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An overnight Russianmissile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, kills three people, injures 49 others and causes fires across the capital with multiple districts targeted. At least 2,000 homes lose power due to the strikes, according to the Kyiv City State Administration. At least 407 drones and 45 missiles are launched in total. (Reuters)(AP)
Nominator's comments: I know this was raised by a sock earlier. A similar request was made on the talk page as well. The Gaza war is a long running event. Readers would benefit from have the latest timeline linked alongside for the latest developments as the Gaza war article is pretty long and updates there though frequent, are minute making it hard for readers to notice the incremental updates. This would be an addition to the current ongoing item for the Gaza war entry in the following format: Gaza war (timeline). The timeline article may be updated to newer timeline page when necessary. – robertsky (talk) 12:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on quality: Simply listing every related event is not an encyclopedic approach to developing this timeline. Not every event is part of the bigger picture. For example, on May 15, we have this: "A home was set on fire by Israeli settlers in Deir Istiya." Sure, that happened, but what consequence does that have? To compare, the current Ukraine/Russia timeline seems far more focused on major aspects, not covering every daily event. The Sudanese is similar, and while this has been debated before, the Timeline of the M23 campaign (2025) is also approaching this from a more encyclopedic/narrative aspect. Masem (t) 13:59, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose - This isn't encyclopedic at all, this is just a list of stuff. It's all "the IDF said" (they're completely biased anyways) or "Al Jazeera". — EF514:54, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - the ongoing is already linked from the target page. I'd remove the other two ongoing as well - there's too much bloat already. The ongoing situation with the ethnic cleansing by Israel and terrorism by other groups covers more than Gaza - I don't even think we've targeted the right article. The Ukraine one is far too long - it's not even an invasion any more - we didn't call WWII "German invasion of Europe" - "Ukraine War" would suffice. Nfitz (talk) 16:11, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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 chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Sourcing looks good and article is long enough. QuicoleJR (talk) 12:37, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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.
The government of the Ivory Coast declares an outbreak of cholera after confirming seven recent deaths from the disease, and calls on the population to remain vigilant. (AP)
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.
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.
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 think the subsection on his entire first term should be expanded with content that narrates things he did/said as president beyond his electoral participation. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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.
Support blurb - Canada's first and best known astronaut. Gosh, Captain Dr Garneau has large schools named after him. And then the political career after all that, including Transport minister during the Covid emergency, with all that entailed. The astronaut aspect is alone enough to blurb. Nfitz (talk) 03:09, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose blurb For all purposes, Garneau feels like a comparable to John Glenn (whom we only did RD for), because while he is has a whole host of accomplishments between space travel and politics, none of these make him an major or influential figure with some type of legacy beyond the host of accomplishments. RD would be fine but sourcing needs to be fixed up first. Masem (t) 03:10, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support RD, oppose blurb Article is good, but I don't think "first Canadian in space" is enough for a blurb in ITN. We didn't blurb John Glenn. QuicoleJR (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Posted to RD as there's consensus to post, but no consensus for a blurb. Feel free to continue discussing whether the post should be elevated to a blurb. Schwede6602:27, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia are elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term. (Reuters)
Two hundred and sixteen prisoners escape from a prison in the Malir District, Pakistan. During the escape, which was a result of panic caused by an earthquake, one prisoner is killed and two prison officers are injured. A search operation is ongoing and 80 prisoners have been recaptured. (BBC News)
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: Influential gay author. ISBN numbers should be good enough for bibliography sourcing, and everything else is properly sourced. QuicoleJR (talk) 13:00, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - not to sound hypocritical with my Mongolia vote below, but the Dutch government has a track record of taking months upon months to form a new government and select a new PM. TheKip(contribs)15:59, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Kip - As a German, I can confirm how notoriously long coalition formation processes can be in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The current government needed over 8 months of formation, and even Mark Rutte needed one and a half months at best to form a cabinet. I'd support waiting it out if a new election is called, which is rather likely, and then post it. TheRoyalOne06 (talk) 16:38, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support on notability, however the article needs more updates besides the 2 sentences in the lede. Needs more information on the collapse itself (why did the PVV leave the coalition? is there more background behind disagreements on asylum policy). Natg 19 (talk) 16:57, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose 1. Blatant racist eurocentrism and bias, 2. we wait for elections. There is nothing here and the "caretaker" regime is still there, 3. Mongolia is not posted.Sportsnut24 (talk) 22:01, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They're not mutually exclusive - you are welcome to do as I have done and support both nominations. Mongolia and the Netherlands both have nominations under way - it's not accurate that we would be deciding to post this but not to post Mongolia. Also, we have posted resignations separate from elections in the past (see e.g. resignation of Trudeau). FlipandFlopped㋡22:32, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - notable as the collapse of a government coalition. Like others have said I would prefer more updates to be added to the article first, but there's enough now for me to support. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me!22:36, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I see nothing wrong with the article quality and PM resigning is a notable event, especially as there were associated protests. Is this not ITN/R though? Abcmaxx (talk) 09:23, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Its the change of such a position thats ITNR, and that will not happen for 30 days per the AP article (Oyun-Erdene remains in position until then). Which means it might be better to wait until then. Masem (t) 12:12, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's no reason that once the successor is named we caanot include the reason for his resignation in the blurb. Like the alt blurb would then become "... succeeded by so-and-so" Masem (t) 13:50, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The protests and resignation are in the news now, and are a separate, independently newsworthy event from the hypothetical future ascendancy of the new prime minister. As a separate point, if Donald Trump or Keir Starmer announced they were going to step down in 30 days, I have absolutely no doubt that that would get its own blurb - and in fact, my recollection is that when western leaders like Trudeau resigned, that was indeed blurbed separately. FlipandFlopped㋡20:37, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When Justin Trudeau resigned as the Prime Minister of Canada, his replacement, Mark Carney, became Prime Minister within hours. And that was ITN. Months earlier however, Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign as both the Prime Minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. And I believe we did post it - despite nothing legally stopping Justin Trudeau from retracting his promise to resign (Which Pierre Trudeau did when he announced that he would resign from the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada). A question however - as this is not clear in the source. Has Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene actually resigned? Or is he just promising to resign. Is the promise retractable? Could another party (a president) reject the resignation, etc. Our sources and article are not clear on this. Nfitz (talk) 02:36, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - it makes no sense to oppose/wait this based on there being a "swift transition of power" and support the above nomination for its collapse. If/when there is a new PM elected, this blurb can easily be pulled and replaced, or just updated, to reflect the ITN/R that the new PM would be. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me!22:36, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Important. No need to wait for the replacement, the appointment of the new prime minister will be another news item.Wi1-ch (talk) 08:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, honestly more interesting and significant than the upcoming ITN/R fact of there being a new PM. Article is surprisingly good. Toadspike[Talk]21:45, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - resignation of a PM with major protests such as this is a major event in and of itself, regardless of the impending de jure change in power Jone425 (talk) 04:58, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article updated The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.
comment maybe mention it is their first win (and no longer chokers, although Punjab still is) and also the daths in the celebrations (like PSG winning).Sportsnut24 (talk) 22:06, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not a significant sporting event outside a single country. Not a well known and not international sporting event. Samuelled (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
this incident is not ITN-worthy and should'nt be included especially given the low number of victims in a country where this type of tragedy is common. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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: NFL great, looks generally fine overall. "NFL records" section is unsourced, but maybe it should be removed. Natg 19 (talk) 21:17, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'd give editors a day or two to source the "NFL records" section first (WP:PRESERVE). Remove it only after a good-faith attempt to verify renders it dubious. —Bagumba (talk) 02:15, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, added references to all of his records. RIP to one of the best Viking defense legends to ever play (courtesy ping Bagumba). ~ TailsWx05:27, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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: Exit polls are just released from South Korean broadcasters. However, for validity of the blurb, we should wait the official result from NEC to determined the winner of South Korean presidential election. Anyways, we may already know who is the next South Korean President replacing Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office by the Constitutional Court of Korea on 4 April. 103.111.102.118 (talk) 11:57, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support once ready The winner is now more or less clear, and it really seems like Lee Jae-myung could head towards a majority (the second time in Korean history this would happen). Post once votes are at least 90% counted to decide which blurb (I added altblurb2 for the majority event). Noticeable geopolitical implications resulting from the election, so definitely ITN-worthy. TheRoyalOne06 (talk) 15:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Change in head of state. Other than the current election tag, which means it is being rapidly edited, it has no citation needed tags and other inline tags. Kaito-san (talk/contribs) 18:33, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
Support Support altblurb 1. The "purality" sentence adds very little - especially with the winner getting over 49% of the vote! Nfitz (talk) 19:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support altblurb 1 as ITN/R (change in head of state). There were actually 3 {{cn}} tags in the exit poll section, but I cited those. Otherwise, quality-wise it is almost good to go (except for maybe the fact that this is still developing). — 3PPYB6(T / C / L) — 21:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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: M23 in ongoing is not being sufficiently updated. It's not enough to be in the news but for ongoing the article needs to be continually updated with the latest developments. The last edit was 23 May and there were only ~20 edits throughout May that didn't any any substantive information. Stephen00:59, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It’s only not being updated further because of its length, the editor who was doing it has instead moved to updating the timeline article. Kowal2701 (talk) 07:20, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose removal per above. Timeline of the M23 campaign (2025) is where the updates are now happening, which mirrors other entries in ITN. Schwede66 please reinstate with the timeline link added. Removal was way too premature after just four hours of discussion and editors are still working hard on this ongoing conflict. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 07:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That would have to be nominated as an addition, but we don’t let timelines act as a proxy for the main article. We’re an encyclopaedia here to summarise content. Stephen08:21, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Both the Ukraine war and the Sudan war have timelines for exactly the reasons why one appears to be needed for M23, so the timeline shouldn't be the main linked article, but it should appear in parentheses after the main article. Failing that, we should just merge the timeline back into the main article because the "too long" template is only a yellow-rated one and not a showstopper for ITN. It's crazy that an ongoing conflict which actually has someone actually working hard on it and regularly updating has been axed in this fashion. — Amakuru (talk) 08:26, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I hear you, Amakuru. Given the debate below, with some editors supporting your view and other supporting the removal, we should see how that pans out. I'd be happy to see this reinstated, with a timeline link added, if that is where consensus lands. And yes, I should have let the initial debate go on for a bit longer — apologies for that. Schwede6622:40, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support removal if only one editor is updating articles about this conflict, is it really In The News? The section isn't called "ongoing wars". 217.180.228.155 (talk) 14:00, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What does the number of editors working on the article have to do with anything? The requirement says it should be regularly "updated", and impressively, this one is. It was delisted on the assumption that it's not being updated, yet it actually is, just that the contributor has followed instructions on the talk page to avoid making it too long. This conflict is every bit as major and ongoing as others, just that because of WP:SYSTEMICBIAS, you don't hear about it as much in the western mainstream media. — Amakuru (talk) 16:42, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, but it does matter. You are just saying WP:SYSTEMICBIAS to claim that this is "as major" as the war in Ukraine, and not presenting actual evidence. If you read either the main article or the new "timeline", it is one editor adding excessive amounts of mind-numbing detail, without any sense for the importance or relevance of that material to the conflict. To take a random example: Between 8–9 March, Goma experienced a surge in violence that left three dead. The first incident occurred in Katindo, where M23 rebels attacked a group playing cards, fatally shooting a young man as he attempted to flee.[413] In Majengo, Jackson Kilimandjaro Mutondwe, son of former deputy Valérien Nzanzu Kenda Kenda, was killed at home by unknown assailants. The third victim was found lifeless on Mutakato Avenue in Mabanga Sud.[413] According to Actualite.cd, at least 53 violent deaths were recorded in Goma and Nyiragongo throughout February 2025. One could also construct a similarly-detailed article on violence in Los Angeles County; we don't because it's not good encyclopedia content. If this is truly "in the news", it would be possible to write at a higher level of abstraction than this, or someone else would be motivated to update the article. 217.180.228.155 (talk) 02:23, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support removal as this conflict is not really "in the news" anymore, sadly - in contrast to the Gaza, Ukraine or Sudan conflicts. Why keep this instead of the myriad of other civil wars, e.g. the Myanmar civil war? Khuft (talk) 19:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It’s more of a proxy war than a civil war. The Myanmar civil war certainly deserves ongoing status, as does the War in the Sahel, but unfortunately they’re not getting updated enough. Ik ongoing is for more than conflicts but putting anything else alongside them seems tasteless as implicating equivalence of importance Kowal2701 (talk) 22:48, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly people on the War in the Sahel page cant tell the difference between Boko Haram insurgency and the War in the Sahel. JaxsonR (talk) 23:04, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Covid was in Ongoing for a long time, of course, but apart from that and the Olympics, few events stay "in the news" for a longer period of time, except wars. To your points: from my perspective, being regularly updated isn't enough - it also needs to be "in the news" on a relatively frequent basis, and for me, the M23 campaign is not. "Ongoing" can't just be a litany of all the world's conflicts, even if all those pages were updated daily. Khuft (talk) 21:25, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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.
Five police officers are killed after an ambush in a highway in the border municipality of Frontera Comalapa. Hours later, an attacker was arrested and authorities confirmed that the attack was a retaliation for the recent arrest of Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, also known as “Chicharra,” leader of Los Huistas, a Guatemalan criminal group that established ties with both the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG. (Revista Proceso)
The European Commission passes a measure to limit Chinesemedical device supply bids on public contracts, alleging unfair access for EU companies to China's tenders. The measures are the first under the International Procurement Instrument. (Reuters)
Russia and Ukraine hold further negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in an agreement for a prisoner of warexchange. Officials confirm that all sick and severely wounded prisoners of war, along with those younger than 25, will be exchanged. Russia and Ukraine also exchanged ceasefire proposals during the negotiations. (BBC News)
A Swedish commission recommends that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades. The commission was formed in 2021 following a report by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter detailing Sweden's problematic international adoption system. (AP)
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.
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.
At least 31 Palestinians are killed and 170 others are injured while thousands of people went to receive aid from an American-funded humanitarian aid distribution centre in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Israel strongly denies its responsibility and releases drone footage showing armed, masked men firing at civilians attempting to collect humanitarian aid. (AP)(BBC News)
Nationwide elections are held to elect over 2,700 members of the Mexicanjudiciary branch in the first ever judicial election in the country's history. (Reuters)
Nominator's comments: It is notable, but it might be too regional. Still it has implications bigger than banglam as a legal Islamist party in light of Syria in the last 6 months and the general rise of legal Islamism that was once banned for violence. Let's see what consnsus suggests. Sportsnut24 (talk) 21:20, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is there any other sources other than Gulf or South Asian media outlets? On that point, the references should include some indication of the location of the source. It would be nice to have some wider perspective. Eg., which "Daily Star"? There are hundreds. On the surface this sounds significant, and even concerning. But when you did into the target article, the party previously had status for much of the nation's history, so not ground breaking (from a very shallow examination). Nfitz (talk) 22:12, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on quality, multiple cn section tags that I agree are warranted. I think if these are fixed it is sufficiently notable and high enough quality for ITN
Oppose the actual article only contains a total of two sentences about this (and they are duplicates of one another) - there is no background on what actually led to the re-legalization Schwinnspeed (talk) 21:54, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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.
Oppose as of my last check, this had 1,036 characters of prose, with 1,500 the limit for a stub. As per the short length, it jumps from a lengthy lead (presumably the page as it was before) and then another section for the death. I'm sure there will be more sources on his life and career, given the interest that many outlets have in Native American representation in the media. Unknown Temptation (talk) 16:43, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed that it's still too stubby. Setting "article updated" to "no" for now. We are starting to get some better-quality sources reporting on his death: NBC, IGN, Forbes, San Antonio local news though they more or less only contain information that can already be found in the article. Hopefully you're right and we get sources useful for expanding the page in the near future. Vanilla Wizard 💙18:33, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changing my vote to Support. Article surpasses 1,500 characters and has a clear structure. Not a GA quality, but that's not what we're asking for. Unknown Temptation (talk) 20:37, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reluctant oppose Especially because the horrifically homophobic, hateful nature of his death is so tragic, I hate to oppose the article simply because the filmography section is unreferenced. With this being said, policy unfortunately dictates that this section should not be removed, and should instead be entirely cited with a corresponding reference for every film, television episode, and video game he was in. FlipandFlopped㋡00:41, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Flipandflopped:With this being said, policy unfortunately dictates that this section should not be removed, and should instead be entirely cited with a corresponding reference for every film, television episode, and video game he was in. This is not necessarily so, and likely an overly strict interpretation of a single policy, as WP:GENREF allows for a single source to cite a large batch of material when its entries or claims are grouped in the same source. It's common for charts, lists, tables, etc. Left guide (talk) 04:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are correct - it is absolutely ok for one reliable source that lists the appearances in a large batch to be used. But at a minimum, every entry on the chart needs to have a reference (whether it be individualized or the batch source). There are missing citations for many of the appearances. FlipandFlopped㋡14:32, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support for the reasons @Unknown Temptation listed above, it's been more covered than a lot of RDs especially given the circumstances. Not mentioning it due to mediocre article quality is quite frankly insane. TheFellaVB (talk) 03:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comments: Early release of the exit poll showing the result were too close to call. However, as the counting continues, it become clear who is elected as the President of Poland, given that the current vote count is 76%. I'm also not sure if this is ITNR or not, so anyone feel free for updating the blurb. 103.111.102.118 (talk) 23:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This isn't an ITN/R item. Note that WP:ITNR states Changes, reelections or reappointments in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election., and Poland is clearly a country where the executive power is administered by the prime minister.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:40, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Except in Poland the President has veto power over legislation, and Prime Minister Tusk doesn’t have a required supermajority of 60% to override a veto. Here’s the BBC source on that fact. The Polish Presidency is a bit more than ceremonial, and add the surprising nature of Nawrocki’s close victory, the impact this will have on EU and NATO, and the headline coverage the election has worldwide, and you have a no-brainer ITN blurb, ITN/R or not… in my view. Jusdafax (talk) 09:05, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
WP:ITNR links to List of current heads of state and government where only the prime minister of Poland is coloured in green, which indicates that the leader constitutionally administers the executive of their respective state/government. If you think there's a mistake and you have evidence to support it, you're encouraged to correct the list. This cannot be considered ITN/R until the list is corrected or another article that states otherwise is linked from WP:ITN/R.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:40, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There should be a big "citation needed" tag on the whole color coding in that list. The president of France is a de facto executive leader whose office lacks de jure constitutional power? What kind of drivel is this? — Kpalion(talk)15:49, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then, you should propose to change the wording on WP:ITNR and remove the link to that list. Anyway, this isn’t procedurally an ITN/R item until that happens.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 15:55, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Although Poland is a semi-presidential republic, it is not comparable to the French system and would be considered a "weak" semi-presidential model. In France, the model is more strong and dualistic, and, to make a notable difference, while the French president presides over the government during periods of cohabitation, the Polish president cannot do so. Frankly, I don't consider it to be ITNR. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:49, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Does not matter whether it is ITN/R or not, but this presidential election result may have a significant impact either in Poland, European Union, or internationally (IMO it is more qualified as ITNR than regular ITN). In meantime, we can expect a more significant deadlock between the President from PiS and Donald Tusk's government from the opposiite party (Civic Platform) than we seen currently, especially regarding controversial laws related to the EU. Remember, the President can veto any legislation that didn't appease him/his party. Regarding the blurb, i'm nominate Altblurb to be posted. 2404:8000:1037:587:E085:E954:9F16:91E7 (talk) 09:31, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above. Might be a sobering result to Brussels, and the tight race in addition makes it highly worthy of posting. Added Altblurb2 to give a bit more information. Might also suggest the picture in the thumbnail Alternative picture as an alternative picture. Looks more neutral and cleaner, making it visually more appealing in my eyes. TheRoyalOne06 (talk) 16:32, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support it can be confusing just how political each president in Europe is, but I believe this is a major event, if we see sources. They are mentioning how the president is of a different party to the prime minister and government, and can veto the more liberal and pro-EU policies of the latter. BBC: "As Poland's new president, Nawrocki is likely to continue to use his presidential power of veto to block Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-EU programme". [6] Al Jazeera: "Nawrocki has been deeply critical of the Tusk administration. The president has the ability to veto legislation and influence military and foreign policy decisions." [7] To use one example, the president of Ireland wouldn't be able to do that. [8]Unknown Temptation (talk) 16:39, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support irrespective of ITNR status. The coverage it's getting in international news is testimony to that. It also already had an additional impact on Poland itself, with PM Tusk announcing a vote of confidence in the parliament. Article looks very complete now. Would prefer atlblurb1 for brevity. Khuft (talk) 20:51, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Important and major event for multiple reasons: his victory, supported by Trump, has been described as another signal of growing support for right-wing governments in the E.U.; his presidency, due to Poland's significant military role on NATO's Eastern Flank and his role as commander in chief of the Polish Armed Forces, will have a direct impact on the fraught geopolitical situation in the region, possibly as a continuation of Duda's policies, though his stance on Ukraine is markedly different and he is openly opposed to Ukraine joining NATO; in terms of Polish politics, Nawrocki's narrow but decisive victory is already perceived as a looming threat for the current governing coalition going into 2027. Per Exemplum22:04, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ITNR or not isn't really relevant, but the election results have significant impact domestically and internationally, especially regarding incredibly razor-thin gap between two candidates (prefer Altblurb 2). This week, we will have two election results related to head of state (another one is South Korea that obviously ITNR when election result published), so it would be better if the blurb was posted now rather than later, which will rather supressed by South Korean one. 114.4.78.174 (talk) 00:00, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - There are still two orange tags on this page. It's not quite ready to be posted yet, not unless the issues mentioned by the orange tags are addressed. But it's very close to being ready. Duly signed,⛵ WaltClipper-(talk)12:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Nominator's comments: I think it is hypocritical that the timeline article exists, yet is not there, yet for Ukraina and Sudan is. I am not saying hello, I am not accusing you not to do it, and I think the quickest way is to add it onto the page. Literally created this acc to complain (talk) 20:34, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, the creator of this nomination has already been indefinitely banned for impersonation - their user page and talk page were direct copies of other users'. GenevieveDEon (talk) 23:30, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Nominator's comments: She was one of the lead soviet dissidents amongst the Crimean Tatars, who even got to meet President Ronald Reagan for her actions on the rights of her people as herself a victim of the deportation during her childhood. Her life is emblematic of an interesting if starting to be forgotten civil rights activism era. Plus actuality bonus points given this is Crimea we're talking about. 142.170.60.244 (talk) 18:29, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Nominator's comments: The strategic bomber fleet of a superpower like the old Soviet Union was part of the nuclear triad, and Ukraine likely just destroyed/disabled 1/3 of this triad leg. These bombers are expensive (I have seen the damage for this attack estimated at $7 billion), Russia will struggle to replace them. I have seen the (not unreasonable) claim that this surprise attack did Pearl Harbor level damage to Russia's airforce. And it was done by 100+ FPV drones, remote controlled and likely costing less than $10'000 each, hitting 1'000s of km from Ukraine. This unprecedented attack is going into the history books of warfare. Thue (talk) 08:50, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per 83.187.182.13. There's a fair few attacks going on in the Russia-Ukraine war right now, and this one doesn't seem to be particularly standout in long-term significance. Covered by ongoing. — Amakuru (talk) 11:48, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What goes on at other wikis is irrelevant to this wiki; our standards are completely different. — EF514:13, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support This seems strategically significant in showing the power of cheap drones to strike over distances of thousands of miles. Hugely expensive manned aircraft like the B-21 and F-47 are looking increasingly like battleships in the 20th century -- too expensive and vulnerable. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:42, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Besides the concerns that this is covered by ongoing, it seems like the claim of 34% of the fleet destroyed is a Ukrainian claim and it has not been independently verified by outside sources. Natg 19 (talk) 17:48, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
While we don't know if it is exactly 34%, there is plenty of video online showing a lot of Russian bombers burning. So it is a significant number. Thue (talk) 18:16, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait or oppose; this seems to have more prominence than the daily war reports, but the boldest Ukrainian claims are not verified yet by any other source. This doesn't seem to have impacted the ongoing peace talks. The verified claims aren't enough to justify a blurb in addition to the Ongoing. 217.180.228.155 (talk) 19:19, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support in principle - this will reverberate beyond the Russia-Ukraine war as countries from US to China will scramble to better protect their bomber fleets. Also: the Russian nuclear triad was impacted. Saying this is just standard, ongoing warfare is downplaying the significance of this. All that being said: Wait until we have more precise information on the actual damage (e.g. via satellite photos). Blurb needs to be reworded too. Khuft (talk) 21:09, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
strong oppose it's a battle in a war with one hyper-patisan side's mer claim. Also Pak shootig down indian jets was not posted (and it is confirmed by both sides and China).Sportsnut24 (talk) 21:28, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's certainly significant, but I think ongoing is good enough. I'm not sure if it's even as significant as the recent accelerating Russian advanced through Ukraine. If that accelerates and it looks like Ukraine may fall, then I'd support. Nfitz (talk) 22:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Its impact on the war is yet to be quantified or demonstrated, and the only reason this is getting higher-than-usual coverage from RSes is the Trump admin's complaints they weren't notified about the attack, which falls into the NTRUMP category (eg its a minor pollical outrage here). Masem (t) 02:02, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I still stand by my original Oppose vote but I will just point out a technicality that the page covered in "ongoing" is the Russian-Invasion of Ukraine, whereas I could argue this might be more applicable under "Russo-Ukranian War". Not a huge deal... just an afterthought Schwinnspeed (talk) 22:07, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support This completely changes the scene. They planned this out for months, while keeping tightly under wraps. “You don’t have the cards”, huh? This completely counters the narrative that’s been pushed in the media about any struggling on Ukraine’s end. This is a critical blow to Russia. DrewieStewie (talk) 22:01, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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An explosion causes a bridge to collapse onto a passenger train with 379 occupants in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, killing at least seven and injuring 70 others, one seriously, including three children. The incident is being probed as an act of terrorism. (BBC News)
More than 60 United Nations offices and agencies are requested to propose staff cuts of 20% by mid-June due to a funding shortfall, affecting around 14,000 positions. This includes staff from humanitarian offices, agencies supporting refugees, and other critical sectors. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-two people are killed, including athletes, coaches and officials, and several others are seriously injured in a road accident as people returned from the National Sports Festival in Kano State, Nigeria. (CNN)
Thirteen people are injured, including one critically, when a 93-year-old man falls ill and drives into a restaurant terrace in Narbonne, Occitanie, France. (Midi Libre)
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.
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.
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.
Comment The article needs significant work before posting, a post-match section needs to be added while expansion is required for the route to the final and pre-match. The background section is also largely unsoured. S.A. Julio (talk) 21:32, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article not ready Some section is lacking in content. Conditional strong support once article is ready.INeedSupport:321:32, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The subject is certainly ITN-worthy, but I agree with others that the article is not yet ready.Some section is lacking in content. Jeong seolah (talk) 05:52, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Always loves the fact Abcmaxx always WP:IDHT, adds the final score of the match, and some stupid trivia (if applicable) about the match instead of suggesting the usual boring blurb formula we use for such events. Howard the Duck (talk) 22:35, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is the score not relevant or what is your point? You're always free to add an altblurb, I've added the most standard blurb here possible. I would say 5–0 in a CL final is highly unusual. Theres no rule saying I have to propose a blurb to your liking, but thanks for the unconstructive criticism. Abcmaxx (talk) 07:12, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We have posted the UCL for a decade now without the score. You have not added "the most standard blurb here possible". Suggesting, as the nominator of a blurb that will never, ever be used lengthens discussion. I hope this puts to end your practice. Howard the Duck (talk) 12:23, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a WP:ITNSPORTSBLURB I'm not aware of? Arguably the score is the most important aspect of a sports match surely Abcmaxx (talk) 15:09, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The aspect of the score that is the result is important, and is noted. This is nothing unique to sports. US presidential elections have never been posted with electoral college scores, even though that is definitely part of the coverage. I had half a recollection that Super Bowl LI was posted with the fact that it was the first to go to overtime, but I was wrong, it was posted with the score for 44 minutes. [9]Unknown Temptation (talk) 16:52, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The women's final article requires significant expansion before posting. If someone's willing to do it then great, otherwise it shouldn't prevent the men's final from being posted, which is ITN/R. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:37, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@History6042: There's no background, pre-match or post-match sections, at least some additional prose should be added before posting. The result was quite an upset, it would be nice if this were explained in the article. S.A. Julio (talk) 09:24, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not ready - men's final has three citation needed sections, and there aren't nearly enough refs in the summary section currently. — Amakuru (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(Posted) Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat becomes new Andorran co-prince
Support A change in the position of the co-prince of Andorra is rare, and this change roughly occurs every two to three decades. CastleFort1 (talk) 15:01, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This probably should not be ITNR, as the co-prince is not the position that administers the executive of the govt per our table. Masem (t) 15:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The 2 princes are heads of state (1278 treaty Bishop of Urgell and Count of Foix then Count of Foix became King of France 1589 so inherited by French Crown then French Presidency) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 15:47, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral The change in heads of state in systems where this figure does not have executive powers, such as the case of Andorra as the Co-Prince Episcopal refers to, is not ITNR. However, given that the last time such a succession occurred was 22 years ago and is not common (but ordinary), it might be ITN-interesting. _-_Alsor (talk) 17:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - As with other collective heads of state, such as in Switzerland and San Marino, I understand some editors' caution in posting these stories. But changes of head of state are by and large extremely significant, and are arguably one of the most significant peaceful events in small nations like Andorra. And there are very few ecclesiastical ehads of state left, so this story is unusual in that respect. It's already noted above how rarely the episcopal co-prince changes; and when the secular co-prince changes, we usually just bill that as the presidency of the French Republic. GenevieveDEon (talk) 21:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For example, the lead says "He became Spain's youngest bishop." This claim does not appear in the article's body and it is not sourced. And it appears that there have been other, younger bishops such as Xavier Novell. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:43, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support head of state, and Andorra is quirky and interesting. I think highlight the bishop aspect, although this is potentially getting into DYK territory. Secretlondon (talk) 12:28, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Balochistan Liberation Army briefly seizes control of a high-security area in Sorab in southwestern Pakistan, killing a government official and looting a bank before fleeing. (AP)
The death toll from heavy flooding that submerged the market town of Mokwa in Niger State, Nigeria, on Wednesday, rises to at least 117. Thousands of homes have been destroyed and a nearby dam collapsed. (Al Jazeera)(Sky News)(DW)
At least 17 people are killed, at least 12 others are injured, including six seriously, and eight people are missing when a stone quarry collapses in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. (AP)(CTV News)
U.S. president Donald Trump accuses China of violating the temporal suspension of tariffs accorded two weeks ago, while China accuses Trump of discriminatory restrictions against the country. (BBC News)
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Nominator's comments: French scientist known as the “father” of the abortion pill. Article needs a little more referencing but overall in good shape. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:58, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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.
Support Even with high casualties and is pretty notable. Seems to be mostly well cited. BoomBoxBuddy (talk) 3:05, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
Support per nom and BoomBoxBuddy. Unusually high casualties, with evidence of widespread global coverage. I think the article has also been sufficiently improved by the nominator to meet our minimum standards. FlipandFlopped㋡16:57, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above. This event is clearly notable due to the high number of casualties and widespread media coverage. The article seems well-referenced and appropriate for the "In the News" section. LookatmiWiki (talk) 2 June 2025 (UTC)
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