this In the news section. BilboBeggins (talk) 17:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support altblurb, a major headline all over the world, and a continuing story, since the news will certainly continue to cover his coming and going from the CNMI, touchdown in Australia, and any comments he may have after that. This also raises the stakes for some kind of deal with Snowden, and other possible ramifications. BD2412 T 19:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Comment and oppose — This can now be properly discussed. Per Ad Orientem, I do not see how this is a major conclusion to the Assange saga. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Support never thought i’d see this day happen. Good luck Assange Ion.want.uu (talk) 22:34, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• It's official - The judge sentenced him to time served and said he'll leave the court as a "free man" (Source 1, Source 2) Johndavies837 (talk) 02:00, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  WaPo may be a better source. He'll also have Wikileaks destroy the Manning information. Aaron Liu (talk) 02:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• NYT argues that this could set a precedent for prosecuting journalists.

  The agreement means that for the first time in American history, gathering and publishing information the government considers secret has been successfully treated as a crime. This new precedent will send a threatening message to national security journalists, who may be chilled in how aggressively they do their jobs because they will see a greater risk of prosecution.

  But its reach is also limited, dodging a bigger threat. Because Mr. Assange agreed to a deal, he will not challenge the legitimacy of applying the Espionage Act to his actions. The outcome, then, averts the risk that the case might lead to a definitive Supreme Court ruling blessing prosecutors’ narrow interpretation of First Amendment press freedoms.

  Will try and add to article soon. Aaron Liu (talk) 02:14, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Strong support as this has probably been the longest running case about a cornerstone of democracy in my lifetime. Wikipedia was able to move a step closer to its goal of making the sum of human knowledge accessible due to Assange's efforts. All readers should be invited to ponder how they feel about his plea and release. Connor Behan (talk) 02:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Wait Article has some serious(?) citation overkill issues. That's not a Hard Wait, mind you. But it is something for at least one of you fixers to think about fixing, before or after it's posted (and possibly pictured). InedibleHulk (talk) 02:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support I would be interested in knowing if it has been widely reported in the US, but it is front page news in Australia. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:48, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support ALT per above. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:03, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support in principle inasmuch as there are outstanding issues with the article This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 06:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. There is no lasting significance to this. I can see that it's fodder for the press, who like a good story, and this one's unusual given his lengthy stay in the Ecuadorian embassy and subsequent incarceration. We've been treated to such breaking headlines as "His feet have hit Australian soil". But ultimately it's just one man, he was neither exonerated nor treated unduly harshly by the US government and this isn't the kind of thing that would usually be covered in ITN, any more than the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination was, or other things that generate a lot of heat on the news tickers.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

No amount of findings that he has endured torture are enough for some people. Connor Behan (talk) 14:54, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

We are here to showcase quality articles and writing on current, analyzed events. We are not here to decide whether people have endured our own arbitrary standard of torture that we have not experienced. Aaron Liu (talk) 15:05, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

While the definition of torture is not arbitrary, we are indeed not here to adjudicate that. What we are here to do is point out that !votes are not votes. I.e. that they count for less when they include claims that reliable sources reveal to be false or misleading. Connor Behan (talk) 21:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

nor treated unduly harshly by the US government; I mean the CIA was actively trying to assassinate him as recently as 2017 [1]. Curbon7 (talk) 22:00, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

There are important global issues arising from the case, some of which affect us as Wikipedia editors directly. The most important is that the United States insists that its laws apply world-wide, even to foreign citizens who have never set foot in the United States. This is especially problematic in the the US ranks lower than any than any other Western country on the World Press Freedom Index. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:08, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

It smokes Mexico, soundly beats Greece and narrowly outclasses Liberia (unless you're of the opinion that anywhere less "free" than the U.S. isn't "West enough"). InedibleHulk (talk) 18:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: half a million views on 25 June, before his release. Biggest spike of interest in a decade, except for early 2019. Definitely of huge interest. Boud (talk) 11:26, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia's own readership levels are not a reliable news source. Please stop citing them in these sorts of discussions. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Lord Kelvin is featured on the main page today. The article quotes his maxim that "when you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind..." Andrew🐉(talk) 21:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, alt-blurb. It's a pretty significant event, with Assange being able to come out and meet friends/family etc after serving over five years in prison. This isn't some event where there is lots of news on a day then nothing the next.[2][3] — AP 499D25 (talk) 13:39, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support alt-blurb - I think the nominator here, Aaron Liu, lays out a good case that this latest development in the Julian Assange/Wikileaks story is deserving of ITN/blurb level status. The relevant article continues to be (for the most part) reliability updated. - 14:17, 26 June 2024 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trauma Novitiate (talk • contribs)
• Marking as Ready Full disclosure: I am opposed to this nomination. However being objective, the discussion has been open long enough and there is a solid consensus in favor of posting. I found two CN tags on an otherwise solidly sourced article, neither of which are enough IMO to stop posting. This is good to go. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support alt-blurb - Agree with AO, it’s ready to post. Jusdafax (talk) 18:16, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support. It's a major change to a prominent article based on recent events. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:25, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• @Admins willing to post ITN: Aaron Liu (talk) 20:05, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted I shall action that. Schwede66 21:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

June 24

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June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Gaza humanitarian crisis Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Shati refugee camp, Bani Suhaila, and Gaza City. (Reuters) Three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." (TIME) Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign At least four people are killed and 40 others are injured when Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) (Reuters) 2024 Dagestan attack The death toll from the attack on a synagogue and Orthodox church in Derbent and Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, yesterday, increases to 20, with 46 others injured. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Aricell battery factory fire Twenty-two people are killed and two others are injured in a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. (Reuters) Eight people are killed in a fire in an office building in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (BBC News) Officials in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States, issue an evacuation warning due to flooding on the Blue Earth River breaching the Rapidan Dam, pushing it into an "imminent failure condition" upstream of several cities. Flooding also collapses a railroad bridge connecting South Dakota and Iowa and kills two people. (WCCO-TV) (AP) Health and environment The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland reports that Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park, in a "major milestone" for the conservation of the critically endangered population. (The Guardian) Law and crime Philippine drug war Trial courts in Metro Manila, Philippines, dismiss the remaining charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, including the last of the three involving her alleged conspiracy in the illegal drug trade, as well as another on her disobedience to a summons for a House hearing. (BBC News) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, in which he will be found guilty on one federal charge in exchange for his release back to Australia. (ABC News) Politics and elections 2024 New Caledonia unrest Violence and riots resume in New Caledonia after eight pro-independence activists were flown to France for pre-trial detention yesterday. Protesters burn police vehicles, block roads, and set fire to the town hall in Koumac. (Al Jazeera) Sports 2023–24 NHL season In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, marking their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The Panthers also avoid becoming the fifth team in National Hockey League history to lose a series despite having a 3–0 series lead. (The Washington Post)

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RD: Susana Ruiz Cerutti

Article: Susana Ruiz Cerutti (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): La Nacion, Perfil
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Argentine former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, ambassador to Switzerland and Canada --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 05:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support. Looks good enough. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:02, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Support looks alright to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 14:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Shifty Shellshock

Article: Shifty Shellshock (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety, Billboard, Deadline Hollywood
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:4CD4:EE72:33C0:82D7 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Damien Linnane (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American singer and frontman of Crazy Town. 240F:7A:6253:1:4CD4:EE72:33C0:82D7 (talk) 14:27, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article is CN and OR tagged. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 08:36, 26 June 2024 (UTC) Support issues have been rectified. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 04:43, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Support there are two cn tags but otherwise okay article. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 14:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Frederick Crews

Article: Frederick Crews (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NY Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American essayist and literary critic. Death announced 24 June. Thriley (talk) 06:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, once the honors and awards section is fully cited. Otherwise looks to be in good shape. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 13:02, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support - article is well-sourced and the citations are reliable. There does seem to be a lot of focus on Crews’s disavowal of Freud and psychoanalysis. I’m unsure whether it does or does not deserve a prominent place in the article. Also, as Classicwiki points out, the short section on “Honors and awards” lacks citations, but that should not necessarily keep this RD from being posted. The other citations in the article back up many of these already. If I have time, I’ll try to get to these. - Trauma Novitiate (talk) 14:48, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Stanley Cup

Article: 2024 Stanley Cup Finals (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup Finals (Conn Smythe Trophy winner Connor McDavid pictured). (Post)
News source(s): NBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by PrinceofPunjab (talk · give credit)
• Created by The Kip (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Deadman137 (talk · give credit), Conyo14 (talk · give credit), Buffalkill (talk · give credit), Modest Genius (talk · give credit) and Ho-ju-96 (talk · give credit)

The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Article looks good to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support As an editor on this article, we've been hard at work making sure it's up to par for ITN, and I believe it now is. However, having Florida captain Aleksander Barkov as the photo may be a better choice, given McDavid isn't on the Panthers. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  A precedent has been set which the championship MVP is pictured and mentioned (check the archive from June 17). Connor McDavid just happens to be an outlier, being the 6th overall player and 2nd skater to win the trophy without winning the cup. Additionally, the previous player, Jean-Sébastien Giguère did it when there was only 100,000 articles in the English Wikipedia. LosAnaheimFan 5 (talk) 06:14, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  I agree with The Kip. The pictured player should be from the winning team, that's the story here, we're not blirbing the fact that someone won the MVP award specifically. And the captain is as good a choice as any.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  The head coach, goalie or game-winning goal scorer are all better choices, if we must ignore tradition. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:26, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article quality seems sufficient for ITN. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 04:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support—And speaking as an Edmontonian who roots for the Oilers: congrats, Panthers! You really earned it. (As an aside, I'm neutral re. the image used, and open to being persuaded either way.) Kurtis ^(talk) 04:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. It's an American team winning a Canadian trophy, what else is new? LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 05:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  Do you have any actual reason to oppose, or can we safely disregard this comment? The Kip ^(contribs) 06:01, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  I mean... why run a story about sports championships if each and single year they happen without fault? It would be better if there was a story about it NOT happening. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 06:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  If you want to argue this, you could open a discussion on the talk page to remove sports from ITNR, but ITNR lists many different sporting events, so that may be a difficult proposal. The entire purpose of ITNR is for "recurring" events that are in the news. ITN is not only for "special events/disasters". Natg 19 (talk) 06:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article's quality is more than enough for ITN, and, of course, the victor of the Stanley Cup has been featured in ITN many, many times. IncompA 06:14, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article quality is good and the Stanley Cup Finals are posted every year. Hungry403 (talk) 08:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support (oppose image) McDavid didn't even accept the award, and the article is about the Stanley cup championship not the opposing teams captain. Historically, the MVP has typically gone to a member of the winning team but given the incredibly competitive nature of this series I suppose it makes sense why the league would decide to deviate from the norm. Kcmastrpc (talk) 12:07, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support (oppose image) Article is good, topic is noteworthy enough to warrant being highlighted on the front page. McDavid winning the Conn Smythe is worth being mentioned, but the image used should be of a Flames player instead. RPH (talk) 15:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• McDavid or the Panthers logo It's always been standard to picture the MVP. We skipped the NBA one this year, but that's only because a beautiful lynx appeared. Unlike that cat, there's no good reason to arbitrarily highlight any Panther who didn't win an individual award (or a Calgary Flames player). InedibleHulk (talk) 16:11, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  This is a Support Vote, in case that wasn't clear; the article looks typically fine. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support, ideally with Aleksander Barkov as the photo, or perhaps Sergei Bobrovski. Barkov being the captain of the champion club should be the easiest to swing though. DarkSide830 (talk) 16:34, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support per above Ion.want.uu (talk) 22:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. There is clear consensus to post the blurb text. I've posted without the photograph, since there still seems to be unresolved discussion on which photograph should be used (if any); additional conversation could be useful in attaining consensus specifically on that point. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 02:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  I must insist (vainly or not), since the main or only reason for picturing the guy who didn't hold the Oilers to one or score a point at all that night is his general association with the Panthers, we use the free picture of him wearing a Panthers uniform, not whatever getup he has on there. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:03, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Late Oppose Like too many sport events, this is filled with jargon that make it unnaproachable to the average reader. Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 03:23, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  This is probably biased but there is so much more jargon that could be added. Instead of what we have, we could have "In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers (captain Aleksander Barkov pictured) defeat the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup Finals, after winning Game 7 at home, in regulation. Edmonton forward Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy." Maybe we could omit the Oilers part but that is important information. LosAnaheimFan 5 (talk) 06:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  This isn't the Simple English Wikipedia - if we wrote all of our articles solely in wording known to an average English-speaker, our articles would be nearly bare of content. Most sports articles inherently presume at least a degree of familiarity with the sport in question, and if there's no familiarity, there's plenty of Wikilinks to help establish it. Jargon is fine so long as it's not excessive, and this article certainly isn't. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  It's moot, but phrases like "scored backhand on a breakaway chance" (which is not wikilinked) are contrary to WP:MOS for Jargon. Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 12:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Breakaway is Wikilinked now. Not in that instance, but in Game 3, where it appears first. I didn't link backhand, but if you can appreciate how the blade of a hockey stick has two sides and players usually shoot with one, I think you can deduce from there. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  I think it's fine. I have no real knowledge of ice hockey at all, and I can understand the article without any problems. Usually issues arise when editors use sporting slang rather than jargon, and this one doesn't. Black Kite (talk) 07:22, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Filled was an exaggeration, much like your !vote at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/June 2024 § (Posted) 2024 NBA Finals. I suggest just identifying the individual cases for someone to improve.—Bagumba (talk) 20:00, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

  Agreed. I know comparatively little about cricket but watering down the Indian Premier League article to the point of tedium because of novices like me isn't in the best interest of Wikipedia (I read that article and while I don't 100% understand everything in it I think it's fine. Same with articles on other, non-sports topics; there's a certain base level of topic-specific language that can't be avoided. This Stanley Cup article is solid. It paints a colorful picture of what happened in a short space. -Pats2017 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 00:56, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Aricell battery factory fire

Article: Aricell battery factory fire (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A fire at a lithium battery factory in the South Korean city of Hwaseong kills at least 22 migrant workers, most of them Chinese nationals. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, BBC, NY Times, CNN, Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)
• Created by Noble Attempt (talk · give credit)

Ainty Painty (talk) 17:25, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• @Ainty Painty: I just changed the tense per WP:ITNBLURB. Would you like to include "at a lithium battery factory" in the blurb as well? Aaron Liu (talk) 00:23, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  What do you think? Do you want to change it too? If yes, do or you can suggest an alt blurb. Ainty Painty (talk) 03:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support. Significant death toll. 2607:F2C0:EA85:FCE0:3CC9:CD90:4853:1B66 (talk) 10:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support – large number of deaths. However though, at least 22 migrant workers is wrong, as the article states 2 South Koreans were among the casualties. Thus I suggest, "A fire at a lithium battery factory in the South Korean city of Hwaseong kills at least 22 workers, including 19 migrants, most of them Chinese nationals.". — AP 499D25 (talk) 12:43, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support if updates are made. Very tragic accident. 17 Chineses, 6 Koreans dead (1 from Laos but changed nationality to Korea). Didgogns (talk) 13:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. No indication of significance. This was not a notable factory, there were no notable people involved, and there have yet to be any societal ramifications. Ping me if China sanctions South Korea or something. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support. The high death toll makes it notable enough for the ITN. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:19, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose The article gives no indication that this will have a lasting impact, and does not mention any major response (such as new legislation) to the fire. Gödel2200 (talk) 13:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

June 23

Portal:Current events/2024 June 23

June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Crimea attacks June 2024 Sevastopol missile attack Ukrainian forces launch an ATACMS missile bombardment on Sevastopol, Crimea, with missile fragments hitting a beach, killing five people and injuring at least 153 others of which 27 were children. Russia's ministry of defense says that it holds the United States responsible for the attack and vows that there will be a response. (Reuters) Kharkiv strikes One person is killed and ten others are injured in Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Eight Palestinians are killed in IDF airstrikes that hit a UNRWA-run vocational college in Gaza City that was being used to distribute aid. (Reuters) 2024 Dagestan attack At least 16 people are killed and 13 others are injured in Dagestan, Russia, when gunmen open fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent and on a traffic police post in Makhachkala. (Al Arabiya) (RBK) Israel–Hezbollah conflict North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges all its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible due to "deteriorating security" in the region from escalating conflicts. (Sloboden Pečat) Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim to have carried out a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to target four vessels in the Port of Haifa, Israel. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents 2024 Hajj disaster The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. (Al Arabiya) One person is found dead after floods in southern Switzerland. (Reuters) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) 2024 New Caledonia unrest Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia. (Al Jazeera) On the Grand Duke's Official Birthday, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg announces that his son and heir Guillaume will assume royal duties beginning in October, in preparation for Henri's eventual abdication. (Luxembourg Times)

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(Posted) RD: Dennis Deer

Article: Dennis Deer (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

– Muboshgu (talk) 16:36, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Referenced, good depth of coverage. Spencer^T•C 06:10, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 03:04, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Sergeant Cecil

Article: Sergeant Cecil (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Racing Post, At the Races
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kelisi (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

British racehorse. Needs some inline citations. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 03:03, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Support sure it needs some inline citations, otherwise article good enough to be posted. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:14, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Dagestan attack

Article: 2024 Dagestan attack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Dagestan, Russia, 27 people die in a coordinated attack. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Islamic terrorists stage a number of attacks across Dagestan, Russia, killing 21 people and injuring dozens of others
Alternative blurb II: ​ Islamic terrorists attack a number of locations, including a church, and a synagogue, across Dagestan, Russia, killing 21 people and injuring dozens of others
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Vacant0 (talk · give credit)
• Created by PLATEL (talk · give credit)

Article updated

• Wait Article is barely more than a stub at this point, and situation is still quite vague. Kcmastrpc (talk) 19:54, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Alt As more details have emerged this has been headline news for nearly 24h and the story is still developing. Kcmastrpc (talk) 12:25, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. No indication of significance. This should be a bullet point in a list of terrorist incidents in Russia, not an article featured on the main page. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:21, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

  We've posted terrorist incidents in the us where like 4 people died even thought hundreds die every day in Chiraq

  An islamist attack with 10 deaths and a burned synagogue and a church is clearly significant, even if you think otherwise Kasperquickly (talk) 20:45, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

  Casually throwing around the term "Chiraq" isn't exactly something indicative of an editor fit for Wikipedia. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

  This is the equivalent of saying hundreds die everyday in Ukraine, so an attack where 10 people died isn't significant. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 23:41, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

  That's in the context of the war. The ISIS insurgency in the North Caucasus doesn't usually have attacks like this Personisinsterest (talk) 10:24, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

  I don't care how many people died, and I don't care what we've posted in the past. Neither of those are relevant to whether this has any encyclopedic significance. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:20, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

  At least 15 police officers died, around 30 people overall. Of course it's a significant attack. BilboBeggins (talk) 06:04, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Very short article, and seems comparatively minor in the grand scheme of terrorist attacks. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:49, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Changing to Support, the article’s been expanded and since my initial comment the death toll’s increased from seven to 27. The Kip ^(contribs) 17:27, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

* Wait Article needs expansion, but otherwise significant enough. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 01:46, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Significant event. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 14:13, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support 28 deaths are enough Braganza (talk) 05:22, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability but it is wise to wait until the article is of higher quality and more information is known. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 06:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Wait for more information on the perpetrators and aftermath. Jaguarnik (talk) 07:22, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support - Major attack. Harizotoh9 (talk) 09:03, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support Deadly terrorist attacks targeting religious buildings (churches and a synagogue) are a very big deal.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:25, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support a tragic attack targeted against specific people and a large death toll. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:16, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Comment given events Russia is involved with the blurb needs more clarity as to who dud the attacks or their intent. Eg this appears to not be tied to the Ukraine conflict directly. Masem (t) 16:45, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

  Comment Gave it a go with 2 altblurbs. Note that I've purposefully foregone the mention of 6 dead terrorists because I don't think it's fair to count them among the people that they've murdered Kasperquickly (talk) 17:38, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Forgor to vote. clearly a significant event. Kasperquickly (talk) 17:40, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: I oppose the proposed Alts at this time. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 17:59, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support Alt2 Article meets the minimum requirement. — hako9 (talk) 19:14, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support Alt2 article is ready to be posted. Traumnovelle (talk) 23:19, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support alt1 which seems more concise and I don't think the church part is that important. Aaron Liu (talk) 00:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

  I think it kind of is since most people apparently died there, plus they've cut the head of a priest off. More to the point i've actually only added that part because wikipedia has already had individual articles for bot hthe church and the synagogue attacked and i wanted them included in the blurb. Kasperquickly (talk) 10:14, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 01:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

June 22

Portal:Current events/2024 June 22

June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes At least 42 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza. (AP) (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv strikes At least three people are killed and 38 others are injured when Russian guided bombs hit civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (The Washington Post) Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring two people and damaging energy infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 12 of 16 missiles and all 13 drones. (Reuters) 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks At least 23 people are killed by CODECO militia groups in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) At least seven people are killed and 100 are kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents 2024 Tamil Nadu alcohol poisoning The death toll from the tainted liquor incident in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India, increases to 54. (Al Jazeera) The death toll from the storms and heavy rains in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras increases to 30 people, including at least six children. (Reuters) Three people are missing following thunderstorms and landslides in southeastern Switzerland. (Al Jazeera) A severe water crisis on the island of Capri, Italy, due to Italian mainland water system failures causes several areas in Anacapri to run dry, and forces the mayor of Capri to suspend tourist arrivals on the island. (AP) Law and crime Antisemitism in 21st-century France French prosecutors charge a 19-year-old and a minor with planning and collecting arms for a violent "terrorist conspiracy" against Jewish targets. (France 24) Politics and elections LGBT rights in Hungary Thousands of people march in a pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's anti-LGBTQ+ policies. (Reuters) Science and technology A University of Illinois team lead by Joshua Wurman and Karen Kosiba confirms mobile radar measurements of between 309 mph (497 km/h) and 318 mph (512 km/h) in the tornado that struck Greenfield, Iowa, United States, on May 21. This is the first unambiguous radar confirmation of tornado winds over 300 mph (480 km/h). (NBC News) (University of Illinois)

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(Posted) RD: Howard Bernstein

Article: Howard Bernstein (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Manchester Evening News
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by M2Ys4U (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

British politician. Manchester City Council chief executive. --Classicwiki (talk) 10:38, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Support Article seems to be of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 12:26, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment The second paragraph in the "History" section needs a source but apart from that, the article structure looks reasonable enough. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 21:08, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

  @Midori No Sora, I have added some additional sources. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 02:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

  @Classicwiki, looks better now! 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 08:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Support article looks alright now. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:16, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

@Midori No Sora or @PrinceofPunjab, would you mind marking ready? --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 08:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

• Coverage of the subject's life could use some elaboration in the main prose (with references) on his earlier career before becoming chief executive. --PFHLai (talk) 11:45, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Just to be clear - he's not a politician, he's a civil servant. This is not an elected position. Secretlondon (talk) 09:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

 Administrator note Removing the Ready tag. Looks like several honors are not sourced. That will need to be corrected before this can be posted. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:35, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

@Ad Orientem, take a look now and let me know if there are still issues. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 05:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Posted – Schwede66 07:42, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Looks good. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

[Reviewers needed] RD: Kamala Hampana

Article: Kamala Hampana (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deccan Herald, The Hindu
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kelisi (talk · give credit) and Normantas Bataitis (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Indian writer. Still needs citations. --Classicwiki (talk) 10:29, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment still not ready. Doubt it will be updated in time. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 05:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

June 21

Portal:Current events/2024 June 21

June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Rafah offensive June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack Twenty-five people are killed and 50 others are injured in Israeli shelling near Muwasi, Rafah. Gaza Strip. (AP) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa An IED kills five Pakistan Army personnel in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Arab News) Business and economy France–Niger relations Niger's military junta revokes the operating license of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at the Imouraren uranium mine amid tensions between the two countries. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents 2024 Hajj disaster At least 1,119 pilgrims, more than half of whom are from Egypt, are now confirmed to have died from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. (Barron's) President of Tunisia Kais Saied dismisses the Minister of Religious Affairs after 49 Tunisians are reported to have died in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (Al Arabiya) 2024 Guangdong floods The death toll from the floods and landslides in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, increases to 47 people. (Al Jazeera) 2024 North America heat waves At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C). (AP) 2024 West African floods At least 21 people are killed by floods in Niger's Maradi region and the suburbs of Niamey after unusually heavy rainfall in the region. (AP) At least 11 people are killed in wildfires in southeast Turkey. (ABC News) A worker is killed and five others are critically injured in an explosion at an aluminium processing plant in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. (ANSA) France reports nearly 200 cases of cholera in Mayotte. (Le Monde) Most of Montenegro and parts of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia experience blackouts as a result of a heavy load on the electrical grid caused by an unexpected increase in power consumption due to high temperatures. (DW) The death toll from torrential rains in El Salvador increases to 19 people, including at least two children. (AP) International relations Enlargement of the European Union Accession of Moldova to the European Union, Accession of Ukraine to the European Union European Union member states agree to begin negotiations on the accession of Moldova and Ukraine to the EU next week. (The Independent) Moldovan president Maia Sandu signs the decree that begins negotiations on Moldova's accession to the European Union. Sandu also announces that the first Moldova–EU intergovernmental conference will take place on 25 June. (Anadolu Agency) Armenia–Palestine relations, International recognition of the State of Palestine Armenia officially recognises the State of Palestine. (Reuters) Israel–Ukraine relations Israel and Ukraine mutually impose travel restrictions to each others' citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit. (The Kyiv Independent) Law and crime 2024 Fordyce shooting Three people are killed and ten others are wounded in a shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. The suspect is shot and arrested by Arkansas State Police. (AP) Cross-Strait relations China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act. (Financial Times) LGBT rights in Namibia The High Court of Namibia rules that two colonial-era laws criminalizing sex between men are unconstitutional. (DW) A court in Geneva, Switzerland, sentences Indian-born billionaire Prakash Hinduja and three of his family members to four years in prison for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Cologny. (AP)

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RD: Margarita Voites

Article: Margarita Voites (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Estonian Theatre
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Leading Estonian soprano who appeared internationally. All Estonian sources, that took some time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support. I worry about using another encyclopedia as WP:TERTIARY, however I have no reason to doubt the info and everything that I have looked up seems to check out. I added a couple sources. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 15:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  Classicwiki, the article was translated from ET, long ago. Thank you for sources and support. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  I moved this from 20 June, please check. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 02:46, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Lothar Gall

Article: Lothar Gall (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): FAZ
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Internationally known historian. Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support looks good. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 17:13, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

  I moved this from 20 June, please check. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 02:51, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: Works section needs ISBNs or refs. Spencer^T•C 03:33, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Romay Davis

Article: Romay Davis (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Staraction (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Staraction (talk | contribs) 19:33, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support looks good. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 20:06, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 03:42, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Jamie Kellner

Article: Jamie Kellner (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety, Hollywood Reporter
Credits:

• Nominated by Classicwiki (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Speakfor23 (talk · give credit) and TPalkovitz (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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American TV executive. Founded Fox and the WB. Article still needs some details and would be nice to have infobox with photo. --Classicwiki (talk) 10:09, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Support looks okay to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• The intro mentions ACME and running TBS till 2003, but these were not discussed in the main prose. What did he do from 2003 onwards? THere are also a couple of {cn} tags in the main prose. Please expand the coverage to the latter stages of his career and add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 04:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Spiridon Vangheli

Article: Spiridon Vangheli (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Președinte.md, TVR Moldova
Credits:

• Nominated by 46.55.27.113 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Moldovan/Bessarabian/Romanian writer and prose writer. Known worldwide for his book Guguță. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.55.27.113 (talk) 02:35, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

• Note: I have updated this nomination to direct to the correct article. Unfortunately, I do not think this article will make it to RD in its current state. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 02:55, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Oppose as Classicwiki said, article needs a lot of work. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 16:22, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: James K. Irving

Article: James K. Irving (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Globe and Mail, CBC
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by B3251 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Canadian businessman and member of the Irving family in New Brunswick; last living son of K. C. Irving, his younger brother died a month prior.B3251_(talk) 00:05, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

• Support Short, but not stubby(?); he was 96. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:01, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support article looks good to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 16:22, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 01:31, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

RD: Darren Lewis (American football)

Article: Darren Lewis (American football) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by DarkStarHarry (talk · give credit) and Cumberland Mills (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American footballer.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:31, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Wait - lacking inline citations. Staraction (talk | contribs) 23:45, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Oppose College section have no source at all. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 16:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Keith Locke

Article: Keith Locke (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Stuff, Radio NZ
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiwichris (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

New Zealand politician ecologist. Died June 21, 2024. Kiwichris (talk) 02:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

You've beaten me to it by 12 minutes, Kiwichris. Schwede66 02:37, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Ready article is in a very good shape. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 12:58, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Outstanding Cn tags.—Bagumba (talk) 00:07, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

The Cn tags have been sorted now. Kiwichris (talk) 04:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

• Note: Marking ready. @Bagumba, if there are still issues please feel free to remove. --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 06:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 03:35, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

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