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Micheál Martin Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected as the president of Belarus, after banning opposition candidates. Micheál Martin (pictured) becomes Taoiseach of Ireland as the leader of a coalition government. A fire at a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya, Turkey, leaves at least 78 people dead and 51 others injured. A series of attacks by the National Liberation Army in the Catatumbo region of Colombia leaves more than 80 people dead. A ceasefire agreement suspends the Gaza war, involving the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Lynn Ban Gloria Romero Tabish Mehdi André Soltner Mauricio Funes John Sykes view — page history — related changes — edit

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January 28

Portal:Current events/2025 January 28
January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28) (Tuesday)

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January 27

Portal:Current events/2025 January 27

January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign 2025 Catatumbo clashes Local authorities of Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, find the bodies of thirteen FARC combatants. (El Espectador) Kivu conflict, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions M23 offensive Battle of Goma M23 rebels claim to have captured the city of Goma in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The government says its troops still hold the Goma International Airport and other key locations, and that Rwandan army soldiers are present in Goma. Congolese and Rwandan forces exchange fire along the border. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (DW) Business and economy A global selloff of technology stocks on Nasdaq, prompted by the release of the DeepSeek-R1 model, has led to record losses in the market capitalizations of AI and computer hardware companies. (Reuters) International relations China–India relations Following the meeting between Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi in Beijing, China and India agree to resume direct air travel between the two countries after five year hiatus. (CNA).

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M23 offensive (2022-present)

Article: M23 offensive (2022–present) (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Staraction (talk · give credit)
• Created by Applodion (talk · give credit)
• Updated by EdwinAlden.1995 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Thanks to many editor's efforts (especially EdwinAlden.1995), this article has been updated with new information in the past couple of days, and I believe it now meets the WP:ONGOING criteria provided updates to the situation are continuously added. Please let me know if I'm missing something. Thanks, Staraction (talk | contribs) 07:25, 27 January 2025 (UTC) (please ping on reply)

Support congo had also de-recognized rwanda and peacekeepers killd.Sportsnut24 (talk) 08:10, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Wait to see if it escalates. Right now, it's only a renewed offensive towards Goma. If the rebels make significant advances and the conflict escalates, consider this a support. TwistedAxe [contact] 10:51, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

I saw an article that said a two-party summit between Rwanda (who is supporting M23) and DR Congo mediated by Kenya is planned "within the next 48 hours" so oppose until that does (or doesn't) happen, and then maybe support if it expands further in scope. Departure– (talk) 14:22, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support blurb on the capture of Goma, which I've suggested below (I can't add it to the template if ongoing is selected). This is a major development in a conflict we wouldn't otherwise feature, in a part of the world that ITN under-represents. It's getting coverage in multiple Western media sources. The M23 offensive (2022–present) article is excellent, and there's a supporting article at Battle of Goma (2025) which is also in good shape. We could bold-link both of them. Modest Genius ^talk 15:50, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Suggested blurb: "As part of an ongoing offensive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the March 23 Movement captures Goma, the capital of North Kivu province"

• Support blurb per above. Question though: would having a blurb for this preclude the entire offensive going to Ongoing? Yo.dazo (talk) 17:02, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support blurb per above. Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 17:08, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support blurb ArionStar (talk) 18:16, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support blurb per the Battle of Goma (2025) Johnson524 19:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support Blurb, wait on ongoing per Battle of Goma Ion.want.uu (talk) 19:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment wouldn't it be better to put the Kivu/Ituri Conflicts as a whole in ongoing? it would then allow us to include the other rebellions/insurgencies like the ADF conflict under one ongoing item Ion.want.uu (talk) 19:23, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support major development in the war This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:33, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Goma blurb, Oppose Ongoing per others. This doesn't get nearly enough coverage to be ongoing. --SpectralIon 21:13, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Goma blurb, Oppose Ongoing as well. The (possible) fall of a major city to rebels is very noteworthy. It would be a shame to hide it under a mysterious moniker under Ongoing. Whether the conflict overall should go to ongoing can be discussed once the blurb is close to rolling off. Khuft (talk) 21:19, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Question - With fighting now into it's 4th year, why blurb this rather than ongoing? Nfitz (talk) 21:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  From my perspective: because you have tons of ongoing rebellions all over the world, that get mostly ignored by media. We don't include them in Ongoing. Only when a major event happens is that event noteworthy. The capture of Goma, one of the largest cities of the DRC, is one such event and is what's noteworthy in this case. Khuft (talk) 21:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support BilboBeggins (talk) 22:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support blurb, and, if the same level of activity continues, support ongoing after the blurb dies out. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:01, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support - Its a shame that we don't care about African wars as much as we do with European ones. SimpleSubCubicGraph (talk) 00:09, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support blurb per Modest Genius. Sufficient level of activity and good enough article quality to merit one. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:10, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

January 26

Portal:Current events/2025 January 26

January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli invasion of Lebanon 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement January 2025 southern Lebanon attack Israeli soldiers open fire against the Lebanese Army and civilians in two villages in southern Lebanon, killing 22 people and wounding at least 124 more. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel) The United States announces that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended to February 18. (Axios) Kivu conflict M23 offensive Battle of Goma March 23 Movement rebels begin their advance into the city of Goma. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Velyka Novosilka offensive The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian forces have captured the village of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast. (Mathrubhumi) Boko Haram insurgency At least 27 Nigerian soldiers, including the commanding officer of the 149th Battalion, are killed and dozens of others wounded in a suicide bombing carried out by an Islamic State fighter in Malam-Fatori, Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Inquirer) Business and economy The Syrian newspaper Enab Baladi announces it will return to Syria after a decade in exile following the beginning of the Syrian civil war. (The New Arab) International relations Colombia–United States relations, Mass deportation of immigrants in the second presidency of Donald Trump Colombian President Gustavo Petro blocks two U.S. military aircrafts carrying deported Colombians as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown from landing in his country. (The Guardian) In response to President Gustavo Petro's refusal, U.S. President Donald Trump enacts a 25% tariff on all goods traded to the U.S. from Colombia, which will be raised to 50% in one week. Hours after Trump's announcement, President Petro orders the commerce ministry to raise tariffs on U.S. imports by 25%. (CNN) The dispute is settled with an agreement to use the Colombian presidential plane to fly the deportees from the U.S. to Colombia. (AP) (The Hill) Belarus–United States relations U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus. (RFE/RL) Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Rwanda to end its support for rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and withdraw Rwandan soldiers from Congolese territory. (Al Jazeera) Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner calls Rwanda's military support for M23 rebels a "declaration of war". (DW) Law and crime 2024 South Korean martial law crisis South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is formally indicted on insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law in December 2024. (The Washington Post) Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and six others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Tampa, Florida, United States. (NPR) Politics and elections 2025 Belarusian presidential election A vote is held in Belarus for president, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his rule in an election that the Belarusian opposition, the United States, and the European Parliament have called a sham election. (Al Jazeera) Sports 2025 ATP Tour 2025 Australian Open In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Alexander Zverev 6–3, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3, in the men's singles final to win his second Australian Open title and his third Grand Slam overall. (The Guardian) (ATP News) 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship 2025 24 Hours of Daytona In motor racing, the Porsche Penske Motorsport team wins the 63rd 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race with drivers Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor. (The Daytona Beach News-Journal) In association football, Chelsea F.C. Women sign American defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave for a world-record fee of US$1.1 million (£881,540), making her the most expensive woman player and the first million-dollar transfer in women's soccer. (CBS Sports)

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2025 Australian Open

Article: 2025 Australian Open (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In tennis, Jannik Sinner (pictured) wins the men's singles and Madison Keys wins the women's singles at the Australian Open. (Post)
News source(s): USA Today, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Moraljaya67 (talk · give credit)

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

 Moraljaya67 (talk) 12:25, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose As mentioned in the past, like many tennis articles before it, lacks any prose summary in the main article about the events themselves and very little prose in the singles' articles. It has only just tables and lists of the results from the finals. There are four redlinks of four events of the tournament. LiamKorda 13:11, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose as no useful prose. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:46, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Support as the ITNR. Sinsyuan✍️🌏🚀 01:10, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support as ITN/R, oppose on quality. As the people above have stated, the article is mostly tables and very little prose. Once the article is improved, I support. TwistedAxe [contact] 10:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• It is not necessary (or helpful) to 'support' ITNR items, only to judge whether article quality is sufficient. This one is not ready because the article is almost entirely tables with no prose summary of the tournament. There need to be multiple paragraphs of referenced prose explaining what happened, not just tables and links to supporting articles with more tables. Modest Genius ^talk 16:00, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Both bolded articles lack actual prose and are mostly tables. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 22:27, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

2025 Belarusian presidential election

Article: 2025 Belarusian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Alexander Lukashenko (pictured) is the declared to be the winner of the Belarusian presidential election, securing a seventh term. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Alexander Lukashenko (pictured) is reelected as President of Belarus, with credible opposition figures unable to participate.
News source(s): Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: As the Putin re-election was similarly nominated and posted. ArionStar (talk) 02:47, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment: External links in the Opinion polls section. Shouldn't those be references? Is Chatham House in there the Chatham House? – robertsky (talk) 02:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Just waiting for the obvious results. ArionStar (talk) 03:01, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Wait for the results to come in. I wonder who's going to win. Departure– (talk) Departure– (talk) 04:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Wait until the results are officially out, although it would be reasonable to assume Lukashenko's victory it is only fair we wait until it is official. Editor 5426387 (talk) 04:31, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Water is wet, more at eleven This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 05:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Wait, even though we know who's going to win, it's mostly for formalities. TwistedAxe [contact] 15:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Wait – Per above ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 16:33, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Support - Whether the election is a sham or not, it is still notable. Lukashenko is going to be the president for the next term and that's newsworthy. The point of ITN is to highlight quality articles about current events. The election is a current event and the article highlights the fact that it's a sham quite well, not sure how we feel about including that in the blurb? ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 15:25, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Wait until they officially announce his victory. -insert valid name here- (talk) 17:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Support. The results of general elections in all states on the List of sovereign states are ITN/R, no matter the legitimacy of their results. Keep in mind posting "reappointments" of the leaders of de jure totalitarian states are in ITN/R as well, so even if Lukashenko admitted he was a dictator, we would still post this. As for article quality, there are no unsourced sections, a fair amount of background, and discussion of this election's legitimacy (or lack thereof). I believe it's good enough to post. -insert valid name here- (talk) 18:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose - WE should have neither posted the Belarussian or Russian elections. It was 100% guaranteed who would win, everyone knows that. This is not exciting, we dont post the North Korean elections either so whats the big deal with Belarus and Russia? More northerncentrism. SimpleSubCubicGraph (talk) 18:20, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

we literally posted the 2024 russian election… Ion.want.uu (talk) 18:25, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Best as I can tell, the last NK election in 2019 were never nominated, so that's not a good example point to raise. Also, while much of the rest of the world see this as a sham election, we had this discussion just last year that ITN shouldn't be the place to judge that, but the article space itself (see Wikipedia talk:In the news/Archive 110)) --Masem (t) 18:33, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Offhand dismissing noms you don’t like by accusing them of northcentrism is a great way to eventually get yourself removed from the ITN/C board. The Kip ^(contribs) 14:38, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

@The Kip even without the northerncentrism thing, we all knew who was going to win, this is nothing new. "Oh dictator remained in power again, who would have known??". Also these elections are more census data rather than actual elections. And we don't nominate US census for ITN. SimpleSubCubicGraph (talk) 00:11, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose – Holy shit what an upset. In all seriousness I don't think we should post blatantly rigged elections, with few exceptions (Russia I'd argue could count as one due to its size and significance) PrecariousWorlds (talk) 18:26, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  "Blatantly rigged" for the Western world? No matter your opinion about it, a person was elected. GMota931 (talk) 20:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• oppose lack of information about other candidates campaign or their viewpoints.Shadow4dark (talk) 20:32, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't think that presidential "elections" in unitary dictatorships qualify as ITN. Nfitz (talk) 21:41, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

strong support ITNR elections (particularly head of state) don't matter if you like the result or not.Sportsnut24 (talk) 08:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support per ITN/R. I advertised the problem with elections in authoritarian countries and even proposed changes in the wording on ITN/R some time ago, but they were disregarded because it’s not that we shouldn’t post unfair and non-free elections. So, please be consistent and swallow the pill.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 21:59, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Breaking news: dictator is still a dictator. In other news, the sun is expected to rise in the east tomorrow. qw3rty 01:29, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support ITNR items shouldn't be rejected on value judgments, changes about/rejection of "sham" elections should be first sought in that space. As of now this is perfectly valid to post based on article quality. Gotitbro (talk) 01:46, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support per ITNR Ion.want.uu (talk) 03:08, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment guys we posted the 2024 Russian presidential election, which lets be real was just as rigged, but we argeed that we were going to post these things regardless of legitmacy. Check the archives for the discussion Ion.want.uu (talk) 03:10, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Dictator wins rigged election again. What a shock. Noah, BSBA^Talk 03:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support per ITN/R. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 05:42, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak support Although the election is obviously rigged, its result is the reinstatement of a head of a big European country. In this regard, it's newsworthy. I'd suggest an altblurb along the lines, "Aleksandr Lukashenko secures his seventh term as President of Belarus in an election that is mostly considered rigged worldwide. Trepang2 (talk) 07:24, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Regardless of whether the election was rigged or not, we post all ITN/R elections as long as the article's quality is good, of which this article is an example of. We don't omit things from ITN just because we don't think they should be posted. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  I don’t agree that this should be ITN/R. People seem to be gung-ho about posting that the sun has risen once again. Giving these dictators recognition is akin to giving sock masters recognition. We should be denying them recognition for winning when it’s a mere formality. End rant. Noah, BSBA^Talk 11:49, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  @Hurricane Noah: I completely get your point and had similar thoughts when opening up this discussion last year, which was eventually archived without any change. So, if you wish to contest the inclusion of 'rigged' elections, you're encouraged to re-open a similar discussion on the talk page. A pile-up of oppose votes is a very good indicator that there's interest to revisit our criteria once again, but it's not going to turn this nomination down when there's a clear note that an ITN/R event is merely subject to quality improvements. One exception is that sometimes we invoke WP:IAR when there are unusual circumstances, but this is clearly not a unique case as there are other countries with 'rigged' elections.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Even if that were the true purpose of ITN (which it isn't), pearl clutching on a Wikipedia web forum isn't exactly changing anything in the lives of Belaursians nor in the advancement of democracy worldwide, which negates the entire purpose of doing so. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 20:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support per Fakescientist8000, we post on ITN not because WP is a news agency, but to feature our articles currently in news. For the fact that it may be rigged, the article discusses it, so let the readers decide for themselves. --𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 12:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Reluctant Support It's ITNR and article quality is adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Added altblurb since most sources agree that this was a sham. Yo.dazo (talk) 17:23, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Our blurbs on elections should remain politically neutral, letting the article discuss issues around a sham election, unless there are other newsworthy events associated with that, such as mass protests resulting from the election. I think we all here recognize the election was just a front, but we should be very careful of talking any political side. Masem (t) 17:29, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  And to add, if majority of sources do call it a sham, then part of the quality check on the election article would be the proper neutral inclusion of the sham aspects in the article. If the article didn't have that despite the reporting, then that wouldn't meet the quality expectation. Masem (t) 17:33, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• This page previously rejected the Cuban elections (here), whats the difference? nableezy - 19:19, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Before anything look at that article 2023 Cuban parliamentary election, and you will get the first hint. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 19:43, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  And whats that hint? The reason for rejection was that editors considered it a sham election and Wikipedia shouldnt include it on the front page. So, again, what is the difference here? nableezy - 19:47, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Article lacking ITN quality seems to be the primary reason for refusal. Sham election and all is secondary, editors were ready to post it with some clarification in blurb. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 19:50, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Dont think that is an accurate reading of the discussion tbh, but reasonable minds may differ. nableezy - 20:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Maybe because my reading doesn't account for reasons I found unreasonable/ early votes :-|, but as said this depends on country to country, there is no consistency here, if you try to find it you just find chaos and lengthening discussions, as the one belowX2. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 20:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support. A sovereign country has had its president elected, no matter what Western nations and media say. --GMota931 (talk) 21:01, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support per ITNR: It is the result of the general election in a sovereign state and the quality of the article is good enough. Sura Shukurlu (talk) 21:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

January 25

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January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign 2025 Catatumbo clashes Eighty-four National Liberation Army (ELN) combatants surrender to Colombian authorities as offensive operations resume in the Catatumbo region. Colombian authorities also rescue 20 child soldiers from the ELN's 33rd Front. (El Colombiano) A police officer is shot dead by an ELN sniper in Río Iró, Chocó Department, Colombia. (El Tiempo) Israel–Hamas war 2025 Israel–Hamas war ceasefire, Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis Israeli forces open fire on a crowd of displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim Corridor, killing two people and wounding seven others, including a child. Israeli authorities allege that the shooting was due to the delayed release of Israeli hostage Arbel Yahud. (Anadolu Ajansi) (Al Jazeera) Hamas frees four Israeli hostages, including Naama Levy, in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 121 people serving life sentences after being convicted of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis, as part of the ceasefire deal. (AP) Israel accuses Hamas of violating the deal by failing to release female civilians, including Arbel Yehud, before female soldiers. As a result, Israel blocks Palestinians from returning to North Gaza through the Netzarim Corridor. (AP) (The Times of Israel) (BBC News) Sudanese civil war Siege of El Fasher At least 70 people are killed in a drone attack on the Saudi Hospital, one of the last functioning hospitals in El Fasher, Sudan. (AP) Kivu conflict M23 offensive (2022–present) Thirteen peacekeepers, including nine from South Africa, three from Malawi and one from Uruguay, are killed as fighting intensifies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and M23 rebels, the latter backed by the Rwandan military. (Le Monde) Disasters and accidents Eighteen people are killed and ten more injured in a gasoline tank truck explosion along an expressway in Enugu State, Nigeria. (AP) International relations Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present) DR Congo severs its diplomatic relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed rebels advance on the city of Goma, the capital of the DRC's North Kivu province. (The Guardian) Law and crime Islam and blasphemy, Capital punishment in Pakistan A Pakistani court sentences four people to death for blasphemy, after they allegedly posted sacrilegious material on social media about Islamic religious figures and the Quran. (Al Arabiya) A heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, results in the loss of valuable Dacian gold and silver artifacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești. (Dutch News) (Romania Insider) Politics and elections 2025 Greek presidential election The Hellenic Parliament fail to elect the new President of Greece. A second round is called between the candidates Konstantinos Tasoulas and Louka Katseli. (Reuters) Sports 2025 Australian Open In tennis, Madison Keys wins her first major title after defeating the two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, to win the women's singles title at the Australian Open. (CNN) Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara defeat Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6–7 (16–18), 7–6 (7–5), 6–3, in the men's doubles final to win their first Australian Open title and their second joint Grand Slam title. (BBC News) (AO) Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend defeats Hsieh Su-wei and Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 6–7 (4–7), 6–3, to win the women's doubles final title.

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Drents Museum heist

Article: Drents Museum (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Several artifacts are lost in a heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, including the Helmet of Coțofenești (pictured). (Post)
News source(s): Romania Insider
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

 ArionStar (talk) 00:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose No stand alone article and the event has all of four sentences in the linked page. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:04, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  A standalone article is not required for ITN, and given how short the Drents article is, it seems completely reasonable an expanded section (more than four sentences) in there would be better. Masem (t) 01:12, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose A tragic outcome for these artifacts, but there's no heist article and it doesn't look like too much was taken other than the helmet. I'll add that other artifacts being destroyed probably would also fail an ITN blurb (unless they were internationally iconic or otherwise extremely important). Departure– (talk) 01:07, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Well, the helmet has a stand-alone article. There aren’t many helmets that have a standalone article. So yes, the helmet is “iconic or otherwise extremely important”. Otherwise the blurb can be having the helmet as main topic: The Helmet of Coțofenești (pictured) and other artifacts are lost in a heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands. 206.0.71.49 (talk) 04:26, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support I've long been of the opinion that peddlers of encyclopedic information would do well to push subjects like Assen, the Drents Museum and its (now-former) Helmet of Coțofenești. A standalone article would be too short and redundant to the section we already know we could teach. This all being in the news now is the perfect (probably only) opportunity. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support. Chesspugnator (talk) 02:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support conditionally upon a dedicated article being created for it This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 05:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Again there is no requirement for a separate article for ITN, and in terms of NOTNEWS/NEVENTS, not every event needs its own article. Expanding the museum article to cover the heist, at this point given what coverage I see, is a completely acceptable solution for WP in general and for meeting ITN requirements. — Masem (t) 13:09, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Notable heist with international coverage. 206.0.71.49 (talk) 06:29, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support on notability, however required either expansion in update or a new good article for quality. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor(2) _{Ping Me🔔} 08:32, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support on notability However I agree, the section should either be expanded or an article should be created to demonstrate how newsworthy/impactful this event is. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 12:57, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose Support – I think it’s notable, but the article just hasn’t been expanded enough yet ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 16:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Strong support – extremely notable event and tragic not only for Romanian history but for all universal culture. I have improved the Drents Museum article.- Eugen Simion 14 (talk) 17:20, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you! ArionStar (talk) 17:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality Article needs more sourcing and copy editing to get this article quality up to standard. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 18:38, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Support i feel we have reached sufficient prose in the article, plus this artifact is historically significant Ion.want.uu (talk) 03:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Support. It is like a movie plot. BilboBeggins (talk) 08:23, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

(Pulled, and moved to RD) RD: Gloria Romero (actress)

Article: Gloria Romero (actress) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Filipino actress Gloria Romero (pictured) dies at the age of 91. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Queen of Philippine Cinema Gloria Romero (pictured) dies at the age of 91.
News source(s): GMA News Rappler ABS-CBN News
Credits:

• Nominated by Royiswariii (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.

 ROY is WAR Talk! 02:03, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Weak Support RD Two cn tags on an otherwise solid and surprisingly well sourced page. I don't think they are serious enough to stop posting. The subject was one of the most famous actresses in the Philippines. If the two CN tags are fixed, I'd seriously consider supporting a blurb. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:47, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

  Ad Orientem, I fix the two CN so it's Done! I'll change my nom into a blurb. ROY is WAR Talk! 01:53, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Support Blurb -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:38, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support blurb Article in good shape, and while I've never heard of her, the Legacy section satisfies explaining why she was a major/great figure (in this case, one of the leading females in the Philippine film industry). --Masem (t) 02:27, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support blurb Someone outside the Global North stream. ArionStar (talk) 03:09, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support blurb per Masem HurricaneEdgar 03:30, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Posted blurb. – robertsky (talk) 09:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb. These should be reserved for people with a global reputation. Sandstein 11:11, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Sandstein, it is posted on ITN, there's no way to remove a posted ITN. ROY is WAR Talk! 11:33, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  @Royiswariii: It could be if there is a consensus, there are precedents to it. See WP:ITN/A§ITN/C. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor(2) _{Ping Me🔔} 11:42, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Nothing in ITN requires a global reputation, and in fact, focusing on reputation, fame, or similar concepts is what leads to popularity contests for supporting blurb posts like Betty White or Carrie Fisher. --Masem (t) 12:46, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  But, why Liam Payne's blurb was opposed on ITN? Masem, I'm just curious. ROY is WAR Talk! 13:26, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Because while he might have been famous (as part of One Direction), there wasn't any indication he was a major/great figure in terms of having any type of legacy or impact that could be demonstrated. That's why posting blurbs based on fame or popularity or being well-known is not what we should be doing. That ITNC shows the same popularity contest in !voting that comes when blurbs are suggested for the deaths of famous celebrities without any consideration of the other reasons that we generally support death blurbs. Masem (t) 13:39, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  While I (post-posting) support this blurb as one unfamiliar, it’s surprising Rickey Henderson didn’t get posted with this same logic, as his legacy in the sport was discussed extensively in his article. Double standard due to anti-American bias. DrewieStewie (talk) 16:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  The assessment of "great/major figure" in their field requires looking at the field. For Henderson, that's baseball (or even just American baseball), and while he had some records, the consensus was that in terms of a great/major figure in baseball, that simply wasn't there. Having a lot of records doesn't necessary indicate having a legacy or impact on the sport. --Masem (t) 18:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  One can easily observe that the same is true about Romero: While she may have been famous within the cinema of the Philippes, there is no indication she was a major/great figure in terms of having any type of legacy or impact that can be demonstrated. Local heroes don't get blurbs. Wild that you'd oppose Betty White but support Romero. Fundamental misunderstanding of the role of ITN and the relationship between news and the public interest. Dr Fell (talk) 18:29, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  There's a whole legacy section in Romero's article, nothing like that was established for White or Fisher. Masem (t) 18:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb per Sandstein. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 11:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Post-posting support Article in good shape and the legacy section perfectly reflects her impact to her field and why she was such an influential figure in said field. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 12:42, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Post posting support per all above. Article quality is good and the subject's notability defines her part in the industry. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 13:23, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Post-posting support blurb. High quality article, concern with TDKR. Spencer^T•C 13:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull per Sandstein. The fact that theres "(actress)" in her article title says a lot as well... TwistedAxe [contact] 15:13, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

There's a requested move out for that right now – the only other article with the exact name is a California state senator, so it's pretty obvious what the primary reference is. GenevieveDEon (talk) 15:25, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm sure we also have multiple people named "Bill Gates" or "Samuel Jackson" on Wikipedia, yet we don't put "(actor)" in their title and never have – those people don't even need an introduction as to who they are. Infact, I think Samuel is a great comparison to use – we have around 2 dozen people named "Samuel Jackson" who have their own article on Wikipedia; yet if you search up "Samuel Jackson", you'll get the actor that everyone knows. I get Gloria isn't on the same level, but if we were to have 5 more people also named "Gloria Romero", would that move still be even valid? Gloria barely scratches the surface of being famous as shown by the article title as well as other people pointing out that her Wikipages are far lower than other people who were not blurbed in the past on ITN. TwistedAxe [contact] 02:00, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Second pull: Blurb was posted preemptively with little support. Strong arguments for the blurb have not materialized among supporters. Dr Fell (talk) 18:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Post-posting support – top-importance Phillipine article. Departure– (talk) 15:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Post-posting support – Clearly highly significant. I think that we should be posting blurbs for people of great national significance from countries around the world, and from the arts. This is a shining example of both. GenevieveDEon (talk) 15:25, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Post-posting support ITNRD blurbs figures which have left a significant impact on their field (here cinema of the Philippines) which is met here. Cheers to the editors for recogonizing the blurb potential here, should also make us re-asses the non-postings of Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Alain Delon etc. Gotitbro (talk) 15:44, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment Blurb? Are you serious? She has 10 wiki pages, we did not blurb Donald Sutherland with over 80 wiki pages, or Alain Delon with over 120 pages. We didn't blurb James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, Ennio Morricone, Angela Lansbury, William Friedkin. Matthew Perry, Shannon Doherty, Andre Braugher, Tom Sizemore and Ray Stevenson, who died relatively young, even Julian Sands. Why do we need to blub lesser known persons just because they are not European or American?

If we need to blurb people from different countries and people of national significance, why we did not blurb Greek actress Irene Papas who won awards, and Anouk Aimee who was nominated for Oscar.

There are people outside of US and Europe who are famous, but we also heard of them and they have more wiki pages and have worldwide coverage. BilboBeggins (talk) 16:12, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Because unlike those others whom all may be popular, Romero is demonstrated to be a great/major figure as well as had a high quality article at the time of nomination. Famous is not a rationale for posting blurbs. Masem (t) 16:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

I remember your argument that person gets blurb when transformative, not when famous.

But I don't see why we blurb person who we have not heard of while we do not blurb the persons whom we know, whom everyone knows. BilboBeggins (talk) 16:46, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Because blurbs are meant for extraordinary deaths, which either are tied to the means of death (like assassinations) or people that are recognized as major figures within their field. Just being famous satisfy neither. ITN is not meant to simply repeat the news but to highlight quality articles that are in the news, and generally for major figures, their articles are going to be of high quality to demonstrate that element. Masem (t) 16:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

She is not more transformative than James Earl Jones who had theatre renamed after him, in competitive US

If we got to person being transformative on national level, then why we did not blurb former heads of states in Europe, because there were many that were not blurbed. BilboBeggins (talk) 18:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

There is literally large section of influence in Ennio Morricone article. BilboBeggins (talk) 18:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

@BilboBeggins: First things first, what do you mean by Wikipages? The pages linked to them? 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor(2) _{Ping Me🔔} 16:20, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

I think the created article related to Romero. ROY is WAR Talk! 16:29, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles in different languages BilboBeggins (talk) 16:44, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Morricone is another good example where I would say we again went off the track, whose article opens with "With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time."

The article for Alain Delon also notes in its lead para "His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity."

I am not sure about the other examples, who while popular, do not appear to be transformative.

Amakuru raises an important question below of precedent for a high ITN bar, but bad precedents should be replaced. We did not stick with the Thatcher/Mandela model nor with the White/Fisher one; reassesments can and should be made. Gotitbro (talk) 03:57, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Post-posting support: I would like to direct all whom it may concern to the List of countries by English-speaking population. Here is the list of countries with more English-speakers than the Philippines: the US, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia. For a pure personal anecdote: this rather pale fellow in the US has heard of her. --Slowking Man (talk) 16:51, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Just noting that some of this debate could have been avoided if this discussion was given a more proper length of time to breathe before the blurb was posted. DarkSide830 (talk) 18:03, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  This debate should be greater, loosening some guidelines on death blurbs. If a dead person is at the top of his/her/their field (in national terms), that's already enough; vide Death of Silvio Santos. ArionStar (talk) 18:17, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Post-posting strong oppose blurb: Romero's death was not extraordinary; she was not a transformational figure nor someone of glittering renown. RD would have been appropriate, but a blurb makes a mockery of ITN. As Bilbo noted above, figures who were actually leading or transformational performers were not given death blurbs. Blurbing Romero simply makes ITN less useful to readers. Dr Fell (talk) 18:17, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

A pity for the past but we should change the guidelines, then. ArionStar (talk) 18:26, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

How they can be changed? Some persons who were far more worldwide known were not blurbed with arguments "never heard of him". Why this is not taken into account when it was taken into account with person who were truly not likely to have been unheard, like Delon?

ITN is just not consistent. BilboBeggins (talk) 18:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

I agree that ITN is not consistent. What is obvious to an actual news organization – which deaths are newsworthy and to what degree – is completely lost on those voting for RDs and blurbs. All too frequently, trivial third world figures pop up who may have been local favorites but are unheard of outside of their region and have had no lasting impact in their domain. Delon, of course, should have been blurbed. There needs to be some objective measure of reader interest in the figure. Dr Fell (talk) 05:26, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

@Dr Fell: "trivial third world figures", really? Better strike this clearly offensive usage. ITN is not a WP:FORUM and basic WP:CIVILITY applies. Gotitbro (talk) 11:00, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

kinda discrimination or racist ROY is WAR Talk! 11:32, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

@Royiswariii: Your opinion, but do not label anyone directly as racist, that's defamatory too. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 11:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

None of those in that list are people that demonstrate how they meet being major/great figures. Being popular is not a reason on its own for being a major/great figure, nor is simply having a lot of acting credits or having a lot of industry awards. Those are all can lead towards that, but all that still has to be supported by sources to demonstrate how they were a major/great figure to avoid original research on the part of Wikipedia editors. Which we have for in Romero's case (the Legacy section to explain how she's called the Queen of Phillipine cinema). — Masem (t) 18:40, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

If she is that transformative, why there are articles only in languages of countries near her, English and Dutch? Why she is not known worldwide? BilboBeggins (talk) 18:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

We're a global encyclopedia, not the English-world only encyclopedia. Masem (t) 18:58, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

But there is no evidence of her being known on global level. BilboBeggins (talk) 21:33, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

"known on global level" = "popularity" which is discussed in length by Masem above. Don't just repeat the question. Also, for the supporters, the evidence they need is of her legacy which is available on her article. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor(2) _{Ping Me🔔} 21:39, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

If somebody transformed a small country, non-influential in world politics, or its culture, like Luxembourg, Monaco, Georgia, Moldova, Bulgaria, CAR, Gabon, will he still be blurbed? BilboBeggins (talk) 21:57, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

There's a big difference between a country of millions upon millions of people and Monaco, a country with 30,000 people. But yes, I'd sure hope an incredibly influential cultural figure from Georgia or the CAR gets blurbed. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:12, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

BilboBeggins, I don't know what is your basis. ITN doesn't required to be "super" famous well known the article of a death person. If your basis is the famous of the person rather than the notability and the quality of the person, you shouldn't do that. Your basis is completely wrong. ITN needs the high quality articles and notability. Is there any guidlines on the ITN that required to be "super" well known article? Because, with due respect, I think you're just creating your own rules and not following the rules of ITN. ROY is WAR Talk! 22:58, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Donald Sutherland and Christopher Plummer had been in important ground breaking movies. Sutherland in MASH, Klute, Nicholas Roeg film, JFK, he worked with numerous important filmmakers.

Plummer was in Sound of Music, Insider, he was the oldest Academy Award nominee, so this is also encyclopedic content.

And they were Canadians, top actors in Canada.

If the rationale is that person was blurbed because she was famous on national level, then they should have been. BilboBeggins (talk) 08:20, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

On the contrary – all of the people @BilboBeggins listed are more significant than Romero. But that doesn't mean they all warranted a blurb, of course. It just highlights the absurdity of blurbing Romero and underscores how her blurb is an act of vandalism against the integrity of ITN. The sources you cite betray your own argument. Filipino media called Romero the 'Queen of Philippine cinema' because she was popular. It's not a statement of transformational value. And unlike Betty White, the 'First Last of Television,' the reach of her impact was limited to a trivial national cinema. But even your statement on popularity is wrong: the death of a popular public figure is potentially newsworthy and potentially blurb-worthy. Forced blurbs for trivial figures must be opposed. Dr Fell (talk) 05:00, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

@Dr Fell: Do not vote pull/oppose multiple times. Mark one as comment or strike it. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor(2) _{Ping Me🔔} 20:44, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Blurb Obviously one of the biggest figures in the Filipino cultural scene Udder1882 (talk) 18:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb – given our level of notability required for blurbing in the past. Ultimately, it would be nice if we had some consistency on which people we blurb, rather than just going with whatever the "consensus" amongst people who happen to show up at the discussion is. I'm not actually as fussed as others about which side of the fence we land on with respect to blurbing quite a few names or only a very few, but ultimately if we make the decision to set the bar high and not blurb influential figures such as Kirk Douglas and Vera Lynn, then we shouldn't a few years later turn around and blurb someone whose impact is fairly clearly the same or lower.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:07, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  As long as we have documented sourced evidence that such figures were influential within their field - not simply because they got a lot of awards or appeared in a lot of films - and their article is of the required quality. What is happening here and many previous ITNC RD blurbs is trying to insist that fame or popularity is equivalent to influence, as the case of Douglas or Lynn, or that the lack of such fame is equivalent to non influential. ITN is to work like TFA, we dont feature what's popular but to try to cover a global range of topics with quality articles that are in the news, and that should mean we should be featuring blurbs of some people that few Westerns likely have heard of, as long as their article establishes their legacy, influence, or the like. The bulk of those people we didn't blurb, there simply was the lack of such sourced information in their articles to support such. Masem (t) 16:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Douglas and de Havilland were the last leading actors from Golden Age, in my opinion this is exactly encyclopedic and a sure reason for blurb. BilboBeggins (talk) 19:43, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  "in my opinion" is 90% of the problems around urbs for deaths of people that dues from old age; that's not an objective measure for us to start with. Asking for sourced information about the legacy or impact to demonstrate how the person was considered influential and transformation is absolutely necessary to have a starting. Otherwise we will keep having editors hand waving reasons for a blurb without any evidence.

  and simply being part of a specific era of filmmaking is not an indication of importance on its own, just as being in a lot of films or winning several awards. Those are indicators that there might be sourced info about their legacy but that has to come from reliable sources, not the original research of editors. When we do that, we start getting g into popularity voting contests, and that's not ITN or any main page section works. Masem (t) 20:42, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Post-posting support – Some notable figures not getting blurbs in the past is no reason why we should decide not to feature an extremely influential cultural figure. 'Other stuff (doesn't) exist' shouldn't apply. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:12, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Generalissima I don't really undersand on the people who vote opposed that they required on ITN "super" well-known article rather than the quality of the article and the notability. Tell me, is there any guidlines on ITN that requires "super" well-known person of article? Because, we all not informed on that rules, lol. ROY is WAR Talk! 23:01, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  The rules are quite open-ended. See WP:ITNRDBLURB.—Bagumba (talk) 03:49, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Bagumba, I think it's passed on blurb and like I said, her major contribution in Philippine Film Industry, culture and arts are big loss of her death, but her legacy on Philippine culture and film industry is a extraordinary and also her awards are phenomenal. ROY is WAR Talk! 03:57, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  "The Queen of Philippine Cinema" can't passed easily to a newbie actress or let's say in mid actress like Susan Roces was also a legendary too, but it's almost like Gloria Romero and with her during the Golden Age of the Philippine Film Industry . ROY is WAR Talk! 04:02, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  'The Queen of Philippine Cinema' doesn't mean anything. This is like saying the 'King of My Neighborhood' deserves a blurb because he scolded everyone to keep their lawns tidy. Local heroes do not get blurbs. She may have been a popular, long-standing figure in Philippine cinema but her impact on cinema is nonexistent. No real notability. No real transformational impact. Dr Fell (talk) 05:06, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb per Dr Fell, BilboBeggins and others. Given the deaths noted that are not blurbed, I agree that this posting makes a mockery of ITN. I suggest the blurb be pulled and the name listed in RD. Jusdafax (talk) 23:48, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull blurb, support RD: When looking at her legacy section, all I see are articles written in Philippine media which explicitly qualify her legacy as solely Filipino. She has absolutely no international influence. Described by The Manila Times as one of the most iconic figures in Philippine film industry, Romero was one of the last surviving stars from the first Golden Age of Philippine cinema... Critics named her the longest reigning Philippine movie queen... There is absolutely no better way of defining the Filipino movie queen than Gloria Romero... Often referred to as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema". I could go on and on but I think I made my point. Not a single reference talking about her impact internationally. In fact, I googled Gloria Romero and even though I'm in the US, not a single non-Filipino news source popped up reporting her death. Even when I changed my search region on Google to the Philippines, the the California politician shows up in the results. Alain Delon was not blurbed even though his legacy section talks about his influence outside of France. Many baseball and basketball players are not blurbed because those sports are American despite the fact that those sports have significant cultural impact in non-US countries.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 03:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm in Brazil and I found a Pakistani report. ArionStar (talk) 05:27, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

ArionStar So, it means it is passed and can blurb of Romero. ROY is WAR Talk! 05:52, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

That is AI-generated slop. Unlikely that Romero has received any siginificant coverage outside the Philippines. Though that shouldn't impede ITN process or criteria. Gotitbro (talk) 09:27, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• I already said this, the ITN criteria state that an individual made a profound impact on their national culture or field of work can merit inclusion. Gloria Romero's legacy as the "Queen of Philippine Cinema" her status as the longest reigning movie queen, and her pivotal role in Philippine cinema Golden Age cement her impotance as a cultural figure in the Philippines. Her influence is undeniable within her national context, which aligns with ITN inclusivity for non global yet significant figures. While Romero may not have had international recognition, her death remarks the end of an era for the Philippine Golden Age of Cinema. Her major contribution to Philippine Film Industry and culture of Philippines fits well within these parameters. ROY is WAR Talk! 03:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Just like Susan Roces who was with her in the Golden Age of Philippine Film Industry who is also dead. If you do research or read the biography of Romero, you'll know that her legacy was a major impact on Philippine Film Industry and also in Television since she's appeared on some programs on Philippines. ROY is WAR Talk! 04:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  International renown has never been an ITN criteria, impact in the field of work is. We posted Dilip Kumar without much hassle for example. And Delon should have been blurbed.

  The US basketball/baseball players who were not posted perhaps did not meet this criteria (popular and known but not with lasting impact on the sport). Gotitbro (talk) 04:07, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  It's different on the legacy of sports and film industry. I'm talking about the Film Industry. With due respect, International renown is not ITN requirememt, what matters is the individual's impact in their field, notability and high quality article. She wasn't just a star, she was a defining figure of the Golden Age of Phililpine cinema, often described as "Queen of Philippine Cinema". These titles are not mere to accolades but reflection of her profound influence on the development and legacy of the Filipino film industry. Like I said, If you comparing to a US basketball or baseball is so obviously off topic since those example pertain sports rather than the arts. Film is a medium with a nation cultural identity, and Romero's influence is evident in how she shaped the cinematic narrative of an entire country. ROY is WAR Talk! 04:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  I really think it's time to cease the death blurbs… so subjective and exhausting… ArionStar (talk) 05:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Most of them aren't, like we had of Jimmy Carter or Manmohan Singh. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 06:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  I agree, it is posted and let the blurb alone. ROY is WAR Talk! 06:13, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull blurb, support RD RD exists precisely because it would be too much to blurb every notable person's death—that's also why it only requires a good quality article ever since Wikipedia talk:In the news/2016 RD proposal. Global relevance is not explicitly stated in current guidelines, but is actually a very good line to draw considering the explicit intention that blurbing deaths should be rare. And frankly, we should stop treating RD as some kind of second-place finish—being important enough to have a Wikipedia article of good quality is already a very high bar, as proven by the amount of RD candidates here that don't make it to the main page. Yo.dazo (talk) 08:19, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  I second this. TwistedAxe [contact] 08:46, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull blurb, support RD per all above. _-_Alsor (talk) 09:22, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb, Neutral for Pull: Voting just to have a say, that this discussion has become overstretched because of repeated unnecessary comparisons. However, focus could be on if her legacy is enough to account for a blurb. I see there are various other old Filipino actors/actresses whose legacy is at par or exceed that of her, and I am sure that not everyone deserves a blurb. Popularity, at the end, does have a role to play, at least in her home country where not all the generations might know her as a true blurb worth person usually is. If "Queen of Philippine Cinema" by a media house is the only quote getting repeated again and again as a proof of her legacy here, then maybe she shouldn't have a blurb. --𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 11:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull blurb How was this posted after a few hours with only 4 votes? This one is really puzzling. It was not even a breaking news story, it was already almost a day old when nominated. There's nothing on the BBC, nothing on AP or Reuters (the biggest news agencies in the world), nothing on CNN. In fact, none of these outlets seem to have EVER written about her, at least in recent decades. I'm sure she was notable in the Philippines but she was not well-known internationally. This should be pulled immediately and moved to RD. Johndavies837 (talk) 11:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Again, ABS-CBN, Rappler and GMA News are generally reliable. I don't know why need to be sources like BBC or CNN if these I mentioned are obviously reliable. WP:FUCKVOTES or much likely WP:IGNORE. ROY is WAR Talk! 12:06, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

WP:NPA + WP:CIVIL violations. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 22:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment This is the LAST TIME I will entertained the comments about this blurb, 'cause it's too exhausting and some nonsense basis why they're opposing just like being racist just because it's not well known or not covered with BBC, CNN or on AP News. I do respect all your votes but WP:FUCKVOTES and I'll ignore it. If your past blurbs about a well-known or not posted and you just attacking my nomination cause it's not well known or their basis on notability and quality of the article and not posted, IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN THAT PAST BLURBS AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY OR WHY NOT POSTED DEATH BLURBS. Hope doing okay and thank you for your time. ROY is WAR Talk! 12:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC) @Royiswariii: WP:KEEPCOOL. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor Ping Me🔔 12:32, 27 January 2025 (UTC) I'm not angry or frustrated, Like I said, I respect their opinions and their votes and I do not enterained their comments about this ITN nom since it's too off topic on their comparing and nonsense oppose. ROY is WAR Talk! 12:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC) Calling editors racist because they oppose your nomination is really unacceptable. Johndavies837 (talk) 12:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC) I see consensus here for a pull, and the observation that this was posted hastily is quite valid, in my view. And the personal attack of “racist” calls for a stern warning from an admin, or even a block. Way, way over the line. Jusdafax (talk) 13:27, 27 January 2025 (UTC) Ridiculous, you are simply WP:BADGERING the discussion here and the personal attacks are simply uncalled for. Gotitbro (talk) 13:34, 27 January 2025 (UTC) Looking at this a bit further, I see the pejorative “racist” is being used against those suggesting a pull on the posting admin’s Talk page, in an attempt to shut down further discussion. Sanctions are in order asap, as I see it. Jusdafax (talk) 13:50, 27 January 2025 (UTC) Somebody not agreeing with your point of view is not a racist...everyone made good points, including the pulls & keeps. Keep it respectful. TwistedAxe [contact] 14:03, 27 January 2025 (UTC) Somebody interested in collapsing this part? 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor Ping Me🔔 15:44, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull and support RD - Doesn't seem significant enough for a photo spot. E_F⁵ 14:30, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull and support RD Extremely hastily-posted, and doesn’t seem to have the global or even regional fame we typically require for death blurbs. “Only famous in one country” has often been used to oppose death blurbs and with all due respect, she seems like a prime example of that. I’m similarly unimpressed by the user above accusing oppose votes of racism. The Kip ^(contribs) 14:34, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  There is no requirement, and should not even be taken into consideration, about a "global" factor for any ITN nomination much less death blurbs. Of course someone who has a significant impact worldwide likely will have sources to show that their global impact is part of their legacy (eg someone like Pele), but requiring a global impact is creating an unnecessary bias towards Western topics. Masem (t) 16:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  This is honestly a valid concern, but would an overall lower standard for blurbing deaths do anything to address that? Because to me at least, this would just significantly increase the number of blurbed deaths without increasing the proportion of non-Western nominations all that much. Yo.dazo (talk) 16:44, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Comment - with the flurry of recent calls to pull this I think there is a clear absence of consensus for this item to be blurbed and it should be removed down to RD IMHO. Marking as attention needed.  — Amakuru (talk) 14:51, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Comment thats not racism, thats just capitalism. everyone knows that with enough desire (and a little bit of money) you can put pretty much anything on wikipedia, or indeed remove pretty much anything. hence situations like these occur (inb4 this gets removed instantly cuz wrongthink) Udder1882 (talk) 15:41, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Racism, capitalism? Why these words in this discussion? ArionStar (talk) 16:20, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  well, u know... "Under capitalism, everything turns into a commodity."

  A friend of mine paid like a hundred bucks (pennies for him) back in the early 2010s and got himself an article (about himself) that was bigger and better written than the one about Gandhi (at the time)

  cant imagine what shitfuckery's going on here in 2025 lmao Udder1882 (talk) 19:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  If anything, our standards for notability are a lot stricter in 2025 than in 2010, and things like new pages patrolling mean that this kind of stuff gets caught very easily. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 20:07, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull – Who? How did this blurb make it through? 5225_C (talk • contributions) 15:54, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull but support RD Definitely the article is of a good standard for RD but I just don't see her as transformative in her field and the awards seem to be fairly localised rather than global. I'd support pulling the blub but putting the article in RD instead. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 17:30, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support blurb The headline of yesterday's main page featured a picture of a white dude from a one hit wonder metal band that got a shoutout from Metallica, but is otherwise just another band in the crowd. I don't think being Filipino should count against her. Butter made from smashed nuts (talk) 18:16, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose pull, suggest plan B The previous two blurbs about the hotel fire and cartel violence in Colombia are nearly a week old and don't seem prominent in the news since the initial events. Rolling back to such stale blurbs doesn't seem like a good plan.

As a compromise, I suggest that, when we get a new photo blurb posted, we push the subject down to RD rather than retaining the blurb in the scroll. She will have had plenty of exposure but there's no need to overdo it. The fact that she was posted in the first place is debatable, but that's history now.

Doing it this way, will mean that the Gaza ceasefire won't be pushed out of the box quite so quickly. That seems much the biggest of the blurbs and so should be retained longest.

Andrew🐉(talk) 18:34, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Supporting this if no one comes up with a better plan. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 18:44, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull I simply cannot find strong evidence that she was transformative in the history of cinema. The 'Legacy' section demonstrates significance in the cinema of the Philippines, which doesn’t regularly produce internationally acclaimed films, and she’s never won or starred in a film that won a major international award. I’m really surprised how editors with years-long experience are fighting to prove her significance when this is a clear-cut case of a non-transformative figure in the field of cinema. In the absence of arguments, some editors even argue with technical remarks about the timeline of posting the current blurbs. What a shame!--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:38, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  theres plenty of evidence she was a widely known household name in the philippines, a country of more than 100 million people. We've posted far lesser known people from far smaller countries, countries that only got posted cuz they are in the WEST Udder1882 (talk) 19:31, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Can you give me some examples of 'lesser known people from far smaller countries' whose deaths got a blurb?--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Prince was one. I've never even heard about the man before htre posting Udder1882 (talk) 23:17, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  The film industry is highly segmented into national film segments, so I would not expect that in defining the field that we'd look at the global POV. In contrast if we were talking cricket or association football, being vastly international sports that readily merge across county lines, I'd expect to look towards the athlete's legacy towards the global stage, those that may be simplifying the situation too much. Or if we were talking academics or musicians, those are far less nationalized compared to film, so global significance would be fair there. Remember we don't do anything like what is suggested for the Main Page items like TFA. We are trying to avoid the western bias that requiring global importance would lead to. Masem (t) 20:48, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Palme d'Or, Golden Lion, Golden Bear and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film are film awards targeting ‘national film segments’. None of the films she starred in won any of these or any other equivalent award. She’s not supposed to appear in Hollywood films to be significant or transformative, but her work in films has to be recognised internationally to a certain degree. That’s clearly not the case here. Your point makes sense for fields that are endemic to specific regions and cannot be truly brought up to international contexts (e.g. manga, sumo etc.). I’d really like to counter Western bias by posting the death of a highly influential manga artist, but cinema is definitely not that kind of a field.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:56, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pull Not a transformative figure on the level we'd expect for a blurb. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 20:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Strong Support Pull and Support RD per others since I think most of my thoughts have already been stated. --SpectralIon 20:58, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull There was hardly time given for a proper discussion. I am not seeing evidence meeting the high bar for a blurb. Thriley (talk) 21:38, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Pull, support RD Hardly any discussion before the posting. This is a mockery of the ITN process, and it's absurd to think we have had a fair process when people are wildly throwing around accusations of racism. There are plenty of notable figures from the Global South that could merit a blurb (someone like Umm Kulthum comes to mind), but I cannot even find any articles from non-Philippine sources. --Varavour (talk) 22:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Andrew's plan B above, but seriously... this was a poor posting - after 7 hours while all of Europe and most of America was asleep. Please don't do that again. Black Kite (talk) 22:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Your comment sounds Global North-centric. ArionStar (talk) 23:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  Not necessarily, there's a difference between pointing out that people in Europe/NA might not have had time to comment, and saying that only their opinions should be centered. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  @ArionStar it’s not northern-centric to acknowledge that a massive part of enwiki’s userbase had no chance to comment on this nom between its proposal and its posting, and to argue that it is is almost to imply that non-“northern” users’ opinions should carry more value than “northern” ones. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:02, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

  Are there many people from developed countries interacting in this section? ArionStar (talk) 00:05, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

  Yes, because a large majority of enwiki’s userbase comes from what would be defined as developed countries. Does that mean their opinions should be devalued? The Kip ^(contribs) 00:19, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

  When those arguments boil down to "Oppose blurb, never heard of this person", then yes, we should be ignoring them. WP is a global work, ITN is to feature quality articles that are in the news, and thus we should expect a wide range of topics including from less-developed nations. When editors complain that they haven't heard of a topic and thus oppose, that is harmful to the purpose of ITN. I never heard of Romero before this was nominated, but I read through the article to educate why she was nominated for a blurb without letting lack of awareness about her to influence that. I expect that to be the case for all editors, and the same rationale and approach to fight against "popularity contest" !votes like for Betty White or similar extremely well-known people. Masem (t) 01:10, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

  @ArionStar Not in the slightest; I would have said exactly the same regardless of the time-zones involved. There needs to be time for a wide range of editors to comment, or (except in the most obvious of cases) consensus cannot really be said to have evolved. Black Kite (talk) 00:07, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

• Pulled, and moved to RD, consensus has evolved. Stephen 23:57, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Dražen Dalipagić

Article: Dražen Dalipagić (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Eurohoops, Sportando
Credits:

• Nominated by Marko Mlinarić (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: Dražen Dalipagić, a Yugoslav basketball player, one of best players during 1970s. FIBA Hall of famer Marko Mlinarić (talk) 10:25, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:44, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Far too many CN tags to be considered ITNRD level quality. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 23:48, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Anastasios of Albania

Article: Anastasios of Albania (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Teemu08 (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.

 Teemu08 (talk) 17:53, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:03, 25 January 2025 (UTC) Memory eternal!

January 24

Portal:Current events/2025 January 24

January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign 2025 Catatumbo clashes The Colombian National Army and National Police begin offensive operations across eleven municipios of the Catatumbo region. (El Tiempo) War against the Islamic State Somali Civil War Islamic State insurgency in Puntland At least thirteen Islamic State militants are allegedly killed in heavy fighting as Puntland forces claim they successfully took over the towns of Turmasaale and Janno-Jiifta in the Bari region, Puntland, Somalia. (The Somali Digest) (Idil News) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A Ukrainian drone strike targets an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, in one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia of the conflict to date. The Russian military says it shot down at least 121 drones over 13 regions overnight. (BBC News) Kyiv strikes A Russian drone strikes a ten-storey apartment building in Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, killing at least three people. (Euronews) Mobilization in Ukraine Ukraine finalizes military reforms aimed at recruiting 18- to 25-year-olds to the armed forces, penalizing draft dodgers, and lowering the minimum compulsory military service age to 25 from 27. (The Kyiv Independent) The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announces that, with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the bodies of 757 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned to Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent) Israel–Hamas war Hamas confirms that an Israeli airstrike last summer killed Rawhi Mushtaha, according to Israel "head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip", along with Sameh al-Siraj, who held the security portfolio in Hamas's political bureau, and Sami Odeh, the head of Hamas's "general security mechanism". (Al Sharq AlAwsat) Arts and culture 97th Academy Awards I'm Still Here becomes the first Brazilian film to be nominated for Best Picture. (The Washington Post) (Reuters) Business and economy Canadian economic crisis The Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship department announces a limit of 437,000 study permits for 2025, a 10% reduction from 2024, as part of efforts to address pressures on housing, healthcare, and other public services caused by the country's rapid population growth. (Reuters) Saudi Arabia–United States relations Saudi Arabia announces that it will invest US$600 billion in the United States economy. (Al Arabiya) Spirit Airlines announces a ban on passengers who wear "lewd" clothing or have "offensive" tattoos. (The Hill) Disasters and accidents 2024–25 European windstorm season Storm Éowyn A wind gust provisionally measured at 183 km/h (114 mph) was recorded in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, and a mean wind speed measured at 135 km/h (84 mph), would surpass Ireland's previous records. (The Irish Times) A man is killed in County Donegal, Ireland, after high winds cause a tree to fall on his car. (BBC News) Environmental issues in Somalia At least 140 dolphins are found stranded on the shores of Mareero Beach near Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia, with 60 confirmed dead and 30 returned to the sea. (Idil News) (Reuters) (Horn Observer) International relations Mexico–United States border crisis Mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the second presidency of Donald Trump Mexico denies a request from the United States to allow a military aircraft deporting migrants from the U.S. to land in Mexico. (Reuters) The U.S. State Department freezes nearly all foreign aid except military aid to Israel and Egypt, as well as emergency food programs. (Global News) Law and crime The Cabinet of Hun Manet approves a bill that strengthens penalties for Cambodian genocide denial, proposing prison terms of one to five years and fines of US$2,500 to $125,000. (AP) Politics and elections 2025 Slovak protests Over 60,000 people demonstrate across Slovakia in protest of Prime Minister Robert Fico's anti-Ukrainian, pro-Russian, and Eurosceptic policies. (AP) 2024–2025 Serbian anti-corruption protests Mass protests and a general strike are held across Serbia, in an escalation of months of anti-government protests. (France24) Second cabinet of Donald Trump Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. (NBC News)

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RD: Curtis Halford

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

• Nominated by Jon698 (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.

 Jon698 (talk) 17:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Weak Support Short, but minimally adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Unk

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

• Nominated by Mooonswimmer (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 rapper, the article is quite short but might still pass. Mooonswimmer 04:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose It is very short, it is 1,100 characters in prose length and should be classed as a stub (DYK uses a 1,500-character limit so I'm sure that carries over to ITN as well). Unknown Temptation (talk) 16:57, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Not Ready It's a stub. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Too stubby for ITN/RD. Ping me if article's size is increased. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:22, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

2025 Slovak protests

Article: 2025 Slovak protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Protests took place across Slovakia after prime minister Robert Fico's pro-Russia policies. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Protests took place across Slovakia in opposition to prime minister Robert Fico's pro-Russia policies.
News source(s): AP
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Nationwide protests are always ITN blurb worthy. ArionStar (talk) 02:45, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

These have been going on for a while, and there's nothing to indicate that anything in the last day is more notable than the rest. These aren't violent either (at least, the article doesn't suggest there was any violence). There are peaceful protests happening everywhere in the world at any time, so it doesn't make sense to highlight any specific one. Masem (t) 02:52, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose - Nothing special. Ordinary peaceful protesting. It happens all the time, everywhere. Only big protests that spiral into revolutions are really covered. Its not in the news for a bunch of people in slovakia to be contesting pro russian policies. SimpleSubCubicGraph (talk) 04:14, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Alternate Blurb - Mass protests of this scale are significant enough to be newsworthy even if they don't lead to revolutions (yet). The original blurb needed some polishing, the alternative blurb offers this. Huertanix (talk) 20:26, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Weak Oppose – As of now the protests in themselves aren’t particularly blubworthy, but with the collapse of the coalition government I could see this evolving into something that may be bigger. Can’t see the future though. ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 23:35, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

  A 130,000-people protest against a government for a small country is a huge event, IMHO. ArionStar (talk) 17:42, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

oppose nothing of consequence but an usual right to protest.Sportsnut24 (talk) 08:12, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose for now per Masem. mike gigs suggests that it may go on to become something that could be posted later, we may take a note of it then. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 20:20, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Mimis Domazos

Article: Mimis Domazos (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Greek Reporter
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: Greek Footballer Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:41, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Article's sourcing and length looks fine to me. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:21, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Satis. Grimes2 (talk) 11:39, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose – Article is full of WP:FLUFF. Quality isn't up to standard. ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 17:58, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Support Article could do with improvements to reduce fluff, but is of sufficient quality for ITN. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:30, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose until WP:NPOV and tone concerns are addressed. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 14:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

January 23

Portal:Current events/2025 January 23

January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23) (Thursday) Disasters and accidents Four people are killed and five more injured in a stampede at Cambodian businessman Sok Kong's home in Phnom Penh. Kong was giving away food and money amid Lunar New Year celebrations. (AP) Law and crime 2024 Southport stabbing A court in Liverpool, England, sentences the man who was found guilty of killing three children and injuring 10 others in a mass stabbing in Southport, Merseyside, to life imprisonment with a minimum of 52 years in prison. (DW) LGBTQ rights in Thailand Thailand becomes the 38th country and the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. (Reuters) The International Criminal Court prosecutor requests arrest warrants against Afghanistan's Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of crimes against humanity. (Reuters) United States federal law enforcement and ICE agents arrest nearly 500 undocumented migrants with arrest warrants in sanctuary cities, including in New Jersey and New York. (CTV News) Politics and elections Second presidency of Donald Trump Executive actions by Donald Trump Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. (Axios) U.S. District Judge for Washington John C. Coughenour temporarily blocks President Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". (Reuters) (The New York Times) The U.S. Department of State bans consular posts from flying any flags other than the U.S. flag as part of the Trump administration targeting several instances during the Biden administration when LGBTQ pride and Black Lives Matter flags were flown at embassies abroad. (The Guardian) 2024 Irish general election, Government of the 34th Dáil Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael form a coalition government with the backing of several independent TDs. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is elected as Taoiseach, with Fine Gael leader Simon Harris as Tánaiste. (Politico) Sports 2025 Australian Open In tennis, John Peers and Olivia Gadecki, both from Australia, defeats Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6, 6-4, 10-6, in the mixed doubles final to win their first Australian Open title. (The Guardian)

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RD: Jean-François Kahn

Article: Jean-François Kahn (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Telerama Gala
Credits:

• Nominated by TNM101 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by FrenchFootball (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (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: French journalist TNM101 (chat) 15:45, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Article is far too stubby to be considered for ITNRD. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 18:02, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

2025 Jalgaon train accident

Article: 2025 Jalgaon train accident (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Rail accident kills 12 in Maharashtra, India (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ 12 dead as passengers get down on tracks, run over by another train Maharashtra, India
News source(s): CNN, BBC The hindu, Indian express
Credits:

• Nominated by Spworld2 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: 12 people were killed after being run over by the Pushpak Express in Maharashtra, India Spworld2 (talk) 09:09, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose The Article is small and provides about the same amount of information as the blurb. –JLDynes 07:21, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Article is currently stub level status and needs more details to be fleshed out in order for this to be on ITN. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:58, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Article needs to be expanded a bit, once expanded can be posted TNM101 (chat) 12:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Comment I've copyedited the article and removed the tag that was present TNM101 (chat) 12:11, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose, it is very short. History6042😊 (Contact me) 13:33, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. Unfortunately, multiple-death railway accidents occur every few months in India, see List of railway accidents and incidents in India. The article is very basic and there's no indication that this will have broader impact than the similarly deadly incidents in 2024, 2023 etc. This is tragic for those affected but we can't post every transport accident. PS. we did post the 2023 Odisha train collision, which had a death toll of 296, the second highest in India's history. Modest Genius ^talk 14:33, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose per Modest Genius. Unfortunately not an unusual occurrence in India, and the article doesn’t seem to elaborate on what makes this one overly special. The Kip ^(contribs) 14:44, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose per Modest Genius. Sad Indian routine. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:44, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality. However @The Kip and Alsoriano97: may note that such highly sequenced accidents with rumour in a train leading to people jumping off to only be hit by another train are not common in India or any other part of the world, at least not eligible for speedy oppose on frequency. Thanks, --ExclusiveEditor _{🔔 Ping Me!} 17:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose on quality – somewhat stubby. Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose – Although tragic, it is common in India that people die due to trains. The only ones that get posted are record breakers. SimpleSubCubicGraph (talk) 02:12, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

@SimpleSubCubicGraph:Oversimplification wrt this case. This was not an accident in a sense that it happened by mishap, but chain of sequences which could happen in any country. -ExclusiveEditor (talk) 05:29, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

WP:SNOW? ArionStar (talk) 18:18, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Half or more opposes are on quality, which is a 'fixable opposition' and should be allowed to stay open per WP:ITN/A§ITN/C. It will eventually lapse whatsoever. -𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 06:09, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

(Closed) Same-sex marriage in Thailand

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Article: Same-sex marriage in Thailand (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Thailand becomes the 38th country and the first in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. (Post)
News source(s): TIME Metro
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Historic event. ArionStar (talk) 00:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose "38th". Enough said. Masem (t) 00:45, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose per Masem and general lack of novel notability at this point. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 01:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose, I do not see how this is important. It is the 38th and we don't post every single change in the law of every single country. History6042😊 (Contact me) 01:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose as this was already posted back in June when the law was passed by parliament. qw3rty 01:21, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

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(Posted) Micheal Martin elected Taoiseach

Article: Micheál Martin (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Micheál Martin (pictured) becomes Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland as leader of a Fianna Fáil–Fine Gael coalition government. (Post)
News source(s): CNN BBC RTÉ
Credits:

• Nominated by Sheila1988 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Change of national leader (Changes, reelections or reappointments in the holder of the office which administers the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election) – the election took place in December but Taoiseach was not elected by Dáil (parliament) until now. Sheila1988 (talk) 21:25, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Needs work Neither the blurb nor the nominated article provide detail of the recent "chaos" and "Regional Independent Group" which are explained by the BBC article. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:45, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
  • The "chaos" and Regional Independent Group stuff is pretty minor, I think the article is fine Sheila1988 (talk) 23:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Support in premise lets fix the article then this is just a usual ITNR Ion.want.uu (talk) 03:13, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Pretty normal for ITNR. Yo.dazo (talk) 13:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment: we already posted the election result a few weeks ago (2024 Irish general election), when Martin's party won the most seats. While it wasn't an absolute majority, so coalition partners were required, it's not a surprise that the leader of the largest party has become prime minister. I'm not convinced this justifies posting essentially the same story twice in 2 months. Modest Genius ^talk 16:06, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  PS. ITNR states 'except when that change was already posted as part of a general election', so this does not qualify as an ITNR item. Modest Genius ^talk 17:10, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

  the change was not posted as part of the election. And the FF party only won 28% of the seats, so it was not guaranteed that he would be Taoiseach and he was not mentioned in the election post, nor was the new govt. composition mentioned. Sheila1988 (talk) 19:15, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support as a usual ITNR. 🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 16:50, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:56, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

January 22

Portal:Current events/2025 January 22

January 22, 2025 (2025-01-22) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Moro conflict Militants from an offshoot branch of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front open fire against a United Nations livelihood project in Sumisip, Basilan, Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 others. (AP) Red Sea crisis The Houthis report that 25 crew members of the Japanese-operated roll-on/roll-off ship Galaxy Leader, including many foreign nationals, are released to Oman, with the Houthis citing support for the 2025 Israel–Hamas war ceasefire as the reason for release. (BBC) Colombian conflict A car bomb blasts inside a house in San Juan de Arama, Meta Department leave one dead. The authorities confirmed that the car was going to be used in a car bomb attack and the guerrilla was member of the Estado Mayor Central.(El Tiempo) Business and economy Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Transport in Somalia The Somali Airlines Operators Association, representing at least 20 airlines, suspends all flights beginning on January 22, 2025, in protest against increased government-imposed fees after disputes with the Ministry of Aviation and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority. (Shabelle Media) (Hiiraan Online) The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace of the United States issues a report alleging that aerospace manufacturer Boeing, long associated with the Seattle, Washington area, has been relocating much of its engineering work to non-unionized sites both in the US and abroad. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2025 California wildfires January 2025 Southern California wildfires Hughes Fire The Hughes Fire ignites and spreads to over 5,000 acres in less than four hours, triggering mandatory evacuation orders in settlements around Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times) (KTLA) 2025 Jalgaon train accident At least thirteen people are killed in a railway accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. The victims had initially fled from their train following an alleged fire alarm and were subsequently struck and killed by a passing train on the adjacent tracks. (BBC) January 20–22, 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard The death toll of a historic winter storm event on the Gulf Coast of the United States rises to 9 people. 8 in (20 cm) of snowfall is measured at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana. The statewide snowfall record in Florida is broken as over 5.5 in (14 cm) falls in Molino. (CNN) International relations Red Sea crisis, Yemeni civil war U.S. President Donald Trump re-designates the Yemeni Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization. (The Hill) Law and crime Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants Daniel Ball, a rioter who took part in the riot at the United States Capitol, is arrested again despite being pardoned by Trump, making him the first rioter to get into additional legal trouble after the pardon. (The Hill) Antioch High School shooting A student is killed and two others are wounded in a school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The perpetrator kills himself. (CNN) Illegal immigration in the United States, Murder of Laken Riley The U.S. Congress passes the Laken Riley Act following a 263–156 vote in the House of Representatives, making it easier for immigration agents to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with a variety of crimes ranging from theft to assault. It will head to President Donald Trump for his signature. (NPR) Hunt family murders Kyle Clifford, the perpetrator of the Hunt family killings in Bushey, England, in 2024, pleads guilty to three counts of murder. (BBC News) Two people are killed, including a two-year-old boy, and three others are injured in a mass stabbing at a park in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters) One person is killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing at Nagano Station in Nagano, Japan. (AP)

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(Posted) RD: Lynn Ban

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

• Nominated by Cielquiparle (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: Death was first announced on January 22. Article was newly created on January 23. Cielquiparle (talk) 12:18, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support to an extent that I renominated it. 𝓔xclusive𝓔ditor _{Ping Me🔔} 18:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Article's sourcing and length is good. B Class article. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 18:59, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Needs work Support An interesting subject but I'm puzzled by the sentence, "They shared a son". This seems to suggest some unusual arrangement or divorce but I'm not seeing it, the source doesn't say much and other sources indicate that she was happily married to the father. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:13, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

  Resolved. Changed "shared" to "had". Cielquiparle (talk) 00:59, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks. And, sorry to be picky, but I notice that the NYT has her born in 1972 not 1973. I was looking for the year of the marriage but haven't found that yet. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Updated to 1972 citing New York Times as the source. There seems to be quite some confusion over this across all the coverage, with most sources at the moment citing the 1973 date. But in light of the fact that the US Records Index points to May 1972; this April 1998 New York Times article giving her age as 25; and this September 2014 Straits Times article clearly stating she was 42 years old at the time, it makes sense to go to 1972 for now. According to public records, they were married in 1999 but it doesn't seem worth reporting that unless it was covered in a reliable secondary source in a meaningful way. Cielquiparle (talk) 11:02, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks again. A lot of news sources will just repeat such details uncritically per churnalism but my impression is that the NYT will do fact-checking to confirm them. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

  Yes I'm satisfied that The New York Times is correct, as they updated their article two days after they first published and have also published a birth date. (Think some of the confusion from the other publications which followed her closely may have come from the date of her 50th birthday party which may have been much later than one might have expected.) Cielquiparle (talk) 09:56, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 23:24, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Barry Michael Cooper

Article: Barry Michael Cooper (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hollywood Reporter, BET
Credits:

• Nominated by Curbon7 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by DarkStarHarry (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (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: Writer of the "Harlem Trilogy" films. Article seems to be in decent shape at a cursory look. Curbon7 (talk) 12:38, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose A CN tag is in the article, as well as some dodgy sourcing. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 22:18, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Nicholas Eadie

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

• Nominated by Happily888 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Missclaireallen (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (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.

 Happily888 (talk) 04:09, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Article is orange tagged and has far too many unsourced statements to be recognized on ITNRD. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:59, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

January 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard (and potentially Storm Eowyn)

Article: January 20–22, 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The first recorded blizzard in the Gulf Coast of the United States (snowfall pictured in Carlyss, Louisiana) results in at least thirteen deaths and more than $14 billion in damage. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ A winter storm in the Gulf Coast of the United States (snowfall pictured in Carlyss, Louisiana) results in record snowfall across several states and at least ten deaths.
Alternative blurb II: ​ A historic winter storm kills at least 10 and brings record snowfall to the Gulf Coast region of the United States (pictured) before fueling Storm Éowyn which brings extreme wind to the British Isles.
Alternative blurb III: ​ A trans-Atlantic storm system causes the first recorded blizzard in the Gulf Coast of the United States, an extratropical cyclone in the UK, and record wind speeds in Ireland, resulting in at least 15 deaths.
News source(s): CNN USA Today
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Unusual and impactful event. ArionStar (talk) 22:44, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose routine season weather (at least, in the face of climate change). Unless it causes significant deaths or damage, we don't post routine weather events. Masem (t) 22:57, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  It is the first blizzard recorded in the Gulf Coast history and caused $14–$17 billion in damage… ArionStar (talk) 23:09, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  To add to my oppose, the quality of this article is typical of these types of non-destructive storms – that is, poor. In that it is the equivalent of trainspotting wrt news topics. It just lists various things by state that were impacted or shut down without any attempt at a larger narrative structure. That might be good for starting an article but it does not represent the quality that other event articles at least get (And I'm ignoring the two empty sections at this point). Its the equivalent of WP:PROSELINE. At *least* there's no "thoughts and prayers"-type reaction section; what reactions are present are at least in context and actual "reactions" to response to the storm like states of emergency. And further, while some may think this is the first big storm in the south (just because the most SE states are getting snow), lest we forget February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm, which had a far more serious impact on the southern states than this one and was also a Gulf storm. Basically, most of the coverage on this storm is equivalent to first-world problems of people in an tech-savvy nation having to deal with snow for the first time in their lives. --Masem (t) 01:30, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support 10 inches of snow in New Orleans per NBC. Also, 5.5 inches of snow in Florida, a new record. 9 deaths isn't that much but given the state of infrastructure in the South being more prepared for heatwaves than cold snaps and blizzards that toll is going to rise a lot. I'd hold out on the monetary toll, though. Departure– (talk) 23:10, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support – "routine season weather" is absurd. And I wonder why non-hurricane weather is almost never featured at ITN... E_F⁵ 23:11, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  Perhaps people are missing the context? This is the deep South. It rarely ever snows down here. Especially in New Orleans and Florida. Especially when you get 10 inches (25 cm) at once. Departure– (talk) 23:13, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  And the blizzard has been described as "once-in-a-generation" event. ArionStar (talk) 23:19, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  Which is being blind to the effects of climate change. This weather will certainly happen again thanks to that, it's not once in a generation. — Masem (t) 23:28, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  Yes, but for now this is significant, and the "oh, just climate change" rationale shouldn't undermine that. Will we stop featuring Cat. 5 hurricanes if every one is bigger than the one a year before, assuming they happen yearly? E_F⁵ 23:32, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  If a cat 5 hurricane causes significant loss of life, yes. A blizzard may be unusual in the south but I see no reports of any deaths, just ppl being unable to leave homes and go to work. Masem (t) 00:47, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Correction I seen now ten deaths are reported, though I still feel that's a low number for this to be posted. Masem (t) 00:49, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Well, we currently feature a shooting in which only two people, neither of whom have articles, were killed, so I disagree. E_F⁵ 00:04, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support New Orleans received 10 inches of snow, when most years it receives 0, let alone a blizzard TheHiddenCity (talk) 23:21, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support as this is clearly a historic blizzard. Norbillian (talk) 23:53, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support. Unusual and perhaps entirely unprecedented meteorological event. Consider the fact that the damages in this situation likely don't factor in economic disruption, which will likely be quite high given poor road conditions are expected to persist through the end of the workweek in areas such as New Orleans. I have proposed an alt that adjusts a few things (I believe recorded records to be the main story here, actually, and I think "blizzard" is a bit misleading in this scenario; from what I heard, the full conditions for a "blizzard" were ultimately not met, even if "blizzard conditions" were present in some locales at some times). DarkSide830 (talk) 00:21, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support – insanely rare event. Solid impacts and several deaths. (not sure what happened to another user's and my comment) Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 01:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

   Question: observing the pile-on support, when is a blurb ready? ArionStar (talk) 03:41, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  @ArionStar: This question was asked only 5 hours after the nomination, during the middle of the night for editors in Europe. Unless there's some unusual urgency, it's usually best to wait 24 hours to give an opportunity for everyone to comment. Modest Genius ^talk 13:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you! I'm still understanding the ITN business. ArionStar (talk) 13:11, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support extremely unusual weather event, with record-breaking snowfall for areas that rarely see even an inch in a given year. The Kip ^(contribs) 05:40, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support per others, deadly and unusual. --SpectralIon 05:58, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support per others as this is a highly unusual(even unique?) record breaking event. Economic costs are likely to be massive. –DMartin 07:06, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose The claims that this is unprecedented seem exaggerated as Snow in Louisiana and Snow in Florida contain many recent examples such as February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm and February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm which both reached as far south as Mexico. Also I notice a typo of "wreck havoc" which needs work. FYI, see previous discussions including this and that with mixed results. My impression is that the 2021 Texas power crisis was a significant additional factor in the 2021 cases but we don't seem to have such an infrastructure failure this time. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:52, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Gulf Coastal Mexico is the southernmost near-sea level North Hemisphere place to ever have the tiniest amount of snow in recorded history. Likely most equatorial near-sea level sprinkle on Earth. Also did this one snow coastal Mexico or not? 12.74.62.22 (talk) 14:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support altblurb in principle, as this is an unusual and record-breaking storm with wide impacts. However the article is not ready due to having two orange-tagged section stubs. Those need some expansion before posting; otherwise the article is reasonably well developed. Modest Genius ^talk 13:04, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose per Andrew and Masem. It's...winter in the northern hemisphere. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:44, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  Florida does not typically get 4–8 inches of snow in that northern-hemisphere winter, and Louisiana does not typically get blizzard warnings. The Kip ^(contribs) 14:45, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  But it happens. It doesn't usually happen in the Sahara desert either (to compare latitudes) and I wouldn't consider ITN-worthy either. When we see snow in Rio de Janeiro or Fiji, maybe it is an extraordinary event. This is not a news ticket. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:53, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  See Snow in Florida and Snow in Louisiana. Not that rare. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  It's the lowest latitude US blizzard warning ever. Even New York City (latitude 41) has only had 5 blizzard warnings in the last over quarter century. The Sahara has mountains. The latitude record for even the slightest trace of near-sea level snow is c. 22 North (from Tampico In February 1895, snow was reported to have fallen in Tampico. This is the North American record for the farthest south report of snow at a coastal location, and makes Tampico one of the few places where snow has fallen in the tropics at sea level.). Rio is @ latitude 22.9068S no snow on record with a record low of 6.4°C Fiji's 17.7134S record low 5.6°C snow impossible in current climatic era almost impossible in the last ice age according to one of the world's climatology experts on snow possibility with an entire Pacific upwind of it there's a reason Bermuda 32°N has never had snow or 0°C (no sufficiently thick or near landmass connection to colder places). Also both Rio+Fiji are South Hemisphere which almost certainly makes snow harder than the same latitude North (look at how perfectly shaped North America is for low latitude snow cold air can flow all the way from Yukon (which has the lowest record low outside Greenland/Antarctic/Siberia -63C) to Tampico) it's excessive to demand snow there. Tampico record low only −1.5°C latitude 22.26N. The moist mild air+sub 0°C dry air fighting that makes the snow would tend to rapidly weaken the northern cold turning the few flakes to snow-melting rain ending any death risk as Gulf Mexicans have much more experience with rain. Also the linear storm wasn't aimed at coastal Mexico or extreme south Florida. Mountain Mexico yes but not Gulf Mexico (Bahamas got flurries). Hong Kong has had snow near sea level (22.2588N if HK Island though I suppose it could've been more like Shenzhen 22.5429N which is on the coast+borders HK), snow unheard of in Macau 22.1987Nish.12.74.62.22 (talk) 15:57, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  That's like saying a school shooting isn't notable because List of school shootings in the United States (2000–present) has dozens of cases a year. In the case of both, magnitude matters. Both articles include almost every possible edge case – the articles you've linked document any case of even flurries (ie not even a recorded dusting). What you're basically insinuating here is 10 inches of snow in a region where even an inch is uncommon is the same as ephemeral precipitation. DarkSide830 (talk) 19:04, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  This comment belies a radical lack of understanding about the shape of the earth and the distribution of weather relative to latitude. Is it your understanding that the Northern hemisphere is cold and the Southern hemisphere hot? LocoTacoFever (talk) 20:26, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  don't disrespect anyone on this site. _-_Alsor (talk) 23:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support bizarre and unprecedented weather event affecting an entire region. Snowfall records are being smashed – New Orleans got 8" of snowfall in a day, the previous daily snowfall record for New Orleans was 2.7" (source: NWS). LocoTacoFever (talk) 20:31, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Article is poor and does not even mention damages, let alone $14 billion. And I'd be surprised if a small bit of snow cost $14bn in damages? Meanwhile, "record snow" sounds good but is actually a small amount that most places wouldn't even consider for a moment. Black Kite (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  AccuWeather says $14 billion including economic effects. 12.74.62.22 (talk) 17:06, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose – the number of deaths in the article is completely unsourced, and at least 4 that I know of were the result of a traffic accident. Yes, snow causes slick roads and more traffic accidents. It snowed where it usually doesnt snow. Thats it, thats the story. nableezy – 23:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment – Both proposed blurbs currently say "...in the Gulf Coast...". This is not idiomatic – either it snows on the coast, or it snows in the Gulf Coast region. But perhaps we should say "along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico"? GenevieveDEon (talk) 23:25, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  I presume it is talking about the region, but it should be more clear. I wouldn't drag Gulf of Mexico in here for... obvious reasons. Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 00:55, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support alt-blurb. The article could still be better, but this broke all-time records for snowfall in many places and is properly unprecedented for this region. Dragons flight (talk) 00:23, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose US isn't the only place affected by this storm, it's now Storm Éowyn in Europe which is being called a once in a generation storm in the UK: [4]. Either post a blurb containing both of these or neither, posting only the US effects of the storm is not appropriate. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:58, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  Do you have a source connecting Eowyn to the Gulf Coast storm directly? Also, I think the move would be to propose an altblurb with both Eowyn and the Gulf Coast blizzard. We don't name storms like this in the United States unless they fall on a holiday (i.e. 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak), are doubly so historic and devastating (i.e. 1993 Storm of the Century), or your name is IBM (The Weather Channel). Departure– (talk) 16:04, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  I've added altblurb2 for if the events can be decisively connected. Departure– (talk) 16:08, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  AP claims that Part of the storm’s energy originated with the system that brought historic snowfall along the Gulf Coast of the U.S., according to the lead international forecaster of AccuWeather. AccuWeather itself has its problems with reliability, and "part of the storm's energy" does not mean "the same system". A more reliable and conclusive source is needed to link Eowyn and this, but Eowyn could very easily have its own blurb. Departure– (talk) 16:11, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Comment This and Storm Éowyn in Ireland and the UK are the same weather system, producing once-in-a-generation effects on both sides of the Atlantic. (Wind gusts hitting 183 kph in Ireland! One third of the country without power.) At this point, the verified combined death total across all locations is in double digits, and rising. Perhaps a combined blurb? – Tenebris 66.11.165.112 (talk) 16:03, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  While it seems that some of Eowyn may be due to the US storm, we have been extremely wary of combining storm blurbs unless it is clear they are the same effective weather system. Masem (t) 16:31, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  I agree with this stance. I really wish we didn't combine the March 31 and March 27 tornado outbreaks of 2023, because they were explicitly different systems, even if they were of the same type and in a somewhat similar location. March 31 in particular was a historic outbreak but only had half of a blurb because of this. Departure– (talk) 16:33, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment – although there was a possible tornado in the UK, Storm Eowyn is NOT a tornado. Please don't link the word tornado to Eowyn, and don't talk about tornadoes until RS confirms it. IMO, replace tornado with "extratropical cyclone". Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 20:01, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

But in any case, that's just two potholed links to the top of the Storm Eowyn article. We definitely shouldn't have that. I'm not opposed to a combined blurb, but it needs to be less of a coatrack than that. GenevieveDEon (talk) 21:00, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support The combined blurbs which include Storm Éowyn work for me, taking this to a higher level. Andrew🐉(talk) 14:43, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Alternative blurb III: This storm is unprecedented and potentially a bellwether for planetary climate weirding. The blurb version includes related weather effects and helps contextualize the storm as more than a mere fluke in one part of North America. Huertanix (talk) 18:47, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment. What's the context on the photo of relatively light snow? Nfitz (talk) 21:38, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment. Please don’t mark nominations as "ready" when they the target article is orange-tagged. Such a tag is a showstopper. Schwede66 07:02, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose Stale Hungry403 (talk) 05:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Not stale. Occurred January 20, last event on ITN is from January 15. 🔥Jalapeño🔥 contribs 10:48, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Tabish Mehdi

Article: Tabish Mehdi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Inquilab, Daily Jasarat
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.

Indian poet, a literary critic, journalist, and writer. Khaatir (talk) 18:48, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose His literacy work section needs more citations. Support All article quality issues have been cleared up. Well done, User:Khaatir. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 02:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

  @Fakescientist8000 Thank you for your feedback. I have revised the Literary works section by reducing the number of books and retaining only a few key titles, with references that were already provided, such as Naqsh-e-Awwal (1971), Ghazal Khwani Nahin Jati (2020), and Hali, Shibli aur Iqbal (2017). These works are included with their proper citations and comply with Wikipedia’s guidelines. I hope this resolves your concerns. Khaatir (talk) 14:53, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Enough for RD. Well done. Grimes2 (talk) 18:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment: Introduction of the article states "His writings have been described by some commentators as reflecting intellectual depth and creativity." but this is not discussed elsewhere in the article. Spencer^T•C 02:09, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

  @Spencer Thank you for your observation. References have now been added to support the statement about Mehdi's writings reflecting intellectual depth and creativity. These references are provided at the relevant place in the article for verification. Let me know if there are further improvements needed. Khaatir (talk) 08:15, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Good to go imho. _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 13:24, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support Seems [No Citations Needed]. ExclusiveEditor _{🔔 Ping Me!} 06:49, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
• Posted – robertsky (talk) 21:21, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Charles A. Doswell III

Article: Charles A. Doswell III (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Meteoweb
Credits:

• Nominated by Wildfireupdateman (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: Meteorology researcher who pioneered the modern model of the supercell. I have notability/quality concerns but putting it here to see what others think. Wildfireupdateman (talk) 18:22, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose Research should be better detailed, and there's an unsourced paragraph in there. Departure– (talk) 18:35, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose A few uncited statements throughout the article. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 02:15, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

January 21

Portal:Current events/2025 January 21

January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign 2025 Catatumbo attacks Fourteen members of the 33rd Front of FARC dissidents, including one minor, surrender to personnel from the National Army of Colombia to avoid combat with the ELN. (Blu Radio) The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia warns that about 46,000 schoolchildren have not been able to start the academic year due to the ongoing conflict in the region and asserted that about 35% of the affected displaced population are individuals under the age of 18. (El Espectador) Israeli incursions in the West Bank 2025 Israeli raid on Jenin Israeli forces launch a large-scale raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing at least ten people and injuring more than 35 others. (Al Jazeera) Kivu conflict M23 offensive M23 rebels seize the town of Minova in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, cutting off a major supply route to the strategic city of Goma. (Reuters) Mexican drug war Former regional prosecutor of Cuautitlán Elohim Díaz Jiménez and coffee businessman Cristian Muñoz are shot dead inside a restaurant in Metepec, State of Mexico, by gunmen disguised as food delivery workers. (El Universal) Syrian civil war Six people are killed in Homs Governorate, Syria, as security forces conduct an operation against militias supporting ousted president Bashar al-Assad. (Al Arabiya) Four people are injured, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Shin Bet confirm that the attacker was a 28-year-old from Morocco, and had permanent residency in the United States. (BBC) (The Times of Israel) (Xinhua) Business and economy Infrastructure policy of Donald Trump The Stargate Project U.S. President Donald Trump unveils a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, called Stargate. With planned funding of up to $500 billion in the next four years, the project aims to build data centers and computing infrastructure across the United States to power AI development and create over 100,000 jobs. (The Guardian) President Trump announces a pause in $300 billion of funding for green infrastructure previously allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Financial Times) Disasters and accidents 2025 California wildfires January 2025 Southern California wildfires Multiple brush fires spread by hurricane-force winds erupt in San Diego County, California, U.S., prompting evacuation orders. (USA Today) 2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia Sixteen people are killed in floods and landslides in Central Java Province, Indonesia. (ABC) 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire At least 76 people are killed and another 51 injured in a fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, Bolu Province, Turkey. (Reuters) Seventeen people are killed and 23 more injured after a collision between a bus and a truck in Ponan-Ouinlo, Ivory Coast. (AP) Much of Canada and the contiguous United States are impacted by a cold wave, killing one person near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Historic snowfall is expected in the US South, and historic blizzard and whiteout conditions are expected on the Gulf Coast. (CNN) One person is killed and another is injured in an explosion at the Port of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters) Twenty Ethiopian migrants are killed when their boat capsizes off Yemen after departing from Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration. (Al Arabiya) International relations Afghanistan–United States relations Two Americans held in Afghanistan are freed in exchange for a Taliban fighter in the United States. The deal is brokered by Qatar and finalized during the final hours of the outgoing Biden administration. (DW) Politics and elections Pope Francis announces that nun Raffaella Petrini will be appointed President of the Governorate, becoming the first woman head of government of Vatican City. She will assume the office on March 2025. (Catholic News Agency) Law and crime U.S. President Donald Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for charges including conspiracy to commit money laundering, hacking, and drug trafficking. (Axios)

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(Posted) RD: Mauricio Funes

Article: Mauricio Funes (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, Rtrs
Credits:

• Nominated by Moscow Mule (talk · give credit)
• Updated by PizzaKing13 (talk · give credit), SalvadoranSoldier (talk · give credit) and 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: President of El Salvador 2009–14 (FMLN), died in exile in Nicaragua on 21 Jan. Moscow Mule (talk) 17:38, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment This should be a blurb as Funes was the head of both state and government in El Salvador. Departure– (talk) 17:41, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Support, weak oppose blurb – Funes is nowhere near as well known than other world leaders. I might be thinking with a hint of Americentrism though. Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 17:57, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Comment. I'd be surprised if he was deemed worthy of a blurb. It's not automatic for former heads of state/govt: Carter/Fujimori/Mandela/Thatcher he wasn't. There might be a case to be argued on the grounds of the "symbolic" importance of the handover of power after the Civil War, but it's not a strong one. Moscow Mule (talk) 18:10, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose blurb not a serving head of state/gov't. This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 18:51, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support RD – article looks fine for that. No need for a blurb ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 20:11, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support article looks good to me. Ornithoptera (talk) 06:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak oppose RD, oppose blurb Article still has one CN tag left that needs to be fixed, but Funes's death is not on the level of what I consider to be blurb worthy. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 12:01, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Oppose blurb, support RD per Wildfireupdateman. History6042😊 (Contact me) 01:18, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Strong support RD, Extremely weak oppose blurb Article looks good, former president of a growing country needs some recognition 70.107.88.211 (talk) 01:51, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support RD, article looks sourced and is a suitable length. Suonii180 (talk) 01:54, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 02:06, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

(Closed) RD: Francisco San Martin

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Article: Francisco San Martin (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): LA 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: Spanish American actor. Death announced 21 January. Thriley (talk) 17:35, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. Stub, under threat of CSD. Moscow Mule (talk) 17:53, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose and suggest close under procedure Article is 1 sentence long and is under AfD. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 20:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose and close unless article is dramatically improved. A one-sentence stub. The Kip ^(contribs) 21:09, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

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RD: Garth Hudson

Article: Garth Hudson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Toronto Star, Ultimate Classic Rock
Credits:

• Nominated by GeoGreg (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 musician, member of The Band, death announced today. GeoGreg (talk) 18:33, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Article needs some citation work before it can be put on ITNRD. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 19:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Jules Feiffer

Article: Jules Feiffer (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter
Credits:

• Nominated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by NathanielTheBold (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 cartoonist, death announced today. Sunshineisles2 (talk) 16:09, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose 2 CN tags - and the Selected Works section needs some citation patch work. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 17:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

(Posted) Kartalkaya hotel fire

Article: 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A fire in a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya, Bolu Province, Turkey, kills at least 66 people and injures 51 others. (Post)
News source(s): CBS News
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)
• Created by BSRF (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Borgenland (talk · give credit) and Chorchapu (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Another tragedy. Another article to work. ArionStar (talk) 13:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Like all of my other votes, Oppose on quality but Support on notability Bloxzge 025 (talk) 13:51, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

@Bloxzge 025: in good shape now. ArionStar (talk) 14:27, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Looking better but still can be improved. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 21:02, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support 66 dead. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 14:23, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support 66 dead & counting, in a fairly developed country to boot. JayCubby 15:09, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support at least Seventy a significant fatal incident.QalasQalas (talk) 15:13, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak support seems a substantial event with a surprisingly high death toll. But the article is disappointingly light on details or context – it's a basic news report. Good enough to post but I'd like to see better content. Modest Genius ^talk 15:45, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose tragic, but lacks long-term significance. 2A02:8071:78E3:DE40:8A7:24DA:C40D:85CB (talk) 16:06, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  Of course not, as the death toll can rise and an investigation is already underway. ArionStar (talk) 16:40, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• I share the concerns expressed by Modest Genius. Schwede66 17:04, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak oppose per Modest Genius. The Kip ^(contribs) 18:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Weak oppose – The event is significant enough for sure but until the article is expanded a bit more I don't think it should be posted. Certainly not ready in the current state. ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 18:23, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Support – Rest in peace to peoples who died from the fire. I know some peoples opposing it, but the article will be expand soon and the death toll might be rise. Bakhos Let's talk! 18:44, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Weak Support – article is slightly stubby. Wildfireupdateman :) (talk) 18:57, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Wait: 24 hours or so, see if the article gets fleshed out? As it currently stands, it's not something we should be proud to put on the main page. Moscow Mule (talk) 19:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support Definitely worthy of being on the main page, at least 76 have died and 51 are injured. Chorchapu (talk) 19:31, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:NEWSEVENT. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  There are 76+ deaths (and sadly counting) and it's a significant event. Definitely notable 🔥Jalapeño🔥 contribs 19:59, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

WP:NEWSEVENT explains "Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, accidents, deaths, "shock" news, ...) – whether or not tragic or widely reported at the time – are usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance. I'm not seeing anything further in this case. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Posted – consensus that it's significant enough to post, and also rough consensus that quality is just about there. Hopefully it will be expanded further as more details emerge.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:42, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

RD: Håkon Bleken

Article: Håkon Bleken (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NRK, abcnyheter.no
Credits:

• Nominated by Oceanh (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: Norwegian painter. Needs more updates. Oceanh (talk) 11:23, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Some statements in the article still need citations. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 17:39, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Comment Have added citations. Checking for dead links, I found four old newspaper articles (from 2003 and 2010) that are referenced to with dates and titles, but have dead urls (and not archived urls). Oceanh (talk) 16:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

(Closed) Trump executive orders

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Article: List of executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Incoming US President Donald Trump (pictured) issues a flurry of executive orders including withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization (Post)
News source(s): BBC, NYT, Al Jazeera, DW
Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Created by AndrewRT (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pauliesnug (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: These executive orders are in the news and include internationally significant actions such as withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the WHO. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:58, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Fixing nomination header from 'nomination header' to current title. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 11:07, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks. There must be a lot of cut-and-paste when preparing the orders too. I trust they also have someone carefully proof-reading them. :) Andrew🐉(talk) 11:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Comment See also United States withdrawals from the Paris Agreement as a potential target article.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:07, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose – 1) he already campaigned on doing this, so this action was entirely expected, 2) both withdrawals already happened last time, and 3) a nomination for the 1st WHO withdrawal was made in July 7 2020 and failed to gain consensus. The Paris Agreement one was posted in June 2017, though I'd note that a second withdrawal doesn't have the same impact the original one did. This isn't the American Wikipedia; this is the English Wikipedia. Not everything that Donald Trump does needs to be ITN. And these executive orders were not the most important; he also signed an executive order (illegally) trying to end birthright citizenship for immigrants who came in illegally, declared a state of emergency at the southern border, and an executive order proclaiming only two genders. 2A02:C7C:2DCE:1F00:C5C1:C762:3EA7:2882 (talk) 11:44, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

The nominated article lists all of the orders. The selection of examples in the blurb can be expanded or amended to taste. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:25, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Support. Front-page news in Europe, of international political significance. Also nice Bond villain headshot on the main page. Sandstein 11:46, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  @Sandstein: All that's missing is a pair of tiny hands stroking a white cat. Kurtis ^(talk) 16:52, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose Whilst these first orders might be more headline-friendly than usual, we aren't a Donald Trump news ticker. He also withdrew the USA from the Paris Agreement in 2017, so that's hardly surprising news at all. Black Kite (talk) 12:07, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

We posted other unsurprising changes to international organizations recently such as Bulgaria joining Schengen and Indonesia joining BRICS. This bundle seems to be a bigger deal. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:18, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

And then what about the next bundle? and the one after that? Black Kite (talk) 15:17, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

It appears that this is an exceptional salvo but the nominated article will continue to cover any further orders. If the stream of orders remains a significant topic, as it is currently, then it can be put into Ongoing. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:40, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose He promised this, this happened. There's nothing surprising here. In addition, the focus on Paris and WHO are likely the lowest of issues of importance that his EOs addressed, as there's far more furor over, for example, eliminating birthright citizenship (which is certainly going to be in legal limbo for a while). ITN is not a news ticker. --Masem (t) 12:57, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  There's a big difference between a promise and a decision that comes into effect (in this case, it's the former), and promises made by politicians during campaigns are usually not very reliable. He also promised to buy Greenland. Would you oppose it if that actually happens?--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:53, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  If the actual legal transfer of Greenland from Denmark to the US actually happens, yes, but even EOs are not actual actions since most of these are likely to be tied up in legal actions Masem (t) 14:29, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose and snow close We are not a Trump news ticker. The Kip ^(contribs) 14:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose and snow close a politician doing politics. We will talk about it when the country's withdrawal from the WHO and the Paris Agreement is formalized. _-_Alsor (talk) 15:08, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

  Agreed, and only if those withdrawals get significant international news coverage (which it probably will), especially with the WHO. Can I has Cheezburger? (talk) 17:34, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. Routine government functions. Not everything Trump is news. Flibirigit (talk) 15:10, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose WP:Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article (or a mention ITN). Estreyeria (talk) 15:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Support – Front-page news everywhere PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:44, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

• Wait on the Paris Agreement and WHO withdrawals, oppose the other orders or lumping them together, strong oppose on quality. Taking the US out of the Paris Agreement is hugely consequential for the entire world, not just the US. I know Trump did the same thing in his first term, but the process took years and had barely taken effect when Biden reversed the decision. For that exact reason, we should wait until the US actually exits the agreement, not just Trump's order telling his officials to do so. The WHO is a similar situation though perhaps not quite as impactful. The other executive orders are domestic politics that ITN avoids, and lumping them all together to make one blurb is a bad idea. The article is just a list with no context or explanation of what these orders actually do, utterly unsuited to being a bold link on the Main Page. Modest Genius ^talk 15:50, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose all the above. It’s not even the top story of what Trump did yesterday or today, and likely won’t be tomorrow or the next day either. nableezy – 16:08, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose Agree with Modest Genius. This is a very poor nom barely defining what exactly is the main topic area for which to determine notability (we do not post broad lumpen lists like this). ITN regulars should not be making such mistakes. Gotitbro (talk) 16:18, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose just signing a bunch of orders is very nonspecific. If there was one in particular that stuck out maybe, but this is simply too broad to be useful. Withdrawal from the climate accords and WHO may be more acceptable, but would be best left til they actually happen. La Ovo (talk) 17:34, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose This is not Trump's personal news station. Maybe the Paris Agreement and WHO withdrawals, but not all the executive orders he's signed in the past 24 hours. qw3rty 18:18, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

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