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Volume 21, Issue 7 — 2025-05-14 News and notes: WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskandar preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia? In focus: On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz) Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2) Comix: Collection From the archives: Humor from the Archives

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Kenyan writer and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (pictured) dies at the age of 87. Flooding submerges the town of Mokwa, Nigeria, leaving more than 200 people dead. In sumo, Ōnosato Daiki is promoted to yokozuna. In association football, Liverpool win the Premier League title. In the Surinamese general election, the National Democratic Party wins the most seats in the National Assembly. Ongoing: Gaza war M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Harrison Ruffin Tyler Phil Robertson Mary K. Gaillard Peter David Alan Yentob Gerry Connolly

Featured picture for June 18, 2007

Picture of the day Two TRS connectors (also known as jack plugs or phone plugs), a common audio connector. They are cylindrical in shape, with two or more contacts. Originally invented for use in telephone switchboards, jack plugs are still widely used, both in the original ¼-inch (6.3 mm) size and in miniaturized versions. The top plug in this image is for stereo connections, while the bottom is for mono.Image credit: Søren Peo Pedersen