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Zhao Xintong Zhao Xintong (pictured) defeats Mark Williams to win the World Snooker Championship. In horse racing, Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, wins the Kentucky Derby. In the Singaporean general election, the People's Action Party retains a supermajority of seats. The Australian Labor Party increases its majority in the federal election. In Trinidad and Tobago, the United National Congress wins a majority in the general election. Ongoing: Gaza war M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Kari Løvaas Inah Canabarro Lucas Roy Cooper Charles Beare M. G. S. Narayanan Jair da Costa view — page history — related changes — edit

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May 6

Portal:Current events/2025 May 6
May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06) (Tuesday) Disasters and accidents Twelve people are killed and twenty-three others are injured after a bus overturns in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. (VOI.ID) Politics and elections 2025 German federal election In the Bundestag, Friedrich Merz fails to secure a majority for election as Chancellor of Germany, achieving 310 of the necessary 316 votes. (BBC News)

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May 5

Portal:Current events/2025 May 5

May 5, 2025 (2025-05-05) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis 5 May 2025 Israeli attack on Yemen The Israeli Defense Forces carry out six airstrikes on Hudaydah Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, injuring at least 21 people, in response to yesterday's attack on Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, which injured eight. (Al Jazeera English) Gaza war The Israeli Security Cabinet confirms plans for an indefinite occupation of the Gaza Strip alongside moving its civilians southwards. (The Guardian) Syrian Civil War A woman is killed and others are wounded after unidentified armed men open fire with automatic weapons inside a nightclub in Damascus, Syria. (CTV News) Disasters and accidents Three people are killed, four others are injured, and nine are missing after a panga boat capsizes near a beach at the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego, California, United States. (ABC News) International relations Holy See–Palestine relations, Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war The Vatican announces that it will convert and donate a Popemobile into a mobile health clinic for wounded children in Gaza, Palestine, in accordance with one of Pope Francis' final wishes. (The Sydney Morning Herald) Law and crime Three traffic police officers and two gunmen are killed and at least four others, including a police officer and two other shooters, are injured in a mass shooting and shootout by gunmen in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. One of the attackers fled in a police car. (Reuters) Sudanese civil war, Sudan–United Arab Emirates relations Darfur campaign The International Court of Justice dismisses Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alleging that the UAE violated the Genocide Convention by supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces and other paramilitary groups in the Darfur region. (DW) (PBS) Gaza war protests Five pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested by police during a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, Netherlands, after throwing a smoke bomb onto the stage during a speech by Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof while Polish prime minister Donald Tusk was visiting, and holding up banners and flags. (Reuters) Mass shootings in the United States Three people are killed and five are injured in a mass shooting in Glendale, Arizona, United States. (ABC News) Politics and elections 2025 Australian federal election The incumbent Australian Labor Party overtakes the Liberal–National Coalition as the largest plurality in the Senate, meaning support will be required only from the Coalition or the Australian Greens to pass legislation. (The Guardian Australia) Sports 2025 World Snooker Championship In snooker, Zhao Xintong of China defeats three-time champion Mark Williams of Wales 18–12 at the World Snooker Championship to win his first championship, becoming the first amateur player and the first Chinese player to do so. (Reuters)

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RD: James Baker

Article: James Baker (musician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Billboard, Rolling Stone Australia
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:550D:65B1:47CA:2B88 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ronnievonjohnson (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.

 240F:7A:6253:1:550D:65B1:47CA:2B88 (talk) 08:15, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) 2025 World Snooker Championship

Article: 2025 World Snooker Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Zhao Xintong (pictured) defeats Mark Williams to win the World Snooker Championship. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Lee Vilenski (talk · give credit)
• Updated by HurricaneHiggins (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)} 19:37, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support - article looks in good shape. Just finished watching the game, very entertaining and congrats to the first winner from China!  — Amakuru (talk) 19:58, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  Its a crazy story really to not play for 20 months to playing like that. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  Yes, the back story won't make it into the blurb, will it. Nor the heroic fightback from Williams in the final session. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:13, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  Probably not, but it will make an entertaining TFA down the line! I believe he may be the amateur winner too, although presumably that's somewhat nuanced...  — Amakuru (talk) 21:53, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support - "first champion from Asia" might make a useful blurb detail. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:53, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  Why aren’t we using the image above? Kowal2701 (talk) 08:46, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

  That was in 2016 when he was aged just 19? Martinevans123 (talk) 08:52, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

  Surprised we don’t have an image from the tournament, current one looks goofy Kowal2701 (talk) 09:00, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

  Unless someone has managed to take a picture in the auditorium (where phones are banned) I think it's probably unlikely; someone may have managed to meet the players before or after play, I suppose. Black Kite (talk) 10:35, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

  Phone use is prohibited during match-play (although this is sometimes ignored and elicits rebukes from the referee), but may be used at other times? So a photo may not be so unlikely. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:47, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Use the 2016 image Current one seems like something he might put up on Facebook. Bremps... 01:04, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

That's when he was a teenager. Stephen 02:53, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

• Post-posting comment: this is an excellent article which deserves a lot of praise. It is exemplary for ITN sports items; I wish they were all like this. Congratulations to everyone who worked on it, particularly HurricaneHiggins who seems to have been the lead author. Modest Genius ^talk 11:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you, @Modest Genius! Much appreciated! HurricaneHiggins (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

May 4

Portal:Current events/2025 May 4

May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis 2025 Houthi attack on Tel Aviv airport A ballistic missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen hits near Ben Gurion International Airport in Central District, Israel, injuring eight people. (Reuters) (The Telegraph) Sudanese Civil War The Rapid Support Forces launch drone attacks on Port Sudan's international civilian and military airport. Drones also hit an ammunition depot at Osman Digna Air Base, causing damage but no casualties. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy Tariffs in the second Trump administration U.S. president Donald Trump announces he will introduce 100% tariffs on foreign films brought into the United States. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion The casualty figure from the explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Hormozgan province, Iran, is revised by the judiciary of Iran to 57 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. Two people, including a government official, are arrested in connection with the explosion. (Arab News) Sinking of the Bayesian Marine salvage experts begin operations to recover the superyacht Bayesian which sank in August 2024 and killed seven people, including British billionaire tech magnate Mike Lynch and members of his family. (CTV News) Ten people are killed and 70 others are rescued and hospitalized after two passenger boats carrying 84 people capsize on the Wu River near Qianxi, Guizhou, China. (Barron's) (CTV News) (SCMP) At least three people are killed, fifteen others are injured, including children, and several apartments are destroyed in a gas explosion at an apartment block in Moscow, Russia. (UNN) (News.AZ) Two people are killed and four others are injured after a car crashes into an entrance of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines. The driver of the car is in police custody. (AP) (Reuters) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Law and crime Two people are arrested after planning to carry out attacks with improvised explosive devices at Lady Gaga's concert with more than two million attendees on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to gain notoriety on social media. The suspects spread hate speech, mainly against children, adolescents and the LGBTQIA+ community. (BBC News) Five people, including four Iranian citizens, are arrested for planning to carry out a terrorist attack at a single location in London, United Kingdom. Separately, three other Iranian men are arrested in London on suspicion of a national security offense as part of an unrelated investigation. (CTV News) Thirteen gold mine security guards that were abducted in an ambush last month in Pataz province, Peru, are found dead. (CTV News) Politics and elections 2025 Romanian presidential election The first round of the Romanian presidential election is held with eleven candidates on the ballot. George Simion leads the first round with 40% of the vote. As no candidate has won over 50% of the vote, a run-off between the first two candidates will be held on May 18. (BBC News) 2025 Lebanese municipal elections First round of voting in the Lebanese municipal elections begin in the Mount Lebanon Governorate and Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. (NBC News)

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(Closed) Romanian presidential election

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: 2025 Romanian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Romanian presidential election, the leader of the AUR party George Simion (pictured) wins the 1st round but faces a runoff against the independent candidate Nicușor Dan. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, AP News
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (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.

Nominator's comments: Article needs a lot of work and a lot more prose, especially on results, aftermath, and the candidates. Not sure what the precedent is for 2-round elections is but this is global headlines nonetheless in what will likely be a knife edge runoff. Abcmaxx (talk) 13:27, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose only the results of the second round are posted. _-_Alsor (talk) 13:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

comment shouldnt the other righoid candidate who got banned from the election due to Russia be mentioned somehow? 5.44.170.181 (talk) 13:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Soft Support as of now So far, the article looks comprehensive and well referenced. I believe with the ongoing rapid update, it will even be better. SurveyMonkey...  13:38, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose. What? We post the result of the elections, not an interim first round result. Wait for the second round, it's only two weeks away.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Comment: Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has just resigned. Eugen Simion 14 (talk) 16:04, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose. This is just the first round. We post when the second round concludes. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:35, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

oppose till 2nd round. Scuba 17:56, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose posting a preliminary election result, support posting the PM's resignation when a) it happens and b) the article is properly updated. Bremps... 18:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support only after May 18 run-off We can post the result of presidential election once second round official result is revealed on May 18 after election runoff vote. Given that in the country use runoff system and no candidates had more than 50% of votes, the blurb needs to be on hold until after May 18 runoff election results. Regarding the resignation of PM, i Support them to be included if the blurb was updated, as long as it didn't prematurely coincided with posting of first round election results. 103.111.102.118 (talk) 19:11, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose we need to wait until round 2. Secretlondon (talk) 19:23, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Wait until Round 2. History6042😊 (Contact me) 20:11, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose - Election is May 18. I can't fathom why this is here weeks before the main vote. Nfitz (talk) 21:54, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Nicaragua leaves UNESCO

Articles: Freedom of the press in Nicaragua (talk · history · tag) and Member states of UNESCO (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nicaragua announces its withdrawal from UNESCO in protest after La Prensa, opposition newspaper to Nicaraguan dictatorship, wins the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. (Post)
News source(s): The Associated Press, AFP
Credits:

• Nominated by UCinternational (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

 UCinternational (talk) 04:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Rare and important news.Wi1-ch (talk) 08:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Rare yes, important, clearly not. 128.91.40.237 (talk) 11:23, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Support Very clearly important. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 12:40, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. It may be rare, but it's of very little importance or significance.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:46, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose When the debate is over importance, we should gauge not based on personal opinion but rather whether it is being picked up by reliable sources and covered in depth. In this case, there is no significant coverage from major outlets like the NYT, BBC, CBC, etc. There is really only a hodgepodge of miscellaneous articles from the AP, some European news sources, and one article in the Toronto Star. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 15:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Imporant news item. It has been covered in the Los Angeles Times as well. NewishIdeas (talk) 18:52, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support on notability but the articles need to be updated. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 02:03, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose: Like Flipandflopped said, the coverage of this is minimal.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 02:19, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: K. V. Rabiya

Article: K. V. Rabiya (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.

Nominator's comments: literacy advocate Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:09, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Support Except for the quotes section (which I removed) that can be moved to the sister project, this seems whole and well-cited enough. Writing is a little bit sentimental but it's not major enough to stop posting. Bremps... 18:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi

Article: Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): United News of India, The Indian Express
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.

Nominator's comments: Noted Educational reformer Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Support: Famous Indian Islamic scholar and educationist. Khaatir (talk) 06:46, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Hsu Li-nung

Article: Hsu Li-nung (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): China Daily Focus Taiwan
Credits:

• Nominated by Fixer88 (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.

 Fixer88 (talk) 16:57, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Julia Alexander

Article: Julia Alexander (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Baltimore Sun
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bridget (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 170.93.144.3 (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: Former director of public art museum in eastern U.S. Bridget (talk) 17:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Support, everything looks fully cited, article is updated and long enough. ForsythiaJo (talk) 02:26, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

May 3

Portal:Current events/2025 May 3

May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Four people are injured in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike that struck an apartment building on Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The mayor of Novorossiysk declares a state of emergency following the strikes. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Al Arabiya) The Ukrainian intelligence directorate claims it has shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet using a MAGURA naval drone over the Black Sea. (The Kyiv Independent) Gaza war Gaza war hostage crisis Hamas releases a video allegedly showing Israeli hostage Maxim Hirkin, who was abducted during the Nova music festival massacre in 2023, alive. (Reuters) (Haaretz) South Sudanese Civil War At least seven people are killed and 25 others are injured in an airstrike on a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Old Fangak, Fangak County, South Sudan. (Al Jazeera English) (CTV News) (BBC News) Business and economy Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett announces that he will step down as CEO by the end of the year at the company's annual shareholder meeting. Greg Abel will take over as CEO, pending board approval. (CNN) Disasters and accidents Six people are killed and about 80 others are injured, including five critically, in a crowd crush during a Hindu temple festival in North Goa district, Goa, India. (Al Jazeera English) Law and crime Corruption in Brazil Brazilian social security minister Carlos Lupi resigns after police announce a corruption scandal which alleges he defrauded pensioners of $1.1 billion. Federal police say that the National Social Security Institute made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners over the past decade. (BBC) A woman is killed in Thessaloniki, Greece, after a bomb she was carrying explodes in her hands, also damaging several nearby storefronts and vehicles. The bomb was possibly intended to be placed outside a nearby bank. (AP News) Mexican drug war Jalisco extermination camp José Murguía Santiago, the mayor of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, is arrested on charges of organized crime and forced disappearance. (France 24) Politics and elections 2025 Australian federal election The Australian Labor Party under current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese increases its majority in the House of Representatives, winning a second term. (ABC News Australia). Liberal Leader Peter Dutton loses his seat of Dickson, becoming the first Leader of the Opposition to lose their seat in Australian electoral history. (ABC News Australia) 2025 South Korean presidential election Former Labor Minister Kim Moon Soo wins the presidential nomination of South Korea's main conservative party, People Power. (AP News) 2025 Singaporean general election Singaporeans vote to elect 92 out of 97 members of the Parliament of Singapore across 32 of the 33 constituencies in the general election. (CNA) (The Straits Times) The People’s Action Party wins the election, receiving 65.57% of the vote. (CNN) Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is sworn-in as President of the Council of Ministers of Togo. Following constitutional reform that introduced a parliamentary system, this new post becomes the highest office in the government's executive branch. (BBC) Over 20,000 Hefazat-e-Islam protesters rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to denounce proposed legislation that would provide equal rights for Muslim women such as inheritance law, a ban on polygamy, and recognition of sex workers as laborers, which they allege oppose Sharia law. (AP) (DW) Sports 2025 Kentucky Derby In thoroughbred racing, Sovereignty ridden by Junior Alvarado wins the 151st Kentucky Derby in a upset over Journalism ridden by Umberto Rispoli. (Courier Journal)

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RD: Robert A. G. Monks

Article: Robert A. G. Monks (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (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: Death announced 3 May. Thriley (talk) 17:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) 2025 Kentucky Derby

Article: 2025 Kentucky Derby (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In horse racing, Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, wins the Kentucky Derby. (Post)
News source(s): NBC Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by Moraljaya67 (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.

Nominator's comments: The article is a little bit stubby at this point. Moraljaya67 (talk) 01:44, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: I've done some edits on both 2025 Kentucky Derby and Sovereignty (horse), and feel like they are ready for potential ITN inclusion. JRHorse (talk) 16:13, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support article quality looks good to me. Natg 19 (talk) 19:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support - not super long but there is enough prose ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 11:59, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support enough prose to meet our minimum standards. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 15:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted – Schwede66 22:24, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) Singaporean general election

Article: 2025 Singaporean general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Singaporean general election, the People's Action Party, led by Lawrence Wong (pictured), retains a supermajority of seats. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The People's Action Party, led by Lawrence Wong (pictured), wins a supermajority of seats in the Singaporean general election.
Alternative blurb II: ​ In Singapore, the People's Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (pictured), wins a supermajority of seats in the general election.
News source(s): CNA SCMP
Credits:

• Nominated by JaventheAlderick (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ZKang123 (talk · give credit) and Sculture65 (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.

Nominator's comments: Results are still coming in as of the time of writing, but the outcome is a foregone conclusion. =JaventheAldericky= (Would you like to talk to me?) 16:28, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• The blurb alone will do for Singapore, we don't need the photo for this as the Australian election is more significant; per nom's comment that the results are a foregone conclusion. - Mailer Diablo 16:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  The last time the PAP didn't win a supermajority in a Singaporean election was *checks notes* 1955, when Singapore was still a British colony. As Orbitalbuzzsaw would say, "PAP wins almost all the seats in Singapore, more at eleven". Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 22:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  If both items are posted up at about the same time, it is customary to delay the switching to the second item's photo for about 24 hours. – robertsky (talk) 02:45, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

  That works too. Support original (blurb0). - Mailer Diablo 11:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Well written, ITN eligible, and updated. Everything seems to check out on my end. Ornithoptera (talk) 23:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support alt blurb II ArionStar (talk) 00:04, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support, quality seems good. Surprised that there is actually results prose. History6042😊 (Contact me) 02:13, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support ITN/R and article is in good shape (but maybe no need to split results into separate page). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.75.6.238 (talk) 05:04, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support altblurb0, as it's important to note that this supermajority is simply a continuation of the norm rather than something new, as other users have noted. Loytra (talk) 05:14, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Marked ready. History6042😊 (Contact me) 13:55, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Support Alt II Congrats to the PAP winning for the 15th time in a row. Scuba 14:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support altblurb0, "retains" provides more information. CMD (talk) 14:55, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support altblurb1, like the 2025 Australian federal election. It was overrated just because of the Trump tariffs, but the changes starts today. Hopefully the oppositions will do better and so was PAP in 2030. :-P Sculture65 (talk) 18:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 00:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  Wow! Now we have 4 election blurbs in a row! ArionStar (talk) 01:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

  And the first round of the Romanian election today, with a second round expected on the 18th... lots of elections going on now I suppose. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:53, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) Australian federal election

Article: 2025 Australian federal election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Australian Labor Party, led by Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese (pictured), wins the most seats in the federal election. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Australian Labor Party, led by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese (pictured), is returned to government at the Australian federal election.
Alternative blurb II: ​ The Australian Labor Party, led by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese (pictured), wins the majority of seats in the Australian federal election.
Alternative blurb III: ​ In Australia, the Labor Party, led by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured), wins the most seats in the federal election.
Alternative blurb IV: ​ In Australia, the Labor Party, led by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured), is returned to government with a majority of seats after a federal election.
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by Happily888 (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.

 Happily888 (talk) 10:30, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support first blurb, as matches the recent Canadian blurb, although I would prefer mentioning them managing a majority V. L. Mastikosa (talk) 11:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support alt blurb 2, although would prefer a blurb that cleans up wording V. L. Mastikosa (talk) 12:19, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support alt blurb 3 V. L. Mastikosa (talk) 16:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support altblurb 2 as the initial blurb suggests a plurality win and therefore minority government, when all the major media is projecting a majority government. Melmann 11:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support a slightly reworded altblurb2 (something to the effect of The Australian Labor Party, led by prime minister Anthony Albanese (pictured), wins the majority of seats in the Australian federal election. The word "Australia(n)" does not have to be included three times haha. Loytra (talk) 12:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support altblurb3, the Australian version of the Canadian one. ArionStar (talk) 13:40, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support altblurb3 for consistency with the Canadian blurb. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 13:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

In Canada, the Liberals did not get a majority, but in Australia Labor did. That should be pointed out. 331dot (talk) 14:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Not quite the same as the Canadian Labour Party won a plurality of seats, while the Australian Labor Party seems to be on track to win a majority of seats. Prince Of Iso (talk) 14:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Correction to my prior reply, I meant Canadian Liberal Party, not Labour Party Prince Of Iso (talk) 14:14, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support altblurb2 BBC's even calling it a "landslide" now. Other blurbs would be more appropriate in a plurality result. Yo.dazo (talk) 14:35, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support alt 3. Scuba 14:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support altblurb 2, because as @331dot pointed out, the Australian election already resulted in a majority even in the current unfinished vote counting, not a plularity minority like the Canadian election. Additionally, lean wait for atleast 2-3 hours just for the final seat results, even if it's just a marginal result for Labor's majority seat number. SymphonyWizard72 (talk) 15:35, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Support as this is a major national election. I'd prefer altblurb 2 but any of them are fine. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Chorchapu FYI this is on the recurring events list so it doesn't require support on the merits. 331dot (talk) 16:15, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:23, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

The article looks to be in good shape, it's long enough and has a good amount of prose. Could use some more info in the results section, though. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:26, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Could we have some prose in the section "Results", please? Schwede66 15:56, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  As long as the official count is not done, maybe no one will. Also most election results page don't even have it, aside from sometimes a boldened "Results from XXXX year Country X Election" text. SymphonyWizard72 (talk) 16:04, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support altburb2, the projection is quite obvious at this point. - Mailer Diablo 16:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support altblurb 2, different from the Canadian election as this one was indeed a majority. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 18:57, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support altblurb 2 The fact that this is a majority government needs to be made clear. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:36, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  the most ≠ the majority? ArionStar (talk) 20:49, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  If a party wins the most seats, but less than half of them (as was the case in the 2025 Canadian federal election), it is known as a minority government. -insert valid name here- (talk) 21:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support altblurb 2 Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support altblurb 1 or 2.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 22:41, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• I've made an altblurb IV, sort of a synthesis of II and III, but am open to supporting II or III on their own as well. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 22:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:32, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Sajid Mir

Article: Sajid Mir (politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): GNN NewsDaily Pakistan
Credits:

• Nominated by Fahads1982 (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.

 Fahads1982^talk/contrib 09:10, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Wait A bit short. Bremps... 02:45, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

May 2

Portal:Current events/2025 May 2

May 2, 2025 (2025-05-02) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Gaza war Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident A Gaza-bound activist humanitarian aid ship, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, catches fire and issues an SOS after what its organizers alleged was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters. (CNN) Arts and culture Rust is released theatrically in the United States, three and a half years after a fatal on-set shooting accident occurred involving members of the cast and crew, including cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, director Joel Souza, and lead actor Alec Baldwin. (The New York Times) Business and economy Tariffs in the second Trump administration China–United States trade war The Trump administration terminates the de minimis tariff exemption for some imports shipped directly to consumers. Online shops such as Shein and Temu adjust prices, while Temu also announces a shipping pause to the United States. (The New York Times) (BBC) Disasters and accidents Seven people, including six Italian and Chinese nationals, are killed and at least sixteen others are injured, some severely, when a truck and a van collide and catch fire on U.S. Route 20 near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, United States. (NBC News) (CBS News) Health and environment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 216 children have died this flu season in the United States, making it the deadliest since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. (CNN) Law and crime Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration The United States Department of Defense designates a second area on the Mexico–United States border, attached to the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas, as a military zone to enforce immigration laws. (AP News) Gang war in Haiti, Haiti–United States relations The United States Department of State designates the Viv Ansanm coalition and the Gran Grif gang as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. (NBC News) Politics and elections Freedom of the press in the United States US President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop directly funding NPR and PBS, and for government agencies to stop indirectly funding these public broadcasters. (CNN) The German Constitution protection office designates the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist organization. The AfD came second in the 2025 German federal election after winning 20.8% of the vote for a record 152 seats in the Bundestag. (BBC News)

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RD: Jim Dent

Article: Jim Dent (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): PGA Tour
Credits:

• Nominated by Natg 19 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Weloveresearch (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: Looks in decent shape. Updated significantly in recent days. Natg 19 (talk) 05:16, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Wait until the professional wins section is cited. Then good to go. Bremps... 01:06, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Dara Birnbaum

Article: Dara Birnbaum (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ARTnews
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:E51C:551C:DA17:2A61 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Cornmazes (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: American video and installation artist. 240F:7A:6253:1:E51C:551C:DA17:2A61 (talk) 13:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: George Ryan

Article: George Ryan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Chicago Tribune
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:801B:A5BD:237A:E9D2 (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.

Nominator's comments: Former Governor of Illinois. 240F:7A:6253:1:801B:A5BD:237A:E9D2 (talk) 06:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Looks good to me. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:43, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• George Ryan#Governor of Illinois has an orange tag asking for more sources. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 22:55, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

May 1

Portal:Current events/2025 May 1

May 1, 2025 (2025-05-01) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war 2025 massacres of Syrian Druze, Southern Syria clashes The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reports that nine field executions were conducted against members of the Syrian Druze community amid an outbreak of sectarian clashes. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri characterizes the killings as part of a "genocidal campaign". (Arab News) (SOHR) Israeli Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif appeals to Israel to intervene against ongoing massacres. (The Jerusalem Post) Russian invasion of Ukraine Odesa strikes An overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 15 others. High-rise apartments, residential homes, a supermarket and a school were among those targeted, according to Governor of Odesa Oblast Oleh Kiper. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least ten people are killed while 37 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision at a toll plaza of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway in Tarlac City, Philippines. (GMA Integrated News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The bodies of three South African police officers who had been missing for six days are found in the Hennops River. (BBC News) Health and environment 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak North America's three largest measles outbreaks continue to expand, with over 2,500 confirmed cases. There have been three fatalities in the United States and one in Mexico. The outbreaks began in Ontario, Canada, then surged in Texas and New Mexico, and have quickly escalated in Chihuahua, Mexico. (AP News) International relations North Korea–Russia relations North Korea and Russia announce the construction of their first road link, a bridge over the Tumen River. The bridge will be a kilometer long, and will enhance cross-border travel, tourism, and the circulation of commodities. (AP News) Law and crime 2024 South Korean martial law The prosecutors of South Korea indict former president Yoon Suk-yeol of abuse of authority after he declared martial law in December 2024. (DW) Epic Games v. Apple A U.S. district judge finds that Apple willfully violated an injunction in a case brought by Epic Games. The injunction was supposed to block Apple from anti-competitive conduct and pricing, opening the App Store up to outside payment options. (BBC News) United States government group chat leaks In the wake of the Signalgate scandal, Mike Waltz and Alex Nelson Wong resign as U.S. National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor respectively, marking the first resignations during the second Trump administration. U.S. President Donald Trump later nominates Waltz as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. (CBS News) M23 campaign (2022–present) Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo request the Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila to face trial on charges of supporting a rebel uprising. The Justice Minister alleged that there is was evidence implicating him in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and massacres of peaceful civilians and military personnel. (BBC News) The Supreme Court of Korea overturns the acquittal judgement of Democratic Party presidential candidate and former leader Lee Jae-myung over violation of election law. The court orders the case to be sent back to Seoul High Court. (NBC News) United States District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. rules that US President Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, deeming the previous use of this power as having been improperly invoked. (BBC News) Politics and elections 2025 South Korean presidential election Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo resigns, indicating a possible run in the upcoming presidential election. (Yonhap) Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, the next person in the presidential line of succession, resigns a few hours later. (Yonhap) 2025 United Kingdom local elections The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency. (BBC News) Sports The Football Association bans transgender women from women's football in England starting 1 June after amending its eligibility criteria. (BBC Sport)

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RD: Andrejs Prohorenkovs

Article: Andrejs Prohorenkovs (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (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: Latvian footballer, member of the all-time greatest Latvian UEFA Euro 2004 squad. Article is in good shape and sourced. Abcmaxx (talk) 06:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose the DYK check showed that the page was just over 1,000 characters of prose text, with the stub limit being 1,500. The entire first 20 years of his club career up to age of 37 is one sentence sourced to a database. My discussion here [2] just about proved that WP:ITNQUALITY is whatever two or three people in a discussion deem it to be, but surely this can't be posted unless it passes Wikipedia's stub limit. Unknown Temptation (talk) 17:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Ruth Buzzi

Article: Ruth Buzzi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (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.

 Thriley (talk) 15:35, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Not ready. Filmography sections unsourced, and missing citations in the main body of the article as well. Natg 19 (talk) 17:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Jill Sobule

Article: Jill Sobule (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LiveNow from Fox, BBC, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by SurveyMonkey (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: An American singer and songwriter known for I Kissed a Girl SurveyMonkey...  10:40, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose on article quality. The presence of maintenance templates says it all Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Ricky Davao

Article: Ricky Davao (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Global Filipino Magazine, Bombo Radyo Philippines, The Philippine Star
Credits:

• Nominated by Moraljaya67 (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: A Filipino actor. His filmography needs additional sources. Moraljaya67 (talk) 09:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose on article quality. The burden to provide additional sources to uncited claims is on the nominator. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Nana Caymmi

Article: Nana Caymmi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [3]
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (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.

 ArionStar (talk) 23:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Needs work. Discography section is missing citations. Natg 19 (talk) 00:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Article needs some heavy improvements. SurveyMonkey...  09:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

South Korean presidents

Article: 2025 South Korean presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In South Korea, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo resigns as acting president to run in the 2025 presidential election; as Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok has resigned, Education Minister Lee Ju-ho (pictured) assumes the acting presidency. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok resign within six hours of each other; Education Minister Lee Ju-ho (pictured) becomes acting president.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Education Minister Lee Ju-ho (pictured) becomes the acting president of South Korea.
News source(s): https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10479096
Credits:

• Nominated by Ca (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.

Nominator's comments: Two head of state changes in one day in a turbulent moment for South Korean politics. Ca ^{talk to me!} 14:53, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: this is more fall-out from the Yoon impeachment, changing the acting president so candidates can run in the election to be Yoon's permanent replacement. I don't see anywhere in the proposed article that discusses these changes and the blurb is far too long. I won't !vote for now, but I suspect we'd be better off waiting for the election to choose an actual president, rather than changes in the acting head of state. Modest Genius ^talk 15:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

  Wait for the presidential election in a few weeks time. I've tried to find more English-language media coverage of this, but there's very little available, which already tells us something about the importance. This is a change in an acting position, seemingly as part of the election campaign; no president is taking anything more than caretaker action until after the election on 3 June. We should therefore wait for the winner of the election, and post that. Regardless of whether an acting president does or doesn't count as a head of state for ITNR purposes (which is debatable), we can WP:IAR to get a more sensible outcome. Modest Genius ^talk 12:32, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  ITNR goes by List of current heads of state and government, which lists the new acting president. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 15:56, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Wait What the hell is going on in SK? Anyway, the Lee Ju-ho article is not good enough for posting. Bremps... 16:18, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

  It has been improved since then. Ca ^{talk to me!} 00:20, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Lee Ju-ho is still a stub, though it has some more improvements. Natg 19 (talk) 00:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose As of right now, this has been the norm in the Republic of Korea, do not see why it would be important to do this, we posted the fall of Damascus and the kicking out of Bashar as president of Syria, and his replacement. That was because of its massive reprecussions on the politics within that nation and around it. Does not mean we should post this. Shaneapickle (talk) 16:25, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Alternatively we can just put the crisis under "Ongoing". Bremps... 16:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Yeah that would be a solution Shaneapickle (talk) 12:24, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

I've struck this oppose as you !voted again below. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 15:55, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose/Wait: agree with Modest Genius that we should not post changes to the acting president, and wait to post the winner of the election in June. Natg 19 (talk) 17:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Neither of them were elected to the office, and this dosen't seem unexpected. Simply politicians doing politics. The Yoon impeachment was already run as a blurb and I believe his arrest was as well, so this has been well covered. Normalman101 (talk) 18:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

  Never in South Korean history was there a acting x3 president. Lee is now tasked with managing US trade talks, a pretty important decision in my opinion. Ca ^{talk to me!} 22:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• I would probably wait for now. Also, small mistake. I don't think Choi succeeded him; Choi resigned before Duck-soo did, so Ju-ho straight assumed the presidency. Either way, this can be circled back around to after the election, maybe in a blurb where [X] succeeds acting president Ju-ho (or whoever's in power atp).

River10000 (talk) 19:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for pointing this out. I have changed the misleading sentence. Ca ^{talk to me!} 23:02, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support change in head of government is ITN/R This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

  Support per above. ArionStar (talk) 23:43, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. Just jockeying for position and politicking in the wake of an unusual situation that we already posted. We'll post the result of the election and that's sufficient.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose The election is on June 3rd, 2025, so it's best to just post the results from the election rather than this. Harizotoh9 (talk) 02:44, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  Carney was posted twice. ArionStar (talk) 03:53, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  And I'm pretty sure we've already had at least one posting about the presidential crisis in Seoul. This (these) are just caretaker/interim Presidents - as far as I know none are running in the election. Carney was in full control of the government, with no election scheduled for over 7 months! That he chose to call an early one after it had been blurbed isn't relevant. They are separate events - these are linked. Nfitz (talk) 04:24, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. On March 24, Han reinstated as the acting president of Korea as Constitutional Court decides to not remove him. The event, which is the change of head of state, was not even nominated here. So I think this is an exception of "Change of head of state is ITNR" rule. Didgogns (talk) 06:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
• Added altblurb and support as this is a bit of a crazy situation and also a change in head of state. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 12:11, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
• Tagged as ITNR item, undisputedly qualifies as "Changes, reelections or reappointments in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government". Howard the Duck (talk) 12:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  Not ITNR. We've already blurbed the collapse of the presidency, and these are a series of interim caretakers during an election. Nfitz (talk) 08:57, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Put in Ongoing/Oppose I am opposing per my oppose from earlier, but I agree with @Bremps put this in ongoing as this has blown out into a full political crisis due to a mistake that, by May 4th, will be the official 5 months since this happened, and since this political crisis has been exploded into something bigger, put it in ongoing. Shaneapickle (talk) 12:27, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Its not a good ongoing story as these events are not news on a daily basis. It might be a long-term story due to how long this is taking, but its not new events every day that we expect in Ongoing. Masem (t) 20:31, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Surprised the fact that it was ITN/R was not caught earlier. Ju-ho's article might need to be expanded but the others are fine, I think this can be posted. --SpectralIon 20:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  It's not ITN/R. Only permanent leaders would be covered by that, this one is just acting and he'll be replaced in just a month's time after the election, which we'll of course post. We're not going to post every single twist and turn of this saga.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:42, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

  We have posted every twist and turn of this saga though, I opposed the arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol and we posted that too. Leader for a month is not too insignificant and the uniqueness of two leaders resigning in succession only contributes to this being postable. SpectralIon 04:19, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

• Reinstating ITR. As opposed to Amakuru's statement, nothing in WP:ITNR#Elections and heads of state and government mentions anything about "permanent leaders" (none of the leaders are "permanent," anyway). Nfitz doesn't even make a direct argument on why it isn't, merely saying these are "interim presidencies", but again, WP:ITNR#Elections and heads of state and government doesn't mention anything of this sort. You can argue WP:IAR, but ITNR designation stays, and the posting admin should be the one judging if IAR argument holds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howard the Duck (talk • contribs)
  • This is correct re ITNR, but I will stress that this feels like a situation that IAR definitely applies due to these all being acting roles with an election for a permanent one in the next month or so. Masem (t) 12:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  I'd implore to people not remove ITNR tags when the blurb actually undisputedly qualifies for it, and just argue WP:IAR if they feel that way. It's bordering on vandalism in having this reverted. You guys (not necessarily you Masem) won't do this on interim PM in European countries. Howard the Duck (talk) 12:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• IAR Oppose and wait for the election. The guy was never supposed to stick around for long, and South Korea keeps going through so many presidents that we can't blurb them all. The ITNR listing was clearly not designed for this. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support as ITNR The article is of sufficient quality and is ITNR per Howard the Duck. IAR is a drastic measure that should only be resorted to in circumstances of last resort or where there is clearly a "gap" in how the ITNR rule was written. Here, it seems reasonable to post this and its within the plain language scope of the rule. Opposes on notability should be discarded within the consensus assessment unless they make a clear case as to why WP:IAR should apply. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 23:38, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• Wait I earlier opposed this blurb and I still stand by that, however we will blurb the election that is happening in under 1 month so we might as well wait. There is little english-language coverage and we have blurbed this general situation I believe twice, not to mention that we are running 4 election blurbs as of now. This would simply crowd the other blurbs and would have to be updated or (if it fell off) need to be reinstated at the time of the election in June. Normalman101 (talk) 15:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

I Reviewed the archive for ITN and we have blurbed the declaration of martial law, yoon's impeachment, his arrest, and his removal. Not to mention that when the declaration was lifted the blurb was changed, this has been well covered even as important is it may be and we can easily wait a month. Normalman101 (talk) 18:30, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• Comment Neutral on whether to post this, but I've added an second altblurb which focuses specifically on the change in leadership. I think trying to explain the line of succession in a blurb is unwieldy. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 19:53, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Charles Were

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

• Nominated by Editor 5426387 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Kenyan parliament member shot dead by unknown gunman in Nariobi Editor 5426387 (talk) 15:31, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose The article is a stub. Grimes2 15:37, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose It’s a stub. Ping me when expanded.BabbaQ (talk) 16:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose The article is very brief. SurveyMonkey...  09:09, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Manolo el del Bombo

Article: Manolo el del Bombo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): RTVE
Credits:

• Nominated by Alexcalamaro (talk · give credit)
• Created by Blixtra.org (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Tajotep (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Famous Spanish football fan Alexcalamaro (talk) 19:47, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose Too short. Bremps... 04:45, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

April 30

Portal:Current events/2025 April 30

April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis US–UK airstrikes on Yemen The Royal Air Force launches airstrikes on buildings they claimed were used by the Houthis to manufacture drones south of Sanaa, Yemen. (CTV News) Puntland–Somaliland dispute Las Anod conflict, Puntland–Somaliland prisoner exchange Puntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool region. This is the second prisoner exchange of prisoners captured during the conflict in Las Anod. (Hiiraan Online) (Horn Observer) Russian invasion of Ukraine North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine South Korean intelligence claims North Korean troops have suffered around 4,700 casualties, including about 600 fatalities among 15,000 soldiers. Their combat capability has also significantly improved, with increasing proficiency in new weapons such as drones. (CBC News) Colombian conflict The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. (BBC News) Business and economy Ukraine–United States relations The United States and Ukraine sign the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement to share profits from the future sales of Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents 2025 Israel fires Wildfires rage out of control in at least 100 different locations throughout Israel and the West Bank, prompting the Israeli government to declare a state of emergency and forcing evacuations near Jerusalem. At least 40 people are reportedly injured due to the fires. (CNN) Law and crime Kenyan parliament member Charles Ong'ondo is shot to death in Nairobi by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle in an apparent assassination. (BBC News) Belarus–United States relations An American citizen detained in Belarus after being accused of being part of a US-backed coup to oust Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is released from the country. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the release. (KCRA) Health and environment The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at the age of 116 years and 326 days. The new oldest living person is British supercentenarian Ethel Caterham, who is the last person born in the 1900s decade, the last living subject of King Edward VII, and the oldest British person ever. (BBC News) (The Telegraph) International relations Foreign relations of Taiwan, Somaliland–Taiwan relations Amid strengthening ties between Taiwan and Somaliland, the Somali government bans Taiwanese passport holders from Somalia, citing UN Resolution 2758 and the One China policy. Taiwan lodges a protest with Somalia and claims China instigated the ban. (BBC News) (Reuters) New Zealand–Philippines relations New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins and Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro sign a visiting forces agreement in Manila. (The Washington Post)

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(Posted) RD: Kari Løvaas

Article: Kari Løvaas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): TA
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by LouisAlain (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Grimes2 (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Norwegian soprano who performed at great houses and festivals of Europe, US, Japan and Australia. Article was basically there, references improved, no good obit yet, the one in Norwegian and paywalled is from 30 April. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:09, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 23:25, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Inah Canabarro Lucas

Article: Inah Canabarro Lucas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Deutsche Welle
Credits:

• Nominated by Aydoh8 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Qaswa (talk · give credit) and INgIEroC (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: (Former) oldest living person in the world. Last surviving person born in 1908. There was a mini edit war over whether she had actually died or not, but since sources have come out confirming that she has in fact died, I think we can post this now. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 14:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support - Looks good. Sourced and ready.BabbaQ (talk) 06:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:22, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

2025 Israel fires

Article: 2025 Israel fires (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Israel declares a state of emergency after wildfires erupt in the Jerusalem region. (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Escalating to be the largest in the country. ArionStar (talk) 05:16, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Support due to scale and significant media coverage, as well as arson allegations potentially making it a significant event in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Additionally, it occurred on Israel's remembrence day for fallen soldiers, which is also a day prior to Israel's independence day. It also occurred in the shadow of the first cancellation of the national independence day ceremony in history Someonefighter (talk) 08:57, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support - plenty of media attention. Big scale fires. Sources looks good.BabbaQ (talk) 10:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Wait When searching "Israel" in the news tab of Google, the top results are still relating to the war in Gaza or even Lebanon. Bremps... 13:16, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose for now - sure, there's coverage, but I have doubts on human impact. Tens of thousands are evacuated every year in Cali, yet we don't post those fires. — EF5 ^(questions?) 13:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

California has ~7,000 wildfires a year, you don't hear of them happening in this part of the world very often. Aydoh8^{[what have I done now?]} 14:27, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Aydoh8, there were wildfires in 2010, 2016 and 2021, and probably smaller undetected ones between then. These actually happen pretty often, and given the dense population of Israel they are bound to force evacuations. — EF5 ^(questions?) 14:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

These are the biggest fires in Israel's history [5] [6] [7] [8]. It's not every year that there's such massive wildfires (two and a half the area of the one in 2011 [9] [10]) with that many locations Someonefighter (talk) 15:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Ah, there was one in 2011 too. Yea, while it may be big (is 12 square miles really that big?) these happen all the time, this one is just bigger than the others. I'll change my mind if anything serious comes of it, i.e. the fire encroaching on a city. — EF5 ^(questions?) 15:49, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Fair enough. To me personally "biggest in history" is notable enough Someonefighter (talk) 16:00, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Sure, it could be notable, but not ITN notable. These are also far from the biggest in history - in fact, these are 0.74% (less than a percent!) the size of the August Complex Fire in 2020. — EF5 ^(questions?) 16:17, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Oh I meant biggest in Israel's history Someonefighter (talk) 16:25, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Someonefighter, ah. Eh, while I get your point, "biggest" doesn't mean "ITN-able". — EF5 ^(questions?) 17:40, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Oppose as both common to area, and this may have been tied to the Gaza conflict (tied to Hamas or palesteins that set them) Masem (t) 15:37, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Thus far, this is speculation. Israel has had wildfires before. Bremps... 16:16, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose The fires aren't yet at the scale of impact to merit posting. Most of the coverage when you google "Israel news" is still focused on civilian deaths in Gaza - to relegate coverage of those killings to our "ongoing" item, while simultaneously allotting an entire blurb to some largely inconsequential fires that have not killed anyone (yet) and are at most an inconvenience to Israelis, creates WP:UNDUE concerns. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 16:24, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Comment/Soft Support Israel has declared a state of emergency as of now, also searching "Israel" seems to be giving several stories on the topic before news on the war in gaza. This is all coming alongside Netanyahu stating that several have been arrested in connection with arson causing the fires (whether this is true or not) and Hamas speaking on their alledged participation, making this a much larger event then just a random wildfire. Plus it is occuring near the very internationally important city of Israel. Normalman101 (talk) 18:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

April 29

Portal:Current events/2025 April 29

April 29, 2025 (2025-04-29) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kashmir conflict 2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says that India intends to launch a military strike on Pakistan within the next 24 to 36 hours. (Reuters) Rif Dimashq clashes (April 2025–present) Gunmen reported to be aligned with the Syrian government engage in fatal clashes with armed Druze combatants in the Druze-majority city of Jaramana in southern Syria. At least 13 people are killed, and 12 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (CTV News) Boko Haram insurgency At least 26 people are killed when a truck hits a roadside bomb in Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) A 38-year-old man suspected of seriously injuring two women on Saturday in a shooting and crossbow attack on the Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, succumbs to a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the hospital. It is confirmed that the perpetrator's motive was misogyny. (BBC News) Business and economy 2025 European power outage At least five fatalities are reported in Spain as a consequence of the power outage that affected the Iberian Peninsula the day before. (ABC.es) Disasters and accidents 2025 Liaoning Liaoyang Hotel Fire Twenty-two people are killed and three others are injured after a fire breaks out in a restaurant in Liaoyang, Liaoning, China. (CNA) Three people are killed and over 400000 lose power due to severe storms in Western Pennsylvania, United States. (CBS) Three people are killed and two others are injured when scaffolding collapses at a developing liquefied natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. (Times Now) Fifteen people are killed, including two children, and thirteen others are injured in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Business Standard) (The Telegraph) Eighteen Russians are injured in a bus crash in Side, Turkey. (Telegrafi) Law and crime Jalisco extermination camp Alejandro Gertz Manero, Attorney General of Mexico, concluded that the Izaguirre Ranch was used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel as a recruitment camp between 2021 and 2024, but found no evidence that it served as an extermination site. (AP) Three people are killed in a shooting at a hair salon in Uppsala, Sweden, with the perpetrator still at large. (BBC News) Three people are killed and two others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio) Politics and elections President of Russia Vladimir Putin signs a decree restoring the "Stalingrad" name to the Volgograd Airport. (Reuters)

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(Attention needed) RD: Christfried Schmidt

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

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by LouisAlain (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Grimes2 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: German composer who wasn't wanted under the GDR regime and neglected after reunification but whose expressive works still get discovered, St Mark's Passion in 2019. Article was there, translated from de, but both sourced better and expanded. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:47, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support article is in good shape. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 02:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

(Attention Needed) RD: Samuel Escobar

Article: Samuel Escobar (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Christianity Today
Credits:

• Nominated by HistoryTheorist (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kelisi (talk · give credit) and HistoryTheorist (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Peruvian theologian, article in OK shape but it will need a little bit of touch up before it's ready. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 01:55, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Roy Cooper (rodeo cowboy)

Article: Roy Cooper (rodeo cowboy) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://tribune.com.pk/story/2543237/rodeo-icon-super-looper-roy-cooper-dies-in-tragic-house-fire-at-69
Credits:

• Nominated by Onegreatjoke (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.

Nominator's comments: American cowboy. Article looks good. Onegreatjoke (talk) 00:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support Looks good to me. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:17, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: David Horowitz

Article: David Horowitz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Fox News
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Grimes2 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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 Thriley (talk) 09:18, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Support Was just reading about his vast conservative/far-right/Islamophobic/racialist online media network a few days ago, comes as a shock (did not know he was in his 80s). Prominent left to far-right convert, the article looks in good shape. Gotitbro (talk) 14:49, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for ITN. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 02:51, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support - Sourced and ready.--BabbaQ (talk) 06:00, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Would be great if we can get ISBNs for the listed books he wrote. – robertsky (talk) 10:56, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Support The article is comprehensive and well sourced. SurveyMonkey... 14:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
• Support ISBN/OCLC numbers are missing in books section. Grimes2 15:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

   Done Grimes2 22:08, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• Posted—Bagumba (talk) 18:04, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

RD: Mike Peters (musician)

Article: Mike Peters (musician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Billboard, BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:BDA3:4DC1:1DBB:6B2A (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Joe Vitale 5 (talk · give credit) and MyGosh789 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Lead singer of The Alarm. 240F:7A:6253:1:BDA3:4DC1:1DBB:6B2A (talk) 03:59, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Oppose Too many stringy paragraphs. Bremps... 17:26, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose - for now. Per what is mentioned above. Ping when fixed.--BabbaQ (talk) 06:00, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

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