Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

This page provides a place to discuss new items for inclusion on In the news (ITN), a protected template on the Main Page (see past items in the ITN archives). Do not report errors in ITN items that are already on the Main Page here— discuss those at the relevant section of WP:ERRORS.

This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. A light green header appears under each daily section – it includes transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day. You can discuss ITN candidates under the header.

Manmohan Singh Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh (pictured) dies at the age of 92. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes near Aktau International Airport, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. The Parker Solar Probe makes its closest approach to the Sun. A multi-vehicle crash in Minas Gerais, Brazil, leaves 41 people dead. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Joanne Pierce Misko Osamu Suzuki Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri Patrick Pillay Ann Hartley Gaboro view — page history — related changes — edit

Glossary Blurbs are one-sentence summaries of the news story. Altblurbs, labelled alt1, alt2, etc., are alternative suggestions to cover the same story. A target article, bolded in text, is the focus of the story. Each blurb must have at least one such article, but you may also link non-target articles. Articles in the Ongoing line describe events getting continuous coverage. The Recent deaths (RD) line includes any living thing whose death was recently announced. Consensus may decide to create a blurb for a recent death. All articles linked in the ITN template must pass our standards of review. They should be up-to-date, demonstrate relevance via good sourcing and have at least an acceptable quality. Nomination steps Make sure the item you want to nominate has an article that meets our minimum requirements and contains reliable coverage of a current event you want to create a blurb about. We will not post about events described in an article that fails our quality standards. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates manually – a bot does that for us each day at midnight (UTC). Create a level 4 header with the article name (==== Your article here ====). Add (RD) or (Ongoing) if appropriate. Then paste the {{ITN candidate}} template with its parameters and fill them in. The news source should be reliable, support your nomination and be in the article. Write your blurb in simple present tense. Below the template, briefly explain why we should post that event. After that, save your edit. Your nomination is ready! You may add {{ITN note}} to the target article's talk page to let editors know about your nomination. The better your article's quality, the better it covers the event and the wider its perceived significance (see WP:ITNSIGNIF for details), the better your chances of getting the blurb posted. Headers When the article is ready, updated and there is consensus to post, you can mark the item as (Ready). Remove that wording if you feel the article fails any of these necessary criteria. Admins should always separately verify whether these criteria are met before posting blurbs marked (Ready). For more guidance, check WP:ITN/A. If satisfied, change the header to (Posted). Where there is no consensus, or the article's quality remains poor, change the header to (Closed) or (Not posted). Sometimes, editors ask to retract an already-posted nomination because of a fundamental error or because consensus changed. If you feel the community supports this, remove the item and mark the item as (Pulled). Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do... Pick an older item to review near the bottom of this page, before the eligibility runs out and the item scrolls off the page and gets abandoned in the archive, unused and forgotten. Review an item even if it has already been reviewed by another user. You may be the first to spot a problem, or the first to confirm that an identified problem was fixed. Piling on the list of "support!" votes will help administrators see what is ready to be posted on the Main Page. Tell about problems in articles if you see them. Be bold and fix them yourself if you know how, or tell others if it's not possible. Please do not... Add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are not helpful. A vote without reasoning means little for us, please elaborate yourself. Oppose an item just because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. We post a lot of such content, so these comments are generally unproductive. Accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). We at ITN do not handle conflicts of interest. Comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). Oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with the recurring items criteria. Discuss them here. Use ITN as a forum for your own political or personal beliefs. Such comments are irrelevant to the outcome and are potentially disruptive. Suggesting updates There are two places where you can request corrections to posted items: Anything that does not change the intent of the blurb (spelling, grammar, markup issues, updating death tolls etc.) should be discussed at WP:Errors. Discuss major changes in the blurb's intent or very complex updates as part of the current ITNC nomination.

Archives

Archives of posted stories: Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/Archives

Sections

This page contains a section for each day and a sub-section for each nomination. To see the size and title of each section, please expand the following section size summary.

---

December 28

Portal:Current events/2024 December 28

December 28, 2024 (2024-12-28) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense stated that they targeted several locations in Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani aircraft conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents The SPC issues a moderate risk of severe weather with a 15% hatched risk of tornados. (SPC)

---

December 27

Portal:Current events/2024 December 27

December 27, 2024 (2024-12-27) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War Constitutional crisis in Somalia Ethiopian–Somali conflict, 2024 Ethiopia–Somaliland memorandum of understanding The United Nations Security Council approves the Resolution 2767 deployment of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), effective January 1, replacing the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. However, Somalia rejects Ethiopia's participation in AUSSOM amid tensions over a memorandum of understanding that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland in January. Somalia considers the memorandum a violation of its sovereignty and has instead asked Egypt to contribute troops to the mission. (Reuters) (Idil News)(UNSC) Israel–Hamas war Kamal Adwan Hospital sieges Israeli forces forcibly evacuate the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza. (BBC News) Israeli–Palestinian conflict A 83-year-old Israeli woman is fatally stabbed by a Palestinian militant in Herzliya, Israel. (The Times of Israel) Russian invasion of Ukraine North Korean involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2024 Kursk offensive South Korea confirms the first capture of a North Korean soldier fighting against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with the soldier later dying from his injuries. (BBC News) (Reuters) 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions, 2024 Estlink 2 incident NATO announces that it will increase its presence in the Baltic Sea in response to the suspected sabotage of Estlink submarine power cables. (Reuters) Estonia deploys its navy to protect its remaining Estlink submarine power cable following the failure of Estlink 2. (BBC News) Red Sea crisis The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from Yemen, targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The missile is intercepted before reaching Israeli airspace. (The Times of Israel) (The Guardian) Houthi-run state television reports that American and British airstrikes have targeted the Ma'ain District of Sanaa, Yemen. No casualties are reported. (Anadolu Agency) Business and economy Medog Hydropower Station China announces the formal approval of a proposal to construct the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to seven cities in Russia following the crash of Flight 8243 on Wednesday, amid allegations that the plane had been hit by a Russian surface-to-air missile. (DW) United States National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says that there is evidence that Russia shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. (The Hill) Kazakhstan and Israel suspend flights over Russian airspace in response to the Azerbaijan Airlines crash. (Politico) Health and environment 2023–2024 mpox epidemic Kosovo reports its first case of mpox in a 30-year-old man who travelled to Africa. (Reuters) International relations Syria–Ukraine relations, Grain From Ukraine program Ukraine announces that it has sent a shipment of 500 tonnes of wheat to Syria after Russia suspended shipments following the fall of the Assad regime. (The Kyiv Independent) Georgia–United States relations The U.S. State Department announces sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream political party. Georgian prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze accuses the United States of "blackmail" over the move. (BBC News) (Al Arabiya) Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko announces the closure of all foreign military bases in the country, citing a decision by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to remove foreign troops as part of a broader shift away from colonial-era military arrangements. (AP) Law and crime 2024 Zhuhai car attack, Capital punishment in China A Chinese court sentences the perpetrator of the car attack in Zhuhai that killed 35 people to death. (AP) Argentina–Venezuela relations, Conservative wave Venezuelan attorney general Tarek William Saab announces an investigation into a previously detained Argentine National Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer for alleged links to right-wing terrorism. (Reuters) The Montenegrin Minister of Justice approves the extradition of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the United States over fraud allegations resulting from the collapse of the Terra and Luna tokens. (BBC News) Politics and elections 2024 South Korean martial law crisis Impeachment of Han Duck-soo South Korean prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo is impeached by the National Assembly after refusing to appoint three Constitutional Court judges chosen by the Assembly to oversee president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment case. Finance minister Choi Sang-mok is appointed acting president and acting prime minister. (BBC News) (Reuters) 2024 German government crisis, 2025 German federal election German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the Bundestag and schedules new elections for February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapses and no parliamentary majority emerges to form a stable government. (AP)

---

RD: Olivia Hussey

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

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:C85F:CD98:861D:B7DF (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-Argentine actress. 240F:7A:6253:1:C85F:CD98:861D:B7DF (talk) 03:12, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Weak support, found two uncited claims, which I've added CN tags to. Article is fine otherwise. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 11:34, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: Greg Gumbel

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

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: American sportscaster who called N.F.L. and N.C.A.A. games for CBS. Thriley (talk) 02:10, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Support First African-American sportscaster to call the Super Bowl. SigKauffman54 (talk) 16:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

That's not relevant here, only article quality is. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:22, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose for now due to justified orange tag for lack of citations. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:22, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
• Not Quite Ready A handful of CN tags and there is currently no mention of his death in the body. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:25, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Kamal Adwan hospital burning

Article: Kamal Adwan Hospital sieges (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Israeli troops attack the Kamal Adwan hospital, the last one remaining in the northern Gaza Strip, forcing its staff and patients to leave (Post)
News source(s): Al-Jazeera, Associated Press
Credits:

• Nominated by Vice regent (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: I know there's a daily tragedy in the Israel-Hamas war, but this is significant development given that its the last functioning one in northern Gaza Strip and hospitals have been a critical lifeline for Gazans. Further, burning down much of the hospital[1] is fairly unprecedented even in this brutal war. Feel free to suggest alternative blurbs. VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 20:38, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose basically covered by ongoing; I don't see how this one specific event is that significant to bring out of that. Just more to add onto the pile of war crime charges that international courts have against Israel here. --Masem (t) 20:47, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose per Masem. The Kip ^(contribs) 22:00, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Covered by ongoing. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 02:10, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Already covered by ongoing, and is just one of many war crimes already done by Israel. By far the biggest one done. Setarip (talk) 13:22, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Impeachment of Han Duck-soo

Articles: Impeachment of Han Duck-soo (talk · history · tag) and Han Duck-soo (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Acting President of South Korea and Prime minister, Han Duck-soo (pictured) is impeached by the National Assembly. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Acting President of South Korea and Prime minister, Han Duck-soo (pictured) is impeached by the National Assembly and is succeeded by Choi Sang-mok.
News source(s): BBC News, Reuters, South Korea National Assembly E-law Library KWNews (in Korean)
Credits:

• Nominated by Haers6120 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Queen of Hearts (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Borgenland (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.

Nominator's comments: Impeachement of Acting President of South Korea is unprecedented, and deputy prime minister will be both acting President and acting Prime Minister will also unprecedented. I also feel that we may need an ongoing article title like "2024-2025 South Korea Political Crisis" Haers6120 (talk) 06:58, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

UPDATE: Han seems accept National Assembly's decision [2]. Haers6120 (talk) 08:03, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support charlotte ^👸🎄 08:03, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality the direct cause 2024 South Korean martial law crisis and the subsequent protests are buried deep in the article rather than in the lede and the article goes at length about procedural matters which is great but it's missing all the other context. Furthermore the martial law and protest articles should really be in the blurb. An event infobox would be nice too. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  we could nominate a seperate ongoing article if needed. Haers6120 (talk) 08:09, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  I disagree that your concerns are enough to oppose on quality, but I will try to work on this. Already added an infobox. charlotte ^👸🎄 08:27, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support --Takipoint123 (talk) 08:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose SK's government seems to be gridlocked and this impeachment just seems to be a procedural tactic which passed easily because only a simple majority was required as this was considered a ministerial-level matter. It reminds me of the difficulty in getting a stable Speaker of the US House. It's internal politics and there's more to come before they are out of the woods. Other countries such as France and Germany have similar issues and so we should have a fairly high bar for posting. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:14, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support significant news from the crisis Setarip (talk) 11:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Change of head of state and effective executive of the nation. And isn't this ITNR? Gotitbro (talk) 11:48, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

I don't think it's ITNR, because Han was explicitly only the acting president, and is in his turn only suspended and not deposed. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:52, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Well the nom is listed as such and I don't think our ITNR rules for heads of state/government (state leaders) have ever been that granular to exclude such changes [of acting versus normally elected/appointed].

Also, I think we need to appreciate the difference between those countries where single state leaders hold effective power (South Korea) versus where where power distribution maybe more shared (France, Germany that have been cited here). Gotitbro (talk) 15:22, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Weak oppose - Clearly the first impeachment following the attempt to declare martial law was major. Following that impeachment and resignation, the role of acting president fell to the PM, which was not meant to be a long-term determination. This impeaching is a result of more political infighting, and nothing specifically that Duck-soo did, and far less impactful than the original impeachment. Its basically a game of partisan musical chairs, since now the finance minister becomes next in line as acting president. --Masem (t) 13:29, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support altblurb Notable event. Han is the first acting president is the country's history to be impeached. This is a significant update from the fallout of the martial law crisis. Also, the altblurb is best as it illustrates the change in power so to speak. Article is in good shape too. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:31, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Weak oppose - While this is significant, it's part of the continuing crisis. As Andrew notes correctly, France and Germany are also both experiencing unstable government at the moment, and we're not posting blow-by-blow accounts of those to ITN, but only the substantive changes at the top. South Korea's situation, while a bit more volatile, is broadly similar. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:52, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• France and Germany are bad analogies in this case, not least because South Korea's case already involves an attempted self-coup and two impeachments. Though I ultimately agree that a third blurb about largely the same crisis might be too much, there may be merit in instead adding this to Ongoing (if it can be maintained). Yo.dazo (talk) 16:20, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Another successful impeachment? Really? Unprecedented event in the South Korea's history. ArionStar (talk) 16:18, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Support This is another major and unprecedented development in a situation that has already proven itself to be blurb-worthy on at least 2 occasions Rahcmander (talk) 16:29, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Support For this is unprecedented situation and technically change of head of state. Would oppose another impeachment (which is probable in less than a week) as per Andrew. Didgogns (talk) 18:33, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support per above. The Kip ^(contribs) 18:59, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Nobody saw this coming This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk)
• Comment This is an extension of the initial coup. The root cause for both, is that for some reason I can't fathom, having a solid majority in the Parliament, doesn't give you any control of the government. Similar to the issues in the USA, but without the ability of the Parliament to pass legislation, or change the speaker. For some reason the party controlling the presidency and PM believe that letting the other party into power is some existential crisis - hence the extremes they'll go to (first illegally, and now legally). This will continue until a presidential election is triggered. I have no doubt the new acting President will be impeached quickly if he doesn't approve the nominations to the constitutional court. Perhaps South Korean Constitutional Crisis or something should be an ongoing? Nfitz (talk) 03:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

  Is there news coverage of the events of this happening near daily? Not really. Just because two events have happened within a month apart doesn't make it an ongoing story, and the ongoing line is far too busy as it is right now to add anything else, particularly something that isn't having near-daily stories. Masem (t) 04:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Weak Support: This is just a greater part of the coup attempt by Yoon, but something I didn't see coming. TansoShoshen (talk) 10:43, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

December 26

Portal:Current events/2024 December 26

December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war Five journalists of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al Quds Today TV are killed in their vehicle by an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Awda Hospital in Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza. (CNN) (The Jerusalem Post) Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations Gaza Strip doctors report that three infants have died due to hypothermia from inadequate shelter in displacement camps amid a decrease in outdoor temperatures. (Al Jazeera) Red Sea crisis December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen, hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport, and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus present. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera 2) (YNet) (BBC) Somali Civil War American military intervention in Somalia Al-Shabaab confirms the death of Mohamed Mire Jama, a senior leader of the group, who had been designated as a terrorist by the United States, in an American drone strike near Kunyo Baroow, Hirshabelle State, Somalia. (Idil News) (Garowe Online) (Long WaR Journal) Nigerian bandit conflict A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly kills ten civilians in Sokoto State, Nigeria, during a bombing raid targeting armed groups in the state, according to state governor Ahmad Aliyu. (Reuters) Business and economy 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics announces that the UK economy showed no growth in the 3rd quarter of the current fiscal year, following downward revisions. (AP) Disasters and accidents Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Azerbaijani government officials tell Reuters that a Russian military surface-to-air missile launched from a Pantsir-S missile system was responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people yesterday. Officials also say that the aircraft's GPS navigation system was jammed during the flight. (Euronews) (Reuters) Azerbaijan MP Rasim Musabayov calls for an apology and accountability from Russia following their alleged involvement in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. (United24Media) Azerbaijan Airlines says that they will provide compensation for the victims and families of those who died in the plane crash. (Trend) Hadsel bus accident Three people are killed and at least four others are injured when a bus carrying 58 people crashes into a lake in Hadsel Municipality, Norway. (BBC News) (NRK) Health and environment 2024 Lobitos oil spill The Government of Peru declares a 90-day environmental emergency for parts of Talara province due to an oil spill caused by state-owned oil company Petroperú. (Reuters) International relations 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions, Finland–Russia relations 2024 Estlink 2 incident Finnish border guards and police detain a Russian vessel suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 submarine power cable yesterday. (AP) Law and crime A Cambodian court sentences the president of the opposition Nation Power Party Sun Chanthy to two years in prison and also bans Chanthy from running in elections for inciting civil disorder. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2024 South Korean martial law crisis Impeachment of Han Duck-soo South Korea's opposition files a motion to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached. (BBC News)

---

(Posted blurb) RD/Blurb: Manmohan Singh

Article: Manmohan Singh (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh (pictured) dies at the age of 92 (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Sportsnut24 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit) and Fylindfotberserk (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: Potential blurb, but he's not sitting, so at least RD. Sportsnut24 (talk) 16:40, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Blurb He was one of the most influential individual of the modern Indian history and was the prime minister of India for a decade. The Degrees and posts held section needs some work but otherwise article is in good shape. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:19, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb Important and influential figure in modern India - he served 2 terms as PM and he was an important figure in liberating India's economy The AP (talk) 17:24, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Weak oppose on quality Article has some cn tags and there's a refimprove section tag at the end of the article. Once these issues are addressed, I would strongly support blurb seeing how Singh was a highly influential prime minister of India and a dominant figure in modern Indian politics. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:25, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• General Support blurb as this is basically there in quality (I see a few noncritical tags but sourcing is basically there) and with the Public Image section, clearly outlines his status as a major figure on Indian politics. Masem (t) 17:26, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb One of few individuals who significantly shaped world history. As Finance Minister, brought accelerated economic growth to India that continues to this day and has helped raise standard of living for over a billion people and transformed global geopolitics. As Prime Minister, reduced rural poverty, brought India into global nuclear order, averted war in the aftermath of major terrorist attacks, and many other accomplishments. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 17:38, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb once outstanding CN tags are fixed. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 17:42, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  Issues fixed @UndercoverClassicist: TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:46, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb Long-serving, influential leader of a major nation. The Kip ^(contribs) 18:14, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb Unanimous support for blurb. Grimes2 (talk) 19:01, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb as per others above. -Abhishikt (talk) 19:03, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted blurb. charlotte ^👸🎄 19:18, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  Death and state funeral of Manmohan Singh was created. ArionStar (talk) 12:19, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

December 25

Portal:Current events/2024 December 25

December 25, 2024 (2024-12-25) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine The United States-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network removes a report estimating that food insecurity conditions in northern Gaza have surpassed the highest IPC famine thresholds, after the United States envoy to Israel criticized the report's methodology as "irresponsible" for "outdated" and "inflated" estimates of the civilian population of Gaza. (FEWS NET) (The Times of Israel) Somali Civil War Constitutional crisis in Somalia Jubaland crisis The federal government of Somalia imposes a flight ban on Jubaland, including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting the cities of Kismayo and Doolow. The flight ban was initiated amid ongoing political tensions and military engagements after Jubaland forces reportedly defeated Somali Armed Forces in several locations, including Ras Kamboni, Kulbiyow, and Dolow. (Garowe Online) (The Somali Digest) (The Eastleigh Voice) Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis A series of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes target critical energy infrastructure in cities across in Ukraine, killing at least two people, injuring 20 others, and causing widespread emergency blackouts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for the "inhumane" attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent) (The Guardian) (RTÉ) Sudanese civil war 2024 famine in Sudan The IPC Famine Review Committee determines the presence of famine in five areas in Darfur and South Kordofan, Sudan, and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to ongoing conflict and blocked aid distribution. (BBC News Hausa) Syrian civil war Western Syria clashes Syria's new government says that fourteen of its troops were killed and 10 others were injured in clashes with Assad regime loyalists in Tartus Governorate. (BBC News) (Reuters) Ethiopian civil conflict Ethiopian military forces close the country's border with Somalia following ongoing heavy fighting in rural areas of Harshin, Fafan Zone, between Ethiopia's Somali regional forces and local clan militias after the killing of a local security chief and his bodyguards. Hundreds of people, including children, flee from their homes. (Hiiraan Online) (Somali Guardian) Disasters and accidents Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 aircraft carrying 67 passengers from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, crashes while being diverted to Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people and injuring 29 others. (Al Jazeera) (NPR) Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev instructs the government to launch a criminal investigation into the crash. (Euronews) 2024 Estlink 2 incident HVDC submarine power cable Estlink 2, which connects the power grids of Estonia and Finland, suffers an unexplained outage with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stating that an investigation into the incident is underway. (AP) International relations 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Lebanon files a new complaint to the UN Security Council over Israel's ceasefire violations. (Bastille Post) Law and crime More than 1,500 inmates escape from a prison in Maputo, Mozambique, after knocking down a wall during a riot. At least 33 people are killed and 15 others are injured. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) Syrian authorities impose a curfew from 6 pm to 8 am in Homs following a series of protests by Alawite and Shi'ite Muslim minority groups. (Reuters) A Turkish court sentences the owner and architect of the Grand Isias Hotel in Adıyaman to more than 18 years in prison for negligent homicide after 72 people died when the hotel collapsed in the 2023 earthquakes. (DW) Politics and elections 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election Kosovo's election appeals authority allows the Serb List party, a Serb ethnic party, to participate in the upcoming election, stating that the party meets legal certification requirements. (AP) Science and technology 2024 in archosaur paleontology Scientists confirm the discovery of the Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus dinosaur species in Kyrgyzstan, the first theropod from the Jurassic period to be discovered in Central Asia. (Tempo)

---

RD: Jax Dane

Article: Jax Dane (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Wrestling Observer - Figure Four Online, Fightful, NWA
Credits:

• Nominated by The Kip (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 professional wrestler. Still needs a few citations, but honestly in pretty good shape compared to most wrestlers' articles. The Kip ^(contribs) 18:51, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Osamu Suzuki (businessman)

Article: Osamu Suzuki (businessman) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://apnews.com/article/japan-suzuki-motor-india-495bf88bbc55c2e96faa447a5b5806f0
Credits:

• Updated by Borgenland (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.

 Japanese businessman, chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation. --14:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is in good shape, significant death. Setarip (talk) 17:16, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article in good shape indeed. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:07, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 13:44, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: Paul Abine Ayah

Article: Paul Abine Ayah (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Actu Cameroun
Credits:

• Nominated by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit) and Dominus Moravian (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: Cameroonian lawyer and politician. Jmanlucas (talk) 02:30, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

2024 Estlink 2 incident

Article: 2024 Estlink 2 incident (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The submarine power cable Estlink 2 is damaged by an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Finnish police take over oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of damaging submarine power cable Estlink 2.
News source(s): https://yle.fi/a/74-20133526
Credits:

• Nominated by NotAGenious (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: I'll try to combine https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_S_on_the_map_of_MarineTraffic,_in_relation_to_the_Estlink_2_incident.png with the cropped version of the Estlink map if I get a chance to do so. A significant event mentioned in multiple international news sources. NotAGenious (talk) 14:14, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose as it's yet clear the exact cause, whether intentional sabotage or something else. Just having massive reporting doesn't necessarily make it an appropriate WP topic since WP is not a newspaper. Masem (t) 16:31, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  I disagree that finding an exact cause should be a requirement for appearing on the main page: the article, which has speculation from reliable sources, is useful by itself. NotAGenious (talk) 18:05, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose since it's not the first cable damaged in the area this past month and I doubt the impact will be anywhere near the Nord Stream sabotage in 2022. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 17:46, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:SPECULATION. Sorry, but we don’t post speculations.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:39, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  it's confirmed that an outside force destroyed the cable, just the cause is under investigation NotAGenious (talk) 22:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support there's nothing speculative about an international sabotage incident that is an act of economic terrorism, and given the type of incident it is we may never know the full true story (just like in falsified elections for example), that shouldn't barr a posting though; WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a compelling argument either. Abcmaxx (talk) 23:20, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  The blurb speculates that the incident was caused by a Russian oil tanker (this isn't even mentioned in the article). Furthermore, the article is in bad shape to demonstrate why this incident is significant.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:59, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  the article does mention it. NotAGenious (talk) 11:26, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Now that it's improved, yes, but it didn't when I wrote the comment.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:27, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  No, it was.

  the tanker Eagle S, registered to the Cook Islands and part of Russia's shadow fleet...

  The police confirmed that the tanker is suspected of having caused the failure

  NotAGenious (talk) 14:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support, although the blurb needs to be updated. A bigger story here is that Finland has seized a Russian tanker suspected of being involved in cutting the cable.[3] Nsk92 (talk) 23:56, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support even on the off-chance it was accidental, still a series incident. –DMartin 01:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• I've added an alternative blurb and #Reactions. NotAGenious (talk) 10:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Notified WT:FINLAND and WT:ESTONIA for further input here. NotAGenious (talk) 18:19, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support ArionStar (talk) 02:32, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

  Per above, do not add votes without giving your reason. Stephen 07:34, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: Bill Bergey

Article: Bill Bergey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Economic Times
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: American football player Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:50, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Weak support, I spotted two CN notes and I feel certain sections could use more references. Article is fine otherwise. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 15:16, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Article: M. T. Vasudevan Nair (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Indian Express BBCThe Indian Express Independent Gulf news Khaleej times
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: Renowned Malayalam writer Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:30, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support: Added sources. Pachu Kannan (talk) 19:17, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support. Obviously a major figure in literature and film. Did a bit of copyediting. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 23:04, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Suppport Significant RD, He was an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director Spworld2 (talk) 9:17, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Not Ready Certain sections rely entirely on a single source. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 16:32, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Where? The citing looks fine to me - there are plenty.

  This is already several days old and risks losing currency if not posted soon. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 02:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

  Asuravithu, Manju and Kaalam are the major offenders, reusing existing citations inline should be enough to fix. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 14:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

  Also oppose blurb since the blurb A) does not mention the subject B) contains WP:Puffery wording. C) subject is not as well known to the average person as a world leader. Comment withdrawn per below. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 14:39, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• This is an RD candidate and does not need a blurb, someone added one in error. I have removed it. Black Kite (talk) 14:43, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment The whole of the Varanasi paragraph was copied verbatim from the source and so I have also removed that; this paragraph is therefore now very short. Black Kite (talk) 14:46, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243

Article: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 (aircraft pictured) crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan with 67 people on board. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 (aircraft pictured) crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 39 people.
News source(s): BBC The Guardian Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Tofusaurus (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: A few dozen have been reported dead as a result of the crash. Tofusaurus (talk) 09:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support: Recent plane crash with a high number of fatalities is definitely notable and certainly deserves attention. (Although, it would be slightly better if the fatality number is confirmed). However, I Oppose the blurb. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 09:13, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support original blurb until the number of deaths is clarified. A crash of a flag carrier. Brandmeister^talk 09:25, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Wait, there's no actual confirmation yet on the number of dead right? Only the number of survivors. Yo.dazo (talk) 09:46, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support - an airliner crashes with significant loss of life. Event is in the news, so eligible here. Mjroots (talk) 09:50, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support 39 deaths MAL MALDIVE (talk) 11:42, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support (by the way, end-of-year season is sadly known due to the increase of transport accidents) ArionStar (talk) 11:43, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Major aviation and international news. Harizotoh9 (talk) 12:55, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Support Surprised this isn't already up. A significant crash. ElectronicsForDogs (talk) 13:31, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support – This article are notable and the plane crash have several deaths. Rest in peace to the people who died in the plane crash. Bakhos | Let's talk! 13:40, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support: Recent and significant plane crash that has received extensive media coverage. --Sura Shukurlu (talk) 14:37, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support: but WAIT

QalasQalas (talk) 16:45, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support alt blurb which includes the death toll. Johndavies837 (talk) 17:06, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Video from inside the plane. Count Iblis (talk) 17:14, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• I feel some blurb that indicates the was a very haphazard emergency landing rather than what is normally envisioned when we say a crash, as to indicate this was not as deadly as it was, would be helpful. Masem (t) 17:39, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

  I don't think 'emergency landing' should be added. The plane crashed nearly 6 kilometers from the runway. So even though it was preparing for an emergency landing, that's not really the reason why it came down at that location. Maybe it could say "near Aqtau International Airport" instead of "near Aktau". Johndavies837 (talk) 18:03, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Posted – Schwede66 18:43, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment – Given the latest developments, the blurb should be changed to reflect that the plane was specifically shot down. Sandvich18 (talk) 19:02, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  It's always good to make a specific suggestion, Sandvich18. What would you like the ALT blurb to say? Schwede66 22:56, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  Change blurb to Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 is shot down near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. or, if there's no consensus yet on the cause, 38 people die in the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, amid Azerbaijani claims of Russian involvement in the downing of the plane. Sandvich18 (talk) 00:38, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  When did Wikipedia start spreading speculative information? That the aircraft was shot down or that there's Russian involvement in the incident are both hypotheses without sufficient evidence.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:08, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  To be fair everything involving Russia is always "speculative", it's how Russia operates. Abcmaxx (talk) 10:47, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  That's not Wikipedia's business. We should always stick to facts, not speculations.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:29, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Not only Azerbaijani say that [4][5][6][7][8][9] BilboBeggins (talk) 21:34, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  All those sources report that there are indications that the aircraft was shot down by Russia’s defensive system, but that’s still in the zone of speculations with no official statements made by any involved party.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 01:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

  Support adding that plane was shot down. BilboBeggins (talk) 21:26, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support saying shot down. The article indicates that the Azerbaijani government believes the aircraft was shot down, and RS are increasingly saying so. (see the article) 331dot (talk) 18:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Yes, it's obvious. But the blurb has to follow the article, where things are still less decided. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  The article says in the lead "Azerbaijani investigators believed a Russian Pantsir-S1 air-defense system was responsible for the damage" and the article itself states investigators independent of the nations involved have come to that conclusion as well. Seems to me that's as good as we could get. If we don't want to say "shot down" we could at least add "hit by a missile and crashes". 331dot (talk) 09:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment Putin reportedly had a phone call with Aliyev and applogised for shooting down the aircraft, so I support amending the blurb to reflect this.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:01, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

December 24

Portal:Current events/2024 December 24

December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Deir ez-Zor offensive, Eastern Syria insurgency Islamic State militants launch attacks on the town of al-Hawayej in northeastern Syria, against Asayish forces. (SOHR) Protests occur after a Christmas tree was set on fire in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Hama Governorate. (The Week) Turkey's interior minister announces that more than 25,000 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria since former president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by rebels. (Al Arabiya) Syrian opposition factions announce that they will dissolve and merge under the authority of the Ministry of Defense. (Reuters) Haiti crisis Gang war in Haiti Three people are killed by gunmen in Haiti opening fire at the journalists, police and medical staff at the reopening of the Port-au-Prince General Hospital. (BBC News) 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes At least 46 people are killed in a series of airstrikes by the Pakistan Army against alleged Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture National symbols of the United States U.S. President Joe Biden signs a bill making the bald eagle the official national bird of the United States. (NBC News) Disasters and accidents 2024–25 Australian bushfire season Residents of the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia, evacuate due to bushfires, with more than 41,000 hectares (100,000 acres) already burnt by the bushfires. (BBC News) 2024 Lobitos oil spill Residents of Lobitos and Cabo Blanco, Peru, demonstrate against Peruvian state-owned oil company PetroPerú following an oil spill that contaminated six beaches. (La República) Twelve people are killed and four others are injured in an explosion at an explosives factory in Kavakli, Balıkesir Province, Turkey. (Al Jazeera) The Russian cargo ship MV Ursa Major, allegedly used to evacuate military personnel and equipment from Russian bases in Syria, sinks in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain following an explosion in the ship's engine room. The Russian Foreign Ministry says that 14 of the 16 crew members have been rescued, with the two others missing. (Politico) International relations 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Syrian civil war Palestinian factions turn over their arms to the Lebanese army and vacate their headquarters. (Middle East Monitor) Denmark–United States relations The Danish government announces an increase in defense spending for Greenland hours after US president-elect Donald Trump repeated his interest in purchasing Greenland, although they affirm that the two are unrelated. (BBC News) Russia–United States relations Gene Spector, an American citizen of Russian descent, is sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian court for espionage. (CNN) Law and crime Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia Human rights organization Reprieve reports that Saudi Arabia executed 330 people this year. (First Post) At least 21 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a series of violent incidents in Mozambique following the previous day's confirmation by the high court of Daniel Chapo as the winning presidential candidate in the recent election. (ABC News) Hong Kong offers bounties of HK$1 million (US$128,728) each for six foreign pro-democracy activists accused of violating the national security law, including Tony Chung, and also revokes the passports of seven others, citing actions such as incitement to secession, subversion, and collusion with foreign forces. (Reuters) Five people accused of being Al-Qaeda supporters are arrested in four cities in Italy. (Il Gazzettino) Four participants in the November 2024 Amsterdam riots are sentenced to prison, with 32-year-old Sefa Ö handed the longest sentence of six months. (BBC News) A Belarusian court sentences opposition activist and Green Party leader Dzmitry Kuchuk to six years in prison and fines him approximately US$6,000 for alleged public order violations and calls for actions undermining national security, according to the human rights group Viasna. (AP) Politics and elections Protests against Donald Trump, Panama–United States relations Protesters gather at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City over Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. (France24) (DW) Maia Sandu is sworn in for her second four-year term as the President of Moldova. (Euronews) In his Christmas speech, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri announces that he will abdicate on 3 October 2025 and hand over the throne to his son, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume. (The Brussels Times) ʻAisake Eke is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Tonga. (RNZ) Science and technology NASA large strategic science missions The Parker Solar Probe attempts its closest-ever approach to the Sun to study the sun's temperatures, radiation, and magnetic field. (BBC News)

---

Joe Average

Article: Joe Average (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CTV News
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (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: Canadian artist and activist. Ktin (talk) 16:55, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Parker Solar Probe

Article: Parker Solar Probe (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Parker Solar Probe (pictured) successfully completes its closest approach to the Sun (Post)
News source(s): DW, Guardian, NYT, Scientific American, BBC, Space
Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Andi Fugard (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: We might also mention that it will be travelling at 430,000 miles per hour – a new speed record. But it's stormy as it's a solar maximum... Andrew🐉(talk) 08:36, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

• Still personally determining on notability, but oppose on quality - a two-sentence update to the lead is not enough to post. The Kip ^(contribs) 09:06, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  The article is already quite large and detailed but I've added an update about the timing of this perihelion to the body. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:22, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Support now - article sufficiently updated and other comments have made good cases as to scientific notability. The Kip ^(contribs) 23:31, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support, as notable a solar space mission as you can get without landing. At least so far. Maybe post on the 27th when Parker is scheduled to send back information. Randy Kryn (talk) 09:11, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  FYI, the perihelion is today (Christmas Eve) around noon UTC. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:15, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Right, but we won't even know if it has survived the approach until the 27th. Randy Kryn (talk) 09:18, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  The perihelion is today and it's in the news today. As and when we get further news, we can update the blurb accordingly. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:22, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  I know, and if it were just you and I the blurb would be up already. Thanks for improving the article. Maybe a few others will come by and push this quickly over the finish line. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:17, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Not sure how to intervene on this as I'm a new to ITN and don't want to break it :) The BBC cite notes that the temperatures that close will reach 1,400 °C and it will be moving faster than any other human-made object (692,000 kilometers per hour; 430,000 miles per hour). Maybe also something on how it has to act autonomously to ensure it is oriented in such as way that its shields protect it from the solar energy. At that distance from Earth, it would take about 8 minutes for a signal to get there and another 8 for it to be received: too slow for Earth-based control. Andi Fugard [they/them] (talk) 11:35, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  FYI, what's wanted mainly here are opinions whether we should post this news on the main page. These should focus mainly on the adequacy of the quality of the article. The blurb wording is open to discussion too and alternatives can be proposed. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:47, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

• This is not an ITNR, it has been in this close orbit of the sun for the last several years, just that this time it will swing closer than any previous time. Masem (t) 13:38, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  No, this is not a stable orbit. What's been happening is that it has been making repeated flybys of Venus to pick up speed using gravity assistance. It made its seventh and final flyby of Venus in November and this gave it the speed for this closest approach to the Sun, which goes deep past the Alfvén surface. It is therefore the climax of a long mission and so is effectively the destination as it's downhill from here. And note that, while we posted the launch of the mission in 2018, we haven't posted a destination blurb yet. The mainstream coverage such as this BBC bulletin indicates that this is the time to post as it talks of the event "making history". Andrew🐉(talk) 14:33, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  This pass by the sun is at 6.9M km, last year it got to 7.3M km, which on the order of magnitude of space, essentially the same. Its clear it reached its final destination, this unstable orbit between the sun and venus, four years or so ago. This is not ITNR, but note I'm not saying that this can't be considered as a normal ITNC candidate due to attention on being it's closest approach. Masem (t) 15:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  This is wrong. It flies by Venus to slow down. If it slowed to zero it'd then fall straight down starting at 1 mph per dozens of seconds ending at c. 0.1% the speed of light (if it could survive till the visible surface I assume no). If it slowed down a little less than that it does this. Also in 2025 they'll point it at the Sun exposing it to tens of thousands percent sunlight killing everything except the shader in seconds. Especially if it can briefly transmit through that (I don't know) that seems like another interesting time (science fiction like Sunshine (2007 film) becoming science fact). Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:23, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Good points. The gravity assists from Venus were used to make its orbit more eccentric and this gives the closer approach to the sun and that's when its speed is greater.

  I also wondered what was going to happen to the probe afterwards and so added a paragraph to the article to explain.

  Andrew🐉(talk) 07:57, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Wait. Its final flyby is scheduled for June 19, 2025. That seems to be the most appropriate time to post, not the two incidental records being set tomorrow. (Which records, by the way, will not be broken by Parker's remaining flybys.) 128.91.40.237 (talk) 15:34, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
• Wait until the December 27 confirmation. ArionStar (talk) 06:26, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

  I Support now. ArionStar (talk) 13:01, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support It was noteworthy enough for BBC top story status, and it'll be interesting to see if it survived on the 27th. For heliophysics this is a major, decades-long effort, and it won't be so close to the surface of the Sun ever again. ElectronicsForDogs (talk) 13:33, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support, as the sources said it's an important milestone, and it is now in the news. Alexcalamaro (talk) 07:57, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support, an interesting event that's been compared to the Moon landing, and an interesting article as well. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:19, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Update It's Dec 27 now and the probe's beacon signal has been received, showing that it has successfully completed its closest pass through the solar corona. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:32, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• How is this ITNR? It's been orbiting the Sun for years. Banedon (talk) 09:36, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  The destination was not to orbit the sun – we're all doing that – but to make this closest approach which was just achieved for the first time. This took it deep inside the solar corona and Alfvén surface so that it could make the observations which were its mission. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:49, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Again, its destination was this series of tight orbits around the Sun with some Venus flybys, which it reached 6-some years ago and has been doing since. It was inside the corona and broke the Alfven surface as early as 2021 [10]. That this one orbit reached the closest approach to the sun does not make its destination. — Masem (t) 13:22, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Important achievement for humanity and now in the news. Article well-sourced and informative. Opposers fail to convince that this should not be posted now. Jusdafax (talk) 15:30, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support definitely in the news now and has been confirmed. Meets WP:ITNSIGNIF and WP:ITNQUALITY. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:11, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support. In the news. Important event. Sufficiently updated article.

-insert valid name here- (talk) 18:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article in great shape and has been greatly updated. Important scientific news (which is always refreshing to see). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:48, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

RD or Blurb: Dési Bouterse

Article: Dési Bouterse (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Former military ruler and later president of Suriname, Dési Bouterse (pictured) dies at the age 79 while on the run following his conviction (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former Suriname's leader and convicted criminal Dési Bouterse (pictured) dies at the age of 79
News source(s): NLTimes, AP News
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:41AE:341:4940:BDA3 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Borgenland (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 president of Suriname. 240F:7A:6253:1:41AE:341:4940:BDA3 (talk) 03:30, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose huge amount of content is unsourced. And reading his role as dictator and later president, and convicted for several crimes, a blurb is suggestive. _-_Alsor (talk) 12:38, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Not ready, article currently lacks citations for several sections, I also agree with Alsor above to blurb. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 19:32, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment, I definitely agree with the above regarding a blurb. Ornithoptera (talk) 22:39, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support when ready, given that we had Manmohan Singh posted as a blurb I don't see why not, aside from the problem that the others mentioned regarding unsourced content. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 00:21, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Zero indication of why he was a major/key figure; notorious due to his convictions, but there's no sourcing or significant discussion to indicate what impact he had on the country or international politics (as there was for Singh). And Oppose RD due to numerous sourcing tag issues. --Masem (t) 13:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Article needs to be fixed up before it could even be posted to RD. Would support blurb due to his convictions and crimes committed. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality but Support blurb per TDKR. The Kip ^(contribs) 22:04, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

[REVIEWERS' ATTENTION NEEDED] RD: George Petak

Article: George Petak (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): USA Today
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: American Republican politician Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:59, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

[REVIEWERS' ATTENTION NEEDED] RD: Richard Perry

Article: Richard Perry (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP
Credits:

• Nominated by TheCorriynial (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: Article needs help, but it was announced today that Richard Perry had died. He was best known for his work as a producer for artists like Carly Simon (No Secrets and "You're So Vain"), Ringo Starr (Ringo (album) and "Photograph (Ringo Starr song)" and "You're Sixteen") and along with owning Planet Records, launching The Pointer Sisters with "Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)", "Neutron Dance", "I'm So Excited", "Slow Hand" and "Jump (For My Love)". He also had other credits with many other artists. TheCorriynial (talk) 02:28, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

December 23

Portal:Current events/2024 December 23

December 23, 2024 (2024-12-23) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War Constitutional crisis in Somalia Jubaland crisis Violent clashes occur between the Ethiopia-backed Jubaland forces and the Somali Armed Forces in Dolow, Gedo Region, Somalia, with Jubaland forces later taking control of the town. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) The mayor of Badhadhe District, Lower Juba, Hassan Nuur Cabdi, survives an ambush attack which killed at least five of his security personnel. (Idil News) (Hiiraan Online) Syrian civil war Operation Dawn of Freedom Manbij offensive The pro-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces launch a counter-offensive on recently captured pro-Turkish faction positions in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, and recapture several villages. (SOHR) Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus to discuss the support of the Syrian transitional government. (Al Jazeera) Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti 2024 Cité Soleil massacre The death toll from the mass killing by a gang in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, increases to 207, according to the United Nations. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hamas war Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh For the first time, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claims responsibility for the July 2024 assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. (Reuters) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Attacks on protected zones and civilians in Gaza At least seven people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on a safe zone in al-Mawasi, Gaza. Several other attacks across the Gaza Strip kill at least 43 others. (Al Jazeera) Mexican drug war Seventeen people are killed in a string of attacks over the past 48 hours across the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. (El País) Business and economy Student loans in the United States, Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration The Biden administration officially withdraws two major legislative plans that would have granted student loan forgiveness to more than 30 million Americans. (Forbes) (CNBC) Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda announce plans to for a merger by 2026, potentially forming the third-largest automotive company in the world. (Al Jazeera) (Nikkei Asia) Disasters and accidents 2024 famine in Sudan The Government of Sudan suspends participation in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification hunger monitoring system, in advance of a new report about famine occurring in the nation. (Reuters) In Italy, three people are killed and another is injured in severe storms in Rome, while two others are killed on the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. (Roma Today) (Il Messaggero) The Santa Cruz Wharf of Santa Cruz, California, United States, partially collapses from high waves of a Pacific storm. (BBC News) International relations Panama–United States relations Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rebuffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's recent threat to reimpose U.S. control over the Panama Canal, saying its shipping tolls aren't inflated and that Panamanian sovereignty over the waterway isn't negotiable. (Bloomberg) Law and crime 2024 New York City Subway immolation A man is arrested after fatally burning a woman yesterday on a Subway train in New York City, United States. (Al Jazeera) Capital punishment by the United States federal government U.S. President Joe Biden commutes the death sentences of 37 out of the 44 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment. The exceptions are Dylann Roof, Robert Gregory Bowers, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who received death sentences for terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder-related crimes, as well as all four prisoners on US Military death row. (CBS News) Minas Gerais road crash The suspected truck driver that caused a multiple-vehicle collision and killed at least 41 people in Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, turns himself in to local authorities. (R7) (G1) 2024 Changde car attack The perpetrator of a car attack in November is sentenced to death by Chinese authorities. (Xinhua) A man is arrested and charged with animal cruelty for shooting and killing 98 kangaroos on a military base in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. (news.com.au) Guatemalan police rescue at least 160 children and 40 women held by the Lev Tahor Jewish sect and accuse the group of child sexual abuse, forced marriage, and human trafficking. Members of Lev Tahor broke into the care center in Oratorio, Santa Rosa Department, where the children were being held on Sunday. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel) (The Independent) Politics and elections Second presidency of Donald Trump The United States House Committee on Ethics releases a report on former Florida representative and Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, revealing that Gaetz paid women for sexual activity, committed statutory rape with a 17-year-old, possessed and used illegal drugs, accepted financial gifts beyond House limits, and assisted a woman in obtaining a passport. (BBC News) Joel Greenberg, a former IRS employee of Florida is sentenced to 11 years in prison on 6 federal charges for underage sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, identity theft, producing a fake ID card, and conspiring to defraud the US federal government, receiving a reduced sentence after testifying against eight other men including Gaetz, after initially facing 33 federal charges. (CNN) 2024 French political crisis Following the collapse of the Barnier government, French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new center-right, minority coalition Government led by François Bayrou as new Prime Minister. (DW) 2024 Romanian parliamentary election Following the December 1 parliamentary elections, President Klaus Iohannis asks incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to form a new majority coalition cabinet, comprising the PSD, PNL and UDMR parties. The government is named and confirmed by the Chamber of Deputies, and takes office the same day. (France 24) The Greek government restores citizenship to 10 members of the former royal family, including the children and grandchildren of King Constantine II, following their agreement to adopt the surname "De Grece", renounce royal claims, and formally recognize Greece's status as a parliamentary democracy. (AP) Science and technology A team of scientists at the North-Eastern Federal University in Sakha Republic, Russia, unveil the highly preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old female juvenile woolly mammoth named Yana. The researchers say Yana was roughly about one-year-old when she died, likely from drowning, and was discovered in the Batagaika crater by locals. (BBC News)

---

RD: Michael Burkard

Article: Michael Burkard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Academy of American Poets; Nightboat.org
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Trauma Novitiate (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: Article is Start class, but it is well-cited and sourced and updated. It meets the minimum BLP requirements and is Ready to post on ITN, imo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trauma Novitiate (talk • contribs)

• No, the article is still a stub; please note the stub tag. I've changed the rating accordingly. We don't post stubs, hence the bio needs to be expanded. Schwede66 22:59, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment In my opinion, it is now Start Class. I’d be grateful if an Editor would look it over and mark it as Start Class. Thanks. Trauma Novitiate (talk) 11:13, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
  • I'd be more supportive if there are 300+ words of prose. 200 words is too stubby. When and where was he born and raised? What did he do to earn the awards listed after the prose? --PFHLai (talk) 03:08, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

    Thank you, that’s good feedback! I’ll try to get more prose in there, and then I’ll get back to you for more oversight. Much appreciated. Trauma Novitiate (talk) 10:28, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: Sophie Hediger

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

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (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: Article currently a stub, needs major expansion. Abcmaxx (talk) 15:29, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• With only 103 words of prose, this wikibio is too stubby for use on ITN. Please expand it. --PFHLai (talk) 02:43, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

RD: Shyam Benegal

Article: Shyam Benegal (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Economic Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pachu Kannan (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 filmmaker. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 14:42, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Support: Article is in good shape. Deserves attention. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 18:04, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is lengthy and well sourced TheHiddenCity (talk) 23:35, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment. I have tagged the article with tags. Tagging Pharaoh of the Wizards and Pachu Kannan to see if they can fill some of those tags in preparation for homepage. Ktin (talk) 00:50, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Done. Pachu Kannan (talk) 04:54, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

• The Awards and nominations section needs more sourcing done. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 02:42, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

December 22

Portal:Current events/2024 December 22

December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Fall of the Assad regime Syrian mass graves An Assad regime mass grave containing the remains of 93 civilians, including several women and children, is discovered in Qarfa, Daraa Governorate, Syria, with all of the bodies reportedly burnt alive. (SOHR) In the highest-ranking state visit since the regime change, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan holds a meeting with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus to support the transitional government. (Reuters) Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 28 people. (France 24) Red Sea crisis The US military states that the USS Gettysburg guided-missile cruiser accidentally shot down a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and injured one of its pilots in a friendly fire incident following a series of airstrikes on Yemen. However, the Houthis claim that they shot down the fighter jet. (CNN) (Middle East Monitor) Business and economy Residents of Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, win the world's biggest lottery, the Spanish Christmas Lottery's El Gordo €2.7 billion prize. (DW) Disasters and accidents 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, increases to 94. (DW) 2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash Ten people are killed and seventeen others are injured when a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashes into shops and a hotel while taking off from the Canela Airport in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (CNN) (ASN) The death toll from the stampede at two food distribution events in Abuja and Okija, Nigeria, increases to 32. (DW) Seven people are killed when a private Cessna 207 crashes into a hill in El Montoso, Jalisco, Mexico. (Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive) An Airbus EC135 ambulance helicopter crashes near a hospital in Muğla, Turkey, killing all four people onboard. (AP) Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira bridge collapse Four people are killed and 13 others are missing when a highway bridge across the Tocantins River between Estreito, Maranhão, and Aguiarnópolis, Tocantins, Brazil, partially collapses. (Xinhua) (G1) International relations Russia–Slovakia relations Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico holds a previously unannounced meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (The Moscow Times) Politics and elections 2024 Novi Sad protests Around 100,000 people gather at the Slavija Square in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against the government response to the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse and demand the resignation of President Aleksandar Vučić and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party. President Vučić is dismissive of the protests and accuses the opposition of manipulating the protestors to gain political power. (Al Jazeera) (DW) (N1) New Zealand rejects the Cook Islands' proposal to establish its own passports and citizenship but expresses willingness to discuss independence if initiated by Cook Islanders. (Reuters)

---

Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line opens

Article: HCMC Metro (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line begins operations (Post)
News source(s): VN Express Bloomberg
Credits:

• Nominated by Banedon (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ytrewq098 (talk · give credit), Jussie2024 (talk · give credit) and George13lol2 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Banedon (talk) 08:07, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Weak support on quality and notability. Article could stand to be a bit more updated but is pretty good where it is now. I really think we ought to post more blurbs that aren't disasters, space missions, and geopolitics, and this is a good alternative. Departure– (talk) 13:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality Article has some cn tags and some ref issues to address. Weak support on notability per Departure. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 13:23, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Weak support on notability. I agree with Departure that this sort of story is a good choice for ITN: it's a significant improvement in the lives of millions of people in a major city we very rarely otherwise report on, in a field (transportation) that's very impactful but often doesn't make our headlines unless there's an accident, and we have a relevant article. Unfortunately, that leads me to oppose on quality for the time being, because the article is a bit of a mess, as TDKR Chicago 101 observes. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:57, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Seems rather a routine metro system outside of being the city's first. In addition to the quality issues that have bveen addressed. --Masem (t) 14:02, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Metro lines begin operation in many other cities all the time, so this is pretty much a routine event. There’s an exception if this is an innovation that makes it first of its kind, but there’s no indication that this is it.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:06, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash

Article: 2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A plane crash in Brazil's Gramado kills 10 people and injures 17 others. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Chronus (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Chronus (talk) 09:33, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• This should be under December 22 (see nomination steps above) Yo.dazo (talk) 12:48, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Yo.dazo: Done! Chronus (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Chronus: fiz uma proposta que linka todos os três acidentes em uma só frase. Só rolar pra baixo. ArionStar (talk) 13:31, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar that doesn’t change the fact that this entry is on the wrong date. The Kip ^(contribs) 16:27, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @The Kip:  Done! Chronus (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: blurb should be changed to either "10 people and injures 17 others" or "ten people and injures seventeen others" to keep the numbering consistent. Kline • talk • contribs 17:07, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Kline: Done! Chronus (talk) 18:34, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose We have generally not posted private aviation disasters in the past, as unlike commercial aviation, there is typically not going to be a long-term investigation into the causes of the accident due to lack of regulation on private pilots. I know that several of the deaths were from those on the ground in addition to those in the plane, but this seems like more an unfortunate aspect, and not getting anywhere close to the coverage that I'd expect to see for a significant aviation disaster. --Masem (t) 14:05, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

(Ready) Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse

Article: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge collapse (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least eleven people die and 6 others are missing after a bridge partially collapses (pictured) between the states of Tocantins and Maranhão in Brazil. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In two consecutive days, a traffic collision, a plane crash and a bridge collapse occur in Brazil and result in a total of at least 62 deaths.
News source(s): (Reuters) (BBC)
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Deadly structural collapses like 2024 Lixinsha Bridge collapse and this one needs more attention on ITN. Events coverage on en-wiki is so American-European-developed countries-biased. Let's change it! ArionStar (talk) 18:38, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose low death toll and seemingly local/very limited impact. The Kip ^(contribs) 21:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment There is no article for the bridge itself, yet there are detailed articles in Portuguese and German. I could not find articles in other languages about the collapse. I wonder whether the scope of this article should be broadened to include the bridge itself to align it with the two articles that exist in other languages. Such a change in scope would not prevent the article from consideration at ITN. Schwede66 23:00, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Comment Gee, it seems we've had a lot of transport-related disasters in Brazil the past few days. Would it be best to merge them all into a single blurb? Departure– (talk) 23:01, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, like: "In two consecutive days, a traffic collision, a plane crash and a bridge collapse occur in Brazil and result in a total of at least 57 people died." ArionStar (talk) 01:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

No, they’re completely unrelated so we wouldn’t have a combination blurb. Stephen 03:15, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure last year we had two unrelated tornado outbreaks in the United States get a combined blurb. I don't see how this is much different - multiple major events involving transit and traffic causing a similar amount of fatalities all occurring in the same country, each with merits to their own blurb. Departure– (talk) 04:48, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

It's reasonable to combine two separate tornado outbreaks that occurred with a few days if each other as long as the blurb does not imply they were the same weather system. But combining several completely unrelated disasters simply due to bear term and location is not appropriate — Masem (t) 20:02, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment In the original blurb "are died" ⇒ "are killed" or "die". Jona☎ 14:51, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

   Done. ArionStar (talk) 18:56, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  Update: eight bodies were found. ArionStar (talk) 18:58, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Chronus: consegue atualizar o artigo em português? Meus dedos estão com tendinite já! Kkkkk ArionStar (talk) 19:48, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar  Done! Chronus (talk) 20:11, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support. A major bridge collapsed, killing 17 people. It's serious and relevant enough. Chronus (talk) 20:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Chronus: nine now. ArionStar (talk) 16:26, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar It's clear that the disappeared are also dead. That's what I meant. Chronus (talk) 18:38, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurbs Supporting altblurb. Quite unique (although tragic) that in two consecutive days Brazil has experienced heavy losses in transportation-related deaths. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:46, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support 3 major accidents, killing a large amount of people. Setarip (talk) 19:33, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

  Ten bodies were found by today. ArionStar (talk) 02:02, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support original only as meets WP:ITNQUALITY and WP:ITNSIGNIF. Strongly oppose the merging of two blurbs into one, as these are 2 different, separate, non related events, just because they were in same country, that doesn't mean we should arbitrarily combine the blurbs. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:19, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri

Article: Qamruddin Ahmad Gorakhpuri (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Asr-e-Hazir, Millat Times, Eastern Crescent
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Khaatir (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.

An Indian Muslim scholar and a professor of Hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. Khaatir (talk) 08:06, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Looks well cited and comprehensive enough to post. However, the article would be much improved if his theological / academic views and theories were included. Abcmaxx (talk) 07:45, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article is well cited and long enough for ITNRD. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 17:10, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support G2G. Article in good quality. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:47, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. AGF on non-English REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 02:39, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

December 21

Portal:Current events/2024 December 21

December 21, 2024 (2024-12-21) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine At least seven Ukrainian drones strike Kazan, Russia, six of which reportedly hit residential areas, including a 32-story apartment building. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Reuters) Haitian crisis The Haitian government declares a one-month state of emergency amid the escalating gang violence and the deepening security crisis. (Caribbean National Weekly) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sixteen Pakistan Army soldiers are killed and five others are critically injured when Pakistani Taliban militants launch an overnight raid on an army post in Makeen, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Arabiya) Red Sea crisis Sixteen people are injured in a Houthi missile attack on the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in Israel. (CNN) Business and economy Constitutional crisis in Somalia The Puntland region of Somalia announces that it will introduce a new regional currency in 2025. The region had previously shifted to use of the United States dollar in 2021, due to severe inflation of the Somali shilling. (Garowe Online) (Hiiraan Online) (Horseed Media) Disasters and accidents Minas Gerais road crash Forty-one people are killed when a bus collides with a granite block that fell from a truck on a highway in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (The Guardian) (G1) (O Globo) Ten people are killed and many others are injured in a stampede during a distribution of food and clothes at a church in Abuja, Nigeria. (AP) Nine people are killed and 13 more injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Pa Alam, Lorestan, Iran. (AP) Two people are killed and three others are missing when an under-construction six-story building collapses in Sohana village, Mohali district, India. (Zee News) Law and crime Censorship of TikTok The Albanian government announces a one-year ban on the social media platform TikTok beginning in 2025, following a fatal stabbing of a teenager in November in connection to a confrontation on the platform. (Al Jazeera) (Türkiye Today) Politics and elections 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election The Social Democratic Alliance, led by Kristrún Frostadóttir, forms a coalition government in Iceland's Althing with the Liberal Reform Party and the People's Party. Kristrún becomes Iceland's youngest prime minister at 36 years old. (CNA) 2025 United States federal budget, Government shutdowns in the United States The United States Senate passes a funding bill, with President Joe Biden subsequently signing the bill into law, thereby averting a government shutdown. (CBS News)

---

[REVIEWERS' ATTENTION NEEDED] RD: Jack Bond

Article: Jack Bond (director) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by 31.44.227.152 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ClaireFiona (talk · give credit), Mohamad Darilin (talk · give credit) and Erksahin (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 film producer and director. 31.44.227.152 (talk) 20:54, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Minas Gerais road crash

Article: Minas Gerais road crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least forty-one people are killed in a road crash involving a bus, a road train and a car in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera The Guardian O Globo
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Very high number of deaths. Help me to improve the article. ArionStar (talk) 16:33, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose until the article Isn't a draft or stub Bloxzge 025 (talk) 02:51, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bloxzge 025: look at this now! ArionStar (talk) 11:26, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Extended content, unrelated to current nom
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
I see that you have moved here with your usual MO of grifting for help instead of learning how to do things yourself. Please, at least try to write the article before showing up here and asking others to do it for you. Cart (talk) 16:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC) @W.carter: I'm checking the domestic sources and adding them. I don't know about you, but I work for parts; by the way, the information is still being disclosed. ArionStar (talk) 18:25, 22 December 2024 (UTC) A good practice is to create a passable draft first, get it accepted into article space, and then nominate it at ITN/C. You've been on the project for ten years, but you still do this "helpless newbie" routine. Cart (talk) 18:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC) Yes, I'm relatively "newbie" on English wiki. There are no drafts on Portuguese wiki. ArionStar (talk) 19:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC) Then I suggest you take the introduction course to get more acquainted with how things work here on en-wiki. Cart (talk) 19:24, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• This is currently a one sentence stub, and was (correctly) moved to draft space. Natg 19 (talk) 16:46, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• Comment I’ve re-opened this nomination as the lack of article isn’t a valid reason for closure.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:13, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• @ExclusiveEditor: is Draft:Minas Gerais road crash good enough? ArionStar (talk) 18:21, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar: Don't add too many citations just to prove the notability. See WP:CITATIONOVERKILL to understand how to add more citations. ExclusiveEditor _{🔔 Ping Me!} 19:26, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose 1. The article is in draftspace, which should be enough to reject this nomination. 2. The draft article doesn't demonstrate passing WP:GNG, yet alone WP:ITNQUALITY. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:27, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

  Not significant coverage? Aljazeera, CNN, The Guardian, Sky News? ArionStar (talk) 18:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

  AP? ArionStar (talk) 18:42, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• WP:ITNSIGNIF and WP:ITNQUALITY have not been met. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:04, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• The discussion about ArionStar is irrelevant; behavioral concerns should be reported to the relevant noticeboard. Concerns as to the sourcing are misguided, as it clearly passes GNG based on what's currently used alone. The article will soon be moved back into mainspace, so concerns regarding its draftification will be assuaged. It could, however, be longer, per WP:ITNQUALITY, as it is rather stubby atm. Conversely, per WP:ITNUPDATE, it's not far short of the traditional yardstick. --SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 19:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
  • It doesn't pass the GNG or NEVENT yet. This is a burst of news coverage with no current indication of having a long term impact. It is a sadly large scale disaster but unlike many natural disasters or the like, there's not a current expectation there will be a lot of Followup coverage. — Masem (t) 00:46, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose for now page got deleted, but I will be happy to support it, if its back up and improved.

  Support Article is short, but is notable, and looks well sourced TheHiddenCity (talk)

  @TheHiddenCity: the article is ready now. ArionStar (talk) 20:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

@ArionStar: should have asked a page mover to move that page. You completely naused the histoire up. SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 21:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Ok. I got it! ArionStar (talk) 21:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment One of the worst road crashes in Brazil's history. ArionStar (talk) 23:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability, I've seen bus accidents of this scale not reported on ITN, but this seems to have got good coverage, (continued below)
  Oppose on quality/ size. Thou tragic and widely reported, it is very short. ExclusiveEditor _{🔔 Ping Me!} 06:01, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Size is currently 1349 B (227 words).—Bagumba (talk) 06:32, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support, significant accident, article is well sourced. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:07, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Joseph2302, Bloxzge 025, and Bagumba: the article is bigger now. ArionStar (talk) 12:51, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support Passes GNG. Also noting we posted a car cash in Magdeburg the other day. --SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 13:03, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

  I guess when the police catch the truck driver, we'll have some extra information to add. ArionStar (talk) 14:59, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

  Yes, it doesn't look at all good for the driver, whom the police have identified. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:44, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Commenting in mostly because I nominated the Magdeburg blurb—apples to oranges. Magdeburg's was a premeditated and (likely) politically-motivated attack, this was an accident. Yo.dazo (talk) 18:18, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Commenting in not mostly but wholly because other stuff exists. --SerialNumber54129^{A New Face in Hell} 18:22, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment The article is in good shape and well-referenced now. ArionStar (talk) 17:48, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality This is a very notable accident by its record-breaking fatality count alone. However, article is pretty sparse and two-thirds of the Collision section rely on a single BBC article in Portuguese. In addition, it implies a certainty about the details of the accident when, as far as I can tell, there are multiple conflicting accounts as to what exactly happened. Yo.dazo (talk) 18:37, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

  Likely = possibly? ArionStar (talk) 18:40, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

  Could you possibly raise the "multiple conflicting accounts" at Talk:Minas Gerais road crash? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:42, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

   Done. ArionStar (talk) 19:13, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Fixed, I think. Support. Yo.dazo (talk) 19:56, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

• Strong support - the article is now in an appropriate state for posting. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 21:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

   Question: Ready? ArionStar (talk) 00:58, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose per WP:NEWSEVENT. Just a traffic accident on a road that has these regularly. The details seem unclear but the coverage is not lasting. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:40, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  It's exactly what Masem said: there's a follow-up coverage as a long term impact. ArionStar (talk) 11:19, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  By long term impact I would something along the lines of a safety investigation or changes to road laws that would be aimed to prevent this, but all there seems to be is the driver turning himself in. That's not really a lot for a traffic accident even if the most deadliest in Brazil history. Wp is not well suited for news stories that show little long term encyclopedic relevance. — Masem (t) 14:20, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  If the event is not notable, do you think the article should be deleted? Exactly which details do you think need further clarification? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:25, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Pertinent questions. ArionStar (talk) 16:41, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  In addition and by the way: a similar accident in Canada with fewer deaths was posted a year ago. Thoughts? ArionStar (talk) 16:59, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  It's not always about how much people died. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 17:19, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  What's it about? Canada? ArionStar (talk) 17:42, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  Fatal accidents involving buses are quite common. For example, there was a fatal accident involving a bus, a truck and car in Malaysia just yesterday. See also bus plunge. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:33, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  With 41 fatal victims? It was a multiple-vehicle collision. ArionStar (talk) 18:19, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  According to List of countries by traffic-related death rate, Brazil has about 34,000 road deaths each year. That's more than twice 41 every day. 41 is therefore nothing special; they just happened together because that's the way buses work -- people ride together. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:34, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  It's only special because it's.... in the news? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  One of the deadliest road accidents in the country's history. It is special itself. ArionStar (talk) 22:50, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

• Mark as Ready These arguments are a little shallow and some seem developed countries-biased to me. ArionStar (talk) 18:21, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
• Support; up to a decent ITN quality. Don't see how this is routine with 41 deaths. Kline • talk • contribs 20:01, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted With article issues resolved, there's clear consensus to post. Schwede66 22:49, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  @Schwede66: please, keep the original setence. ArionStar (talk) 23:18, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

  "A survivor on the bus said the vehicle that left São Paulo was replaced by what crashed." Is this sentence grammatically correct? ArionStar (talk) 00:48, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar: No, fixed, thanks for pointing this out. Left guide (talk) 01:11, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

  The original blurb (At least 41 people are killed in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a bus, a road train and a car in Minas Gerais, Brazil) is more explanatory. ArionStar (talk) 02:06, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

That sounded way too complicated, which is why I simplified it. Schwede66 02:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

The victims are still hospitalized, so it would be better if we added the term "at least". ArionStar (talk) 02:36, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

If the number changes, we'll update it; that is standard practice. Schwede66 18:33, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

[REVIEWERS' ATTENTION NEEDED] RD: Don Martina

Article: Don Martina (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NU
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Crispulop (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: Curaçaoan politician Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment Served two impactful terms as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. I made some further additions to the article. Crispulop (talk) 13:46, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Joanne Pierce Misko

Article: Joanne Pierce Misko (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by ForsythiaJo (talk · give credit)
• Created by Thriley (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: One of the FBI's first two female agents. ForsythiaJo (talk) 03:11, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Comment I am not altogether sure this is not a case of WP:1E. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:24, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Would the first, the longest tenured, and getting inducted to a HoF count as 3E? --PFHLai (talk) 03:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

• With 482 words, this wikibio is long enough to qualify. Formatting looks fine. Footnotes can be found in expected spots. Earwig has no complaints. This wikibio, judging from its edit history, was already READY for RD a few days ago, within 7 days after the Dec.19th publication of her death. --PFHLai (talk) 14:17, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. Black Kite (talk) 14:24, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

References

Nominators often include links to external websites and other references in discussions on this page. It is usually best to provide such links using the inline URL syntax [http://example.com] rather than using <ref></ref> tags, because that keeps all the relevant information in the same place as the nomination without having to jump to this section, and facilitates the archiving process.

For the times when <ref></ref> tags are being used, here are their contents: