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September 2

Portal:Current events/2024 September 2
September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02) (Monday)

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RD: John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)

Article: John Schultz (footballer, born 1938) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by TyphoonAmpil (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sammyrice (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.

🌀TyphoonAmpil🌀 (💬 - 📝) 04:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. Much of the career section is unsourced. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:13, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Yagi (2024)

Article: Tropical Storm Yagi (2024) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Tropical Storm Yagi (Enteng), the typhoon hitted on Philippines, Yagi has flooding in Metro Manila. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Tropical Storm Yagi (Enteng), the typhoon hit on Philippines, Yagi has flooding in Metro Manila.
News source(s): ABS CBN Rappler

Not Ready Storm not ended 🌀TyphoonAmpil🌀 (💬 - 📝) 06:20, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose The storm is currently affecting the Philippines, but we should wait until it becomes clear. HurricaneEdgar 06:42, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

@HurricaneEdgar is Not Ready don't close 🌀TyphoonAmpil🌀 (💬 - 📝) 06:58, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose. There's so many problems. First of all, the typhoon is currently active and nothing is notable at the moment. Two deaths and a flooded city is not notable enough. Second, both of the blurbs are poorly written. Probably better to wait until the full damage becomes clear or just WP:SNOW close this for now. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:03, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose - there are dozens of tropical storms a year. I have no idea what about this one has caused it to be ITN. Nfitz (talk) 08:35, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

September 1

Portal:Current events/2024 September 1

September 1, 2024 (2024-09-01) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine launches more than a hundred drones against targets in Russia, including the Konakovo Power Station in Konakovo, Tver Oblast and the Moscow Refinery in Moscow. (Reuters) Kharkiv strikes At least 47 people are injured when Russian missiles hit a shopping mall and events complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) Eastern Ukraine campaign Russia reports that its forces have taken control of the settlements of Ptyche and Vyimka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2024 Tarqumiyah shooting Three Israeli police officers are killed in a drive-by shooting on a road near Tarqumiyah in the West Bank. (The Jerusalem Post) 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement The United Nations High Commissioner Office for Human Rights announces that it will deploy a fact-finding team to investigate human rights abuses and violations committed by government forces during the quota reform movement, after being requested to do so by the interim government of Muhammad Yunus. (The New York Times) Disasters and accidents 2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash The Mil Mi-8T helicopter which went missing yesterday over the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia is found crashed, with all 22 people on board dead. (Kommersant) (BBC News) At least 11 people are killed and more than 30 others are injured when a truck crashes into a bar in Azua, Dominican Republic. The driver subsequently flees the scene. (AP) Health and environment 2024 Brazil wildfires The number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest reaches its highest number in fourteen years at 38,266 fire hotspots as a result of an ongoing drought in South America. (Reuters) A weather station near Qeshm International Airport in Dayrestan, Iran, records the highest unverified ground temperature recorded on Earth of 82.2 °C (180.0 °F) and the highest dew point of 36.1 °C (97.0 °F). Climatologists will investigate to confirm the readings' accuracy. (The Economic Times) (Times of India) Politics and elections Israel–Hamas war September 2024 Israel ceasefire protests Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including approximately 300,000 in Tel Aviv, protest in cities across the country following the recovery of the bodies of six hostages from Gaza, with the national trade union center calling for a general strike on Monday and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after failing to negotiate a ceasefire. (The New York Times) (CNN) At least 29 people are arrested in Tel Aviv on accusations of vandalism, disorderly conduct, and attacking police officers. (CNN) 2024 Saxony state election, 2024 Thuringian state election Parliamentary elections in the German states of Saxony and Thuringia show large gains for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany party and the left-wing populist Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party as well as losses for the left-wing and liberal parties of the governing coalition and for the socialist The Left party. In Thuringia, a far-right party comes in first place in a state election for the first time since World War II. (DW)

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RD: Linda Deutsch

Article: Linda Deutsch (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Associated Press
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:7969:2ABE:E6E3:A515 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Connormah (talk · give credit) and ForsythiaJo (talk · give credit)

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

240F:7A:6253:1:7969:2ABE:E6E3:A515 (talk) 02:58, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support. A "needs update" tag has to be resolved first but apart from that, the article seems okay to me. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 07:18, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

August 31

Portal:Current events/2024 August 31

August 31, 2024 (2024-08-31) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis The Israeli military recovers the bodies of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, from an underground tunnel near Rafah, Gaza. (NBC News) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Israeli strikes kill at least 48 people across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Five civilians are killed in Ukrainian missile strikes on Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters) Red Sea crisis The Houthis claim they have attacked the Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton for the second time in the Gulf of Aden. (Reuters) Somali Civil War Al-Shabaab bombs several businesses in the Tabelaha Sheikh Ibrahim neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia, targeting shops that had complied with the government's directive to install CCTV cameras. (Idilnews) Disasters and accidents 2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash A Mil Mi-8T helicopter with 22 people onboard goes missing over the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. (AP) 2024 Pacific typhoon season The death toll from the effects of Typhoon Shanshan in Japan increases to six, with over 100 people injured. (Reuters) 2024 Yemen floods The death toll from flooding in Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, increases to at least 97 people. (DW) Seven people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a bus crash near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. (CBS News) Three people are killed and two more injured after a Cessna 421C crashes in a row of townhouses near Troutdale Airport in Troutdale, Oregon, United States. (AP) International relations Foreign relations of Algeria The BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria as a new bank member. (Reuters) Science and technology Ford Motor Company announces it is recalling over 90,000 vehicles due to issues with the engine intake valves. (Reuters) Sports 2024 Summer Paralympics Poland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Polish F32 Paralympian Róża Kozakowska is disqualified one day after winning gold in the Women's club throw F32 event due to an irregularity with her equipment. (Polsatnews)

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RD: Stevie Cameron

Article: Stevie Cameron (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CBC, Toronto Star
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:A178:C2E3:6140:3A54 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Abebenjoe (talk · give credit) and Wellington Bay (talk · give credit)

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

Canadian journalist and author. 240F:7A:6253:1:A178:C2E3:6140:3A54 (talk) 08:23, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

RD: Obi Ndefo

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

• Nominated by Happily888 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Discospinster (talk · give credit) and Nighthawk189 (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
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) 01:39, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Not Ready. Article is a stub. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 03:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash

Article: 2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Russia, 22 people die after a Mil Mi-8 (similar aircraft pictured) crashes in Kamchatka. (Post)
News source(s): BBC - Moscow Times - Euromaidan Press
Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Ivebeenhacked (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Borgenland (talk · give credit), Aviationwikiflight (talk · give credit), SignorPignolini (talk · give credit), 72.131.35.93 (talk · give credit) and Air Astana 1388 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: 22 people are dead after a tour helicopter crashed over a volcano in Kamchatka, Russia. The article is largely okay, disregarding the fact that it may need expansion. — Knightoftheswords 15:31, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Support, notable recent accident with fatalities and property loss. Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 18:43, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support on notability, Oppose on quality. While its notable due to the high number of fatalities, the article is still tagged as a stub and more information is needed if possible. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 20:18, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support on notability due to the number of fatalities, but oppose on quality as the article is a stub. Gödel2200 (talk) 00:39, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Sol Bamba

Article: Sol Bamba (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Sport
Credits:

• Nominated by Haris920 (talk · give credit)

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

Former Soccer Player/Coach Haris920 (talk) 23:55, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support, GA so should be good to post. mwwv ^converse∫_edits 01:57, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support per above 27.96.223.192 (talk) 07:35, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support as per mwwv. Oltrepier (talk) 10:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support - article is in a great condition Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:46, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support - I did a run through. The article was promoted to GA in 2018 but the promoting user is less active since then, so some things were outdated. The article definitely slows down on detail suddenly after 2018 but that's a nitpick for GA standards, not ITN standards. Unknown Temptation (talk) 12:38, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
•  Posted to RD. – robertsky (talk) 14:29, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

RD: Fatman Scoop

Article: Fatman Scoop (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Billboard, NBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:344E:215E:92:A3B3 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pragnell1957 (talk · give credit)

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

American rapper. 240F:7A:6253:1:344E:215E:92:A3B3 (talk) 16:14, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Not Ready for the usual reason. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:33, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Not Ready article has a lot of CN tags, also cause of death isn't known yet Scu ba (talk) 16:35, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Needs work per Ad Orientem. Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:37, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Discography and awards sections need more sourcing. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 14:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

X blocked in Brazil

Article: Brazilian investigation into Elon Musk (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ X is blocked in Brazil. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ X is blocked in Brazil amidst an investigation ruled by Supreme Federal Court.
News source(s): The New York Times AP News
Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Unusual block for a democratic country. ArionStar (talk) 10:28, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose I've been watching this one, and this is more about Musk refusing to comply with a judge that is upholding Brazilian law regarding social media and misinformation. Its basically more a situation of his own choosing rather than some new massive draconian measure (like when Turkey did it some years back), and as such, while its in the news, its not the type of story we should be posting because the situation was entirely avoidable (Musk just had to give the court a legal representative to deal with the case, he refused). --Masem (t) 12:12, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  "… upholding Brazilian law…" LOL! ArionStar (talk) 12:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  Well, the original order back in 2020 was due to specific accounts that were ordered blocked due to misinformation including threats to the judiciary. Brazil doesn't have as wide open a free speech policy as the US, so while controversial they were still reasonable under that. Masem (t) 12:37, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  Brazil has reasonable free speech - I don't think comparing it to somewhere as backwards as the United States, where free speech is out of control and protects hate speech, is useful. Nfitz (talk) 22:44, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose This is complete nonsense and entirely of Musk's making. This has literally nothing to do with "free speech" and everything to do with Musk's refusal to comply with a basic court order issued by the independent judiciary to appoint a legal representative in Brazil. AusLondonder (talk) 12:45, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  WP:POV, irrespective of the motives/arguments this is a pretty big decision PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:28, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose This just another case of Musk throwing a tantrum. Also failure to appoint a legal representative is not censorship nor anything to do with a democratic deficit. Abcmaxx (talk) 13:10, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Musk being Musk. Skyshiftertalk 13:25, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  This was a decision of Brazil's supreme court, can't really be entirely attributed to "just Elon drama", this is a major ruling PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:28, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  Given it's a case of "Brazil makes a legal request, Musk ignores the legal request instead of engaging like any reasonable person would and Brazil escalates in response", it really is just Elon drama. --2001:8003:1C20:8C00:A599:8FED:E2E0:7A4A (talk) 10:41, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support. The discussion above provides a perfect example of editors using their own personal opinions and biases instead of relying on coverage by WP:RS. Whatever we think about Musk as an individual is completely irrelevant, or at least it should be. Even if one accepts that Musk is 100% at fault in this episode, the result is that X is blocked in Brazil, an event that is covered as a top story by pretty much every news outlet in the world and which affects the seventh most populous country in the world. Nsk92 (talk) 14:18, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  We are not a newspaper and simply don't follow what is published in headlines. ITN is supposed to feature quality articles that happen to be in the news, not to be where we are reporting on news, and that's why simply being a highly published story is not sufficient for being in ITN. Besides this being an issue with Musk being Musk, which has become routine news, we do not have any good article target here that discusses the entire matter (starting with the original court order to block certain accounts). — Masem (t) 15:07, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  Neutral point of view is policy, and the blurb is total clickbait. RAN1 (talk) 15:16, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Nsk92: when I initially opposed the nomination the target article was Censorship of Twitter at the time of my comment, which was a highly biased target to nominate and my argument was that this issue is not to do with censorship but more so to do with the failure to adhere to a court ruling; this was also the basis of other editors' arguments and reasonings to oppose too. Abcmaxx (talk) 19:18, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose just the Brazilian government throwing a tantrum. Scu ba (talk) 15:29, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, but a lot of things can be viewed as just "governments throwing a tantrum", doesn't affect notability. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:36, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Agree with @Nsk92, major court ruling with wide implications for a democratic state to ban one of the largest online social media platforms over the speech hosted. All over the news PrecariousWorlds (talk) 15:31, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Its banned because Musk refused to provide legal representation to the court, not because the state wanted to block X completely. If we're talking about the free speech implications, that should have been the story when the court first ordered social media there to block specific accounts, several months ago. Masem (t) 15:49, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment. Not voting either way at the moment, but the comments here about this being simply a dispute with Musk seem to miss the mark. This situation IS largely of Musk's doing, but that doesn't mean the impacts are not relevant to post here. That's similar to saying that a war between two countries wouldn't be ITN material if it had grown out of a private dispute between the leaders of two countries. Whether or not it's "censorship" really shouldn't matter much. This discussion should be about if we believe X being blocked is noteworthy enough to post. DarkSide830 (talk) 15:33, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose purely on article quality. The newly created article is only barely more than a stub. However, and whatever our opinions of the case, it's potential to impact the debate over free speech and the regulatory power of the state is both obvious and highly significant. Support on merits. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:45, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Ad Orientem the article has been improved since then. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:56, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  @RodRabelo7 Thanks for the ping. Moved to support. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:23, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support on merits. Regardless of who did what, or whether the situation was avoidable, Xitter being blocked in one of the world's largest countries is definitely notable. However, the blurb is a bit short, and linking to Censorship in Brazil instead of Brazil is a MOS:EASTEREGG that should ideally be avoided. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 16:15, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Weak Support/Wait Didn't something happen in Turkey a few weeks ago where an Instagram ban was instituted but reverted a few days later? I'm wondering if this is going to be a similar situation and will be walked back in the next day or two. I'd err on waiting to post, at least until Monday. Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:33, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: a page has been created about the case. Erick Soares3 (talk) 17:13, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. The block occurred due to a lack of response to the request to appoint a representative in the country, and not due to censorship per se. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 17:24, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  @A.WagnerC and...? An ITT doesn't need to be an act of censorship. RodRabelo7 (talk) 03:01, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  Wikipedia is not a stage for billionaires to throw tantrums ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 12:35, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. Article is extremely stubby. Does not even mention A.Wagner's point above that the trigger for the block was X/Twitter's refusal to appoint a legal representative (nor does it mention X/Twitter's reasons for not complying). Also oppose "Brazil" linking to "Censorship in Brazil" - are we really going to parrot Musk's POV here? If we post this (once an up-to-standard, neutral article exists), let's have readers make up their own mind whether it's a censorship issue or not.
• EDIT: moving to Weak Support following expansion of the article. Still disagree with linking to "Censorship of Twitter". Khuft (talk) 17:38, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Khuft the article has been improved since then. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:57, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  I mean the government demanding the removal of certain political and religious figures from the site is a pretty clear case of censorship. PrecariousWorlds (talk) 08:56, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  As I mentioned in another discussion, there are different conceptions on what constituted freedom of speech and hate speech. In Continental Europe (France, Germany) platforms are required to act against hate speech, and this is not considered censorship. I'm not really familiar with Brazilian conceptions of freedom of speech, but from what I gather from the article & the news, it seems to follow a similar concept of going against hate speech in the context of the invasion of the Brazilian Congress. Khuft (talk) 13:21, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose per A.WagnerC. This happened because Musk failed to appoint a legal representative of Twitter in Brazil, which, to me, is not something we should post. Also, the article is not ready for the main page. Gödel2200 (talk) 17:48, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Help Can anyone help to improve the article? Alternative blurb added. ArionStar (talk) 17:49, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Article is way too short and underdeveloped for ITN Hungry403 (talk) 18:36, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

The article needs to be improved, it is very interesting for ITN. ArionStar (talk) 23:25, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

The article is in better shape now. ArionStar (talk) 01:26, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

@Hungry403 the article has been improved since then. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:57, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strong support. We should not evaluate the merit of the case as being merely a "tantrum" from Musk (much less from Brazil, shame on whoever said that), nor should we consider it as a case of censorship, which it clearly is not. The fact is that the event received extensive coverage worldwide. The New York Times and the Associated Press even used a breaking news alert to report it. Furthermore, it is a watershed moment, as it involves a democratic nation blocking a social network after it disobeyed legal orders, and Brazil represents a significant portion of Twitter's total user base. RodRabelo7 (talk) 02:03, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

How many times has Musk caused a problem with a government? I’m not certain but this definitely isn’t the first time and I dont believe we posted the other ones. 27.96.223.192 (talk) 08:24, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

This is a blocking affecting one the largest X markets. Period. ArionStar (talk) 14:36, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose not something blurbworthy IMO. If we didn't posted the news of the arrest of the founder of two popular social media sites then we should not post news about closure of a social media platform in a single country. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 14:39, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  @PrinceofPunjab: which arrest? ArionStar (talk) 14:47, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  @ArionStar I am talking about this one. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 15:14, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  Not a random country. A major democracy and one of the largest Twitter markets. RodRabelo7 (talk) 16:10, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strong support – Widespread coverage, one of the most popular websites in Brazil blocked by its Supreme Court which is unusual for the country. For the editors saying this is just a "tantrum" for Musk... it's a judicial/political decision made by Brazil in response to Musk, not just Musk shitposting on X. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 15:41, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Ready? ArionStar (talk) 17:58, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  There's not even remotely a consensus to post, so no. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:13, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose This may well happen in a number of other countries if Musk carries on taking X down the rabbit hole of supporting some seriously unpleasant stuff. And we can't really post every time Musk has a tantrum, or the whole of ITN would be full of it. Black Kite (talk) 18:06, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  We can't predict that this may well happen in a number of other countries if Musk carries on and this sort of prediction shouldn't affect the notability of Brazil's current ban. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 18:50, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  No, we can't, but what happens if we post this and then Musk does something so egregious that other countries follow suit? We'd have a problem. But regardless, I don't think this rises to the level of ITN anyway. Black Kite (talk) 18:52, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  The blocking is still ongoing and I imagine there will be millions in money losses in the coming days. ArionStar (talk) 19:28, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  I don't see that X is losing a significant amount of money immediately here; I suppose some losses are possible if Brazilian advertisers withdraw from the platform (or possibly companies who do a large amount of their business in Brazil). Nevertheless, this is what happens when the owner of a company believes it is above the law. Black Kite (talk) 20:30, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose per Masem. Not very interesting in my opinion. C F A 💬 20:01, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose. Per most of the above. It's not really worth mentioning in my opinion. This has nothing to do with censorship as Brazil blocked the site in response to Musk failing to obey a simple court order. If the arrest of Pavel Durov or another, Montana blocking TikTok wasn't posted on the ITN, a social media site that just got blocked in a single country shouldn't be posted either. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 20:51, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support - big story with huge ramifications. I'm not sure why it's being compared to a sub-national jurisdiction like Montana, which has no ability to enforce a ban. Or authoritarian countries like Turkey. Brazil is one of the largest democracies in the world. And this has significant coverage. Think about it - if this ban was by the US Supreme Court, would those that oppose, still oppose it? Nfitz (talk) 22:44, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  Exactly! Brazil's Supreme Court < US Supreme Court? ArionStar (talk) 06:22, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Support as highly notable event about social media in large market; the WP:POV or WP:CRYSTAL arguments such as this being Musk's own doing or that further blocks in other countries may occur in future are irrelevent in regards to the significance and notability of this case. Happily888 (talk) 01:51, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose When Wikipedia was entirely blocked in Turkey over the content in a single article on the English Wikipedia, the nomination was dismissed due to navel-gazing and lack of significance even though it was a clear instance of censorship. Now we have a block of another very popular website in another large country due to lack of legal compliance. The story additionally entails some non-democratic measures that harshly violate digital freedom, such as fining people who access X and removing VPN apps for download, but the nomination is not about Internet censorship in Brazil. This is sheer navel-gazing on X and Elon Musk.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:08, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

  There's a huge difference between an autocracy and one of the world's biggest democracies. That said, if that was a mistake (perhaps link the discussion?), that shouldn't effect this discussion. Nfitz (talk) 08:38, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

August 30

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RD: Jean-Charles Tacchella

Article: Jean-Charles Tacchella (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): X - Le Monde
Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by BomBom (talk · give credit)
• Updated by KindSpinel (talk · give credit), Strattonsmith (talk · give credit), 2a02:587:cc0c:c900:c5c:1a85:6803:ceae (talk · give credit), 85.75.231.110 (talk · give credit) and Spectritus (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 screenwriter and film director. — Knightoftheswords 19:07, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose: several citation needed tags; filmography table is unsourced.Jaguarnik (talk) 01:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose multiple cn tags. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 14:42, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan

Article: Typhoon Shanshan (2024) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Typhoon Shanshan, the strongest of 2024, hits Japan, killing more than six people. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Typhoon Shanshan leaves at least six people dead in Japan.
News source(s): CNA, Reuters, Al Jazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by MAL MALDIVE (talk · give credit)

The typhoon is the strongest of 2024, over a million told to evacuate; electricity power gone in many places in Japan. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 06:00, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment: One of the strongest in 2024 so far. I feel "the strongest (typhoon) of 2024" should be dropped as none of the sources mention this directly and comes across as puffery. 31.44.224.222 (talk) 08:22, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support alt: But the strongest storm may change; remember, Cyclone Djoungou was stronger than Typhoon Shanshan. HurricaneEdgar 08:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Re: "strongest" WP:ITNBLURB reads: Blurbs should generally avoid comparison to any previous event, such as "Largest in the region since [year]". Previous events is generally out of scope of the page, and confers a publication bias favoring regions with a low frequency of similar events.—Bagumba (talk) 11:48, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support: Alternative blurb; 2024 still has a few months left O.o -- death toll is likely to rise as well. Kcmastrpc (talk) 12:49, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support alt and the article is of sufficient quality. Gödel2200 (talk) 13:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Weak oppose If this only ends up with six deaths, its not a very significant storm. Obviously if the death toll rises greatly, that would be different, but we shouldn't aim to post every weather disaster. --Masem (t) 14:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Wait like many weather-related articles nominated here, it remains to see what the overall impact is, and so is currently too soon to post this in my view. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:57, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Wait, the impacts could be way more noteworthy in the coming days. Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 16:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support it's a Typhoon, that's notable enough for inclusion. Scu ba (talk) 17:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

A Typhoon is equivalent to a Class 1 hurricane. Not even Class 5 hurricanes are automatically notable. This region alone averages 16 typhoons a year. We 100% are not posting every typhoon. Nfitz (talk) 00:55, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose Six deaths for a natural deaths seems a bit low for it to be blurbworthy. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:21, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Wait as per above Sharrdx (talk)

• Oppose pretty small potatoes at this point. A large storm, certainly. No prejudice against renominating if it grows in the future, or if the typhoon strengthens. Nfitz (talk) 01:02, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Wait until the storm dissipates. As of now, it's still active and is still affecting central Honshu, where it could cause more damage. Vida0007 (talk) 13:22, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

RD: Tūheitia Paki

Article: Tūheitia Paki (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4][5][6]
Credits:

• Nominated by Dhantegge (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.

Dhantegge (talk) 20:56, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Support article is well-sourced and well-written. David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk) 22:50, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose not enough information about his death- spinning it off into a death article and leaving only one sentence in the main article is not enough information for ITNQUALITY. Also "Tekau-ma-Rua and Te Kahui Wairua" is improperly sourced- some of the text is sourced to a dead link from 2019, but the 2 tables say "as of 2020 and 2021", and so are outdated and unsourced. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment, I wanted to query whether he was transformative enough to warrant a blurb or not. The Death of Tūheitia Paki article seems to be well under way and I would like to get the ball rolling as to whether it would be optimal or not. Ornithoptera (talk) 08:06, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  Yeah, I’ve thought about that as well. Transformative within New Zealand? Certainly. Outside of the country? I have not seen much evidence. He had interacted with world leaders and indigenous leaders, but I don’t think there is enough of it. Schwede66 00:16, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Wait Tekau-ma-Rua and Te Kahui Wairua section have four cn tags otherwise article is good to go. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:22, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

August 29

Portal:Current events/2024 August 29

August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic Israel and Hamas agree to three separate three-day humanitarian pauses to allow the World Health Organization to vaccinate more than 600,000 children against polio in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) The Israel Defence Forces carry out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza that kills five workers. (The Guardian) 2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank Mohammed "Abu Shujaa" Jaber, leader of the Tulkarm Brigade, and four other fighters are killed in an Israeli attack on the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the operation in the West Bank two days ago increases to 18, including eight in Jenin, six in Tulkarm, and four in Tubas. Dozens of others are wounded and at least 20 others have been arrested. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hezbollah conflict IDF launches air strikes on Hezbollah targets in Kafr Kila and Yarine in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) Hezbollah launches four rocket and drone strikes on the outpost of the IDF 210th Golan Division in Nafah, Golan Heights. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian defence ministry claims that its forces have captured the settlements of Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Arabiya) 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement Bangladeshi interim health minister Nurjahan Begum says that more than 1,000 people were killed during last month's anti-government protests, making it the bloodiest period in the country's history since the 1971 independence movement. (Al Arabiya) 2024 Red Sea oil spill The Houthis release footage showing their fighters boarding and placing explosives on the Greek-flagged MT Sounion oil tanker, causing explosions that put the tanker at risk of causing a major oil spill in the Red Sea. (AP) Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Iraq shoots down a Turkish TAI Aksungur drone over Kirkuk Governorate. (Middle East Eye) Business and economy Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans It is announced that the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, which has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck the park and New Orleans, will be demolished beginning next month. Bayou Phoenix is expected to rebuild the area as a $500 million complex with youth sports fields, hotels, shops, a movie studio and a waterpark. (Axios) Disasters and accidents 2024 Pacific typhoon season More than 250,000 households are affected by power outages and dozens of people are reportedly injured as Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall over Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. (Reuters) Three people are killed, seven are injured, and one person is reported missing in Kyushu due to Typhoon Shanshan. (Reuters) 2024 Yemen floods The death toll from the floods in Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, increases to 33. (ABC News) Migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea Pope Francis strongly condemns European mistreatment of migrants crossing from the Mediterranean Sea and refusal to offer aid as means to reject them from entering European nations as "a grave sin", and requests the expansion of migrant access routes to the continent. (The Hill) (Reuters) Two people are killed and ten others are injured in a gas leak at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps training center in Isfahan province, Iran. (AP) Three people are killed and 17 are injured when a car crashes into a group of migrants in Oaxaca, Mexico. (AP) Health and environment One hundred tons of dead freshwater fish wash up in and around the port of Volos in Greece as a result of severe flooding followed by a prolonged drought in Lake Karla caused by "extreme climate fluctuations". (AP) International relations France–Serbia relations Serbia and French aerospace manufacturer Dassault Aviation sign an agreement for the purchase of twelve Dassault Rafale warplanes. (Le Monde) Law and crime Germany–Iran relations The interior ministry of Hamburg, Germany, expels the Iranian leader of the Islamic Centre Hamburg Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh, giving Mofatteh a September 11 deadline to either leave the country or face deportation. (Reuters) Sports The Taliban government bans mixed martial arts, saying that the sport is too violent and has a risk of death and that it is incompatible with Islamic law. (BBC News)

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(RD posted) RD/blurb: Johnny Gaudreau

Article: Johnny Gaudreau (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American hockey player Johnny Gaudreau (pictured) dies at the age of 31 (Post)
News source(s): Columbus Dispatch
Credits:

• Nominated by Roncanada (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.

I'm proposing a blurb considering the young age and his huge popularity worldwide. Would prefer a picture with the CBJ tho --Roncanada (talk) 12:00, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

One could make the argument that this is a "death is the story" blurb... only 31, killed along with his brother while riding bikes a day before his sister's wedding. Certainly newsworthy. Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:08, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• I spent a long time last night hoping this wouldn’t have to be posted. Life is goddamn cruel, man. Support RD, and honestly support blurb per Pawnkingthree - he was a superstar that died in his prime in an utterly tragic accident. The Kip ^(contribs) 12:19, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose currently the article does not meet WP:ITNQUALITY are there is too much unsourced content. If that is fixed, then Support RD only- does not meet threshold for a death blurb in my opinion, as In general, if a person's death is only notable for what they did while alive, it belongs as an RD link. Which looks to be the case here, as the death event is not notable. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:53, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Tragic for sure, but he was far from being a 'superstar' such as Connor McDavid, Alexander Ovechkin, Sydney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin among other active players. I'd like to see more details on the death as the main story to consider it for posting, but it seems like there's very little information on the accident so it cannot be considered independently notable.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:56, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb when article citing issues are resolved and more details about the death are covered (sources exist). Note: COI here, I am a cyclist, and I have lost friends due to drunk drivers. This is a tragedy, and acknowledgement of this incident can only help raise awareness of the dangers of cyclists having to share the road with mass and momentum operated by impaired drivers. Kcmastrpc (talk) 12:58, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Kcmastrpc: We cannot and should not post anything to raise awareness of any cause, however noble the sentiment and cause may be. This would be a slippery slope and lead to all sorts of issues on other topics and we are not here to right great wrongs. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and should show nothing more than the facts; anti-drink driving campaigns and cycling safety awareness should be left to others, not here. Abcmaxx (talk) 19:34, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Nothing in the article gives the impression as a great figure within hockey, and while a tragic death, not comparable to the type of blurbs where the death is the story. Oppose RD on quality. --Masem (t) 13:34, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Support RD, quality has been fixed (there's one unsourced sentence in International Play but that should be trivial to fix since its just about being part of a notable team event. --Masem (t) 16:48, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. MAL MALDIVE (talk) 13:56, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support RD quality issues have been fixed. Blurb is a bit much considering he was not the biggest active figure in hockey at any time during his career. Kline • talk • contribs 14:45, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb, but with the quality issues being fixed, definitely support RD. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 14:50, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per Masem, but support RD as sourcing issues appear to have been fixed. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 15:08, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support RD I don't think there will be consensus for a blurb, but sourcing issues look to be resolved. Pawnkingthree (talk) 16:33, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support Blurb His manner of death is getting a lot of coverage and he was quite notable in his field. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:20, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support RD. This is a well-liked player cut down in his prime by another person's bad choices. This serves as a reminder about the dangers, and frankly stupidity, of drunk driving. Theletterm1973 (talk) 17:26, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support RD Quality issues fixed. Weak support blurb Due to manner of death. I remember seeing a lot of users saying that a death blurb makes sense when the subject died suddenly/non-conventional cause of death AND/OR were at the top of their field. Don't think this particular individual was at the top of their field, but his death was sudden and his death is gaining substantial coverage. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:34, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Fine for RD, oppose blurb. Not in any sense a blurbable figure, regardless of the extremely tragic manner of death. Black Kite (talk) 20:19, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support RD for sure, the article looks decent. Oppose blurb. As much sad as it is, he is not notable enough for a blurb. win8x (talking | spying) 20:22, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Just a friendly reminder for those who are opposing a blurb because he is not "notable enough." The criteria for blurbing a death have nothing to do with the subjects' notability, other than they are a prominent (not major) figure, and the circumstances around their death are gaining widespread international coverage; please see WP:ITNRDBLURB, specifically Death as the main story. If the person's death itself is newsworthy for either the manner of death or the newsworthy reaction to it, it may merit a blurb. I would argue that Johnny Gaudreau is a prominent figure, and the circumstances surrounding his tragic demise rise to blurb worthiness. Kcmastrpc (talk) 20:32, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  There is nothing in the article to demonstrate he was a prominent figure. Perhaps one of the top players, but when are talking major figures in a field, we are usually talking about those that can be shown to be the elite of the field (eg for hockey, that would be someone like Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr.) Masem (t) 20:37, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  You mentioned major figures in a field, which is the criteria mentioned for WP:ITNRDBLURB on the third bullet. I'm suggesting that he is a prominent figure in his field whose death is receiving international coverage. What bar would need to be met to be considered "prominent," is it "major" or something else? Kcmastrpc (talk) 20:46, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  Ideally a dedicated section using reliable sources that clearly explain how he was a major figure in the field. Otherwise, we're hand-waving how significant he was based on editorial opinion, which we should be avoiding. Masem (t) 20:51, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  I agree, generally, we shouldn't be editorializing, but the criteria for ITN death blurb given the circumstances is "prominence", not being a "major" figure. (Am I missing something?). Here's one news source, Johnny Gaudreau was a prominent figure in the NHL. [link] Kcmastrpc (talk) 20:54, 30 August 2024 (UTC) Kcmastrpc (talk) 20:54, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Opposing based off of one criterion is completely fine. In particular, the clause for "death as the main story" says: "If the person's death itself is newsworthy for either the manner of death or the newsworthy reaction to it, it may merit a blurb." People can certinaly support based off of just this criterion, but there is no requirement that opposers need to be in opposition based off of this criterion. Gödel2200 (talk) 21:57, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Right, but it appears that most of the opposes are citing his (lack of) notability, not the circumstances regarding his death or the reaction. I realize this is ITN and folks can oppose for any reason they chose, I was just trying to reason with editors and perhaps change their minds. Kcmastrpc (talk) 22:48, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb He was a big enough star that the way he died is a blurbable story. If there isn’t enough support for a blurb, a photo RD could be a good idea. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 22:18, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb This just does not seem important enough to make a blurb in my opinion. --Torsodog^Talk 23:04, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb man dies in traffic accident This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 23:09, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb I don't think he is notable enough to blurb, despite the tragic death. I will definitely support RD for sure, though. IncompA 00:36, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb, support RD It's very sad that he died at such a young age, but death blurbs should be reserved for deaths with extraordinary circumstances and/or consequences, such as Alexei Navalny or Ebrahim Raisi. Unfortunately, being hit by a car is very common. Will support the RD though, it looks fine. Jaguarnik (talk) 01:11, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support RD, oppose blurb Article is in good shape. Tragic death, and I went back and forth for a bit on blurb-worthiness. Sadly, though, drunk-driving fatalities are common, and while Gaudreau was a perennial All-Star in the world's premier ice hockey league, his accomplishments don't rise to the level of a Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr. I'd be more inclined toward a blurb if, for example, it had been an on-ice fatality--more along the lines of a Damar Hamlin-type incident--as that would demonstrate a more unusual manner of death. RIP. --Pats2017 (talk) 01:51, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• RD posted—Bagumba (talk) 04:47, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Pretty much per Orbitalbuzzsaw. This was not a hockey superstar. It's getting a lot of attention based on the human-interest side of the story and its obviously tragic circumstances. But this is just not the sort of thing we post at ITN. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:57, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb however tragic circumstances I cannot see how this would be any different (apart from the fact that the cause isn't medical in this case) from other currently nominated tragic deaths such as Juan Izquierdo or Fatman Scoop. Abcmaxx (talk) 19:39, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb - athlete dies in car crash is pretty mundane. Certainly not even a nationally-known athlete, let alone internationally. Nfitz (talk) 20:15, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose blurb While he was one of the best players within hockey, he doesn't have nearly the same level of significance or fame as other people posted onto ITN who have died. Still an extremely tragic death, RIP. Hungry403 (talk) 23:56, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

RD: Abu Shujaa

Article: Abu Shujaa (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Gödel2200 (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: Palestinian militant killed in the West Bank. Gödel2200 (talk) 01:56, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Strong oppose let's start off with adding an infobox and some structure with sub-headings before even tackling any further quality issues. Abcmaxx (talk) 09:27, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Support article is in a okay shape now. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:22, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment One paragraph is still not referenced. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

August 28

Portal:Current events/2024 August 28

August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war 2024 Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank The Israel Defense Forces launch a major military operation in the West Bank, primarily in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, with at least ten Palestinians killed and several others injured. The Al-Israa Specialised Hospital and the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital are surrounded, and ambulances are blocked from entering the hospitals. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian drones strike an oil terminal in Kamensky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia, causing a large fire. Ukraine also launches drone attacks on Kirov Oblast for the first time, striking an oil depot in Kotelnich. The Russian Defence Ministry says that air defences have shot down eight drones over Voronezh Oblast. (Reuters) Somali Civil War Las Anod conflict At least nine people are killed in fighting between SSC-Khatumo forces and Somaliland troops near Erigavo, Sanaag, Somaliland. (Garowe Online) (BBC News Somali) Israel–Hezbollah conflict Three Islamic Jihad Palestinian fighters and a Hezbollah militant are killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle at a checkpoint on the Lebanon–Syria border. (Al Jazeera) Myanmar civil war Tatmadaw forces launch a major counteroffensive against rebels in Kachin State, Myanmar, following the fall of Momauk to the Kachin Independence Army. (Myanmar Now) A UN official says that the Arakan Army has begun indiscriminately attacking the Muslim Rohingya minority in Rakhine State after capturing much of the state, forcing thousands of people to flee. The rebel group is reportedly "rounding up groups" of Rohingya men and shelling Rohingya villages. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents 2024 Sudan floods Arbaat Dam collapse The death toll from flooding across Sudan including the collapse of the Arbaat Dam near Port Sudan, Sudan, increases to 148 people. (Sudan Tribune) 2024 Pacific typhoon season Hundreds of flights are cancelled and the Japan Meteorological Agency issues an alert in Kagoshima Prefecture as Typhoon Shanshan is expected to make landfall over southwestern Japan. (Reuters) Three people are injured and three others are reported missing due to heavy rains and landslides in Kyushu, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. (MSN) 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods The death toll from flooding in Pakistan increases to 245 people. (Dunya News) 2024 Yemen floods At least 33 people are killed by landslides and heavy rainfall in Al Mahwit, Yemen. (NOS) International relations Israel–United States relations, Israeli settler violence The United States Department of State imposes sanctions on Israeli settler group Hashomer Yosh and a civilian security coordinator for the Yitzhar settlement for extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti Haitian National Police and Kenya Police, along with other foreign police forces as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, launch a joint operation to oust violent gangs from parts of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince. (AP) 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal The Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicts two PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in prison respectively for embezzling more than US$1.8 billion from the Malaysian strategic development firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad. (Al Jazeera) 2023 Quran burnings in Sweden Swedish prosecutors charge Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem with four counts of "offences of agitation against an ethnic or national group" after the two desecrated the Quran and made derogatory remarks about Muslims in Stockholm last year. (Al Jazeera) Arrest of Pavel Durov French prosecutors formally indict Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with complicity in distribution of child exploitation media and drug trafficking and ban him from leaving France. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections LXVI Legislature of the Mexican Congress Two senators elected from the defunct Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in Mexico defect to the ruling Morena party, leaving Morena and its allies one seat short of a supermajority in both chambers of Congress. (AP) Science and technology NASA announces discovery of Earth's subtle electric field, which contributes to the polar wind phenomenon. Its significance as to the emergence of life and complex organisms on Earth, and the planet's physical and chemical properties, are to be analyzed. (NASA Science) (MSN, Newsweek) The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounds all SpaceX Falcon 9 launches and orders an investigation following a booster rocket fire incident at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. (AP) Sports 2024 Summer Paralympics The opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Paralympics is held at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. (Axios)

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(Posted) RD: Steve Silberman

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

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)

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

Thriley (talk) 21:04, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Support article is in a good shape and I think is ready to be posted. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:23, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support article in fine shape. Skynxnex (talk) 03:44, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support Good to go. I also replaced the IMDb reference with a more reliable one, and moved this entry to August 28 (his date of death). Vida0007 (talk) 13:26, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
•  Posted to RD. LGTM. – robertsky (talk) 14:28, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Charlotte Kretschmann

Article: Charlotte Kretschmann (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by MrJaydenfire (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.

MrJaydenfire (talk) 21:07, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Support meets bare minimum requirement. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 10:11, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Support Article is sufficiently well-sourced for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:19, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Looks good to go.BabbaQ (talk) 14:54, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Posted My goodness, born quite a few years before WWI started! Schwede66 01:42, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) 2024 Summer Paralympics

Article: 2024 Summer Paralympics (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Summer Paralympics open in Paris, France. (Post)
News source(s): NBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by BabbaQ (talk · give credit)

• Fix conjugation. No comment on nomination. Nfitz (talk) 19:13, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support and also to move to ongoing for the chronology. less people do it, but I will update it.Sportsnut24 (talk) 20:33, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose While the opening of the summer olympics has its own standalone page, the opening ceremony for the paralympics only has a short paragraph. I am not opposed to posting in principle, but if we are going to post the opening ceremony, there simply needs to be more written about it. Gödel2200 (talk) 23:17, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support I don't think we need a whole article just for the opening, the blurb as it exists is sufficient. Scu ba (talk) 03:32, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support ongoing A major world sporting event and we also put the Olympics in ongoing (I think), so we should be consistent. I am open to blurbing the opening ceremony as well. -TenorTwelve (talk) 04:38, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment WP:ITNR#Multi-sport events lists the opening of the Paralympics, while it has the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The last opening was posted with only 2020 Summer Paralympics bolded, not the opening.[7].—Bagumba (talk) 05:37, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support the burb and ongoing article is in a good shape and I support the ongoing entry as well. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 10:10, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Posted For now, I've posted this to ITN. It would make sense for the item to eventually be moved to ongoing. Schwede66 10:16, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

(Closed) Victoria Siddall

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Article: Victoria Siddall (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Victoria Siddall becomes the first woman appointed as director of the National Portrait Gallery, London. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Medievalfran (talk · give credit)

• Oppose Per List of most-visited art museums this is the 6th most visited art museum in London alone (60th in the world), with a fifth of the visits of the British Museum, and an eighth of the world's most visited, the Louvre. I'm not opposed to posting female firsts but this doesn't seem to be a pinnacle. Unknown Temptation (talk) 13:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Unconvinced about judging a gallery with a specific collection on visitor numbers, but I can see the argument. Anyway, if considered more appropriate, I have popped in a DYK nomination instead. (Apologies if not the done thing to do this until discussion here resolved!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Victoria_Siddall Medievalfran (talk) 15:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose I think DYK would be more appropriate for this. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:24, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Congrats to her on a great accomplishment. As for the nomination, feels like more of a DYK candidate. --Pats2017 (talk) 02:14, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Definitely more in DYK's purview than ITN's. Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:57, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

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August 27

Portal:Current events/2024 August 27

August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war Israeli incursions in Tulkarm Palestinian parties declare a general strike in Tulkarm Governorate in protest of the recent killings by the Israel Defense Forces. (Al Jazeera) Five Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank. Separately, a Palestinian man is killed and six other people are injured in an attack by Israeli settlers in the Wadi Rahal village. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis The Israeli military and Shin Bet announce they have rescued Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, from an underground tunnel in Gaza. (BBC News) Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure 26 August 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine Russian missile and drone attacks resume across Ukraine, killing at least six people and injuring five others in Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia. (The Independent) (Kyiv Independent) August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion The Ukrainian military says it has captured 594 Russian troops and 100 settlements in Kursk Oblast since the start of the incursion. (DW) Ukrainian conscription crisis, Poland–Ukraine relations President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that Poland will cooperate with Ukraine to return "Ukrainians who violated the law", traitors, and collaborators who illegally crossed the Poland–Ukraine border in order to evade conscription in the Russo-Ukrainian War. (UNN) United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–NATO relations Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warns the United States and other NATO members against giving Ukraine approval to use long-range missiles to target Russia. (Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that Ukraine has successfully tested a domestically-produced ballistic missile for the first time. (Ukrainska Pravda) Israel–Hezbollah conflict Four civilians are injured in IDF airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. (Deccan Herald) One IDF soldier injured in Hezbollah drone strikes on IDF targets in Beit Hillet in Upper Galilee, Israel. (Deccan Herald) Libyan crisis United States Africa Command General Michael Langley meets with top Libyan National Army officials, including Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi, Libya, to help mediate an end to the political crisis. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2024 Brazil wildfires Forty-eight cities in Brazil issue red alerts for prolonged heavy and hazardous smog originating from extensive wildfires. (AP) 2024 Delta Air Lines tire explosion Two workers are killed and one other is injured in a aircraft tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (AP) Health and environment 2024 Red Sea oil spill The Pentagon reports that the MT Sounion appears to be leaking its 150,000 ton supply of oil into the Red Sea, and is still on fire since Houthi attacks on August 22. Efforts to salvage the tanker have been repelled by Houthi threats. (Reuters) The Namibian environment ministry announces a plan to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people who have been affected by a severe nationwide drought. (Reuters) International relations Canada–Mexico relations, Mexico–United States relations Mexico suspends all interactions with the Canadian and American embassies in Mexico City due to claimed interference with its independence and internal affairs after both ambassadors criticized reform plans for members of the judiciary, up to and including Supreme Court justices, to be elected by popular vote. (Reuters) Egypt–Somalia relations Following a defense pact signed by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi earlier this month, Egypt deploys two C-130 aircraft carrying military officers and equipment to Mogadishu, Somalia, as the initial phase of a significant deployment that will see up to 10,000 Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia. (Garowa Online) France–Russia relations Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov states that bilateral relations between France and Russia have "reached a nadir" following the arrest and captivity extension of Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. (Reuters) Law and crime Indictments against Donald Trump Federal prosecution of Donald Trump U.S. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith files a superseding indictment against former U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. (Politico) Arrest of Pavel Durov French prosecutors publicly accuse Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of twelve charges including violations associated with drug trafficking, child exploitation, and money laundering. (Kyiv Independent) Australian Police and New Zealand Police announce they have concluded a joint illicit drug operation that resulted in 1,611 arrests and 2,962 charges nationwide. The police also confiscated almost 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) of illicit drugs and over 2,500 cannabis plants, worth 93 million AUD (US$63 million). (DW) German police shoot a 26-year-old man dead in Moers, Germany, after the man attacked two officers with a knife. (AP) Malaysia charges opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly insulting the former King Al-Sultan Abdullah in 2022, under the Sedition Act. (DW) Politics and elections 2024 French legislative election France's New Popular Front (NFP) party suspends future talks with President Emmanuel Macron to break a political deadlock after Macron refused to implement a leftist-led coalition government despite the NFP receiving the second-most votes in the legislative election, and also calls for nationwide protests against Macron's "parody of democracy". (Reuters) 2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident West Bengal Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesting university students and medical professionals demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling in the rape and murder case of a medic in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. (Al Jazeera)

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RD: Bob Carr

Article: Bob Carr (Michigan politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Legacy.com
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:7969:2ABE:E6E3:A515 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

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

240F:7A:6253:1:7969:2ABE:E6E3:A515 (talk) 02:49, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Juan Izquierdo

Article: Juan Izquierdo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): CNN, The Guardian
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Tragic death, Uruguayan footballer, at the time at Nacional. Article can easily be expanded given the news attention. Abcmaxx (talk) 07:00, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Support could do with some expansion mainly a photo but otherwise looks alright and may he rest in peace. Sadsolarpanel (talk) 08:29, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

All fixed now, Thanks Abcmaxx. Sadsolarpanel (talk) 11:20, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

There is a deletion discussion on the image. The argument presented by the nominator is how likely there is a free photo existing of somebody who played 115 top-flight games in the present era. As per cases I remember like César Luis Menotti, the image should be hidden until the discussion concludes. Nothing says an item needs a photo in order to be posted. Unknown Temptation (talk) 12:34, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

I didn’t say it needed one it would just help the article and I didn’t add the picture so I cannot comment on its eligibility. Sadsolarpanel (talk) 22:32, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support meets WP:ITNQUALITY as it has details on most important events. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:33, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Update I have expanded and updated the article slightly. Abcmaxx (talk) 09:36, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support an absolute tragedy, article is in a good enough shape to be posted. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 13:32, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support - Looks good to go.BabbaQ (talk) 17:27, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Posted – Schwede66 01:38, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

[Attention needed] RD: Leonard Riggio

Article: Leonard Riggio (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Bloomberg, ABC News
Credits:

• Nominated by 240F:7A:6253:1:6C23:2F26:C0C6:C9D6 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by MantleM (talk · give credit), Chaiten1 (talk · give credit), Strattonsmith (talk · give credit), 67.55.247.157 (talk · give credit) and Toweli (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Former chairman of Barnes & Noble. 240F:7A:6253:1:6C23:2F26:C0C6:C9D6 (talk) 17:47, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Not Ready. Several sections need citations. 🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 18:56, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose multiple cn tags. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 13:33, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• update citations added throughout. Chaiten1 (talk) 16:30, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support Looks good now. I've added missing references to the note. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:05, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
• Support The article has enough details & references. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 00:55, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
• Comment: Has info in the lede not found elsewhere in the main body (...supported by a major investment from the Anton Dreesmann associated Dutch retailer Vendex International, which became part of Maxeda in 1999, and Drexel Burnham Lambert issued junk bonds.) Spencer^T•C 00:58, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

I added that info to the end of the 1st paragraph in the “Career” section. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 06:43, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

(Closed) Polaris Dawn

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Article: Polaris Dawn (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, set to launch at 07:38 AM UTC on August 27, is delayed for 24 hours after a helium leak. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, set to launch early in the morning on August 27, is delayed for 24 hours after a ground-side helium leak.
News source(s): https://www.space.com/spacex-polaris-dawn-launch-delay-helium-leak, https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-polaris-launch-postponed-helium-leak-detected-rcna167168, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/27/spacex-polaris-dawn-launch-date-time/74962772007/
Credits:

• Nominated by Sir MemeGod (talk · give credit)
• Created by Harshdeep2021 (talk · give credit)

Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 16:43, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Helium leaks are extremely common, as it's one of the smallest elements in existence. Kcmastrpc (talk) 16:54, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose space missions getting delayed is Run-of-the-mill news, not something that is blurbworthy. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:06, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Not yet A delay of 24 hours is nothing – the Boeing Starliner has been indeffed and the crew is not expected back until next year. The high spot of this mission seems to be a spacewalk so we should wait until that looks more certain. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:11, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Something didn't happen yet is not generally the sort of thing we post at ITN. Especially when it's ITNR and likely will happen in the very near future. Suggest speedy close. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:18, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Withdraw (as nominator) per others, I will renominate once the space walk is carried out. Sir MemeGod :D (talk - contribs - created articles) 19:48, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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RD: Nabil Elaraby

Article: Nabil Elaraby (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Egypt Today
Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by 84.160.115.66 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Zweifel (talk · give credit), Fjmustak (talk · give credit), Jkaharper (talk · give credit), Dominus Moravian (talk · give credit) and TDKR Chicago 101 (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: Secretary General of the Arab League. Needs a tid bit of sourcing work — Knightoftheswords 03:34, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Eight cn tags, with some sections such as awards and UN subsections entirely unsourced. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:43, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose multiple cn tags and Publication needs a source. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:08, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support sources updated throughout the article; clearly a notable individual and article quality looks fine.Chaiten1 (talk) 21:18, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

  Chaiten1, we already know that this individual is notable as otherwise, he would not have an article. All that matters here is whether an article meets quality requirements. Schwede66 01:34, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

August 26

Portal:Current events/2024 August 26

August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure 26 August 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine Massive Russian attacks are launched on cities across Ukraine, killing at least seven people. Ukrainian officials call it the largest Russian attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent) (Kyiv Independent 2) (Reuters) Poland says that a Russian Shahed drone had likely entered its airspace during the attacks on Ukraine and that searches are underway for the object as it may have landed in Polish territory around 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Poland–Ukraine border. (The Defense Post) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (Reuters) A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet crashes after shooting down several missiles fired from Russia, killing the pilot. (CNN) Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Corruption in Ukraine Audits conducted by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense determine that between March and July, multiple Armed Forces of Ukraine units never received nearly US$4.2 million in military aid labeled as "humanitarian aid" to bypass customs fees, prompting embezzlement and illicit enrichment investigations. (Kyiv Independent) Insurgency in Balochistan Operation Hereof The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launches an offensive against the Pakistani Army in Balochistan, Pakistan, gaining control of several key highways, including the Karachi–Quetta section of National Highway 8, and also damages a train station in Mastung. (Al Jazeera) At least 14 soldiers and policemen and 21 BLA gunmen are killed in ambushes and clashes on highways in Balochistan. Five civilians are also killed in Kalat. (Al Jazeera) Twenty-three people are killed in a mass shooting targeting Punjabis on a highway in Musakhail District. Between 30 and 40 armed men offloaded passengers from trucks and buses and shot them after checking their identities, subsequently setting fire to their vehicles. The BLA claims responsibility for the attack. (Dawn) (NPR) Sudanese civil war Darfur campaign The Rapid Support Forces shell an internally displaced persons camp in North Darfur, Sudan, killing 25 people and wounding at least 40 others. (Sudan Tribune) Israel–Hezbollah conflict IDF launches airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Kfar Kila, Tayr Harfa, Shebaa and Aita ash-Shaab and shelling of Chamaa and Naqoura in southern Lebanon. (Anadolu Ajansi) A Hezbollah militant survives an Israeli drone strike in Sidon. (Anadolu Ajansi) Hezbollah launches three drone strike on IDF surveillance equipment in Ramya. (Anadolu Ajansi) Libyan crisis The Benghazi-based Libyan Government of National Stability says that it is suspending production at all oil fields and oil terminals that it controls until further notice amid a dispute with the central bank in Tripoli. (France 24) (S&P Global) Business and economy Canada–China relations Canada announces a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum. (AP) Disasters and accidents 2024 Nigeria floods At least 49 people are killed and more than 40,000 people are displaced after heavy rains caused floods in Adamawa, Jigawa, and Taraba states, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) Arbaat Dam collapse The Arbaat Dam collapses near Port Sudan, Sudan, amid floodwaters, killing more than 60 people, displacing around 50,000 more, and destroying 20 villages. (Al Jazeera) One person is killed and three others are injured in a landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. (AP) Health and environment 2023–2024 mpox epidemic Germany announces that it will donate 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African nations, as well as provide funding to the GAVI Vaccine Alliance through the World Health Organization. (DW) International relations France–Russia relations, Arrest of Pavel Durov Russian lawmakers accuse French authorities of arresting Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in order to acquire confidential information from Telegram users, and urge Russian users to delete all confidential information on the Telegram app. (Politico) President of France Emmanuel Macron makes the first official French acknowledgement of the arrest of Pavel Durov by stating that Durov's arrest had "no political motive" and also dismissed contrary accusations and claims by free speech protesters and Russia as "false information". (Reuters) Law and crime Controversies surrounding Uber The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber €290 million (US$324 million) for allegedly breaching the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation in order to collect information on its European drivers. (DW) The National Football League Players Association files a lawsuit against DraftKings for allegedly violating an agreement to pay licensing fees on NFL players' likeness rights after DraftKings closed its NFT trading cards business. (Reuters)

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[Reviewers needed] RD: Danelle Barrett

Article: Danelle Barrett (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/Recent/Article-View/Article/3887359/in-memoriam-rear-admiral-danelle-m-barrett-usn-ret/ https://www.wgrz.com/article/life/wny-native-retired-rear-admiral-danelle-barrett-remembered/71-a0c5084d-8288-4415-8792-62e8b998d2f2
Credits:

• Updated by Tim1965 (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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22:17, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Sid Eudy

Article: Sid Eudy (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, NYT, USA Today, WWE
Credits:

• Nominated by The Kip (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TheBlueSquareTWVM (talk · give credit)

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

American professional wrestler and former WWE/WCW world champion better known as Sid Justice, Sid Vicious, or Sycho Sid. Article needs a lot of work. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:55, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

• Let It Be Known to those who know as "The Man Who Rules The World", but this article doesn't mention that and most of what it does mention hasn't been cited for years, isn't cited now and won't be cited by the time this goes stale. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:14, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

  @InedibleHulk I think we'd both be happy to know you turned out to be wrong :) The Kip ^(contribs) 05:03, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose article is no way near posting. Vast majority of the wresting career section is unverified. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 17:10, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Picture ITN has been stuck on the same picture of a cyclist for over a week now and that's not a good look. This guy was six times world champion and we have a good picture so let's use it. As for citations, the article has 80 and counting. The regular reader won't think that's too few as there are only two {{cn}} which seem insignificant. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:59, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

  I would say Sven-Göran Eriksson is a much better photo candidate given his achievements and impact on his field or even Juan Izquierdo given the manner of his death than Sid Eudy. Abcmaxx (talk) 08:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  We could have them all if we changed ITN's picture every day, like every other main page section does without fail. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:53, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

• 80 refs is definitely much improved than when this RD was nominated, but there are still some sections that have few to no citations. Natg 19 (talk) 07:16, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Looks good for RD now, support. Natg 19 (talk) 23:34, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

• Justice will be served Sid's article now has 98 citations and zero {{cn}} thanks to the hard work of TheBlueSquareTWVM who should please take a bow. The cyclist's picture has been up for 10 days now, so it's time to give Sid a piece of the action. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:08, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
• Unreferenced date of birth. Schwede66 01:31, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  It’s cited now. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Sid_Eudy#Other_media sourcing needs improving. Seems WP:CIRCULAR to source his being on Big Brother 14 to a citation that just wikilinks to Big Brother 14 (American season).—Bagumba (talk) 17:06, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Bagumba Cleaned it up, had to dig for some sources but think it's reliable enough. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:49, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

  Striking my oppose.—Bagumba (talk) 07:53, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

•  Posted to RD. LGTM. – robertsky (talk) 14:27, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Sven-Göran Eriksson

Article: Sven-Göran Eriksson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC Sport
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by The C of E (talk · give credit)

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

Former England national football team manager The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 11:31, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Support good article, I didn’t spot any CN tags or unsourced sections so I think it’s good to go. Sadsolarpanel (talk) 11:37, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support. There were a few citations needed, but I think I've most sorted those out and looks good otherwise.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:53, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

  I see one unsourced paragraph, on his appointment as Notts County manager. Pawnkingthree (talk) 12:51, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

  • I added a reference there but still needs more. Abcmaxx (talk) 14:47, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose There's a lot of unsourced claims, especially relating to money and salary, which really have to be sourced. I added cn tags. Abcmaxx (talk) 14:47, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
  • @Abcmaxx: Those have been sorted. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 16:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support good article, notable person. I don't see any major issues. 31.44.224.222 (talk) 15:33, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose article has quite a few cn tags. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 16:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

@PrinceofPunjab: Those have been sorted now. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 16:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support Earlier problems pointed out have been fixed, article looks in good shape, RIP. Josey Wales ^Parley 17:06, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support—Based on a cursory review of the article, it seems to be sufficiently referenced and comprehensive. Kurtis ^(talk) 17:35, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 21:16, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

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