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Aurora borealis seen from southern England A series of solar storms impact Earth, creating aurorae (pictured) at lower latitudes than usual. Former prime minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, leaves more than 110 people dead and at least 140 others missing. Kyren Wilson wins the World Snooker Championship. In horse racing, Mystik Dan wins the Kentucky Derby. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Myanmar civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: César Luis Menotti Colleen Barrett Jimmy Johnson Ignatius Jones Pete McCloskey Joe Collier view — page history — related changes — edit

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May 11

Portal:Current events/2024 May 11

May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) (Saturday) Arts and culture Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Dutch performer Joost Klein is disqualified from the Eurovision final over reported verbal threats and is under investigation by the Swedish authorities, being the first time someone has been disqualified during the festival itself. (Aftonbladet) Disasters and accidents 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 136, with 125 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters)

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RD: Surjit Patar

Article: Surjit Patar (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by PrinceofPunjab (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.

Needs a bit work. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:37, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

May 10

Portal:Current events/2024 May 10

May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2024 Kharkiv offensive Russian forces launch an attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, near the town of Vovchansk, opening up a new front. (Reuters) A Ukrainian strike against oil infrastructure kills three in Luhansk. (Reuters) Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Hundreds of Islamic State-linked fighters attack the town of Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. (Al Jazeera) Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Indian security forces kill 12 Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods Over 200 people are killed by floods in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. (NDTV) 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 113, with 146 still missing and more than 300,000 people displaced. (Reuters) Seven people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus plunges from the Potseluev Bridge into the Moyka river in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters) At least 60 people are injured when a passenger train collides with a locomotive in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Reuters) Health and environment Demographics of Italy Amid record low birth rates and an aging population, Pope Francis urges Italians to have more children. The Italian government also expands a campaign to encourage at least 500,000 births annually by 2033. (AP) International relations Palestine and the United Nations United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/24 The United Nations General Assembly votes 143–9 with 25 abstentions to approve a resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member. The nine countries that voted against the resolution are Israel, the U.S., Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Papua New Guinea. (AP) (The National) Law and crime Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, 2024 Indian general election The Supreme Court of India grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days in connection with the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case, thereby permitting Kejriwal to campaign in the ongoing general election. (The Hindustan Times) A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia. (Reuters) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Police dismantle encampments and arrest dozens of students protesting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Reuters) Academic staff of The New School in New York City hold the first faculty-led solidarity encampment in the United States. (The Guardian) 2024 United States presidential election Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma for the 2024 United States presidential election as an independent candidate. (Yahoo! News) 2024 Polish farmers' protests Thousands of protesters march through Warsaw, Poland, against the European Union's environmental regulations. (Euronews) Emir of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolves the National Assembly and suspends some articles of the Constitution. (Reuters) Eight hundred protesters storm the Tesla plant in Grünheide, Germany, in protest of the environmental impact of the company's expansion. (Reuters) Science and technology May 2024 solar storms A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, reaching G5 intensity and causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005. (NOAA)

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RD: Sam Rubin

Article: Sam Rubin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Sammi Brie (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (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 TV entertainment reporter. Article tripled in size and fortified with 20+ new references. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 08:40, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Article looks mostly fine, but there are still some issues. The infobox has some stuff that isn't in the prose and also unsourced, namely the names of his spouses, how long he was married to them and how many children he had with each of them (prose just says that he was twice married and has four kids), and that he won the "Associated Press Television and Radio Award" (not mentioned in prose at all). Also his DoB isn't in the prose and is unsourced as well. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 10:19, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) May 2024 solar storms

The aurora borealis over Viola, Arkansas

Article: May 2024 solar storms (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Major solar storms impact the Earth, creating displays of Northern Lights (pictured) at southerly latitudes. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, CNN, NYT, NOAA Space Weather Center
Credits:

• Nominated by 75.81.94.213 (talk · give credit)
• Created by UpEpSilon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by CoronalMassAffection (talk · give credit), Hunalbe19 (talk · give credit) and Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)

Largest solar storm in decades. 75.81.94.213 (talk) 04:51, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Wait - the northern lights don't seem to be much further south than has been observed on several occasions during the last year or two. I'd think we'd need something more noteworthy - a power grid failure or something. Nfitz (talk) 05:05, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Wait, but support The article as it stands right now is seriously underselling it; the aurora has reportedly reached all the way down to Jamaica at 18 degrees north. Ionmars10 (talk) 05:35, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Strike while the iron is hot The aurora is visible right now where it's dark and will persist into the weekend. But it's dawn where I am and so I've missed last night but will be looking out for a recurrence on Saturday night as I've never seen an aurora. As time is of the essence, we should get this posted immediately to alert everyone. Note that this is not just a light show but this major solar storm might affect infrastructure too. Andrew🐉(talk) 05:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  You're in the UK right? I wasn't able to catch it in London yesterday. I think there will be some activity tonight as well PrecariousWorlds (talk) 09:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Largest event in many years.... severe effect on radio communications. Ariconte (talk) 06:33, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Agree with Andrew. Post this now while people can still go outside and see it; no need to wait for a disaster. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 06:58, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Proposed initial blurb is northern hemisphere biased. Spectacular aurora australis has also been seen much more northerly than usual. dmmaus (talk) 07:49, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support This is the largest solar storm in over thirty years, definitely news worthy. The article doesn't have quality issues. --NoonIcarus (talk) 08:14, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support This is a worldwide event with multiple news and government agencies reporting on it, specifically stating that a storm of this kind hasn't hit the Earth since 2003. I also support dmmaus's comment to reword the blurb, since these aurora are happening in the southern hemisphere too. I'm not sure if I can directly edit the template, but I'd change the blurb to something like "Major solar storms impact Earth, resulting in communication disruptions and displays of aurorae visible at medium-low latitudes " SpacePod9 (talk) 08:25, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support per everyone above me. The linked article is well-referenced and gives a basic overview of what's happening, though I think the article should place a greater emphasis on the fact that these solar storms are the most powerful in over 30 years. Kurtis ^(talk) 08:43, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Support - Per everyone else. I see @Dmmaus's point about northern hemisphere bias, as the Aurora Australis has also been intense over Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina, but the vast majority of the aurora sightings are in the North, and I don't really see a better way to phrase it. Maybe 'displays of the Northern and Southern Lights seen at lower latitudes'. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 09:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Vast majority? Have you measured it or are you just reaffirming your bias? There have been sightings in both hemispheres, period. Wording it accordingly is the way to go. Bedivere (talk) 14:18, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 09:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. Far too many uncited statements for such a short (barely more than a stub) article, and the thing in the hook about more northerly and southerly latitudes also isn't cited. Posting seems premature.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  Finally able to remove this oppose, as the article is OK now (see below). But in future, ITN admins, please don't post at ITN if the article is obviously not up to scratch.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:35, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Post-posting comment. The phrasing "than usual" is subjective. We should perhaps list some specific places closest to the equator on each side to indicate extremities of latitude. For example: Florida, Italy/Bulgaria, and South Africa. Or, suggest alternate wording. 70.27.84.88 (talk) 11:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Post-posting pull Way too short of an article and there appear to be quality problems with it. Just because its covered worldwide doesn't mean it is ITN appropriate. --Masem (t) 12:18, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  Come on, I think we can make an exception 2A00:23C8:B00:AD01:31D5:F0B7:E1DF:125D (talk) 14:24, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Don't Pull By Frank Bainimarama standards, this isn't so uncited (and not even a living person). InedibleHulk (talk) 12:51, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  It's way below the standard at which an article is acceptable for the main page, BLP or otherwise. There's now an entire unreferenced section. SMH. Marking as "attention needed", because unless this is fixed quickly, it needs to be pulled.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:45, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  There was a dubious accusation of assault against another named and linked BLP in the BLP. I agree, SMH. But that's the way the times have changed. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  That's not "the way the times have changed", we don't use the precedent of a badly sourced post to justify another. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 16:28, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

  Indeed. If the rules have changed to allow articles with lots of missing citations and (as initially posted) not even the facts in the blurb properly cited, then I obviously missed that discussion... Anyway finally, many hours later, the article looks OK so withdrawing the "attention needed" at this point. But seriously, the article improvement needs to happen *before* posting, not way later.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

(Ready) RD: Hans Wahlgren

Article: Hans Wahlgren (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2], [3]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by BabbaQ (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.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by BabbaQ (talk • contribs) 17:55, 2024 May 10 (UTC)

• Support Article seems well-sourced, albeit short. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Jim Simons

Article: Jim Simons (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/jim-simons-quant-king-at-renaissance-technologies-dies-at-86, https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/simons-foundation-co-founder-mathematician-and-investor-jim-simons-dies-at-86/
Credits:

• Nominated by QueensanditsCrazy (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Turgidson (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.

QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 16:44, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Philanthropist, mathematician, and hedge fund manager with a longstanding reputation for success in that field. Article has been updated and looks reasonable to me - no orange tags? QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 16:46, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support RD for the most useful donor to science. Connor Behan (talk) 17:04, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article looks good and and is pretty big, however it could use another sentence on his death. Normalman101 (talk) 17:19, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• There are a couple of footnote-free paragraphs. Both have been {cn}-tagged. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 13:36, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

May 9

Portal:Current events/2024 May 9

May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Hamas war Rafah offensive Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah. 80,000 people have fled Rafah throughout the week. (Reuters) United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war U.S. President Joe Biden threatens to withhold weapons from Israel if it launches a major invasion of Rafah. (Reuters) Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on three container ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. (Al Jazeera) Israeli far-right extremists launch two arson attacks on the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem, forcing it to temporarily close down. (The Guardian) Russo–Ukrainian war Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the head of the state guards Serhiy Rud after allegations that two members of the guards were involved in an assassination plot against Zelenskyy. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran–Israel relations Iran warns that it will build a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to target its nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Air India Express cancels 85 flights due to staff calling in sick at the last minute, which is related to a protest against working conditions imposed by the airline's new owner Tata Group. (Al Jazeera) Air Vanuatu cancels all of its flights as the Vanuatu Government considers putting the airline into voluntary administration. (ABC News Australia) Disasters and accidents 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 107, with at least 136 people still missing and 165,000 people displaced. (Reuters) Two Boeing 737 planes are involved in accidents involving takeoff and landing in Senegal and Turkey. (Al Jazeera) International relations Australia–Tuvalu relations Australia and Tuvalu sign a new security agreement, whereby Australia agrees to protect Tuvalu during natural disasters, pandemics, or military aggression. (AP) Law and crime Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice. (ABC News Australia) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war protests Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmö, Sweden, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Among the protesters is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP) Trade unions in Argentina launch a general strike against President Javier Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts. (Reuters) Sports Bayer Leverkusen breaks Benfica's record of 48 undefeated games in modern European men's club association football. (The Athletic)

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RD: Cam McCarthy

Article: Cam McCarthy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (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.

Australian rules footballer.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:37, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose additional citations needed. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Rex Murphy

Article: Rex Murphy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (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.

Canadian commentator and author.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:34, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose more than a dozen cn tags. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Yvonne Mokgoro

Article: Yvonne Mokgoro (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): South African Government News Agency
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (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.

South African Judge.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:31, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Support looks good to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:33, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Sean Burroughs

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

• Nominated by Muboshgu (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.

Updating and sourcing in progress. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:39, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Almost ready two cn tags needs to be resolved. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support If nobody wants to resolve them, just delete them. Or post now in the knowledge that Wikipedia is a work in progress, hoping someone else might bring about any "needed" resolution...some day. The important thing today is how much better it already looks since he died. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:42, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

2024 Chadian presidential election

Articles: Mahamat Déby (talk · history · tag) and 2024 Chadian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mahamat Déby (pictured) is elected the President of Chad. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Mahamat Déby (pictured) is declared the winner of Chad's presidential election.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Mahamat Déby (pictured) is elected the President of Chad.
News source(s): AP News, BBC, France 24, Reuters
Credits:

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

One or both nominated events are 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.

Chose to direct to Mahamat Déby over 2024 Chadian presidential election, but provided it as an option in the second alt blurb. Swapped photos because main article page has an American flag in the background, and that might be a little confusing. -- Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 05:30, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support both Déby's article and election article looks good enough to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 05:57, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose the election article doesn't even have key results like the %age of votes each candidate won. And election article is the logical article to bold if we only bold 1. Joseph2302 (talk) 06:34, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Bold both we don't have to choose between them, we can just bold them both. Amended the nomination accordingly. Currently the election article is okay for prose, but the infobox and statistics really need expanding. Abcmaxx (talk) 06:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Abcmaxx - I figured there would be more resistance to highlighting the election article. Official tallies will be hard to come by at the moment as it is provisional. -- Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 07:09, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

  Updated what I could, based on what I could find. -- Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 09:07, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Comment - I think it's good to mention that there's been many accusations of electoral fraud, and this is generally not considered to be a free and fair democratic exercise PrecariousWorlds (talk) 10:32, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

This came up with the most recent election which resulted in Putin remaining in office, and the general consensus seemed to lean towards letting the article speak to that and keeping the blurb as concise as possible while remaining non-controversial. I believe there was a talk discussion as well. Kcmastrpc (talk) 11:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

I personally disagree, I think whether or not an election is an actual democratic election is important to mention. Shall we also post the 2024 North Korean elections? I hear it's gonna be a close race, I wonder who will win PrecariousWorlds (talk) 13:48, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

This is the reason I made alt1. He has been declared the winner by the electoral commission and reliable sources are saying he won. -- Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 15:59, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Yeah that might be the better option, saying the he has been declared the winner by the electoral commission rather than 'elected'. So, Support alt blurb I PrecariousWorlds (talk) 10:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support alt1 - I think the articles are good enough now. We want to avoid editorializing at all so I'm opposed to saying outright that the election was fraudulent, but I think saying Deby was "declared the winner" is more accurate than saying he was fairly elected ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:39, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support alt1 - the election article (which needs to be bolded) now appears to be in good shape from the earlier comments. Deby's is already good, and there's zero harm to bold that as well. --Masem (t) 14:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support ALT1 per above. The Kip 17:30, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Colleen Barrett

Article: Colleen Barrett (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [5]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Kenmelken (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 president of Southwest Airlines and founding figure in the airline. I got this article cleaned up a few years ago, so it should be pretty good to go. Kenmelken (talk) 17:24, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - nice work! ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 17:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• There needs to be at least one sentence of prose on her death. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

  Done. Kenmelken (talk) 19:32, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article is in good shape. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 05:51, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - I added some updates and an image. -- Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 06:32, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article is good enough for RD, if we can find a cause of death that would make it a clear decision Normalman101 (talk) 14:27, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 11:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war

Article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): NPR, Reuters, NYT, Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Created by Kencf0618 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is discussed at the ITN talk page. Currently Ongoing lists four wars but only links timelines for two of them. All these wars have timeline pages and it seems arbitrary and inconsistent to just give timelines for two of them. As the Israel-Hamas war now has a huge and sprawling number of pages, it would be sensible to link its timeline too. Note that it has multiple timeline pages and so the overall one seems best as the starting point for readers. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support if the Russian invasion and Sudanese civil war articles have them, then I see no reason why such a complex and much-covered conflict shouldn't be in the same format. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:38, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Not opposing this, but we probably can talk removal of the Myanmar conflict, no updates since 27 April. --Masem (t) 12:18, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

  that's not that long ago, can be rectified easily, but maybe make a new nomination to remove that conflict from ITN as not to de-rail this discussion. Abcmaxx (talk) 13:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support to keep things consistent, but I would target Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (12 January 2024 – present) as the timeline article instead, since the Russia/Ukraine link targets the most recent sub-timeline ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 14:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

  The Russo-Ukrainian way aside, it would also make sense because the originally proposed article isn't a timeline at all. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:21, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support as one of the original proponents for adding (timelines) to ongoing for the sake of consistency. — Knightoftheswords 16:23, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support per above, no real reason not to. The Kip 17:26, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support I think this is a clear decision, as one of the most heated and pressing ongoing conflicts, getting press worldwide, this definitely deserves a timeline. Normalman101 (talk) 19:33, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support for consistency This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support timelines for both on the basis of consistency. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 03:15, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (12 January 2024 – present) to ongoing. Stephen 03:48, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Frank Bainimarama jailed

Article: Frank Bainimarama (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Former Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama has been jailed for perverting the course of justice. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ On appeal, Former Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to a year in jail for attempted perverting the course of justice.
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Jailing of a head of state is a very rare occurrence, especially such a recent one too. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support, the article looks comprehensive and well cited. Maybe "perverting the course of justice" could be written better. Tone 11:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

It's a legal term and specific offence. I think we should keep it as it is as not to fall foul of any WP:BLP or WP:BIAS rules. Abcmaxx (talk) 13:40, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough. Tone 14:00, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Comment Sounds like he's already been convicted. Maybe changing the blurb to "Former Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for perverting the course of justice." would be more precise?Estreyeria (talk) 15:32, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Notes The Guardian story above says he was convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice. It also says first he was sentenced for perverting it. Maybe this means the attempt was successful and maybe it means the reporter was just being succinct earlier. In any case, we should become sure, somehow. Same for the five CN tags. I'm also not sure if there's a distinction between jail (for short sentences) and prison (for long hauls) in Fiji; are you? InedibleHulk (talk) 15:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

  In British English jail and prison mean the same thing, in the UK legally there is no such thing as jail. In Canada and the USA jails and prisons are two different places with slightly different functions. The Fijian legal (and political) system is likely to be based on the British system but if we have any Fijian Wikipedians or more likely Australian or New Zealander Wikipedians on here who have a better insight, then that would be great. Abcmaxx (talk) 17:03, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

  You are correct. Jail (or rather gaol) and prison are one and the same in a lot of Westminster countries. Jail/gaol tends to be the more colloquial/conversational term whereas prison is the official term. Whereas in NA, jail tends to refer to mini-prisons ran by local governments (i.e. counties) while prison is those ran by state/provincial and federal governments. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 02:36, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

  In some huge counties, the jails make state prisons look tiny. The main reason is that prisons only house convicted criminals, while jails hold untried suspects and small-time ("two years less a day" or "misdemeanor") convicts. Glad we're sure about Fiji now, though, thanks. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - he was the longtime leader and psuedo-dictator of Fiji, the fact he's now heading to prison seems notable enough for the front page. The Kip 17:28, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Pending Citations InedibleHulk (talk) 17:44, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 02:37, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 03:15, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

  Is this an indication that multiple tagged paragraphs are no longer a problem for biographies, no longer a problem for biographies of living people or no longer a problem for biographies of politicians? None of the above? In any case, don't pull; just seems odd. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:35, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

May 8

Portal:Current events/2024 May 8

May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, injuring three people and damaging critical infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 drones. (AP) (Bloomberg News) Russia occupies the villages of Novokalynove in Donetsk Oblast and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast.(Anadolu Agency) Kharkiv strikes At least seven people, including four children, are injured in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv. (Reuters) Israel–Hamas war Al-Shifa Hospital siege A third mass grave holding at least 49 bodies is discovered in Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill) Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war Israel reopens the Kerem Shalom border crossing, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. However, the UN states that no aid has entered. (AP) Rafah offensive Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says that it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure" and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. (BBC News) Islamic State–Taliban conflict A motorcycle bombing kills three Taliban security personnel in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack. (Reuters) Arts and culture A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Tornadoes of 2024 Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024 Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States over the past three days, killing five people and leaving multiple others injured. (The New York Times) 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 100, with 128 people still missing and 163,000 people displaced. (Reuters) Rolling blackouts occur in several cities in Mexico amid an ongoing heatwave in the country. (The New York Times) A Boeing 767 operated by FedEx is forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after the front landing gear fails to deploy. (The Guardian) A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C fighter jet crashed at Tengah Air Base after the pilot experienced issues during take-off. The pilot ejected successfully and is receiving medical attention. The RSAF has temporarily suspended training for the F-16 fleet until investigations show that it is safe to resume. (The Straits Times) (MINDEF Singapore) Health and environment COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and withdraws its COVID-19 vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after finding that the vaccines can very rarely lead to blood clots. (The Telegraph) Law and crime Human trafficking in India The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation arrests four people linked to a network of human traffickers who have been luring young men to go to Russia with the promise of jobs or university admission, then forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs is working with Russia to secure discharges for 20 Indian nationals in the Russian Army. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation British Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke defects to the opposition Labour Party, citing the Sunak government's failure to stop the English Channel migrant crisis. (Reuters) The United States House of Representatives vote 359–43 to keep Mike Johnson as House Speaker, defeating an initiative by Marjorie Taylor Greene to have him removed. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. (Time) (Nature) Sports 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay The ship Belem arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. (AP)

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RD: Moosa Raza

Article: Moosa Raza (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (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.

Indian civil servant.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 23:23, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose no way near ready to be posted. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Chris Cannon

Article: Chris Cannon (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Deseret News
Credits:

• Nominated by Curbon7 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kelisi (talk · give credit)

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Former U.S. representative. One orange-tagged section. Curbon7 (talk) 21:00, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article needs a bit more sourcing. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 05:53, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)

Article: Jimmy Johnson (cornerback) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Natg 19 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Looks to be in solid shape. Natg 19 (talk) 19:40, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article looks good to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 05:54, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - good shape ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:41, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 11:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Ramón Fonseca Mora

Article: Ramón Fonseca Mora (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ICIJ
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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a Panamanian novelist, lawyer and co-founder of Mossack Fonseca.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:41, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article needs more sourcing particularly in the works section. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 05:55, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: K. P. Yohannan

Article: K. P. Yohannan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Mathrubhumi
Credits:

• Nominated by 70.27.84.88 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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70.27.84.88 (talk) 00:03, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article needs a lot of work to be ITN eligible. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 00:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article needs bit more sourcing. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Pete McCloskey

Article: Pete McCloskey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Sunshineisles2 (talk) 20:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Support - article looks good and is well-sourced. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 21:26, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support Not sure as an updater if can vote on this nom, but article does look good. Good job to Sunshineisles2 for fixing up this article. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:35, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  You absolutely can comment, thank you. Stephen 05:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article looks ready. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 12:06, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

May 7

Portal:Current events/2024 May 7

May 7, 2024 (2024-05-07) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Security Service of Ukraine says that it detained two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels recruited by Russia's Federal Security Service who were planning an assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials. (Reuters) Ukrainian forces launch a missile strike on an oil terminal in Luhansk, causing a large fire and injuring at least five workers. (Reuters) Israel–Hamas war Rafah offensive Israeli forces enter Rafah in a "limited" operation, taking control of the Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border. (Haaretz) (AP) (Reuters) At least 27 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. (Al Jazeera) (AP) M23 offensive The death toll from rocket strikes on an IDP camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 18. (Reuters) Arts and culture The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America on February 8, 2025, in an effort to make girls feel more welcome. (AP) Disasters and accidents Tornadoes of 2024 Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024 A FedEx warehouse in Portage, Michigan, United States, is destroyed by a tornado. (Detroit Free Press) 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 90, with more than 150,000 people left homeless. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) International relations International recognition of the State of Palestine The Bahamas formally recognizes Palestine as an independent nation. (Eyewitness News Bahamas) Law and crime Russian undesirable organizations law Russia declares American nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing the group of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia. (Reuters) Two people are killed and 21 others are injured in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan, China. A suspect has been detained. (AP) TikTok and its parent company ByteDance sue the United States government over the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, alleging that the law is unconstitutional. (AP) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Dutch police end a pro-Palestinian occupation at the University of Amsterdam. (Reuters) Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin is inaugurated for a fifth six-year term. (Reuters) Premiership of John Swinney The Scottish Parliament votes to elect John Swinney as First Minister of Scotland with 64 votes in favour and seven abstentions from the Scottish Greens. (BBC News)

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RD: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon

Article: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Pioneer of Supergraphics.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:43, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article needs more sources and Books section also have some works unsourced. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:56, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

2024 North Macedonia elections

Articles: 2024 North Macedonian presidential election (talk · history · tag) and 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (pictured) is elected President of North Macedonia. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (pictured) is elected the first female President of North Macedonia.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (pictured) is elected President of North Macedonia, while VMRO-DPMNE win most seats in the Assembly.
News source(s): Deutsche Welle
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)

One or both nominated events are 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.

The official results from the presidential election will be published later, but the winner is already known due to the large margin, and the current president Stevo Pendarovski has already conceded the defeat. According to the preliminary results from the parliamentary election, the opposition is set to win most seats in the Assembly, but the votes from the largest polls have not yet been counted. As for the quality of articles, the one on the presidential election looks minimally sufficient and needs an update of the final results, whereas the one on the parliamentary election lacks prose and has long way to go before posting.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 20:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality - article is quite barebones. The Kip 20:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment – now that parliamentary results are in, I'd recommend that the blurb be changed to: "The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation wins the North Macedonian parliamentary and presidential elections" or something to that effect. The VMRO article is a bit more fleshed out that either of the election ones. PtolemyXV (talk) 00:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Wait the lead article needs more prose. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:57, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Steve Albini

Article: Steve Albini (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Pitchfork
Credits:

• Nominated by BangJan1999 (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.

BangJan1999 16:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• RIP to a real one. The only issue I see that could prevent posting is that the lead and infobox list May 7 as the day of death, but the prose says May 8. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:48, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  Fixed to May 7, as Rolling Stone stated "Tuesday night". Isthmus55 (t • c) 17:02, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  • • Support – Muboshgu (talk) 17:03, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Support – RIP. Isthmus55 (t • c) 17:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support This one hurts. PAPI I MISSED U (talk) 18:59, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article in good shape. Requiescat. yorkshiresky (talk) 20:48, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article appears good enough to be posted. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 03:59, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. RIP Steve. Black Kite (talk) 10:26, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ignatius Jones

Article: Ignatius Jones (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [6][7]
Credits:

• Nominated by Natg 19 (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.

Nominator's comments: Needs some more references. Natg 19 (talk) 16:11, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Ready Article is in a very good shape and is ready to be posted. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:00, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Support This article is in remarkably good shape for someone from the entertainment industry. HiLo48 (talk) 07:03, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - looks good to go ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 16:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Ready Ready Ready Ready Ready Ready Ready And has been for over a day. HiLo48 (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 12:06, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Kim Ki-nam

Article: Kim Ki-nam (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: "The Goebbels of North Korea". Biography orange-tagged but there are enough sources to rectify this and even expand the article further. Abcmaxx (talk) 09:13, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support A true visionary. One of the finest journalists of our time. 2600:100F:B1BB:F7BD:BDB2:D1C7:A73D:5330 (talk) 14:00, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose orange tagged – Muboshgu (talk) 17:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose article is a stub and orange tag and needs more sourcing. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:01, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Update Added a little as well as cn tags but struggling with this one; I don't suppose we have any Korean speakers here who could help? Abcmaxx (talk) 22:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Oleksandr Pielieshenko

Article: Oleksandr Pielieshenko (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by BilledMammal (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Yulia Romero (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.

 BilledMammal (talk) 03:56, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose article is a stub and Major results section is unsourced. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:37, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

I have added citations to results section. Alexcalamaro (talk) 05:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose it is a stub article. LiamKorda 15:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support, enough quality for a RD posting. Alexcalamaro (talk) 05:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Article is a stub. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 12:32, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose needs more prose about his career e.g. about his European medals and Olympic appearances at a minimum. WP:ITNQUALITY not close to being met yet. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

May 6

Portal:Current events/2024 May 6

May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Israel tells civilians to evacuate parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a planned ground invasion. (BBC News) (The Guardian) Hamas states that it has accepted a ceasefire proposal negotiated by Egypt and Qatar. Israel rejects the proposal, claiming that the deal does not meet its "core demands", but confirms that it will continue negotiations in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters) (AP) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Six people are killed and 35 others are injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times) Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency The Turkish Air Force carries out airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, reportedly killing 16 PKK insurgents. (Reuters) Arts and culture The 2024 Met Gala takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with the theme "The Garden of Time", celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. (Vanity Fair) The 2024 Pulitzer Prize ceremony is held, with 16 awards in Journalism and 10 in Letters, Drama, & Music. (NPR) Business and economy Steward Health Care, a for-profit hospital chain in the United States, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (CBS News) Disasters and accidents 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 85. (Reuters) Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 2024 The U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues a rare high risk convective outlook ahead of an expected significant tornado outbreak in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. (Storm Prediction Center) An under construction apartment complex collapses in George, South Africa, killing seven people and leaving dozens more missing. (AP) Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo, Italy. (Palermo Today) Law and crime An American soldier is arrested in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct. According to US officials, the soldier was based in South Korea and had been accused of stealing from a woman. (Reuters) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Japanese students at the University of Tokyo, Sophia University, Tama Art University, International Christian University, and Hiroshima University hold solidarity encampments. (Arab News Japan) Belgian and Dutch students hold solidarity encampments and occupy parts of the Ghent University, the University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (Reuters) 2024 Chadian presidential election Chad holds presidential elections under its junta, contested between incumbent Mahamat Déby and Prime Minister Succès Masra. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) 2024 Scottish National Party leadership election John Swinney is elected leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of First Minister Humza Yousaf. (The Guardian)

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(Posted) RD: Joe Collier

Article: Joe Collier (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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American Football coach.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - looks well sourced ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:43, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Support looks good enough. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 12:05, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Hootie Ingram

Article: Hootie Ingram (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (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 football player.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:34, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Head coaching record section does not have any source.PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:38, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Can you please take a look added references.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 12:56, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article is ready now. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:46, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - looks good enough now. Thanks Pharaoh of the Wizards! ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:48, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support - Sourcing meets requirements. Jusdafax (talk) 17:28, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 03:13, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Kristin Hallenga

Article: Kristin Hallenga (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The New York Times ,BBC Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Erksahin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Death reported on Monday 6th.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:03, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article looks fine to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - good enough ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:32, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support - The article is ready to post to RD. Jusdafax (talk) 17:20, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 09:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) 2024 World Snooker Championship

Article: 2024 World Snooker Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Kyren Wilson defeats Jak Jones to win the 2024 World Snooker Championship (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Lee Vilenski (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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.

 Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:46, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

• Almost ready. The tense needs changing from future to past in at least the final section. Schwede66 21:38, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  Sorry, yeah, it had literally only just finished, I think I have it all now. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:09, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support, looks like the tense has been changed. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 22:01, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support, just like with the 2024 Derby. 2604:3D08:9476:BE00:E1BE:DE23:DB02:9B82 (talk) 22:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support, looks good to go. The Kip 23:12, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment I won't let this get in the way of a well sourced, prose-filled ITNR sport result from being posted, but daaaaamn that is a heck of a lot of prose. I tried reading (not a big pool/snookers player) and my eyes glazed over. That probably can be trimmed down some where the prose and tables work hand in hand to summarize the results. This is only a comment and should not be treated as a oppose !vote. --Masem (t) 01:32, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  The previous six years of FAs seems to suggest this is how we should lay out these articles. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:23, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  This is a problem with many of the sports articles on Wikipedia. Too many of our editors think of themselves as sports journalists, and the articles bloat with endless trivia and unnecessary play-by-play. 128.91.40.237 (talk) 13:35, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  If you think prose about an event is unnecessary, we're going to have to agree to disagree. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  I think it's a very well written article with appropriate levels of detail on the different rounds and good referencing. The prose summaries provide factual statements and a few quotes from the players, without engaging in subjective judgements or excessive details. It makes sense to me for the paragraphs on the final to provide more granular information than the earlier rounds. There are 4800 words of prose, which is fine for an encyclopaedia article covering the entire tournament (not just the final). The only part that might be a bit overdone is in describing the qualifying rounds, but that's nitpicking. Overall it's a very good article to feature on the Main Page. Modest Genius ^talk 13:53, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  Again, stressing this is not a pull request: it is just that the early sections have a combination of sea of blue links and stats in rather long paragraphs. This would be a situation that mingling tables between sections of prose both help situate the prose better as well as visually breaking up the prose. I am absolutely pleased to see a sports article with this much prose to discuss what actually happened and backed with sources, but this is not a very reader friendly approach, at least to one looking from outside the snooker world. — Masem (t) 13:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  I would much rather see lots of text about the event that explains it rather than just tables and stats, like a lot of sports articles try to get away with, and this is way more consistent with MOS:PROSE than most other sports articles. Yes there is lots of text, but all of it is relevant text and so is fine. We should be encouraging articles, especially sports articles, nominated here to have prose rather than endless amounts of tables. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:08, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 01:47, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Bernard Pivot

Article: Bernard Pivot (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Monde
Credits:

• Nominated by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Spectritus (talk · give credit), 184.144.159.169 (talk · give credit) and Csurla (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.

French journalist notably for Le Figaro. Jmanlucas (talk) 18:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Needs more sources. Will work on it tomorrow if it's not well-cited by then. Sincerely, Dilettante 01:34, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Spelling championship and filmography sections are entirely unsourced. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:40, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

RD: Brian Wenzel

Article: Brian Wenzel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): 9News
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:D0D0:C67F:3541:9590 (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.

Australian actor. 240F:7A:6253:1:D0D0:C67F:3541:9590 (talk) 17:44, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Weak oppose needs more references. Aydoh8 (talk | contribs) 23:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose unsourced Filmography and some cn tags. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:41, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

(Closed) 2024 U.S. University protests/occupations

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Article: 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Protests against the Israel-Hamas War shut down several college campuses in the United States. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by PrecariousWorlds (talk · give credit)

Renominating because the protests have only grown in scale and intensity, all over the news worldwide, with no sign of stopping anytime soon. I think this qualifies as a separate item from ongoing due to notability. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 11:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose The article says that "Protests, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils relating to the Israel–Hamas war have occurred across the U.S. since the conflict's start on October 7, 2023". And the latest flare-up is dated "April 17" which is over two weeks ago. So, this is clearly an ongoing issue rather than something new. And we already have an umbrella ongoing entry. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:34, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Opposefor largely the same reasons. This is an ongoing item covered by the ongoing entry. Noah, BSBA^Talk 11:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Covered by ongoing. Editor 5426387 (talk) 12:31, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. Didn't we just have an ITN candidate like this? Anyways, covered by ongoing, nothing else to say. The 🏎 Corvette 🏍 ZR1^{(The Garage)} 12:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Mention in Ongoing, we could have something like Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war (protests). The protests are related, but not an event in the war itself, and their intensity means mentioning them under the umbrella of the main ongoing item. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 12:58, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
  • Highlighting the protests at primarily US schools over deaths and destruction of the Gaza conflict is a massive undue weight of the situation. — Masem (t) 14:59, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose: Protests are very common and happen across the globe all the time including in relation to Israel/Palestine. What makes this particular sub-set of these notable? The number of people involved are small and universities are not inherently more important than any other institutions. It appears to be almost entirely restricted to one country. This is very much not May 68. —Brigade Piron (talk) 13:14, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support + Ongoing editors keep citing that it's covered by ongoing, but how? last i checked (a few days ago), these protests didn't even have a mention in the I-H ongoing article. Perhaps these are mentioned (now), but given the scale and persistence of these protests in the news this likely deserves a blurb on its own OR it's own mention as a standalone ongoing article. (I actually opposed the nom several days ago, citing ongoing, but have since changed my stance on it given the recent developments). Kcmastrpc (talk) 13:16, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
  • We have to recognize that ongoing that last for months are going to have a main topic article and then numerous sub articles under that. As long as the protests are linked and referenced in that hierarchy, then ongoing covers this. — Masem (t) 14:58, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

    OK, I was able to find it down a couple of nested links. I believe the duration and breadth of coverage of this specific subset of events in the broader ongoing warrants a blurb. I've redacted the ongoing nom, that can always be revisited later if these protests continue throughout the next several weeks. Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• oppose and snow close It was very clear why the previous nomination was not successful. It is absurd to try again. Not notable enough, not ITN-worthy and covered by ongoing. Nothing changed. _-_Alsor (talk) 13:31, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  Stop abusing SNOW. There are support votes and other proposals to include it in ongoing. Discussion is still going on, closing it prematurely is silly. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:26, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  No one here is abusing SNOW. It is entirely rational in this nomination to ask for it. And there is only 1 support vote over 8 clear opplses...this means something. _-_Alsor (talk) 15:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  We are discussing whether or not to put it on ongoing as well. It is far too soon to close. There is literally no reason to rush through this nom, let people have a discussion. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 18:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  There was already a debate a few days ago, things were explained and nothing has changed. The majority position of the editors was clear. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:18, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  Yeah, even if I personally wouldn't mind adding it to Ongoing (although I don't feel too strongly about it either way), it's pretty clear that the majority here is still against it, and I wouldn't oppose a SNOW close. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 20:35, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  SNOW is for overly bureaucratic and unproductive processes that slow down Wikipedia, I don't see how this discussion being up is really that big of a deal. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 21:30, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose and snow close These were already nominated and rejected just over a week ago, and they’re on the downswing anyways. The Kip 14:46, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose - Still pretty minor compared to the actual thing they're protesting about. (But yes, please stop calling for SNOW.) GenevieveDEon (talk) 15:34, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Oppose I thought we already had something like this that didn't get posted? Regardless, its covered by ongoing Hungry403 (talk) 01:15, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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2024 Panamanian general election

Article: 2024 Panamanian general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ José Raúl Mulino (pictured) is elected President of Panama. (Post)
News source(s): Yahoo, as, Telemetro
Credits:

• Nominated by Yoblyblob (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.

Not mathematically possible for the opponent to win at this stage. Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 02:25, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as article still feels bare-bones - there's no prose on the results/aftermath. The Kip 04:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Not yet, article is still missing a lot, and even the list of candidates looks like it hasn't been updated. The "Conduct" section is literally a single sentence. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 23:40, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Wait article needs expansion. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Comment article has been significantly expanded. Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 18:51, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Closed) Closest finish in NASCAR History

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Article: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Kyle Larson wins over Chris Buescher in the closest NASCAR Finish ever. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Kyle Larson wins the closest NASCAR finish ever.
News source(s): AP, ESPN, USA Today, NASCAR.com, Washington Post,
Credits:

• Nominated by Meganinja202 (talk · give credit)

Nominating per WP:ITN/R. User:Meganinja202 (talk) 03:49, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose This is not ITNR. That is for the cumulative winner of the whole of the NASCAR cup, not for any individual race. And while non-ITNR items can be posted, a trivial win (the closest-ever match) is simply not good ITN material, and may be better suited for DYK if the article qualifies there. --Masem (t) 04:05, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  The last closest finsh was 21 years ago, its a event that pratically happens once a decade or two, if ever may happen again Meganinja202 (talk) 04:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Trivial, per above. The Kip 04:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose and move for SNOW parochial, sports, trivia This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 04:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  There had been a few sports stuff added, once was litterally 2 days ago, i dont think that is a reason to opposite

  Also its a theme that certainly will bust the NASCAR bubble in the week, thus i think that is notable enough to be in the News, as i said, is something that happens rearly, once a blue moon., so i dont think is parochial ethier Meganinja202 (talk) 05:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

The finish of the 1971 Italian Grand Prix with five drivers separated by less than a second.

• I think most people using the word "parochial" here would be addressing the fact that's it's an event that's purely internal to the USA. I know that's not enough on it's own to prevent posting, but do we even know what the closest result ever in Formula One racing was? HiLo48 (talk) 05:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  The 1971 Italian Grand Prix was the the closest in F1 history was 0.01 seconds. The winning margin in the race in question in this nomination, the 2024 AdventHealth 400, was 0.001 seconds. Howard the Duck (talk) 07:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  That was the 1971 Italian Grand Prix and there's an article for that whereas this NASCAR event doesn't seem to have a specific article. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:38, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  The NASCAR race in question is 2024 AdventHealth 400. Howard the Duck (talk) 07:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  So, that ought to be the target article, right? Andrew🐉(talk) 08:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  That's right. Howard the Duck (talk) 08:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose as trivial. In particular, size of victory margin is not something the competitors are being evaluated on. While it's exciting for the observers, it doesn't make a difference to the result. (It is parochial, but I'm disinclined to oppose sports results just because the sport in question is overwhelmingly popular in only one or two countries. What goes for sumo also goes for NASCAR.) GenevieveDEon (talk) 09:51, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

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May 5

Portal:Current events/2024 May 5

May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona, Israel. (Reuters) Three Israeli soldiers are killed and ten civilians are injured when Hamas launches a rocket barrage at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. (Times of Israel) (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post) Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks held in Cairo, Egypt, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. (AP) Russian invasion of Ukraine A woman is killed and 17 other people are injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Terrorism in Australia A man is injured in a stabbing at a car park in Perth, Australia. The 16-year-old perpetrator is killed by police officers and is described as a "religious radicalized individual". A possible Islamist motive is behind the attack. (DW) Arts and culture With the closing performance of the Celebration Tour at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, American singer Madonna attracts 1.6 million people in a free concert and breaks the record for the most attended stand-alone concert by any artist, and the all-time highest attended concert by a female artist. (Billboard) Disasters and accidents 2024 Kenya floods The death toll from the ongoing flooding in Kenya increases to 228. (Reuters) 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from the ongoing heavy flooding in southern Brazil increases to 78, with more than 100 people still missing. (Reuters) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war protests 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses Virginia State Police dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, and arrest more than 15 students. (The Daily Progress) 2024 Panamanian general election Panamanians elect their President and members of the National Assembly. (Reuters) José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former president Ricardo Martinelli, wins the presidential election with more than 35% of the vote, after his three nearest opponents conceded. He will assume office in July. (AP) 2024 Togolese parliamentary election The ruling Union for the Republic party wins 108 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly. (AP) Censorship in Israel The Israeli Cabinet votes to close all Al Jazeera offices in Israel, with Israeli authorities later raiding these offices. (AP) (Reuters) Thousands of Hungarians protest in Debrecen, Hungary, against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's rule and policies. (Reuters) Sports 2024 Formula One World Championship 2024 Miami Grand Prix In auto racing, McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race at the Miami Grand Prix. (DW) 2024 NASCAR Cup Series 2024 AdventHealth 400 Kyle Larson edges out Chris Buescher in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second. (AP)

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(Posted) RD: César Luis Menotti

Article: César Luis Menotti (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Unknown Temptation (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.

World Cup winning Football coach.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:19, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Wait The article is in really bad shape (there's a cn and most paragraphs are a single sentence or line), but I'll try to fix it a bit to make presentable Cambalachero (talk) 02:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC) Oppose: I will not get into a content dispute over an article I hardly care about. The article takes a cherry-picked phrase Menotti said once and uses it to paint him as a socialist, which goes against WP:BALANCE. Truth is, Menotti never made a big deal of his political ideas or engaged in political disputes (compare with Diego Maradona#Political views). Also, the lead image is not free in the United States (it was not free in Argentina at the URAA date) and should be deleted from Commons. Cambalachero (talk) 12:15, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
  • This is probably a discussion for another time and place but I thought Commons was for files that are free, no ifs, no buts. It's very odd that so many Gráfico files are on Commons if they are not entirely free. I know that Italy also has shorter copyright dates and on Italian Wikipedia, there are many files used that are PD in Italy but not in the USA, ergo they are not hosted on Commons. Unknown Temptation (talk) 15:05, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
    • Long story short: the URAA was challenged as violating the constitution of the US, the Wikimedia Foundation understood that it was not in force, so photos under licenses such as PD-AR-Photo were uploaded in droves. The Supreme Court ratified the URAA in 2012, so a huge number of photos (such as all PD-AR-Photo newer than 1970) are no longer acceptable. That's a huge backlog to process, especially because of Commons' admins wanting to do it case by case instead of en masse. Cambalachero (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Not to beep my own horn but I've made some quite substantial improvements to the page. There may be opinions that there is too much attention given to his political views, but it is true that he held left-wing views, no matter how much he said or didn't say about them. See the academic article "The social, political, and economic causes of violence" by Eugenio Paradiso: "Ironically, Menotti was a communist." That article is from 2009, two years before the book that is cited on Wikipedia. Menotti was a known leftist who had a highly public role that was exploited by a right-wing dictatorship, that is undoubtedly notable. Unknown Temptation (talk) 18:35, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support: the article might use some minor tweaks with citations and syntax, but looks alright overall! Oltrepier (talk) 19:37, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article looks good enough for posting. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:38, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
  • The article is still using photos with problematic copyright status. In fact, even more of those than when I made the comment. Cambalachero (talk) 13:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment: All Menotti-related photos with unsuitable licenses have been nominated for deletion at Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Menotti. Cambalachero (talk) 15:44, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment This is about to fall off the page soon. Consensus is building for posting. Users have freedom to believe that the page has improper focus on political views, or that the images are not free, but those viewpoints aren't building traction. Can an admin take a look at this nomination before it becomes old news? Unknown Temptation (talk) 15:10, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. Photos nominated for deletion at WCommons have been commented out for the time being. --PFHLai (talk) 15:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Obi Ezeh

Article: Obi Ezeh (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Sports Illustrated
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kelisi (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 Football player.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - This is a GA so should be posted pretty quickly ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:39, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support - Following Darius Morris (also nominated here), this makes two. Also disheartening.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Is there a REF for his date and place of birth, please? Footnotes should be in the main prose. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 01:54, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
• Added a Ref for his date of birth can you please take a look.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 05:02, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
  • Posted. Thanks for the new footnotes. --PFHLai (talk) 11:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Frank Shrontz

Article: Frank Shrontz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Seattle Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Duke of New Gwynedd (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.

Former corporate executive and government official. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 15:37, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - article is light but looks good enough ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:38, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 09:04, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bernard Hill

Article: Bernard Hill (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Ollieisanerd (talk · give credit)
• Created by 24.80.211.63 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TuringBox (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.

Nominator's comments: British actor. Filmography unsourced but I'll see if I can find some references. Ollieisanerd (talk • contribs) 14:01, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Support I found a CV on his talent agency's website (they are mentioned in news reports as announcing his death) and used it to fill in most of the missing references. Johndavies837 (talk) 20:31, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Support looks well sourced. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:40, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Filmography section could use a couple more sources, but I don't think its enough to stop this from being posted ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 13:36, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article looks good enough for posting. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:24, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• Comment It'd be preferable to use independent sources for his filmography, instead of heavily citing his CV from his talent agency.—Bagumba (talk) 17:46, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  You think they are incorrect? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

  WP:REPUTABLE is a basic guideline:

  Articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.

  —Bagumba (talk) 00:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  That's referring to articles in a general sense, and if followed literally would invalidate WP:RSPRIMARY, WP:SELFSOURCE, etc. In this specific context, I don't think it's a problem to use a primary source even if secondary sources are always preferred. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:12, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  It's not a black or white issue. There is a place for non-indy sources, but I'll stand by that it's not preferable when indys exist. It was intentionally marked a "comment", and while this might be "good enough" for ITN purposes, I hope its not disputed that PR firms sometimes exaggerate, whether or not it was an issue here. Anyways, it is posted. Best. —Bagumba (talk) 05:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 18:02, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
• ‘Farewell, Master Holbytla!’ [Théoden] said. ‘My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed. I felled the black serpent. A grim morn, and a glad day, and a golden sunset!’ Merry could not speak, but wept anew. [Memory eternal.] -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:50, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  "Eh Ad, gizza job"... Martinevans123 (talk) 09:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

  @Ad Orientem: God dammit, I was gonna say that... 😏 Kurtis ^(talk) 04:09, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Brazil floods

Article: 2024 Brazil floods (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ More than 83 people have been killed, 291 injured and 111 missing due to Floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil kills dozens of people and displaces hundreds of thousands from their homes
News source(s): BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera, AP, Guardian, DW, VOA, CNN, NY Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)
• Created by Moondragon21 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Oltrepier (talk · give credit), Hilst (talk · give credit) and Quake1234 (talk · give credit)

Ainty Painty (talk) 02:06, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Needs expansion, too short for right now. Masem (t) 02:24, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Wait article needs a expansion, when ready I'll will Support it. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:00, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Wait. Page needs expansion and is too short for now, once it's done I'll support it. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 12:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Wait article needs expansion. LiamKorda 15:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Support article looks good now. LiamKorda 17:06, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Support if the article can be expanded. 2604:3D08:9476:BE00:340C:D133:72B6:623 (talk) 16:43, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Absolutely support it, however needs expanding. Glucoboy011 (talk) 16:28, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Article is probably big enough to be on the front page now. Glucoboy011 (talk) 19:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Support as it's definitely notable enough: plus, I've just finished expanding the article by adding some more bits of information. Oltrepier (talk) 17:03, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Support ArionStar (talk) 13:46, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Comment If this blurb eventually does get published, we should remember to update the number of casualties from time to time since, unfortunately, it's still on the rise. Oltrepier (talk) 08:11, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support. Major floods that have caused substantial loss of life, damage and evacuations. The article is in good shape. The floods began over a week ago but are ongoing and have been getting more media coverage; I don't think there's a strong relation to 5 May per se but I'm also in favour of a blurb (not the ongoing section). Altblurb added, which avoids the specific numbers (changing on a daily basis). Note the article has moved to 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods. Modest Genius ^talk 12:46, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support article is ready now to be posted. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 15:49, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support article seems fine. Yakikaki (talk) 16:31, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 17:55, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

May 4

Portal:Current events/2024 May 4

May 4, 2024 (2024-05-04) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and six others are injured in Russian overnight drone strikes on the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions of Ukraine. (Reuters) (VOA) Terrorism in Germany German MEP Matthias Ecke is "seriously injured" in Dresden, Germany, in what is suspected to be a politically-motivated attack against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods The death toll from ongoing heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, increases to 56, with 67 people still missing and nearly 25,000 displaced. The airport in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, suspends all flights until further notice. (Reuters) At least 14 people are killed by floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters) International relations Greece–Israel relations Israeli police forcibly removes and arrests a guard of the Greek consulate inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in East Jerusalem, during Holy Saturday. (Al Jazeera) (Anadolu Ajansı) India–United States relations Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar rejects comments made by US President Joe Biden saying that India's economic growth was being held back by "xenophobia". (Reuters) International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war Palestinian doctor and rector at the University of Glasgow Ghassan Abu-Sittah is denied entry into France after landing at Charles de Gaulle airport on his way to speak at the French Senate. Last month, he was denied entry into Germany. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Russian state media reports that a number of officials from Ukraine and NATO countries have been placed on Russia's wanted list, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former president Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Pavlyuk, and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. The Ministry of Internal Affairs neither states what crimes the wanted individuals are being charged with, nor clarifies the allegations that are being brought against them. (AP) Politics and elections 2024 London mayoral election Sadiq Khan wins re-election as mayor of London, England, with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the first London mayor to be elected to a third term. (BBC News) Sports 2023–24 La Liga Real Madrid are crowned champions of La Liga after Barcelona's 4–2 defeat at Girona. (BBC News) 2023–24 Liga F Barcelona are crowned champions of Liga F after winning 1–4 at Granada. (Mundo Deportivo) 2024 Kentucky Derby The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby is held, with American thoroughbred racehorse Mystik Dan winning in a photo finish. (AP) The International Olympics Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. Sheik Ahmad was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his alleged interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, as well as for forgery and a fake arbitration procedure. (Reuters)

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(Posted) 2024 Kentucky Derby

Article: 2024 Kentucky Derby (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mystik Dan wins the 2024 Kentucky Derby, defeating two others in a photo finish. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Mystik Dan wins the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Mystik Dan wins the 2024 Kentucky Derby in a photo finish.
News source(s): AP, ESPN, USA Today
Credits:

• Nominated by JRHorse (talk · give credit)
• Created by Kentuckian (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Brudder Andrusha (talk · give credit), Waluigithewalrus (talk · give credit), Blaylockjam10 (talk · give credit) and StefenTower (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.

Nominating per WP:ITN/R. JRHorse (talk) 03:49, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support appears ready to me. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:01, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support reading over, it looks like it has prose all where it needs it, and it's all properly cited. Of course, I hope editors that see new pieces to add will keep it up-to-date with the aftermath. Nottheking (talk) 04:05, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support original blurb It looks like it's good enough to post. Since this was the 1st 3-horse photo finish since 1947, the original blurb seems best. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 11:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Prefer Either Alt I get that the finish involved two others, but by virtue of it, he defeated 19 slower horses. InedibleHulk (talk) 11:31, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support looks good enough to me. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 12:13, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above. LiamKorda 15:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above. 2604:3D08:9476:BE00:340C:D133:72B6:623 (talk) 16:47, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above LuxembourgBoy42 (talk) 20:56, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:17, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Frank Stella

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

• Updated and nominated by ElijahPepe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Carlstak (talk · give credit) and Neveselbert (mobile) (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.

• Oppose there are several Cn tags. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:03, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
• No {cn} tags left. Is the intro still too short? Time for a re-review, please? --PFHLai (talk) 05:56, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support article is ready to posted, short intro shouldn't hold this article back. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 09:46, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 16:16, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Darius Morris

Article: Darius Morris (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Laker NationBleacher ReportTMZ SportsNew York PostCBS SportsESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (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.

NBA Player.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:59, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Support it is a GA. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Support: As it has WP:GA status. Duke of New Gwynedd (talk | contrib.) 12:15, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Comment The career statistics table isn't sourced; I presume this is easily remedied. Black Kite (talk) 20:03, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Can you please take a look added Ref.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 23:15, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Support To my recollection, this is the first biography that I have created and taken to WP:GA and seen listed here. I'm very saddened.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:50, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. No {cn} tags left. --PFHLai (talk) 05:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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