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Structure

This page contains a section for each day and a sub-section for each nomination. Eight days of current nominations are maintained – older days are archived. To see the size and title of each section, please expand the following section size summary.

• Archives of posted stories

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November 4

Portal:Current events/2026 November 4

November 4, 2026 (2026-11-04) (Wednesday)

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November 3

Portal:Current events/2026 November 3

November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The Indian external ministry reports an attack on a commercial vessel near Musandam Governorate, Oman, that killed one Indian national, while 13 others are rescued. (Reuters)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Unidentified attackers ambush a police convoy near Gidan-Giye village in Zamfara State, Nigeria, killing at least five police officers and three members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard, injuring two officers, and abducting an unspecified number of personnel. (Reuters)

Art and culture

• Spanish author Cristina Fernández Cubas is awarded the Cervantes Prize. (Cadena SER)

Business and economy

• 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.85%, its highest level since 2008, citing persistent inflation and rising energy costs associated with the Iran war. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Two helicopters operated by Air Dynasty and Fishtail Air collide while landing in Solukhumbu District, Nepal, near Mount Everest, killing an Indian tourist and injuring a New Zealand national. (AFP via Times of Malta)

Law and crime

• Three people are arrested for allegedly wiretapping Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto's phone. (AFP via South China Morning Post)
• Bomb hoaxes target seven flights from several European countries. (BBC News)
• The Israeli cruise ship MS Crown Iris is targeted by a false bomb threat, and is searched on Syros, Greece. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 United States elections
  • The United States holds midterm elections for 435 members and five non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives, 35 members of the Senate (including special elections in Florida and Ohio), 39 state and territorial governors, and numerous other state, territorial, tribal, and local officials. (The Guardian)
  • U.S. news organizations project that the Democratic Party will control the House of Representatives in the upcoming 120th Congress, ending the Republican Party's majority in the chamber. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026–27 Segunda División
  • In association football, CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies following an in-game collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono the previous day. (CNN)
• 2026 Melbourne Cup
  • In thoroughbred racing, Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, wins the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. Zahrann and Juja Kibo, also trained by Maher, finish second and third respectively. (AFP)
• 2027 AFC Asian Cup, Houthi–Saudi conflict
  • In association football, the Asian Football Confederation postpones the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia from January 2027 to January 2028, citing security concerns and travel disruptions following Houthi attacks on the country. (AFP via France 24)

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2026 United States elections

Article: 2026 United States elections (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Democrats secure a majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate in the U.S. general election. (Post)

News source(s): NBCNews (house), NBCNews (senate)

Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: The majorities have been secured. What's left as I write this is the actual size of those majorities (the blue wave clearly hit), but that's beyond the scope of an election blurb. Article not yet updated fully, probably won't be mostly in place until early tomorrow. Masem (t) 04:38, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

RD/Blurb: Jesús de Miguel

Article: Jesús de Miguel (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  CD Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel dies after a heavy collision in a league match. (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian, BBC Sport

Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ItsShandog (talk · give credit), Mellamelina (talk · give credit), BrazilianDude70 (talk · give credit) and Unknown Temptation (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Spanish footballer, tragic death after collision during a league match. Abcmaxx (talk) 10:20, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment 9/14 sources are primary. This is good for 100% confirmation of a transfer, but even in Spanish 2nd and 3rd level the third party sources exist, and are recommended. He scored 11 goals to get Tenerife promotion but this isn't mentioned, he signs and it ends. I'll address this when at the computer. Unknown Temptation (talk) 11:19, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
  • Support I've had a gander and replaced most of the primary sources from his professional career; the deceased was not in the third tier until 2021, so some primary sources remain before then. The question is whether to keep those contemporary references or replace them with the career retrospectives from the Salamanca Hoy (2023) and Norte de Castilla (2022) source, or sadly, obituaries. Unknown Temptation (talk) 14:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• I added a potential blurb, since this is such a horrible freak accident. I would say this warrants a blurb. 9ninety (talk) 12:42, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb tragic yes and should go to RD, but I don’t think this kind of freak acccident warrants a blurb as there is a 0% chance an article will be made on his death or the match specifically. ~2026-58478-75 (talk) 13:43, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose RD on quality for now; The article is still being heavily worked on. Oppose Blurb as well, because I do not believe a freak accident should warrant a blurb in of itself given the person's importance. Helloyesiamhuman (talk) 13:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Blurb Not a clear top tier/major figure in sports, and while the death is unusual, it's not the type covered by "death as the story" as it has no wide reaching impact. Oppose RD due to the sourcing issyes identified (excessive weight kn primary) Masem (t) 14:02, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  A death due to a football match is quite the story. Much more of a story than some of the deaths of natural causes we post merely because it was a major figure. 9ninety (talk) 16:14, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  its an unusual death which is why it is getting lots of coverage, but its nothing like an assissination which is what "death as the story" usually applies to. There are a few comparable cases like with Kobe Bryant, but there both death was unusual and at the rime he was a major figure in basketball. Masem (t) 16:19, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  I would say this is more unusual than an assassination or a helicopter crash. However, it would be nice if we could have an article on his death to post, instead of his biography. Not sure why the TA seems to think there's a 0% chance of that. 9ninety (talk) 16:57, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready/Oppose blurb per Masem. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 15:37, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Tragic but I'm leaning towards an oppose for a blurb. Not seeing how the death/player are significant for ITN beyond this event. Gotitbro (talk) 17:44, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment the page is now 3,500 characters and 5/22 club sources, compared to 2,100 characters and 9/14 club sources when I voiced the first concern. The wind is not blowing in the way of a blurb. Can we have a conversation from now on about whether this meets recent death criteria - something that all pages can reach on quality - and if not, what must be improved. Thanks Unknown Temptation (talk) 20:22, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb, oppose quality - Death as the main story applicable here, story is receiving major international coverage, though article needs work. ClarkBurbank 20:39, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support RD when ready, oppose blurb - He was neither a very influential person in his field of expertise, nor was his death so remarkable an event in its own right as to merit a blurb. (Nor, I should say for completeness, is the combination of the two significant enough.) Yes, his manner of death appears dramatic, but I'm sorry to say that death by sporting injury is fairly commonplace, and more so for professionals in ball sports. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose We have a page called List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents which cover this exact type of death. Given that, respectfully speaking, he is not the top-tier footballer, and that his cause of death (concussion during a match) is a relatively common causes, I don't the "death as a story" rationale is invalid there. NotKringe (talk) 22:53, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb per above and the usual reasons This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 03:51, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

November 2

Portal:Current events/2026 November 2

November 2, 2026 (2026-11-02) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • 2026 West Bank lockdown
      • Israeli forces withdraw from areas around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a multi-day operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. (AFP via RFI) (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • The United States military carries out airstrikes on Iranian targets across the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian surface-to-air missiles attack American aircraft in the Strait. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Zaporizhzhia strikes
    • Russian forces drop at least nine bombs on a school building serving as a civilian shelter and humanitarian aid distribution centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least 33 people and leaving 50 others missing. (CNN)
• Haitian conflict
  • Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
    • Salvadoran, Haitian, and Gang Suppression Force soldiers launch an offensive in Plain of the Cul-de-Sac which extends from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, killing at least a dozen gang members. (EFE in Spanish)
• Mexican drug war
  • Infighting in the Sinaloa Cartel
    • Three people are killed and five more injured in two separated mass shootings at two drug rehabilitation centers in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. (La Jornada in Spanish)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • The Rapid Support Forces launches drone strikes against three distrubition stations in Sudan's Kassala and Northern states. (Sudan Tribune)
• Colombian conflict
  • A truck bomb explodes near a military base in Planadas, Tolima Department, Colombia, killing four people, including a baby, and wounding several others. (BBC News) (Reuters)
• Peruvian security crisis
  • An unidentified person throws an IED bomb at the home of Villa El Salvador mayor-elect Marcelino Huamán Cano in Lima, Peru, while he was with his family, causing property damage but no reported injuries. (Perú.21 in Spanish)
• Somali Civil War
  • Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia, planning to remove all personnel deployed under bilateral and African Union missions by the end of 2027, ending nearly two decades of operations. (AFP via Arab News)

Business and economy

• Rwanda–United States relations, South Africa–United States relations
  • The United States announces the suspensions of Rwanda and South Africa from duty-free trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act beginning January 1, 2027, citing trade barriers, human rights concerns, and threats to U.S. interests. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Eight people are killed after they were electrocuted when a vehicle came into contact with a high-voltage power line in Rajasthan, India. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• The United States Food and Drug Administration approves the first generic version of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection expected to cost about US$40 annually in 120 low- and middle-income countries. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• 2026 French supermarket refrigerator hack
  • A second wave of cyberattacks target freezers and refrigerators in supermarkets in multiple European countries, causing them to overheat and spoil. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• The Spanish interior ministry reportedly deports 16 migrants, including those from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, and Yemen, from Ceuta to Morocco following the migrant crisis in July. (The New Arab)

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Karl Bushby arrives in his hometown after 28 years

Karl Bushby

Article: Karl Bushby (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ English adventurer Karl Bushby concludes his 28-year circumnavigation on foot in his hometown of Kingston upon Hull. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ English adventurer Karl Bushby (pictured) concludes his 28-year journey from Punta Arenas, Chile to his hometown of Kingston upon Hull on foot.

News source(s): Sky News, Reuters

Credits:

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

Article updated

Nominator's comments: British explorer who first gained attention for his run-ins with the Russian state starting in 2006. His return to the UK recieved massive international coverage. Now considered the first to perform a circumnavigation completely on foot. 🌙Eclipse (🍳 • 🎀) 14:25, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment It seems to have been quite an adventure but it wasn't continuous and he didn't cross the Atlantic on foot (and he swam across the Channel) so we need to be careful about how this is described. See Circumnavigation and List of pedestrian circumnavigators. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:00, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Andrew Davidson: I've now added an altblurb to address that issue. 🌙Eclipse (🍳 • 🎀) 15:02, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose. Interesting story and an impressive feat of endurance (of bureaucracy as well as physical). However this is essentially trivia with no implications. Also the blurb is misleading: it's not a circumnavigation if he started in Chile and ended in the UK. Modest Genius ^talk 15:03, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose, trivia. This trek holds no actual significance, it's just the way one man decided to spend the last few decades. Perhaps if it was actually possible to circumnavigate the Earth on foot, and he did it in one fell swoop instead of his frequent stopovers in Mexico, and there was some sort of governing body, maybe? But as it is, no, it doesn't belong with the rest in the news. orangesclub 🍊 15:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• WITHDRAWN I'll consider GAN, but this is not likely to hit ITN from what I'm seeing. 🌙Eclipse (🍳 • 🎀) 15:13, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Reopening WP:BOLDly since I don't think there was enough for WP:SNOW. Strong support - A decent article, one that's received sustained coverage for over two decades now, and is currently receiving much international coverage. I actually rediscovered him a few weeks ago when looking into the feasbaility of strictly walking across the world, and I meant to nominate this when it occurred. I'll continue to maintain that a story on ITN does not have to be geopolitically earthshattering to be featured on ITN. This meets all the points of WP:ITNPURPOSE and disregarding posting since its trivia strikes me as similar to people opposing the Titan submersible incident that we ultimately posted under the guise of it being (trivial). — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support I agree with KOTS above. This was many years in the making and seems to be generating widespread international coverage. I further agree that the emphasis on “implications” is misplaced. If “needing to have long term implications” is the rule for even for athletic accomplishments, then the annual winner of most ITNR sports tournaments shouldn’t be posted either. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 18:16, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support, one of the most anticipated events in recent months in internet culture, article is well sourced, journey has been covered enough.

Per KOTS, a story should not have to shatter the fabric of what our brains can comprehend to be included on ITN. In solidarity, shane (talk to me if you want!) 18:43, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strong support Interesting info for most readers, article is of very high quality and his arrival is being reported on by major international outlets. Precisely the thing ITN should be used for. ClarkBurbank 19:00, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment- "on foot" or equivalent language needs to be added to alt blurb. No immediate comment on supporting though my impression is to mean for ut if this is the first such completion Masem (t) 19:34, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support This has been receiving on-and-off coverage for a long time, but coverage and interest really exploded last month. Meets the criteria for WP:ITNSIGNIF; it's not blood and guts, or an unprecidended discovery, but it is a non-trivial event that has received a tremendous amount of coverage (both recent and sustained). Curbon7 (talk) 19:41, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Strong support. Encyclopedic value. It's not very often that a pedestrian circumnavigator (even if it isn't a true "round the globe" journey) completes their journey. Distance and duration make his journey particularly notable. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 21:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support - per KOTS. InfernoHues (talk) 21:24, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose trivial. _-_Alsor (talk) 21:28, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose neat story but I disagree that this is significant (wp:ITNSIGNIF). Don't think this is eligible for DYK but would make a good hook there instead. Natg 19 (talk) 21:50, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  You've participated long enough to know that "Toss to DYK" is not a proper argument and should be discounted. Curbon7 (talk) 00:50, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Why not? This is clearly just a fun DYK story and has minimal significance to anyone besides Busby and those close to him. Just getting media coverage does not mean we should post, otherwise tons of tabloid news would get posted. And in my opinion, that is exactly what this is, a tabloid story. Natg 19 (talk) 03:57, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose - the nominator withdrew this for a reason OrdinariusFingius (talk) 00:02, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

The article is also badly written OrdinariusFingius (talk) 01:29, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Er, no it isn't, and that's just rude. Black Kite (talk) 06:49, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose trivial. Was not a true, continuous "around the world" trip. The Kip ^(contribs) 01:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support This is an unusual and notable event which is in the news. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 01:15, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support This had received a lot of in-depth coverage from many international news sources. It is not an earth-shaking story, but appears significant enough to me. HenryMP02 (talk) 01:25, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support Good article, very interesting event, absolutely in the news right now. --SpectralIon 02:07, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support per others, plus the article looks quite complete for it to be posted to ITN. Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 02:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Also, for those those who need extra evidence on international coverage: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/uk-adventurer-karl-bushby-returns-home-trek-world-6513186. Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 13:33, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support per KOTS. Strongly disagree with the term “trivial.” Jusdafax (talk) 03:36, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Weak Support - Obviously not a super notable global event that'll have any significant worldwide impact, but it's good to blurb fun little things like we do for award shows or discoveries of new species. Considering the article looks good and is well sourced I say why not. TheFellaVB (talk) 04:04, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose this is the kind of quirky nonsense that has become a joke. This isn't real news. The demographic of people who edit wiki is not representative of wider populations, so stories they find charming or interesting, is not what normal people would consider major events. Harizotoh9 (talk) 06:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Considering the amount of multi-national news coverage this has generated, I would say you were wrong there. Media agencies tend not to cover things their readers aren't interested in. Whether it rises to the level of ITN, I'm not sure, but it's definitively news. Black Kite (talk) 06:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose All the comments about "widespread global coverage" is highly misleading, as this news wasn't even topping reader count on these sites. I saw the coverage as the news agency simply wanted to put something in page 2 "quirky news" section rather than page 1 top read news. NotKringe (talk) 08:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Strong oppose - This is a vanity project that didn't set a record. He didn't circumnavigate the world, just took a series of walking holidays over 28 years. Salmon Of Ignorance (talk) 09:07, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Where in ITNSIGNIF is it a required prerequisite for an anthletic achievement to be a world record or taken place over a narrow period of time (as opposed to 28 years)? Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 14:26, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality The event is impressive, unprecedented and likely to remain so, but the article lead is redundant. I'd support when it is fixed. Didgogns (talk) 09:54, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support – Can't see a guideline reason to oppose this, as the coverage appears to have reasonable depth to it. Very weird (fun) human interest story captured very nicely in our encyclopedic form. I like how the article is put together. I think it's all a bit weak compared to some ITN items, but meets my requirements alright. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:39, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose This is suitable more for DYK rather than ITN. Karteno (talk) 12:19, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  Unfortunately it fails all DYK allowances. This is a gap that I know we (between ITN and DYK) need to try to fix, and I think reducing the significance element for ITN items might help. But thats a subject for the current ITN RFC. Masem (t) 12:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support There has been plenty of coverage for this and the article is pretty well written. It feels like a rather unique inclusion for ITN, but not out of place. Additionally, I agree with the rationales of Knightoftheswords and FlipandFlopped. CaptainGalaxy 13:36, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Man finishes vacation. -- Veggies (talk) 18:47, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose - Man who abandoned his family to go hiking finally goes home. This is 'and finally...' material for the news, and we should treat it as such. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:09, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

November 1

Portal:Current events/2026 November 1

November 1, 2026 (2026-11-01) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
    • Five civil police officers are killed in an Israeli airstrike in al-Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza Strip. Separately, three more Palestinians, including a four-year-old child, are killed in an airstrike on a building in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026–2027 El Niño event
  • Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz declares a national state of emergency to mobilize resources before the super El Niño event peaks in November or December. (DW)
• 2026 Palm Beach County Learjet 60 crash
  • Nine people are killed after a Learjet 60 business jet bound for The Bahamas crashes in Greenacres, Florida, United States. (Reuters)
• Four workers are killed after entering a food waste tank at a hotel in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Indian Express)

Health and environment

• Air pollution in Delhi
  • The government of Delhi, India, introduces stricter pollution controls, including double parking fees, remote work arrangements, restrictions on high-emission vehicles, and bans on dust-producing construction, as PM_2.5 levels reach 201 micrograms per cubic metre. (AFP via The Manila Times)

Law and crime

• 2026 European unrest
  • 2026 Portuguese housing protests
    • Portuguese riot police dismantle protest camps in Lisbon's Rossio Square and Porto, arresting 13 people for refusing orders to disperse. Thirteen officers are injured, while activists say more than 30 protesters are also injured. (AFP) (Lianhe Zaobao)
• 2026 Binance hack
  • The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea orchestrated the hack and theft of over $6 billion of cryptocurrency from exchange Binance, facilitated through the Lazarus Group, which also hacked Dubai-based exchange Bybit last year. (DW)
• Garment workers clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, over low pay and the rising cost of living. In response, the government forms a wage board. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 anti-CEC protests
  • Thousands of people protest in New Delhi, India, to call for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign due to changes to voter lists that allegedly disproportionately affect opposition parties. (AFP via France 24) (Al Jazeera)
• 2026 Bulgarian presidential election
  • Bulgarians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent Iliana Iotova and former acting prime minister Andrey Gyurov. Iotova is re-elected and Gyurov concedes after polls close. (AP) (DW)

Sports

• 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
  • 2026 Skate Canada International
    • In figure skating, Japan's Mao Shimada wins the women's singles title at Skate Canada in her senior Grand Prix debut, finishing ahead of Estonia's Niina Petrõkina and American Isabeau Levito. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 Formula One World Championship
  • In open-wheel racing, Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, driving for Mercedes, wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship after finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Drivers' Champion at the age of 20 years and 68 days. (ESPN)
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
  • In motorcycle racing, Yamaha withdraws from the Qatar Grand Prix next week, citing company-wide travel restrictions following its assessment of the Middle Eastern crisis. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• 2026 NFL season
  • In American football, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers refuse to complete a pass during its 16-0 victory against the rival Atlanta Falcons in Week 8, becoming the first National Football League team to win a game without completing a pass since the Buffalo Bills did so in 1974. (NBC News)
• 2026 New York City Marathon
  • Swedish long-distance runner Andreas Almgren wins the 55th edition of the New York City Marathon in New York City, New York, U.S., during his first debut. (The Athletic via The New York Times)

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2026 Greenacres Learjet 60 crash

The plane involved, pictured in 2024

Article: 2026 Greenacres Learjet 60 crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ A Learjet 60 business jet crashes in Greenacres, Florida, United States, killing all 9 people on board. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ A private jet plane crashes in Greenacres, Florida, United States, killing all 9 people on board.

News source(s): AP News, NBC News, ABC News

Credits:

• Nominated by MidnightMayhem (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Stmbus (talk · give credit) and Pondering my orb (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: All nine people on aircraft confirmed to have died. Article has been updated with known information. MidnightMayhem (talk) 00:31, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strong oppose While I don't wish to suggest a WP:MINIMUMDEATHS, impacts appear minimal outside this crash at this time. Departure– (talk) 01:06, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose While tragic, nine dead does not rise to the scale of significance and impact expected from items. I also don't see this passing WP:NEVENT, and I may nominate it at AfD sometime soon if no notability is shown. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Does everybody on Wikipedia just love to delete articles about widely covered events or something. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 02:26, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

@Bloxzge 025: Just being a widely covered event doesn't constitute any notability. This happened only a few hours ago, so it is of course impossible to know for certain, but we can get a rough idea for now. Looking at WP:NEVENT, the crash is unlikely to become notable. It is extremely unlikely to have a lasting impact, and it does not effect a geographical scope any larger than West Palm Beach, Florida. On depth of coverage, most news on plane crashes are in the form of "breaking news" reports, with little analysis after the fact except for routine occurences like cleanup and publication of the investigation. The sources are not diverse: most sources in the article are from the US, and those outside of the States are just breaking news reports. The last time we had this conversation, the event was much larger and ended up meeting the requirements with lasting impact and coverage, and in-depth analysis. I do not see that happening for this crash, but I will wait, as NEVENT recommends, for the dust to settle and to truly evaluate without such speculation. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 03:05, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Per WP:NEXIST, notability is determined by all suitable sources, not just those currently used in the article. Diverse sources from many countries and in many languages are reporting on this event, for example: BBC Der Spiegel (German) Le Monde (French) Corriere della Sera (Italian) NOS (Dutch) Helsingin Sanomat (Finnish) Rzeczpospolita (Polish) AVDLCZ (talk) 04:19, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

WP is not a newspaper. We should not be rushing to create articles on breaking news unless we have a clear idea that it will have long-term significance. The short burst of coverage now is not sufficient to judge that. Masem (t) 04:29, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strong support This incident is widely reported & article is expected to be expanded, notable vertical speeds of -32,460 feet per minute just makes this remarkable and tragic at the same time. FlamingMingo 🦩 02:18, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Wait for now as the crash didn't appear to cause to major of an impact outside of the damage and casualties (which thankfully isn't a very large number) and wasn't a commercial airliner, however, it has received international coverage and has been widely reported. I have to say, the videos and ATC recordings are shocking to watch/listen to. I will vote wait for now as though I both agree with the support and oppose statements, I can't come to an answer because we still don't know the cause or who was on board. Now that it has been a day, it turns out a tech CEO was killed and videos of the crash have gotten tens of millions of likes/views, so I will change my vote to medium support. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 02:29, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I am absolutely sure that, for an encyclopaedia such as Wikipedia, the number of ‘likes’ a video receives is completely irrelevant... _-_Alsor (talk) 22:46, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

If we start considering UToob views, then we are in trouble - as we'll be blurbing MrBeast daily. https://socialblade.com/youtube/handle/youtube/realtime tells me he has had 139,000,000 views already today. I think all the view mean is some like crash porn. Nfitz (talk) 22:55, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Comment The quality of the bolded article is adequate. At this time, it is hard for me to judge the notability of this jet plane crash. Though, I have observed international coverage from Sky News alongside AP, CNN, and CBS coverage. The initial reports that's going around is that the jet plane sailed into an updraft thunderstorm core with moderate ice, weighing the plane down and causing it to stall. CastleFort1 (talk) 02:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support Highly unusual and tragic. I don't think notability is a topic of debate here as the Philadelphia plane crash from last year, which occurred under similar circumstances, was also blurbed. I'm not saying that this is a case of "X was blurbed, so Y should be too", only that this shouldn't be dismissed solely based on significance, or an apparent lack of it. This is being covered internationally and by almost every major news outlet in the country.  qw3rty.exe ☎  03:26, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  The Philadelphia crash hit multiple buildings and caused ground fatalities, which is generally uncommon for smaller plane crashes. Unless there were any ground fatalities with this crash (not seeing any reports of it, hopefully there weren't) I would say these two crashes are less comparable. This sort of crash seems somewhat routine to me, I can see a dozen articles at Template:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2026 which have similar fatality counts and were not blurbed. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 03:58, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I wouldn't exactly count a plane nosediving in the middle of a city as routine. The sheer amount of coverage (to the point where conspiracy theories are spawning!) on the event, I would say, gives it enough public interest for it to be significant. Yes, plane crashes happen all the time, but not really in these circumstances.  qw3rty.exe ☎  15:35, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

The nosedive is unusual. But not mentioned in the blurb. Maybe wait until it's understood why? Or even if, it seems to be a bit speculative. Nfitz (talk) 22:33, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

For reference the Philadelphia debate was at WP:In the news/Candidates/January 2025#(Posted) 2025 Philadelphia Learjet crash, where there were not only opposes, but 3 pull comments. Nfitz (talk) 22:49, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Strong oppose Nowhere near impactful or notable to be blurbed. -- Veggies (talk) 05:41, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose - We wouldn't generally expect to hear about a private vehicle crash with 9 fatalities, much less post it to the homepage. The only additional factor here in terms of the narrative is that the vehicle in question was an aeroplane. However, a photograph of this crash was above the fold on the BBC News home page here in the UK this morning, so I can hardly deny that this story is indeed in the news. On balance, I'm still against posting, because I think the dramatic photograph is gaining disproportionate attention. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:22, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Not seeing any impact of the crash beyond the victims of the flight, unlike other aviation incidents we usually post. Gotitbro (talk) 08:38, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Weak support, article is of sufficient quality and is being reported on by many major newspapers internationally, though I could see an argument for it not having major lasting consequences (As opposed to something similar like the train collision in Spain which will) ClarkBurbank 12:07, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose I suspect the very wide coverage of the accident is mainly down to us having video of it actually smashing into the ground; if this were not the case, I think it would just have fleeting coverage as is the case in other similar events. Black Kite (talk) 12:16, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  I don't believe speculating about an alternative universe where it wasn't recorded for this is worthwhile, the fact of the matter is we do have a video of the event and that is partly why it received so much coverage as you correctly noted. That however doesn't change the fact it does have substantial international coverage. ClarkBurbank 12:28, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  (A similar example I can think of is Kirk's assassination. Regardless of whether it was recorded, it would've definitely been a notable event, however the fact that so much footage of his death was released made the event have a greater significance and longer lasting consequences.) ClarkBurbank 12:30, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose A private, local accident with very limited impact on the national/global history of aviation and a low number of casualties. The fact that this is recorded is merely incidental and does not make it any more significant, because it is not. _-_Alsor (talk) 12:37, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support, plenty of coverage as far as I can tell and the article is decent. Lightbulb Noob (talk) 15:03, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strong support, plenty amount of coverage, under investigation by the NTSB, FDOT, and the federal DOT. In solidarity, shane (talk to me if you want!) 15:19, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Note: The NTSB is required to investigate aviation accidents, and transportation departments would of course be interested in a transportation accident. So the accident being under investigation by those agencies doesn't demonstrate notability or worthiness for ITN. RandomInfinity17 (talk - contributions) 17:19, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Yes, those are considered WP:ROUTINE developments and provide no notability. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:44, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strongest possible oppose overriding outweighing all the supports. It’s tragic, but 9 isn’t significant enough for ITN considering impact from items. ~2026-57945-69 (talk) 17:54, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Strongest possible oppose overriding all the supports - That's not how a damn thing works, and you know it. Grow up. GenevieveDEon (talk) 17:58, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I’m 18. ~2026-57945-69 (talk) 18:20, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

For the record, the co-pilot was 20. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 10:07, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

In addition to this being objectively and verifiably false (there is no rule that 9 deaths is too little and we’ve posted jet crashes with less before), it isn’t appropriate to attempt to cast a “super vote”. This !vote should be struck. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 18:11, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

It doesn't need to be struck, nobody assessing consensus will be unduly swayed by that wording. AusLondonder (talk) 22:58, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

The fuck, mr. temp account? That is not how it works, you can’t cast a “super vote” like that, I agree on the vote strike. FlamingMingo 🦩 23:53, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• support There is no WP:MINIMUMDEATHS rule. In this case, nine casualties plus an unusual circumstances where there is ATC recording of the pilots last moments, is drawing larger than usual volumes of coverage. The underlying possibility of the Learjet being vulnerable to catastrophic icing failures also has potential long term implications. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 18:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. Aviation crashes with 5-15 deaths are tragic for those affected but not unusual in global terms - 2026 in aviation shows more than one per month, and that's just the ones that get added to Wikipedia. This crash got a flash of coverage in the US media because it happened in Florida, but I'm not seeing any aspect that makes it particularly significant. This is notable enough to have an article, but not for an ITN blurb. We don't post every traffic accident with similar numbers of casualties. Modest Genius ^talk 18:15, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Noting that this remains one of the top news stories in the U.S. even a day later, and that's despite the fact that we have an election tomorrow. Most small plane crashes completely fall out of the news cycle in a day, and almost never remain a top story. Also noting that this did receive international coverage from the BBC. Mlb96 (talk) 18:48, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Private planes crashing is fairly routine; even with 9 deaths, I don't think this is a particularly big story in that regard. That said, the circumstances of the crash (i.e. the rapid descent) plus the public nature of the incident is moreso the news story here, so I land at a very weak oppose. Curbon7 (talk) 19:49, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support - Mlb96 brought up an interesting point. The fact that this is still a top news story in the United States the day before a major election is highly unusual for a general aviation accident. - ZLEA ^TǀC 20:21, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  A news story yes, but I would not call it a top news story. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:23, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  thats just a burst of coverage and not an indicator of long term significance Masem (t) 22:20, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Strong support absolutely notable, it is making international news. Skyshiftertalk 22:47, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support largely per Mlb96 (talk · contribs). I've been letting this ruminate for a bit, but this has been receiving sustained and unique coverage for close to three days now across America and even worldwide. It's certainly being looked for by our readers and will intrigue those who aren't aware. Seems to meet WP:ITNPURPOSE IMO. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 23:06, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support Considering the historical cases, all civilian aviation incidents with fatalities should presumptively be qualified for notabilities requirement. Almost all incidents would have receive a sufficient amount of news report, with this one clearly did. There's no "relatively small impact" just because theres only single digits deaths from a "semi-general" aviation jet. RIP. FK8438 (talk) 01:10, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per Modest Genius. Tragic and horrifying, but not at the stature we normally post. For the record, I opposed the Mexican Air Ambulance crash as well. The Kip ^(contribs) 01:08, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment This wasn't a private jet as it was owned by a corporation. And it wasn't a business flight as the party was going to the Bahamas for a holiday. I'd call it a charter flight. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:11, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support I'm seeing continuing coverage such as this and that and our readership is engaging heavily with related articles such as Learjet 60. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:29, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support I was initially hesitant on supporting this. However, due to the continued coverage in the days following the accident, the similarities with Med Jets Flight 056 (which was also added to ITN), and thinking about the significance of this being an accident in a dense residential area. I think the inclusion is warranted. CaptainGalaxy 13:40, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Minimal significance which appears to get airtime solely because of the video. That doesn’t get it to a high enough threshold for ITN. - SchroCat (talk) 19:14, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

2026 World Wrestling Championships

Article: 2026 World Wrestling Championships (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The United States win the most medals at the World Wrestling Championships. (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: One of the world's oldest sports (if not the oldest), Olympic discipline, and one of the most read articles currently on Wikipedia. Possibly the most followed edition ever due to more exposure than before, and the fact that Iran and USA were medal table contenders until the end. Sadly the article is in terrible shape with almost no prose. Abcmaxx (talk) 23:50, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality The reason we never post wrestling is because the articles are always terrible. This one is no exception: there is literally zero (!) prose outside the lede, and a whole load of unsourced tables.Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:08, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Quality needs work. I'm not as familiar with this event. Harizotoh9 (talk) 04:57, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality - This is barely an article; it's just a collection of unexplained tables. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GenevieveDEon (talk • contribs) 08:23, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Neutral on significance, oppose on quality. Article is just a lead + tables, would need a lot more prose to be eligible. I'm not familiar enough with wrestling to say whether or not this is a particularly significant event/win within the sport's history. ClarkBurbank 12:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Nom needs a news source. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:16, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. Stub with only 3 sentences of prose. The article should be written before nominating for ITN. Modest Genius ^talk 18:20, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose On both quality abd significance. Gotitbro (talk) 17:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. I would go as far as to say these WWC articles are ineligible for ITN consideration as they are currently composed. Zero prose outside of the lede is a nonstarter. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:07, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: John Leeson

Article: John Leeson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian, The Telegraph, Variety

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Rhain (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: English actor, best known for voicing the robot dog K9 in Doctor Who. – Rhain ☔ ^he
_him 23:46, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 08:32, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality ClarkBurbank 12:16, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support blurbNoteworthy enough for blurb, influential figure. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-58389-97 (talk) 07:08, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Comment The above temp account has made no other edits. Let's not get dragged into a long debate on this proposal. GenevieveDEon (talk) 07:30, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support. Fully references and ready to post as RD. - SchroCat (talk) 09:20, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support No glaring issues found from a quick readthrough. @Admins willing to post ITN: Article seems ready post to RD. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 15:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 15:08, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

2026 Formula One World Championship

Article: 2026 Formula One World Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In motorsport, Kimi Antonelli (pictured) wins the Formula One World Championship. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In motorsport, Kimi Antonelli (pictured) becomes the youngest winner of the Formula One World Championship.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In motorsport, Kimi Antonelli (pictured) wins the Formula One World Championship, becoming its youngest World Champion at the age of 20.

News source(s): ESPN

Credits:

• Nominated by SirPhilippines (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: ITN/R as per usual, otherwise heavily edited at the moment. Note that the Constructor's Championship is still under contention. SirPhilippines (talk) 22:44, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support alt1 – I have added alt1 to include the notable record. 5225_C (talk • contributions) 23:28, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support alt1 with ce – Antonelli specifically won the World Drivers' Championship: In motorsport, 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli (pictured) becomes the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion in the 2026 season. Age is worth noting. MB2437 00:45, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Isn't Antonelli both the youngest and oldest champion in 2026? Howard the Duck (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

youngest-ever may be clearer, or with four rounds left in the 2026 season. MB2437 00:59, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

The current altblurb is sufficient. We could change it to "In motorsport, Kimi Antonelli (pictured) becomes at 20 the youngest winner of the Formula One World Championship."

But there is no need to add 2026 season, because that is already obvious, and no need to add how many rounds are left, because that is information that is suited for the page itself.PliskorCor (talk) 09:31, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Was unsure on protocol on that end; looking at similar ITNs, it does not need specifying. I would keep the "20-year-old" modifier as it is cleaner and still replace "World Championship" with "World Drivers' Championship"—there are two World Championships in F1. MB2437 10:18, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Again Drivers would be unneeded because a person cannot win the constructors and a reasonable reader would both understand it was the drivers, plus its the championship people either only know about or only really care about. While those who know about the constructors would know that it means drivers without being told.PliskorCor (talk) 13:42, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support alt1 amazing achievement, definitely worth posting This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 02:24, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support alt1 - Definitely in the news, definitely significant, and the article is sufficient. I would prefer a little more prose in the earlier sections, but it's clearly enough. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:31, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Added alt2 We need weigh the notability of the age record. Unnamelessness (talk) 11:51, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment We also need to assess whether this needs to post ASAP or wait until the end of season, as there are still four races remaining and the Constructor's Champion yet to be deciced. We also got an example from the MotoGP article last year when we posted until the season ends, though I totally disagreed with that. Unnamelessness (talk) 11:55, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  I feel post now. No point waiting a month or so for the inevitable. If its stripped of him for some reason, than so be it. I can somewhat understand waiting, but it seems needlessly pedantic.PliskorCor (talk) 13:44, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support both alt1 and alt2, pref alt1. Normally I would believe this is a routine event but I think him being the youngest world champ makes this notable enough. ClarkBurbank 12:18, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Wait for the end of the season. There are four more races still to go, the manufacturers championship is still open, all the other places etc. No need to rush out a blurb now when the article is incomplete. Post in December, when the season has been concluded and the article updated to reflect that. Modest Genius ^talk 15:07, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  Other than the issues with an incomplete article, I based my nomination off of 2024 when Max Verstappen won the Driver's Championship early in 2024, which was posted. SirPhilippines (talk) 17:53, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support alt1 - Past seasons that had the driver's championship claimed earlier were posted when the champion was determined, not at the end of the respective season, so I'd suggest staying consistent to that pattern and posting it now. - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 20:17, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support alt1, delinking "motorsport" per MOS:OVERLINK. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Juan Atkins

Article: Juan Atkins (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Julesucks (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: American techno record producer and DJ, missing some citations for discography Julesucks (talk) 21:51, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support* once a healthy amount of citations are added to Discography. Rest of the article seems to be of sufficient quality. ClarkBurbank 12:21, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Blurb? There is an argument to be made that Atkins, as one of the cofounders of techno music (and also the one who coined the name), that this is deserving of a blurb. All techno music, ie. a good fraction of today's electronic or dance music, is ultimately derived from Atkins' and the other Detroit Three's musical output. QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 18:17, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Stop suggesting blurbs to just anyone _-_Alsor (talk) 22:49, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

WP:Civility QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 00:50, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

WP:Etiquette, WP:No personal attacks _-_Alsor (talk) 13:31, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Comment Genuinely where is the personal attack? Blurb creep is real and as the nominator I don't think a blurb is necessary here Julesucks (talk) 23:59, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready Prose looks fine from a quick readthrough, however the Discography section is unreferenced, there is also one reference in the Filmography section using an unreliable, which I've marked. I strongly oppose blurb as the article quality is far from what is normally even considered for blurbing, both in coverage and length. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 00:51, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Undecided - I have seen him discussed elsewhere as being very significant, but I lack expertise in this area. The 'death and legacy' section of the article gives some indication that he was a very significant figure in his field, but both that section and the overall article are currently too fragmentary for a non-specialist to make an informed judgement. I will check back later; I certainly don't find it implausible that we should post a blurb for him, but we couldn't do so on the basis of the article as it currently stands. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:12, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(Ready) RD: Sheila Lapinsky

Article: Sheila Lapinsky (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Inside Politics

Credits:

• Nominated by QuicoleJR (talk · give credit)
• Updated by SDGB1217 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: South African activist. Article is long enough and fully sourced. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 20:19, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support Long enough and fully referenced. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:23, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support article is of sufficient quality, though would prefer if sections were added to the article as at the moment it's just all under Biography. ClarkBurbank 12:22, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

2026 New York City Marathon

Article: 2026 New York City Marathon (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Swedish runner Andreas Almgren (pictured) and Kenyan runner Sheila Chepkirui wins the 2026 New York City Marathon. (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-57905-93 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Articles needs some work. ~2026-57905-93 (talk) 17:27, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Suggested alternative image

• Nom comment We can also opt to use an image of Sheila instead. ~2026-57905-93 (talk) 17:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose The article's update is perfunctory and inadequate. For example, the lead says nothing about 2026; just 2025. And there's gratuitous advertising for Tata Consultancy Services which doesn't seem so prominent in the news coverage. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:42, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose there isn't even an article for 2026 New York City Marathon. Stephen 22:19, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose at the moment. As Andrew noted, there haven't been enough updates to the article for 2026; likely a better candidate would be a page for the 2026 event once/if one is created, a la 2025 New York City Marathon. Andrew's concerns about promotional language don't make sense to me though; the only references to TCS I see in the article presently indicate that they're the current naming sponsor and that they bought those rights in 2014. Dylnuge ^{(Talk • Edits)} 22:22, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support on significance, oppose on quality - There is now a separate article for this year's race, but it's still table-heavy and rather perfunctory. This is clearly something we ought to be able to cover, but at the moment the quality still isn't there. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:33, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment An article for the Marathon itself has been created. As such, I've updated the nomination to target said article. It previously pointed to the main New York City Marathon article. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:04, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Not ready. This is a stub, with literally five sentences of prose. We don't post articles that are just tables, see WP:ITNQUALITY. Modest Genius ^talk 15:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Ciara Mageean

Article: Ciara Mageean (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): BBC Sport

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by ItsShandog (talk · give credit)
• Updated by North8364 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Former European champion runner and two-time Olympian. ItsShandog (talk) 11:21, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support RD* once statistics section has a healthy amount of citations. Rest of article is of acceptable quality. ClarkBurbank 15:16, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Tony Butala

Article: Tony Butala (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Seehafer, WKBN WFMJ

Credits:

• Nominated by First Rate Town (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Death announced yesterday but hasn't been nominated for RD yet. –First Rate Town ☃️ (talk) 21:05, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Not ready - Article is largely unsourced ClarkBurbank 20:38, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

October 31

Portal:Current events/2026 October 31

October 31, 2026 (2026-10-31) (Saturday)

Disasters and accidents

• Human trafficking in the Netherlands
  • The Dutch military police and coast guard rescue 38 people from a rubber boat adrift off the coast of Breskens, Zeeland, and detain two people on suspicion of people smuggling. (AP)

International relations

• Polish constitutional crisis, China–Poland relations, Poland–Romania relations
  • Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis
    • Suspension of Bogdan Święczkowski
      • Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their positions in protest of the suspension of Polish Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski. (24 Kanal) (Firstpost)

Law and crime

• Gaza war protests in the United Kingdom
  • Metropolitan Police arrest 139 people outside the United States embassy in London, United Kingdom, during a protest supporting Palestine Action, which is designated as a proscribed terrorist organisation. (AP)
• Trafficking of Chinese nationals to scam centers abroad, Human trafficking in Madagascar
  • Madagascar's justice ministry announces dismantling 13 Chinese-run scam centers since August, linked to 148 Chinese nationals who had previously operated scam centers in Cambodia, and who might have been involved in trafficking Africans to commit fraud. The 148 Chinese are extradited to China. (AFP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 European unrest
  • 2026 French student protests
    • Protests are held across France for the third consecutive weekend. (AP) (France 24)
  • Protests are held in 34 cities across Germany against the high cost of livings and wars. Clashes with the police erupt in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg. In Frankfurt, shops are looted, with several people being arrested. (BBC News)
  • Riots erupt in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, with fires reported. (Swiss Info)
  • Clashes erupt in The Hague, Netherlands, in a youth-led protest, with 34 people arrested. (NL Times)

Sports

• 2026–27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
  • 2026 Skate Canada International
    • In figure skating, France's Kevin Aymoz wins the men's singles title at Skate Canada in Kelowna, British Columbia, overtaking Japan's Rio Nakata and becoming the second-oldest men's Grand Prix champion at age 29. (NBC Sports)
• 2026 Breeders' Cup
  • 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic
    • In thoroughbred horse racing, thoroughbred racehorse Sovereignty wins the Breeders' Cup classic at the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. (ESPN) (The Blood-Horse)
• 2026 Summer Youth Olympics
  • The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics opens in Dakar, Senegal, marking the first IOC event in Africa. (AFP via France 24)
• 2026 WNBA Finals
  • In women's basketball, the Golden State Valkyries defeat the Atlanta Dream 68–63 in game seven to win their first WNBA championship. Gabby Williams is named MVP. (AFP) (AP)

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2026 WNBA Finals

Article: 2026 WNBA Finals (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In basketball, the Golden State Valkyries defeat the Atlanta Dream to win the WNBA Finals (MVP Gabby Williams pictured). (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by RPH (talk · give credit)

 RPH (talk) 03:03, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support in principle when ready It’s a major league sport championship. -TenorTwelve (talk) 03:10, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment It's not ITN/R, but that doesn't mean it's automatically a rejection. So take with that what you will. Elisecars727 (talk)☺ 04:03, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Barely any prose currently on the individual games.—Bagumba (talk) 06:01, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality - There is far too little prose, and far too many tables. The article is essentially incomprehensible to a non-specialist. The section 'Road to the finals' contains no prose at all. This must be addressed if this is to be posted to the main page. (Come on, women's sports deserve better writing than this!) GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:10, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Routine sport with no lasting significance. And the article is orange-tagged. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:27, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  Articles related to sports generally get high page views because people are interested in the topic. Yet you oppose this as "routine". Interesting. 331dot (talk) 10:18, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  This one isn't getting many readers -- only about 2,000. FYI, the sporting event getting the most traffic currently is 2026 World Wrestling Championships with about twenty times the readership. Perhaps that's because Iran and the US are neck and neck in the medals table. And that's a proper world championship, not a limited local league, but it isn't in ITN/R either. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:56, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  we do not care one iota about readership, whether it is low or high. We are looking for quality articles updated due to being in the news. Masem (t) 13:19, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  see File:Drawing of IDHT person (vector).svg for reference. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:35, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  I can’t say I expect logical consistency from him, that’s for sure. The Kip ^(contribs) 15:32, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment. Rightly or wrongly, the WNBA does not get the attention that the NBA or other sports get. Regardless of the merits, the article quality is not there yet. 331dot (talk) 10:20, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Support in principle, oppose on quality - Some sections are still missing citations and the article could use some good images if available. Once those are completed in good manner I would Support on quality ClarkBurbank 15:07, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on Quality, Neutral on Significance Regardless of whether the WNBA is significant enough to post, this article might have less prose than golf articles brought here in recent months. Before this can be considered, it needs to have prose about each game, not just about the game's effects on the series. There should be a prose discussion of each team's season, playoff performance, and roster. This article is nowhere near ready to post. Rockphed (talk) 15:35, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• I want to support this. Routine sport with no lasting significance would incorrectly invalidate all sports noms. We have an article, Caitlin Clark effect, that explores the recent surge in popularity of women's basketball. But as stated, a lot more prose is needed here. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:43, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support on notability, oppose on quality per above. Andrew's logic is inane, the Caitlin Clark effect is real and the WNBA is far bigger than it once was. That said, the article is severely lacking in prose. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  Caitlin Clark may well have a following – her article gets about double the daily readership of the nominated article – but that's no help for the topic in question as she didn't play in these finals and so they were lacklustre:

  Instead of getting the star power, offensive fireworks and nonstop attention Clark brings, fans have been left watching a Finals series filled with frustrating shooting performances, ugly offensive stretches and constant conversations about the officiating. Caitlin Clark Would Have Saved This Horrendous WNBA Finals!

  Andrew🐉(talk) 20:53, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  What makes the opinion piece of Jeff Roberts from EazySports a reliable, due, and expert view in the field? Left guide (talk) 21:31, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Maybe it's the way he ends the article title with a screamer. That's definitely a sign of expertise. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:35, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Because it confirms Andrew's opinion. The Kip ^(contribs) 15:55, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on both quality and significance. There is way too little prose and regardless of the reason, the WNBA is nowhere near popular enough in comparison to other ITNR events such as the NBA finals. It may become popular enough in the future but it is not yet. History6042 😊 (Contact me) 22:01, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Quality issues are a problem, but be aware that not being listed at ITNR does not mean it can't be posted, the intro on ITNR specifically state this. Masem (t) 22:07, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability, oppose on quality as others above. I agree that Andrew's reasoning is very suspect more so than usual; even if Women's sports in the US doesn't reach the popularity of the big four American leagues, the WNBA is getting there especially in the last couple of years. However, this is in no state to post. -GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 17:33, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Comment. The Valkyries are the fastest North American expansion team to win a championship, having only been formed in 2025 (link is cited in article). I think that makes it significant enough to be posted to ITN. I do agree that the article quality is pretty short though, compare this with the men's equivalent, but this might be yet another case of our systemic bias (WP:WNBA is inactive) Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 02:56, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

The Valkyries won in their second season but the linked article says that the Baltimore Bullets did this in 1948 and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949. And it all depends which leagues you look at. The Lakers article says that "the Lakers won the NBL championship in their first season". Andrew🐉(talk) 07:54, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

AFAIK this is specifically for expansion teams (contemporary?), not the original ones. But I could be wrong. Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 08:12, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

I think the distinction was that the original Bullets and Lakers teams were already existing when they became "expansion teams". The Valkyries were created in the sole purpose of participating in the WNBA. Howard the Duck (talk) 08:23, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(Ready) Suspension of Bogdan Święczkowski

Article: Suspension of Bogdan Święczkowski (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Protests erupt in Poland following the suspension of Bogdan Święczkowski, the president of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis escalates with the the suspension of its president Bogdan Święczkowski and vice-president Bartłomiej Sochański by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ The Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis escalates with the the suspension of tribunal head Bogdan Święczkowski and deputy head Bartłomiej Sochański by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska.

News source(s): AP News BBC NBC News

Credits:

• Nominated by OrderlyOhioan (talk · give credit)

 OrderlyOhioan (talk | contribs) 03:30, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait as a developing situation, but seems like a mass-scale political crisis in a region where they're not exactly common. The Kip ^(contribs) 09:11, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Seems to be an ongoing constitutional crisis and power struggle which has been developing for some time. The protests seem minor as the AP source talks of "dozens of protesters". I reckon we need something more to blurb this. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:33, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Wht? That makes no sense. what "ongoing constitutional crisis and power struggle which has been developing for some time"? You can;'t make things up as you go along. Also 4am police presence (which legally couldnt be IN the premises) is not minor anywhere.Psephguru (talk) 15:51, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

The article says plainly in its lead that this is part of the Tusk government period of the long-running Polish constitutional crisis since 2015. So, this has been going on for over 10 years. I made nothing up; I just read the article. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:56, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

"Protests erupt" is an exaggeration that is not supported by the sources. This is an ongoing crisis since 2015 (Andrew Davidson: you're effectively quoting my currently uncontested edits, which I think are accurate per the sources). Something close to unique in terms of Wikipedia articles is that this is an extremely rare case for Wikipedia of a newsy event in which the "Reactions" section has a major academic reactions part written almost immediately, nicely classified into aye vs nay vs it's-nuanced, instead of being mainly just politicians' blabla. In this case, the interpretations, especially by legal experts, matter, because how civil servants, police, media, politicians, judges, lawyers react depends on which legal experts and opinions they trust the most. The Polish case is one of the most prominent European cases of democratic backsliding of the 2010s/2020s (the Hungarian one is the other most prominent one), and the events of 30/31 October may either continue the long crisis, or become an inflection point that evolves towards broad consensus in the Polish legal system. I'm an involved editor; I think the article quality is not too bad, and this phase of the crisis is notable, so it probably could be posted, but without "protests erupt" in the blurb. Boud (talk) 16:50, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

I've added Altblurb that drops the "protests erupt" and instead says that the long-running crisis has escalated. Boud (talk) 22:50, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Strong/obvious oppose per Andrew. ~2026-57945-69 (talk) 17:15, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• strong/obvious support inprinciple highly notable even if it failed (as filed coups have been). Tittle is highly dweceptive as the prez even told the self-appointed Ann that sh is NOT a judge on the Const Court. He is the head of state with ultimate authority. IE he was not suspended. Js another donaly screwed in a weekPsephguru (talk) 15:46, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

See separation of powers for "ultimate authority". Boud (talk) 16:50, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@Psephguru: Please edit your comment to fix the absurd amount of typos. It borders on unreadable right now. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:02, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Strong support major development in Polish politics, surprisingly fleshed out article, and receiving sustained international coverage. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:10, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Reaction section is way too long, and the typical problem with political event articles. Needs far more summary, staying to quotes only to those directly involved in the situation if they aren't talking about anything actionable. Masem (t) 23:15, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

  Given that the crisis is about legal interpretations at the meta and meta-meta levels and so on (a constitution is rules about rules; a constitutional tribunal makes decisions about those rules about rules; running a constitutional tribunal requires rules and decisions about making decisions about rules about rules; at each level, who makes the interpretation and ambiguity or unambiguity in rules and decisions is itself covered by explicit or implicit rules and decisions), interpretive comments by recognised legal scholars and political/social scientists are more significant than the usual "blabla" type reactions to news events. These are not just regular "I condemn violence and recommend calm" politicians' blabla statements. Boud (talk) 12:48, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  In the long term, analysis by academics and political scientists are valuable, but in the short term, its way too early to try to craft such a section to the length it is with that many quotes and statements. Its fair to say, for example "Some academics, including X, Y, and Z, said the move was unconstitutional." Masem (t) 13:43, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support major political crisis in a country that is usually quite stable, though I agree with Masem's points about the Reaction section needing to be cut down. ClarkBurbank 23:29, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support last night was a big escalation of crisis. But if we want to add this, I would choose alternative blurb, because first isn't true - in Poland we have only one protest - next to Tribunal building in Warsaw. Also this protest was started a long time ago (when Sejm appointed new judges), and isn't a huge one - up to 1000 people I guess. Szturnek_¿odp? 00:19, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

After reading other editors' concerns, I have REDACTed my original blurb. I support the alternate blurb added by Boud. OrderlyOhioan (talk | contribs) 00:27, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support, although the article needs some more revisions then: the "protests" section is bare (despite media continuously and deeply covering the protests for the last 2 days), the ongoing discussion to rename the article (which is currently showing preference to rename the article to "2026 Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis"), more reliable sourcing, and coverage of some of the more recent events: Tusk's "address" at 20:00, some parties calling for the so-called "constitutional reset", the fact that the opposition is using this to demand either removing Tusk or calling snap elections. polish ✹ kurd 01:03, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose The article Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis doesn't indicate there have been any developments in almost 3 years. Also orange-tagged. I'm scared to actually look at the new target! Nfitz (talk) 02:38, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support in principle. Yes, this is the culmination of something which has been brewing for a long time, and has escalated to a constitutional crisis (the RS call it that). I’m confused by some of the !oppose rationales which cite to that point - it being the culmination of something makes it more notable. I agree that article could use a bit more work first though. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 03:02, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  It doesn't seem that this is a culmination as the wrangling will continue -- see What could happen next?. The problem is that the main levers of power in the Polish government are divided between hostile parties and they don't agree on the rules and so you have what the coverage calls a standoff. One side says that this guy is suspended. The other says that the suspension is invalid and so it's a coup. And what makes it hard to resolve is that it's the institutions which make the legal decisions which are in dispute. When they can't agree, we shouldn't be making definitive statements about this. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:20, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support Major escalation of the crisis, international coverage, target article is good enough. ArionStar (talk) 19:10, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose This is a pseudo-crisis blown out of proportion by all sides. The constitutional tribunal is to be honest only notable after the previous ruling party, now opposition party, heavily politicised it and used it quash judicial protests against the abortion ban. Before that no-one really thought too much about it. Now that the arch-nemeses are in power, they want to depoliticise it, or more to the point politicise it in their favour at all costs and right great wrong by breaking all the rules too. Really what it actually boils down to which party loyalist and who's friends and family get to have low-effort cushy jobs for extraordinary salaries. Abcmaxx (talk) 23:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: the nominated blurb makes no sense, and the article isn't much clearer on what's actually happened and why it matters. The text assumes a lot of prior knowledge in the reader. I'm not sufficiently familiar with the politics so won't !vote, but this story needs to be made much more accessible to non-experts. Modest Genius ^talk 18:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  I've extended the lead to try to better summarise the current content of the article. The context is democratic backsliding, and specifically democratic backsliding in Poland (which does not have a good overview article in Wikipedia) that started in 2015, and the role of different political parties' and their coalitions' desire to control the Constitutional Tribunal as a key event of the democratic backsliding period that started in 2015, continuing through many phases for a decade, and re-escalating in 2026. However, not many sources give the broader context of democratic backsliding, so that's only stated indirectly in the body of the article (prelude) rather than in the lead. Boud (talk) 21:38, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment. If this is going to be posted, I would want the blurb to clearly state that he is the president of the "Constitutional Tribunal", not the president of Poland. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 21:11, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  Agree: ambiguity is bad. See Altblurb2. Boud (talk) 21:38, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

October 30

Portal:Current events/2026 October 30

October 30, 2026 (2026-10-30) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Oman rescues 25 crew members from a burning Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military confirms it was a result of attempting to pass through an unauthorised route. (Al Jazeera)
  • Houthi–Saudi conflict, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Yemeni civil war
    • The Saudi Arabia-led coalition announces it intercepted a drone allegedly launched by the Houthis towards the Mecca region, which the Houthis deny. (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Blockade of Oleshky, United States and the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Civilian evacuations commence in Oleshky, Ukraine, as a humanitarian convoy arrives in the Russian-held and besieged city, as part of a local ceasefire that U.S. first lady Melania Trump says she brokered. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announces plans to cease operations on 9 November, citing pressure from Russian authorities. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Uttarakhand helicopter crash
  • Six people are killed when their helicopter crashes near Joshimath, Uttarakhand, India. (AFP via Daily Sun) (The Times of India)
• Five children and two adults are killed, five other people are injured, and four are missing after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in eastern Syria. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Leongatha mushroom murders
  • The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023. (AFP)
• Cryptocurrency exchange Binance confirms that assets worth US$6.3 billion were stolen, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. (Bloomberg News) (Reuters) (Engadget)
• The Swiss supreme court upholds a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah after he was found guilty in 2021 for atrocities committed during the First Liberian Civil War, but overturns a conviction for crimes against humanity. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• Polish constitutional crisis
  • Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis
    • Suspension of Bogdan Święczkowski
      • Polish police enter the Constitutional Tribunal following the suspension of its president Bogdan Święczkowski, announced by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. The tribunal describes the suspension as a coup d'état, while three protesters in support of PiS are detained after breaching the tribunal's fence. (Euronews)
      • Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej Sochański of their immunity from prosecution in order to charge them. President Karol Nawrocki cancels his trip to Senegal due to the situation and lands back in Poland. (AP) (BBC News)
• 2026 European unrest, Cost of living crisis
  • 2026 Italian unrest
    • A general strike and multiple protests are held across Italy against the rising cost of living and prime minister Giorgia Meloni's government, with clashes breaking out in multiple cities. (CNN) (DW)

Sports

• 2026 Breeders' Cup
  • In thoroughbred horse racing, race horse Sun Goddess dominates the Juvenile Fillies Turf at the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, during the Breeders' Cup. Additionally, Emphatic wins the Juvenile Fillies. (The Blood-Horse) (Sky Sports)
• In ice hockey, the Court of Arbitration for Sports rules that Russian teams must be allowed to take part in all international tournaments, overturning previous International Ice Hockey Federation decisions. (DW)

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(new) RD: Sandy Frank

Article: Sandy Frank (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Video Age, Deadline Hollywood

Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: American television producer, and besides American productions, known for bringing over Japanese shows and movies, several which ended up on MST3K. Died on the 20th, but the Video Age is the first news source with report on his death, so placing it here. Masem (t) 01:31, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(New) RD: Jonathan Guinness

Article: Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): The Times

Credits:

• Nominated by CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: British businessman and writer, was accused and tried, but found innocent regarding involvement in the Trustor affair. Death announced on November 2nd. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment - The entire paragraph about the Trustor affair was missing any dates. Overall the article suffers from WP:PROSELINE, and is missing specific citations for some of its material, including some fairly substantial claims about the subject's private life. It also discusses his politics - especially his anti-immigration position - in veiled and obfuscating terms. I have added some CN tags, but I don't have access to good printed sources myself. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:23, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

2026 dock strike

Article: 2026 dock strike (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Dockworkers in 22 countries go on strike in protest of arms shipments and for improvements in working conditions. (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Finnfrog99 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Scourgezoned (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Scourgezoned (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 21:02, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose A 24-hour strike, and it's literally stated in the article that "the impact of the strike on global supply chains is expected to be limited." ITN should be reserved for impactful, high-quality content. This doesn't fit the bill. Yakikaki (talk) 23:01, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Symbolic strike, that unless it leads to immediate changes, is not really going to have a lasting impact. Masem (t) 23:14, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose on both quality and significance - The article claims 22 countries were affected, but doesn't name them. It's only a few paragraphs, with virtually nothing retrospective about how the strike actually went. And this hasn't been in the news much, or had much impact. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted RD) RD/blurb: William Nordhaus

Article: William Nordhaus (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Economist and Nobel laureate William Nordhaus dies at the age of 85. (Post)

News source(s): Yale News

Credits:

• Nominated by Mr. Lechkar (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: American economist and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 20:39, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb for Nordhaus, who was highly influential for integrating climate change into macroeconomics as well as for his contributions to economics education and economic policy. I would argue he is more encyclopedically notable than Patrick Stewart. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 21:46, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Bzweebl: Trying to compare academics to actors is apples to oranges here. Just because Stewart was blurbed doesn't mean this guy warrants one, and I dispute your assertion that non-academic subjects like acting are less "encyclopedically notable" than academic subjects purely by the field they are in. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:55, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support RD, Oppose blurb Well-written article perfect for RD. Tge death of Mr Nordhaus is however not a major news item, which I think is rather apparent. Yakikaki (talk) 23:05, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Support RD, oppose blurb Article is of sufficient quality for RD, but I don't believe he meets the criteria for being a transformative figure.

(Comparisons to Patrick Stewart as mentioned by Bzweebl are not meaningful as we don't adhere to the "We posted X but not Y" doctrine, but as an example he was a household name with a large impact on human society, I don't believe Nordhaus meets that threshold.) ClarkBurbank 23:05, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb The subject's article is classified as WP:VITAL, just like Patrick Stewart and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. We know that their Nobel achievement is regarded as significant by ITN because it was blurbed when it was awarded. I'm not seeing any major obituaries in the mainstream media yet though so maybe we should wait on those. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:17, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  While Nordhaus's Nobel was undoubtedly worthy of an ITN blurb at the time, his passing does not carry the same monumental, transformative global impact required for a death blurb. Winning a Nobel shouldn't serve as an automatic lifetime pass for a blurb upon death if the broader public and historical impact of the passing and figure is comparatively routine. An RD is more appropriate here imo. ClarkBurbank 15:24, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  A death blurb does not require "monumental, transformative global impact". The deaths of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Patrick Stewart were not so huge but they have been blurbed because they were major figures in their respective field and so their passing will be of interest to the general readership. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:00, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb. A Nobel winner(especially the science/literature related ones) is generally an indicator someone is important enough to their field to merit a blurb. Maybe not always a guarantee, but definitely a point towards a blurb. 331dot (talk) 10:28, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb. The fact that someone deserved a blurb for winning a Nobel Prize doesn't mean they meet the (much higher, in my opinion) threshold for their death itself being worthy of another blurb. Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 11:54, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD because the article quality is sufficient. Oppose blurb because his death has received minimal news coverage and I'm not seeing much in the article to suggest he is important enough to warrant a blurb. Not all Level 5 vital people are blurbworthy, and six people get Nobel Prizes every year, so that's not an automatic death blurb either. In the absence of a compelling argument for blurbing him, I come down as an oppose. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:53, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD, comment on blurb Quality seems okay for an RD but I do note there's a handful of primary sources which should be augmented with third-party ones. On a blurb, while a large amount of the article is devoted to his works and contributions, I'm not seeing it well spelled out how impactful it was or what legacy it had. Simply winning the Nobel is not necessarily an automatic "major figure", though that likely should lead to coverage explaining the impact of the work particularly with any obits. Masem (t) 18:31, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Low-importance in economics. Grimes2 20:50, 1 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb - While he was clearly significant when he won the Nobel Prize, I'm not seeing any clear argument that he has had a genuinely lasting and widespread effect on his field. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:37, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb He was an economist who won the Nobel Prize for climate models that were later debunked by climate scientists and other mainstream economists in the field. That's why he hasn't had any lasting impact on his field. --~2026-58435-27 (talk) 12:30, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  The NYT has published a detailed obituary now. This indicates that he was highly influential and transformative. There's no talk of "debunking" -- just a natural critical debate about the priorities and pragmatic possibilities in which he took a middle course between the extremes.

  The model, which Professor Nordhaus refined over decades, has underpinned dozens of regulations around the world aimed at limiting fossil fuels and seeded the ground for a new field of research that bridges the gap between economics and earth science.

  “He played a crucial role in terms of bringing consideration of the natural environment into the mainstream of economics, whereas earlier, it was sort of a fringe area,” said Robert Stavins, director of the environmental economics program at Harvard...

  Andrew🐉(talk) 13:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb, seems influential and important. BilboBeggins (talk) 17:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb Personally I’ve always felt Nobel winners are automatic blurbs (I mean we post them when they won the award already) plus they don’t just hand those out to just anyone. On top of this, his article “Evaluations” section does seem to cover why he was unique in his field. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:14, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb winning a Nobel may be blurb-worthy; the death of a Nobel winner not automatically so. - SchroCat (talk) 19:19, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD – blurb discussion can continue. Schwede66 01:00, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Bangsamoro's first chief minister

Article: Abdulraof Macacua (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Following decades of conflict and a peace process, the parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines, elects Abdulraof Macacua (pictured) as the first chief minister of the region's regular government, marking the transition from interim to elected governance. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Following decades of conflict with the Philippine government and a peace process, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region establishes its first regular parliamentary government, with its parliament electing Abdulraof Macacua (pictured) as chief minister.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Phillipines establishes its first regular parliamentary government, with Abdulraof Macacua (pictured) elected as chief minister.

News source(s): The Manila Times, GMA Network, Anadolu Agency

 UCinternational (talk) 01:10, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Absurd - OrdinariusFingius (talk) 01:22, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Can you at least try to give a semblance of reasoning behind your !vote? — Knightoftheswords(talk) 01:31, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

This is not Captain Kirk's blurb nomination. Howard the Duck (talk) 01:32, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

FWIW, what should have been nominated was the 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election, as that was historic. This was just the aftermath of that. People here are very allergic to local elections tho, moreso if Muslims win. Howard the Duck (talk) 01:37, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

nothing to do with religion or atheism. wsilly to bring it up.---Psephguru (talk) 15:57, 31 October 2026 (UTC)---------------

• Support Considering the long road towards establishing a Parliament representing the Bangsamoro region and the context of resolving the Moro conflict, it would be reasonable to highlight the inaugural election to the body. Ornithoptera (talk) 01:44, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. Subnational politics that is not headline news worldwide. Sandstein 09:42, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Did you see the attached non-local sourcePsephguru (talk) 16:19, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support given past posting of less significant events for the similar situation of Northern Ireland in 2017 and 2022 (Northern Ireland's most recent election). CMD (talk) 11:53, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Blurb is far too long if this is to be posted. Might have to dump the preamble part. Masem (t) 12:14, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

strong support based on precedence i've said at least once (although someone said twice). Local elections that are historic as notable (west bengal democratic communists) and this is democratic islamists post insurgency/violence as even more so. caveat should have posted the election not the swearing in. (it woulda been fun to post MILF in the blurb)Psephguru (talk) 16:06, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Subdivisional politics. I’m not surprised it’s not even HLN worldwide. ~2026-57945-69 (talk) 17:14, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on significance. I don't see the depth or length of coverage of this that would warrant ITN inclusion. In fact, I don't see this in the news, apart from in the sources supplied to support the nomination. Yakikaki (talk) 17:23, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment I realise these links are not the bolded ones, but if people engage with this, they are going to click Bangsamoro Autonomous Region to find out about this place, only to discover that there is literally nothing about Macacua and his government except his name in the infobox; the article is seriously out of date. Bangsamoro peace process, also linked, has also not been updated for a long time. Black Kite (talk) 12:05, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on significance. (Support quality). Doesn't appear to have significant international news coverage. ClarkBurbank 15:18, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Altblurb2 added. Should be less wordy. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:08, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Support. It isn't every year that a former Islamist sepratist group senior commander becomes a chief minister in the Philippines. Some precedents included Nur Misuari and Ahod Balawag Ebrahim. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 21:19, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) Binance hack

Article: 2026 Binance hack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ $6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance in the largest ever crypto heist. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the largest ever crypto heist, $6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ $6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance in the largest theft ever.

News source(s): Bloomberg

Credits:

• Nominated by Chorchapu (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Suspscions are on North Korea, but it’s too early to say for certain. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 11:57, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I've just created an article, 2026 Binance hack, but it's a stub right now as I work on expanding it. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:12, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support when article ready $6.3 billion makes it the largest heist in recorded history, period. Should be good to go when the new article is ready. ~2026-57836-34 (talk) 14:29, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support once ready International coverage and the hack probably affected millions of people worldwide. ArionStar (talk) 15:05, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support once article quality is up to scratch. One of the largest capers in history. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support per above --VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 17:39, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• @~2026-57836-34 and Ad Orientem: I think I've written all I can about the hack, right now. I'm sure more information will come out in the next few days but could you look at the article again? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:40, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Yes, this is the biggest hack, but an article I read said there have been "nearly 150 [crypto] hacking incidents in 2025" so this is becoming an increasingly common occurrence. The previous record for a crypto hack ($1.5 billion) was just last year in 2025. Natg 19 (talk) 18:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  $6.3 billion is a whole lot more than $1.5 billion. Based on monetary value, this is almost certainly the largest theft in human history. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 19:04, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment - added altblurb2 OrdinariusFingius (talk) 19:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Oh yeah, also support OrdinariusFingius (talk) 19:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose The article seems too sketchy and tentative. It has few sources and there seems to be a lot of guesswork and speculation. As this is a crime, we shouldn't be accusing people as the article does. As for the amount, that seems small compared to other financial movements such as the fall in Google's share price which was about 100 times greater. And as the exchange has been locked and recovery is in progress, the amount is tentative too. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:47, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support. Largest heist and has receieved international coverage. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 19:57, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support absolutely notable. Skyshiftertalk 21:14, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Notable, but still much is not known. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:24, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support in principle but the article is way too short for posting. Also, we should avoid any "largest theft" claims in the blurb. Masem (t) 23:31, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support - Notable indeed and article will grow quickly. Jusdafax (talk) 07:00, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Highly notable technology and finance news event. --~2026-55444-41 (talk) 13:06, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted – robertsky (talk) 15:08, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
• With the way it's written now, should it say "are stolen" instead of "is stolen"? 3df (talk) 13:31, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Novaya Gazeta

Article: Novaya Gazeta (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's longest-running independent newspapers, announces that it will cease operations on 9 November 2026. This follows the newspaper's eviction from its longtime Moscow headquarters. (Post)

News source(s): Meduza

Credits:

• Nominated by Melbel (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Novaya Gazeta announced that it will shut down its servers and cease operations on 9 November. The announcement follows its September designation as a "foreign agent", the loss of its reader-donation system, the recent search of editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov's home, and the eviction of the newspaper from its longtime Moscow headquarters. The article has been updated to cover these developments. Melanie (talk) 07:11, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait until the end of its operations. An altblurb: "Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's longest-running independent newspapers, ceases its operations citing political repression." ArionStar (talk) 15:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Close and reopen - Has not happened yet, this is like nominating an election a week before it happens. Militant.Insurgency (talk) 15:26, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Wait until it happens. Bloxzge 025 (talk) 20:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Not yet ready Article suffers from WP:PROSELINE and has a few CN tags. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:17, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support. I have provided the necessary citations and removed the last remaining CN tags. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 21:26, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Oppose - I cannot see how a newspaper shutting down is significant at all, especially in Russia. OrdinariusFingius (talk) 21:29, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

This was one of the longest-running independent newspapers in the country and hosted some of the most outspoken criticism of Putin in the media. Its closure is the end of an era in Russia. This video from Steve Rosenberg/BBC News I found to be enlightening. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 22:21, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• I concur that this should be nominated again when the closure becomes effective (maybe a day or so prior, so that editors have a chance of commenting on quality?). Schwede66 07:23, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

October 29

Portal:Current events/2026 October 29

October 29, 2026 (2026-10-29) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Haitian conflict, El Salvador–Haiti relations
  • Salvadoran military intervention in Haiti
    • The Salvadoran government deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti in response to the kidnapping of four Salvadoran Gang Suppression Force members that occurred earlier this month. (BBC News)
• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Houthi–Saudi conflict, Yemeni civil war
    • Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes against two residential buildings in Taiz, Yemen, killing 12 civilians and wounding three more. (Xinhua)
• Russo–Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians, Dnipro strikes
    • Fifteen people are killed and 14 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on Dnipro railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine. Two teenage girls are also killed in a ballistic missile strike on central Chernihiv with eight others being hospitalized. A local day of mourning is declared. (The Kyiv Independnent) (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

• Non-profit fanfiction repository website Archive of Our Own is targeted in a cybersecurity incident, going offline. The Organization of Transformative Works states user information and submissions have not been compromised, and projects restoring the website in 2 to 4 weeks. (The New York Times) (People)

Business and economy

• AI boom
  • Artificial intelligence industry in Canada
    • Canada's federal government invests up to C$1.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere, taking an equity stake as part of a C$7 billion (US$5 billion) funding round intended to expand domestic computing infrastructure and AI development. (AFP) (Reuters)
• Boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin ends services for customers in Russia and Belarus, citing ongoing sanctions. (The Crypto Times)
• Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office in February 2027, eight months before her term officially ends. (Reuters)
• American food delivery company DoorDash announces an intent to acquire grocery delivery company Instacart for $17 billion in late 2027. (AP) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Brčko helicopter crash
  • Four people are killed and eleven more are injured after an Italian Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashes near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (AP)
• An oxygen cylinder explodes inside an ambulance parked at a medical facility in Tharparkar, Sindh Province, Pakistan, killing ten people. (AP)
• Three people are killed and five more injured during the collapse of a hoodoo at Göreme's Open Air Museum in the Nevşehir District, Turkey. It is suspected to be caused by heavy rainfall over the preceding days. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Swedish government formation
  • Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's leader, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, alongside the Social Democrats, Greens, Christian Democrats, and the Moderates. (Reuters)
• 2027 Haitian general election
  • Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council sets the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 29, 2027, with a second round scheduled for December 5, as the country prepares for its first national elections since 2017. (AFP via RFI)

Science and technology

• Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite discovered in 2022 in the Sahara in Mali, is reported to be 4.1 billion years old. (Reuters)

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(Posted) RD: Marisa Manchado

Article: Marisa Manchado (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): pianouniversity.org

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by Kencf0618 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Spanish composer, musicologist and academic teacher, pioneering about the role of gender and power in music, National Prize for her third opera, victim of train accident. She had no article until 29 Oct. It's a start. Many refs and obits are in Spanish, but I picked one in English. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support The article is long enough and fully sourced. Very tragic. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:59, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  Just so. And occasional such an event—I wouldn't call it a silver lining—reveals potentially notable subjects such as the Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música, which could in turn reveal new realms... A silver chain reaction, so to speak. kencf0618 (talk) 01:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Support article is of suff qual ClarkBurbank 18:52, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Support article looks great. Thanks for your work and for nominating her. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:18, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, all! Cleaned up my act recently, so I must be doing something right... kencf0618 (talk) 01:41, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• I could not verify her date of birth. One source gives the year only. The other source is dead; maybe an archive-url could be added? Schwede66 07:17, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  Nor could I. Several sources give the year only, - should we do the same? The Spanish Wikipedia has the day, but the sources used for it don't have it either, I looked. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  Now Salazar has the day (used already but not for the day), and also Bachtrack and Eric Alper (new overnight, and not read yet), but we know of course that they took it from us. What should we do?? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  I'll add Salazar as a source there, for formality. - We have no good ref for the day of death of Judith Blegen either yet, btw. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  I now added to that the French National Library which looks more reliable to me. I removed the dead link which was supposed to go the the Spanish National Library (if I read it right, - my Spanish is very basic. When I try to reach that via the link in authority control, I get a "bad gateway" error message. ?? Could someone who trusts the BnF please add it as a source to Wikidata, because the source there (at least yesterday) also has only the year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  We can only include what is verifiable. Schwede66 08:54, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  Define "verifiable". We have now - as explained - two refs for the day of birth: Salazar (who took it from us, as two others of that sort), and the French National Library that I trust. What do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:43, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  All good; French National Library is a reliable source. I see that it's been posted; otherwise, I would have actioned this now. Schwede66 23:25, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  @Gerda Arendt @Schwede66 I have added the source from the Spanish magazine Scherzo, which is widely cited on Wikipedia and might be RS. _-_Alsor (talk) 11:57, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  I have checked all remaining Spanish sources I had not seen so far. One was lost but I took details from others. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Posted. It looks from the above discussion like the DOB discussion is resolved, and all supported other than that. I found a few final small grammar/prose issues and typos which I have fixed myself, so all good. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 22:57, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Jan Byś

Article: Jan Byś (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Szombierki Bytom (in Polish), (in Polish), Polsat Sport (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy/Onet (in Polish), Wprost (in Polish)

Credits:

• Created and nominated by Abcmaxx (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Polish footballer. Article created by myself today. I realise it's a little short, but honestly not sure what I can expand with given the difficulty in finding sources for 80s Polish domestic footballers, and for a person who actively avoided media attention. Nonetheless his major successes have been noted and there are enough sources for the notable parts of his life. Abcmaxx (talk) 23:53, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Wait - I checked sources and everything seems to be in order. Article is short but well sourced, I'm worried it may not meet quality requirements at this time, and I'm not sure its possible to improve this article given Abcmaxx's findings of there being a lack of sources as he avoided media attention. If the article is able to be expanded with reliable sources, I would lean Support RD but as of now I Wait ClarkBurbank 23:14, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@ClarkBurbank: what is there to add though that is not already there but pertinent for a RD posting though? The quality of what is there is good, the notable facts of his life are adequately described and referenced. Abcmaxx (talk) 00:01, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

I think for a footballer's career section a date of first signing and date of retirement/last game seem quite important. I've made minor improvements to the article, should be good to post once those are added. ClarkBurbank 11:56, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

@ClarkBurbank: not when they started and finished at a fairly obscure semi-professional/amateur club though surely, not sure how can this be done when even now those clubs rarely keep records, never mind 50-60 years ago in an authoritarian regime. Abcmaxx (talk) 22:03, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Andrés Mendoza (serial killer)

Article: Andrés Mendoza (serial killer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Milenio

Credits:

• Created and nominated by Fixer88 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Serial killer who was linked to 19 murders. Fixer88 (talk) 21:58, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support - No issues and decent quality. Militant.Insurgency (talk) 01:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:40, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support anyone know how he did it? CREditzWiki (yap) | (things i apparently did) 12:38, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Support. Article is of sufficient quality ClarkBurbank 23:11, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@Admins willing to post ITN: seems to be ready TNM101 (in solidarity · chat) 14:27, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Much of the content in the infobox is missing from the body of the article. I suggest that is not good enough. Schwede66 15:10, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Alright, what you're saying makes sense; striking my comment TNM101 (in solidarity · chat) 15:24, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: June Jones

Article: June Jones (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo

Credits:

• Nominated by thrashbandicoot01 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Football coach who was the head coach at Hawaii, SMU, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. thrashbandicoot01 (User Talk:thrashbandicoot01) 20:13, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready There are multiple unsourced passages throughout the article, including the entire coaching records section. This needs to be fixed before the article can be posted. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

October 28

Portal:Current events/2026 October 28

October 28, 2026 (2026-10-28) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Houthi–Saudi conflict, Yemeni civil war
    • Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike at a market in Al Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen, killing 14 civilians and wounding ten more. (AP) (Xinhua)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • Eight women and children are reported to be injured in a airstrike in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• 2026 Iran war fuel crisis, Canada and the 2026 Iran war
  • The Bank of Canada raises its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation driven partly by higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP)
• Jio Platforms raises US$3.2 billion in India's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO), attracting about $77 billion in bids and becoming the country's most-subscribed IPO before its stock-market debut in Mumbai. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Toledo train collision
  • At least 69 people are killed and 179 injured during a collision between two high speed trains carrying a total of 544 passengers between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the Province of Toledo, Spain. (Sky News)
• 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
  • At least three people are killed as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India. (DNA) (Reuters)
• A bus transporting local tourists overturns in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, killing three people and injuring 39 others, including seven seriously. (AM Costa Rica)

International relations

• Rwanda–United States relations, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
  • The United States imposes sanctions on the Rwandan ministry of defence over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, alleging that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels to fight against Congolese forces. (Reuters)
• United States embargo against Cuba
  • The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for an end to the American embargo against Cuba by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions, the measure's lowest support since 1995. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Attacks on Israeli embassies
  • A youth armed with two knives wounds a police officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, before being shot and killed. (Reuters)
• British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence. (BBC News) (RTÉ)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Brazilian general election
  • Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the "rightful" president-elect of Brazil. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
  • Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president. (Reuters)
• 2026 Israeli legislative election
  • Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party-led governing coalition wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though no alliance wins a majority, leaving government formation unclear. (CBS News)

Sports

• 2026 Japan Series
  • In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in four games to win their 13th Japan Series championship. (Kyodo News)
• 2026 World Series
  • In Major League Baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series championship in franchise history. (NBC News)

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(Posted as blurb) RD/Blurb: Patrick Stewart

Article: Patrick Stewart (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  British thespian and actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ British actor Patrick Stewart dies at the age of 86.

News source(s): THR

Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)
• Updated by ItsShandog (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Just reported so article needs updates. Aryicle is close, and I feel his cross media career and details covered by his honors section nake a blurb reasonable (though shpuld expand with legacy asoects) Masem (t) 19:49, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb, leading actor and thespian. Edit conflicts on article left-and-right, but it looks to be in a decent state. RIP. 1brianm7 (talk) 19:53, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Just really famous, not transformational in any way. Yes, he played Professor X and Picard, and won lots of awards. No, I don't believe this is what a death blurb is for. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Some citations are needed. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:03, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb A major loss, RIP. A larger update will probably be necessary though. -GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 20:00, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment - I'm not around here that often; if he were to get a blurb (not weighing in one way or the other), should it mention one or two things he actually did (and his status as a knight)? Nivlac, 1st Viscountess Nivlac (talk) 19:59, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

we could add Sir, but generally thats the extent of additional recognition. The article shpuld properly cover the highlights in the lead. Masem (t) 20:04, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb, household name, top of his field. Sahaib (talk) 20:01, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb - His latter-day fame in Star Trek and X-Men was considerable, but let's not let it obscure that he was also one of the leading Shakespearean actors of his generation. I also remember him as Sejanus in I, Claudius; he really was in a tremendous range of things, and was certainly influential in the field of stage acting. GenevieveDEon (talk) 20:02, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  added the thespian aspect to blurb, as thats often forgotten. Masem (t) 20:08, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  ”Thespian” is redundant; it’s just another word for “actor”. Ham II (talk) 20:47, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb - Make it so. Fdfexoex (talk) 20:04, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb Notable enough to warrant one CY223 (talk) 20:06, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Blurb once ready - Some additional sourcing needed for it to be ready to post, but absolutely deserving of a blurb, one of the most well known and prolific actors of his generation, & the fact he’s remained famous and transformational up until the end of his life shows his impact on the industry. TheFellaVB (talk) 20:06, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb He played very memorable characters, but I don't see him as globally transformational. His manner of death does not rise to great notoriety, either. rawmustard (talk) 20:07, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose both on quality CN needs to be fixed. Oppose blurb popularity≠notability. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:09, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) Oppose blurb Great actor who I saw on stage a few times, but not transformational. If the blurb does get voted in by trekkie and Xmen fans, then for the love of all that is holy, not the current and awful version of "thespian and actor": just "actor" will suffice, but I hope level heads prevail and we don't get yet another 'Carrie Fisher moment'. Oppose RD at present on quality grounds. - SchroCat (talk) 20:12, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  the Carrie Fisher issue was that she was famous for a recurring character in a popular movie series, but had little else impact full about her career. Stewart was a highly respected stage actor (he was knighted for his stage performances) before he became the huge TV/film star, and even after semi retirement, remained an advocate for gay rights among other aspects. He was also recieved nuneeous top awards indicating how he stood out from others in the field. We are going to have to deal with nerd-famous/pop culture !voting, but we need to look at the sum of the career and if the article properly shows which he meets the najor figure criteria, which as i noted needs inprovement but its not absent nor a long ways off. Masem (t) 20:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  I saw him on stage several times (and multiple times on film in X-Men and a Marvel), read his autobiography and liked him a lot, but he wasn’t transformational, nor does he reach the level for a blurb IMO. This really is looking more and more like a ‘Carrie Fisher moment’, and the sooner ITN takes steps to stop the fan-voting on film stars, the better it will be. - SchroCat (talk) 20:55, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support once ready First Walter Koenig and now him? This is truly sad. RIP.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wreaderick (talk • contribs) 20:17, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb Outstanding in his field of theatre and TV, resurrected a sci fi series that lives to this day, article well written. Make it so Number One. Engage. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 20:19, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb The honours section makes a sufficient case that he had a transformational career. He had major impacts in both theatre and Sci Fi film. The bar should not be set so high that only the Mandelas of the world get a blurb (and it has never been that high) Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 20:23, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Patrick Stewart is getting a blurb, folks. (agree with removing "thespian"). Xavexgoem (talk) 20:24, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment It's pretty clear there's not a settled consensus on RD blurbability for household names, which will 1) naturally attract a lot of !votes and votes, and 2) conflate fan voting with reasoned argument. There also appears to be a kind of assumed consensus that cannot possibly gel with these "household names" circumstances, and part of the point of these discussions is to reconcile the two. This is difficult if a consensus for blurbability is already assumed because, again, these are different circumstances (cf Carrie Fisher incident, whatever that is (I can guess)). Xavexgoem (talk) 22:27, 29 October 2026 (UTC) fwiw I'm not a star trek fan, and I loathe the MCU. I love I Claudius?

The "Carrie Fisher" incident just refers to the fact that many think she should not have been posted as an RD Blurb when she passed away in 2016, but there was broad consensus for posting her. Natg 19 (talk) 23:02, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb when ready. Stewart was more than just the sum of his two most famous film roles, as the man maintained widely recognised legacy in film, TV, theatre as well as with philanthropy, which all of these have been lauded and awarded for. By all accounts, he is deserving of a blurb here. CaptainGalaxy 20:25, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb - In my view, an obvious blurb per above. Jusdafax (talk) 20:27, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Highly influential theatre and pop culture actor. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:29, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb. Transformative, infinitely versatile, spectacularly talented stage and screen actor. Ouro (blah blah) 20:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per GenevieveDEon. Significant impact on the acting profession and popular culture. Davey2116 (talk) 20:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb He lent the gravitas of Shakespear to Sci-Fi; allowing it to be taken seriously. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I'm a great fan of his work, but if the blurb requisites for the death of a person is that they be sui generis, I fail to see that substantiated by anyone who has written "support blurb" above. He was good, he was certainly popular...was he in a class all his own, though, in terms of acting? -- Veggies (talk) 20:54, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  ITNRDBLURB doesn't require the person to be sui generis (meaning unique and unlike other people). It says These cases are rare, and are usually posted on a sui generis basis through a discussion at WP:ITNC that determines there is consensus that the death merits a blurb. This means that the postings don't follow any particular pattern; they just require a consensus to post. The effect is that it's a straight vote and popularity contest. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:07, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality at the moment; there are two entire paragraphs without citations and a few cn tags. Oppose blurb in any case, I agree that he was a good actor but as some others have pointed out hardly transformational. Yakikaki (talk) 21:03, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb He was a central character of two well known franchises. Could be argued the central figure of one of them. Known for his Shakespearean work as well. Knighted. Known for his philanthropy. An immense, outspoken, positive influence and role model for millions of people. And a household name. †dismas†|^(talk) 21:07, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb an actual Mandela/Thatcher level individual. NorthernFalcon (talk) 21:14, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb 100%. He was one of the most influential people in the Star Trek franchise. Incredibly notable. Sumde2 (talk) 21:17, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  If this were a Star Trek wiki, it would be appropriate, but it simply is not. rawmustard (talk) 21:24, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  And Star Trek is also one of the most influential media franchises of all time. Not to mention his acting career in several other films, all of them which are definitely notable enough. sumde2 (talk) 21:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  100% agree. Being a recognizable character in a fictional series or movie doesn't make someone transformative. -- Veggies (talk) 21:32, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb I'm always a little hesitant when we get actors who are famous for "Wikipedia editor friendly" activities such as Star Trek, lest we end up with another fiasco like Carrie Fisher, but Stewart is on a different level, not least for his legendary stage acting, and I suspect some of those !voting Oppose above are only aware of him for such parts (which sort of balances it out, but whatever). Article isn't quite up to scratch yet, though. Black Kite (talk) 21:18, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Very sad news to hear. I oppose blurb per Muboshgu. Despite being a massive fan of TNG, I do not think he was transformative enough to warrant a blurb. We can't blurb every major actor that dies. ~2026-57643-21 (talk) 21:30, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb probably futilely. This is going to be a repeat of the Carrie Fisher tidal wave of WP:FAN !votes. But no he does not meet our customary criteria for a death blurb. Very sad news though. I was a fan. -Ad Orientem (talk) 21:47, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per Muboshgu, and others. Haven't looked closely enough to assess quality. Natg 19 (talk) 21:57, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb Per above. Star Trek is an undeniably transformative work in the realm of Science Fiction, and he is possibly one of the most easily recognized actors in the world for his role in that alone. Rockview13 (talk) 22:21, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb - Although I am not a fan of the Star Trek franchise (yet), I understand that he is easily one of the most well-known actors in his field. Militant.Insurgency (talk) 22:26, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Strong support blurb He inspired several other actors, such as Hugh Jackman. ArionStar (talk) 22:50, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support why is this not on the main page? Actually someone everyone has heard of. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:51, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support An ENORMOUS name that everyone has heard of. It this isn't what ITN is for, I don't know what is... Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 22:57, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb, an iconic stage and film actor. Nsk92 (talk) 22:59, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per above. Even beyond Star Trek he's got an outsized impact on his field internationally. Ornithoptera (talk) 23:06, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per above. Mount Patagonia (talk • contributions) 23:19, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blub, a generationally important actor who also did fine work in 2 long-lasting screen roles. The article looked well developed and well supported to me, but lemme see if I can ref anything. Yngvadottir (talk) 23:25, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Major cultural figure. Had Wikipedia been around in the 17th century, some of you would have opposed blurbing the death of William Shakespeare. The Vital One (talk) 23:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Multiple iconic roles, has had a major influence on other actors, and was considered a leading figure in stage acting. Undoubtedly blurb-worthy. The article has also received enough improvements to where it is of sufficient quality to post. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 00:14, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb I think Stewart was probably at, or near, the top of his field as a stage actor, but I would argue he wasn't at the top of his field as a screen actor; he was usually an ensemble player in film and television. Even on the stage, there are a few obvious British names still living who have surely been more transformative and prominent over their careers. I think the amount of awards Stewart has received backs this up; he was never nominated for an Oscar or a BAFTA and never won an Emmy, Golden Globe or a Tony. Stewart is often associated with Ian McKellen but he's more on the level of Derek Jacobi when you look at his career and awards. I don't think many would support blurbing Jacobi when the day comes, but then it isn't actually the field Stewart was at the top of that is getting him all of these votes; what is doing the heavy-lifting for Stewart in this discussion is Star Trek. When we're talking about cultural prominence, Picard is arguably his only major leading role. For that reason, I think we need to be very wary indeed about the Carrie Fisher effect. I think, also, that comments about how we must blurb him because "everyone has heard of" him are a bit inappropriate; there are a lot of "household name" elderly actors from Western film and TV alive right now and if that argument held water, we'd be blurbing them willy nilly. Humbledaisy (talk) 00:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I agree with your oppose, but Star Trek is not the only leading role that Stewart was prominent for. He also starred as Charles Xavier in the Fox X-Men series. Natg 19 (talk) 00:44, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Just noting that I haven't watched Star Trek, so didn't vote for the blurb because of that. Sahaib (talk) 01:34, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb He is the sort of household name that his death will and has led to widespread coverage. Altblurb supported without thespian. Arguably transformative in science fiction, as he took to it as if it was a Shakespearean role and elevated it from just "science fiction" to something more.PliskorCor (talk) 00:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Would also add that another blurb is up for consideration. A Mexican politician. I'm not going to argue for or against them being blurbed, and so far consensus seems to be that they will. I will say that if they are blurbed and Stewart is not. Then it will be just another chapter in the book of wiki editors finding any excuse not to include popular events of blurbs, in favour of events of blurbs that will have little public appeal. I'm sure someone will post a policy etc. But sometimes we have to think "What will people coming to wiki who aren't editors actually care about".PliskorCor (talk) 02:16, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb If he can't make it onto the blurb section then what actor could? Jon698 (talk) 01:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb. Was transformative in the field of sci-fi. BilboBeggins (talk) 02:34, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb Highly acclaimed classical Shakespearean actor of stage and screen, a well deserved blurb. --CommanderShepardX (talk) 02:38, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment As nominator, I don't feel the article is just ready yet for a blurb. As I mentioned, we need to better expand why he was considered a great figure. There's a limited basis in "Acting credits and accolades" to support this but it really needs to be strengthened to support the "major figure" aspect of RD Blurbs. From the few obits I've seen, this should be really easy to expand with those. Otherwise, as many opposes point out, this is just being supported because he was nerd-famous, and that is NOT a reason to post a blurb. Masem (t) 02:43, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  See Patrick Stewart on stage and screen. ArionStar (talk) 02:58, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Highly famous, yes, although we should keep in mind that actors have an edge by default over other professions in terms of being recognizable to the public eye. However, that level of recognition alone is far from reaching the threshold of "transformative" in my opinion. Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 03:53, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Being "transformative" is not a death blurb criterion, "major figure" is. ArionStar (talk) 04:32, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support any option: "Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY." The article had only one citation needed tag, for a sentence that the article currently can do without and can be restored if a suitable source can be found. (Which might be the credits for the program itself? Not sure here. Moving on, though.) If there is anything deficient, it would be Patrick Stewart on stage and screen, which is not being linked to. I will say that I am surprised by those opposed. Stewart did work in films over six separate decades, television work over seven decades, and stage work over six decades. His death is on the front page of the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Australian Broadcasting Company, BBC, and CNN. That despite the US election season that is less than a week away for the AP and CNN. --Super Goku V (talk) 04:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Goku, please state if you support RD, which do not need arguments on importance, just if the article is up to snuff, or for a blurb, where WP:ITNRDBLURB has to be satisfied. Howard the Duck (talk) 04:30, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  I am supportive of any option, which is why I specifically did not say just the blurb, but I will correct that. (Though I would not be surprised if someone posts to ERRORS over the usage of thespian.) --Super Goku V (talk) 04:55, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb per Humbledaisy. Love the guy, but not quite significant enough. The next ten years and more are going to see a considerable rise in celebrity deaths, given the boomer boom in the entertainment industry (Mick Jagger, Dustin Hoffman, Diana Ross, etc), and we must be prepared to set the bar pretty high in anticipation of this. Ericoides (talk) 07:29, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Why must we be prepared to set the bar pretty high in anticipation of the deaths of major figures? It's not like we're going to run out of room... Levivich (talk) 14:08, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb Reasons include:

1. The subject's article is rated vital and so there's already a consensus that they "represent the pinnacles of their field with a material impact on the course of humanity".
2. The subject's article was the top read yesterday as millions of readers have already come to consult it. This dwarfs all other topics such as the World Series which is ITN's current top blurb. Even the article about Stewart's wife, Sunny Ozell, got more readers than the World Series and so it's no contest.
3. The article is high quality with so much material that there are spinoffs such as List of awards and nominations received by Patrick Stewart which demonstrate his status as a major figure.

Andrew🐉(talk) 08:24, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

On the second point, you're going to end up with people pulling the old "page views don't count" thing. Because that seems to be the go too argument, when they don't want to post something people might actually read.PliskorCor (talk) 08:42, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

People already are reading it, so page views are actually an argument against including, not in favor; we don't need to draw attention to an already highly viewed article. This is why page views are a poor metric. 331dot (talk) 09:03, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

They're not though. Who cares if its highly viewed already. That shows people actually want to know about the information. Wiki is a frustrating place because we have editors who feel their job is to push people to what they think people should be reading, not what they actually care about. "People actually care about this, thats an argument we shouldn't post it" is absurd.PliskorCor (talk) 09:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

That's the job of The New York Times editor, editors/producers at CNN, etc. Yes, that's what we do here. I'm not sure why that frustrates you, other than you just disagreeing with consensus.

So you know what people care about? That isn't any different than doing what you say the other side is doing. You can only guess at this.

There are other considerations besides page views. If you want ITN to be a most viewed ticker(there certainly would be less contentious discussion, I'll grant that) WT:ITN is thataway. I do think there should be less room to oppose on super-notability grounds as is done at RD, but I digress. 331dot (talk) 10:11, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

It frustrates me because wiki editors seem to forget that they are editing a webpage that people use. Posting things they will actually read seems like a good idea. Do I want it to be a most read? No. But I think we can also agree that a subjects popularity can be a good basis on if they should receive a blurb or not.PliskorCor (talk) 11:44, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Popularity and page views are not the same thing. As noted below, page views are a Wikipedia metric that has nothing to do with the merits of posting a particular event. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm fairly sure we don't know that each page view is a different person. 331dot (talk) 11:55, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Page views should not weigh one way or the other. Yes, it's the job of ITN to direct users to topical articles. I agree that the large number of page views undermines the argument that we should post the story in order to direct people to something they wouldn't otherwise read, but that's not the whole issue here. ITN would look very strange indeed if we only posted articles which both were in the news and had few visits. I will reiterate my usual point, that the number of hits an article receives is not a fact about the news story itself at all. It is a fact about Wikipedia's own articles and metrics, and Wikipedia is not a source. GenevieveDEon (talk) 10:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Page views are a fact and so are objective evidence rather than opinion. They demonstrate the widespread coverage and interest and allow for objective comparison with other news stories such as the World Series or Elke Sommer. The numbers in this case clearly show that Stewart is the current top story. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:09, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

This is objective evidence of mass interest in something, not its' encyclopedic value. More people view news about someone dating or breaking up than news in science. Compare pageviews in case of average Nobel Prize Winner and a celebrity or socialitee. BilboBeggins (talk) 13:41, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

The purpose of ITN is to help people find what they're looking for (WP:ITNPURPOSE) so yes, page views are very relevant as they're an objective indicator of what people are interested in. ITN isn't supposed to be for obscure news only. Levivich (talk) 14:11, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Stewart's vital status confirms his encyclopedic value. The pageviews confirm that his article is getting a lot of traffic as a result of the news coverage and so it's "in the news" in a big way. The pageviews also confirm that people are specifically searching Wikipedia to find out more and ITN is supposed to help with that per WP:ITNPURPOSE. The quality is rated B-class and there don't seem to be any show-stopper tags. The last aspect to check is consensus and we have that too. The article ticks all the boxes and so it has been posted. Engage! Andrew🐉(talk) 14:15, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I commend you, Andrew, as well as Levivich and BilboBeggins, for your solid reasoning, and thank all Patrick Stewart blurb supporters as well. After reading his well-written article, packed with examples of his notability, in my view there’s no doubt that the consensus to post the blurb was 100% correct and proper! Jusdafax (talk) 22:53, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb. He was highly important to his field. 331dot (talk) 09:06, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Blurb posted. Image will follow once protected on Commons. Sandstein 09:38, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Post-posting blurb support - can anyone name a more important sci fi actor? Can anyone name a more important Shakespearean actor from our times? No? That's how you know he's a major figure. He is a cultural icon on the level of Elvis or Dolly. (Btw we're gonna blurb Shatner, too.) Levivich (talk) 14:14, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment I will confine myself to noting that we owe an apology to Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas. Moving on... -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Agreed. I looked through both their nominations and it was all "oppose - old actor dies, yawn". Too many Wikipedians think the sun rises and sets because of their favorite movie/show and any major actors therein are gods. ITN really needs concrete, quantifiable criteria for death blurbs, otherwise you get absurdities like "my favorite sci-fi actor died! They need a blurb!" Ridiculous. -- Veggies (talk) 17:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

The current "guideline" is WP:ITNRDBLURB, specifically the "Major figures" section. But I am in agreement that there is no concrete, quantifiable instructions. Natg 19 (talk) 17:38, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Based on my ITN experience gained, I would support all of them. ArionStar (talk) 18:00, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I know all about ITNRDBLURB. It's a joke that no one follows (as we can see here). It's not even a criteria, really. It's two words: "major figure" without even the most rudimentary of definitions. If anyone thinks Carrie Fisher was more of a "major figure" than Olivia de Havilland in the field of acting/entertainment, I've got a bridge to sell them. Just look at the posts here "Support blurb - make it so", "Patrick Stewart is getting a blurb, folks", "Actually someone everyone has heard of.". And some of those are from admins. Jesus! No justification, no weighing arguments, just a straight vote. Absurd. -- Veggies (talk) 18:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

It isn't - or shouldn't be - a contest between 'popular culture' and 'high culture'. But all this complaining about Patrick Stewart's prominence in the former does a serious disservice to his importance in the latter. And yes, we should, at the very least, have posted Olivia de Havilland, and I said so at the time. That doesn't mean we shouldn't post Patrick Stewart. GenevieveDEon (talk) 18:21, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

One of the biggest issues, apart from the lack of clear criteria, is that closing admins (or admins who make the decision to post the blurb or not to) rarely, if ever, give their determinations as they would on deciding an AfD discussion or a contentious RfC closure. They are supposed to weigh arguments based on guidelines and determine consensus in that manner—even if it's imperfect. Instead, I don't see anything except a tallying of votes, honestly. Those opposed to a blurb here had fairly strong arguments that a great deal of the pro-blurb !voters didn't address. If Meryl Streep lives to be 116, the Wikipedians of the future will certainly say "oppose - never heard of her" "oppose - old woman dies" rather than looking objectively at weighing accomplishments and analyzing whether she was "in a class all her own" (as she certainly is). "Popular culture" is not a criteria for a blurb. Neither is "high culture". And for that matter neither is page views or article rating. -- Veggies (talk) 18:39, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Since there are a lot of comments here about Olivia de Havilland, I looked into it and De Havilland was on the front page. The issue came after that.

De Havilland's blurb was posted at 4:21 p.m. UTC, which was eight minutes after the nomination. After that, a number of users who disagreed made it clear that they opposed the blurb. This led to the blurb being pulled at 1:57 a.m. UTC the next day. Rather than just pulling the blurb only and letting it be discussed further, the closer of the discussion said no need to discuss further and closed off any further discussion without considering that those who supported the blurb might not have voiced their opinions upon seeing it on the main page.

Honestly from these two situations, I can see why there are calls to reform ITN. It definitely feels like the situation with De Havilland was more one where it wasn't allowed to stay on the main page because it got posted to the main page too early. --Super Goku V (talk) 23:33, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Veggies should see the RfC which proposes to abolish ITNRDBLURB but replace it with nothing. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:53, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Alain Delon too. ArionStar (talk) 17:52, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Delone wasn't posted solely because of quality issues, AFAIK which surprisingly weren't fixed in time. He was otherwise blurbable enough. Brandmeister ^talk 21:28, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Honestly, I am coming away from this with a different prospective than most of the replies under Ad Orientem's comment: That if a subjects most well known roles are only those on screens and only in one specific genre, then it will be harder than it should be to get posted to the main page. --Super Goku V (talk) 23:17, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I completely disagree; if a personality was at the top of a specific genre, a death blurb is possible. ArionStar (talk) 23:54, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Elke Sommer

Article: Elke Sommer (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Seems to be breaking news but the German Wikipedia already has posted it. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:21, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Tagged for missing references: that needs to be fixed before we can think of posting. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:36, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready, largely unsourced paragraphs and tables. Will still oppose if someone decides to "fix" the unreferenced filmography by splitting it out, its cheap and devalues the process. orangesclub 🍊 11:03, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Far from ready; swathes of unreferenced content. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:35, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted as blurb) RD/Blurb: Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Article: Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Mexican politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (pictured) dies at the age of 92. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former Head of Government of Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (pictured) dies at the age of 92.

News source(s): New York Times

Credits:

• Nominated by Tbhotch (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Mexican politician and a leading figure in the country's left-wing politics during the last century. The article covers the major aspects of his life. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 07:41, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support. Article quality is good enough. Moscow Mule (talk) 14:57, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Blurb for Cuauh? Ok, sure. Massive figure back in the day. Moscow Mule (talk) 17:54, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article looks good. Wouldn't be opposed to a blurb given how is death is receiving international coverage, with many referring to him as an instrumental figure in Mexico's democratic transformation. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:37, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Dare I suggest a blurb? I'm undecided on it myself right now but from reading the article he seems to have had a pivotal role in Mexican democracy. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

I was thinking about that. After reading the obits (Spanish and English/international sources), Cardenas was an instrumental figure in the country's democratic transformation. His role in the 1988 election (which was actually rigged against him) alone I'd argue would warrant him to be blurb worthy. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:51, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

@Chorchapu: Expanded the article and his legacy section shows how his leftist politics didn't just impact Mexico but Latin America. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:50, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• I would support a blurb. Cardenas was fundamental to the democratic transformation of Mexico, not only in 1988, but also in 1994. A towering figure for the Mexican left, Latin America, and a loss for the world. River10000 (talk) 16:56, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Article quality is sufficient, and according to his article, he played a major role in Mexico transforming from a one-party state to a proper democracy. His major impact on a major country is blurb-worthy. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 18:19, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Here is where a proposed blurb was added to the template. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 18:32, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Article quality looks good, legacy section establishes why considered a major figure. Masem (t) 20:02, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Per TDKR and QuicoleJR. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 20:25, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Per TDKR and QuicoleJR. CaptainGalaxy 20:27, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per Masem. Transformational effect on Mexico's democracy and the end of one-party PRI rule. Davey2116 (talk) 20:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb considering his role in the 1988 Mexican general election and the movement beyond the two-party system between the PAN and the PRI, as well as his role within Mexico, I'd say it justifies a blurb. Ornithoptera (talk) 23:05, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Admins willing to post ITN: ready for posting? Natg 19 (talk) 01:37, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Posted – robertsky (talk) 11:29, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment Many a justification here for the blurb based on impact on Latin America as a whole, yet this isn't justified within the article's lead at all. Gotitbro (talk) 08:41, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

RD: Alvin Hellerstein

Article: Alvin Hellerstein (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): NYT

Credits:

• Nominated by GhostStalker (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Federal judge in the Southern District of New York, oversaw many prominent cases, most recently presiding over the case of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Article looks well cited. GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 03:21, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Support looks well-cited, definitely notable enough. Lamp moth (talk) 03:35, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Not ready I've just added a few CN tags. Once those are fixed, though, it's ready to go. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:41, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) 2026 World Series

Article: 2026 World Series (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series (MVP William Contreras pictured). (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by DeMarcusCousinsCousin (talk · give credit) and Allen2 (talk · give credit)

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 03:13, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support life is pain (I chose to be a Cubs fan) CREditzWiki (yap) | (things i apparently did) 03:58, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Hey, unless you're somehow <9 years old you've got a World Series win in your lifetime. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  There are only 7 teams that have won more recently! GreatCaesarsGhost 11:11, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Don't see any glaring issues. Congrats to the Brew Crew! The Kip ^(contribs) 04:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Well put together. 57 years in the brewing to get to this pinnacle. CoatCheck (talk) 04:49, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

I always have a chuckle on how people would react when they see "MVP" on the Main Page... Howard the Duck (talk) 06:11, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

It's linked, so they can click it. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:00, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Although this does bring up a problem of WP:SEAOFBLUE. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:09, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

True, but that hasn't stopped us before. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:13, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Ahem. (Links to WP:ERRORS) Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 08:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Does this have a "alternative" or dirty meaning? As a sports fan, the only interpretation of MVP that I have is Most Valuable Player. Natg 19 (talk) 17:26, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

I believe it is a USA-centric term that other countries don't have any meaning for. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Nah, most other sports have "Man/Woman of the match/series/tournament", they just didn't invent a rather odd TLA for it. Black Kite (talk) 21:21, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

I'm trying to figure out this original comment: I always have a chuckle on how people would react when they see "MVP" on the Main Page. Must be a meme or something I am missing. Natg 19 (talk) 21:56, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Looks good to go to me. Wish we were back in the Yankee dynasty years, but I guess all things had to come to an end. -GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 10:41, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support No issues. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:11, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Weak Support Overall, it looks well fleshed out. However, the "Rating" table is mostly empty. Also, the single prose sentence in the "Summary" section feels underwhelming. I think those are minor issues that should not hold up posting. ~2026-52228-20 (talk) 13:57, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Nielsen ratings are released a few days after, so we don't know them for the most recent games. I don't know about the Spanish-language and Japanese ratings. – Muboshgu (talk) 13:59, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support And tagging ready Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 20:25, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support - Let’s post it. Jusdafax (talk) 20:35, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted—Bagumba (talk) 00:36, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Mada Masr shutdown

Article: Mada Masr (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Egypt forces the closure of Mada Masr, the last remaining independent news outlet in the country. (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Last non-Sisi aligned news outlet is closed. Article requires a lot of work though quality-wise. Abcmaxx (talk) 16:41, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support - Looking at the Google News tab, this is definitely being covered in the news. Article quality could easily be fixed with all these new sources. Militant.Insurgency (talk) 17:32, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose for now. I think it's notable, but the update to the article is only three sentences long so I don't think it meets quality standards (yet) ✈ mike_gigs ^talk_contribs 17:53, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support notability, wait quality - Article needs a lot of citation work, but I think this is a notable enough event and it's being reported on decently heavily. Gauze ↵ 18:22, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as update is currently two sentences. Undecided on notability but probably lean support. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:38, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment This has been expanded more. Salmon Of Ignorance (talk) 09:09, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

• This appears stale. The article says that the newspaper was shut down on 27 October, which is older than the oldest item currently on the main page. It's nominated for 28 October, but the article does not talk about that date. Schwede66 07:10, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted RD, then blurb) RD/Blurb: Dolores Huerta

Article: Dolores Huerta (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American labor activist Dolores Huerta (pictured) dies aged 96. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ American labor activist Dolores Huerta (pictured) dies at the age of 96.

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (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:ITNQUALITY.

 – Muboshgu (talk) 16:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment One of the most influential figures in American labor and feminist history. I think a blurb would be appropriate. Estreyeria (talk) 16:15, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  I believe that death blurbs have jumped the shark and will not support one. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:35, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Muboshgu: If you don't mind me asking, why do you say that, and what type of death blurb would you post? QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:02, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  I believe that the bar has been lowered too far based on some of the past death blurb suggestions. Huerta is not nearly as egregious as some others, and may even be a valid case. Death blurbs should be reserved for the most rare cases of news-dominating deaths. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  I would agree, this was where I noticed our standards had slipped and where we should've drawn a line. Failing that, we do have to draw a line somewhere. I agree that it's a bit of shame since Huerta seems to be significantly more influential (less egregious to suggest a blurb for) than Hamilton. Flyingfishee (talk) 07:51, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support RD only No glaring issues with the article quality-wise and good length. While I agree she was rather influential, I disagree that she was transformative enough/Sui generis to warrant a potential blurb. ~2026-57527-24 (talk) 16:27, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb High profile activist in the labor rights movement. -TenorTwelve (talk) 17:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Huerta was perhaps one of the most prominent Latina activists in her own right. --Oscar_. (talk) 17:39, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment A blurb was added at this point. ~2026-57527-24 (talk) 19:33, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Influential activist and definitely top of her field like Gloria Steinem and Jesse Jackson whom we blurbed. Article in good shape too. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:50, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD, reasonable support for blurb Quality is there, but a few things I'd like to see. First, having the stuff with Chavez does not feel right at an H2 level but probably should be an H3 under Personal Life. It’s not a major aspect of her life to be that predoninate on the page. Second between the Awards and the Representation sections likely can be combined to an overall Legacy or Impact section, and adding a paragraph or so sum up her legacy in a concise fashion. I dont doubt she has such a legacy (that is, she clearly fits being a major figure) but while all the implicit reasons are there in the article, we shpuld be providing that expansion of what's in the lede with sources there. Masem (t) 18:30, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb There are many very important and influential people in every country, but we know that Americans tend to stand out more in terms of global popularity. I think we should feature in our blurbs those figures who also enjoy international recognition, impact and influence. That is not the case here. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 18:25, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  Pardon me? Global popularity? You realise this is a language bias, right? Due to a significant majority of native English speakers being Americans. ~2026-57845-44 (talk) 10:20, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Americans indeed make up 60% to 65% of all native English speakers. But if you include English as a second language, the proportion of Americans drops to 20%. So what the IP says is correct, but only when you look at English as a first language. Schwede66 23:01, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb, Huerta doesn't meet the high threshold required for posting in my opinion based on reading the article. Examples of non-American living activists that are also currently listed as level 5 vital articles include Wang Dan, Raoni Metuktire, Timoleón Jiménez, Chai Ling, Vandana Shiva, Benny Wenda, etc. I doubt any of them would be nominated if they died though. Sahaib (talk) 18:46, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD: good enough. "See also" section gives off coat-racking vibes. Deeply conflicted on blurb. Moscow Mule (talk) 19:03, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb - Highly prominent figure both years ago and today. Not to sound callous, but while I'm not sure her activism or the Chavez accusations alone would qualify her for a blurb, in combination I believe they do. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:37, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per Alsor above. Yakikaki (talk) 21:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per above. Wizardman 21:43, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb. For reasons states by @TDKR Chicago 101 and @Oscar . Comecoquito (talk) 22:38, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb as per Masem, TDKR Chicago 101, and The Kip. -GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 23:05, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blub - per above. Also note that almost all of the "important person" blurbs that aren't former heads of state are almost all Americans. The criteria is vague and open ended, thus leading to obvious geographic and linguistic bias in how it's implemented. You wouldn't see labor activists of similar regional importance being blurbed who lived in Nigeria, India, Philippines, or Indonesia, for example. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:17, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Your "almost all Americans" over-states the issue.. So far this year, by my count, there have been 18 RD blurbs. Abut a third were Americans, about a third were former heads of state and about a third were non-American and not former heads of state. The proportions in 2025 were similar: 30 blurbs split about one third Americans, one third heads of state and one third other. The most recent example of a non-American activist was Bajrakitiyabha though it may have helped that she was a princess too. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:55, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb Understand that my knowledge of them isn't the only reason to oppose a blurb. But largely only seems to be getting attention in the US, with a handful of international sources. I'm not in the US, and I tend to feel that if the only way I would know that someone has died is from the ITN candidates, they're probably not someone who needs to be blurbed. Blurbs should be people where their death is going to cause widespread international attention. Not localised coverage.PliskorCor (talk) 06:41, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Blurb per alsor Rockview13 (talk) 21:09, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Collapsing the off-topic thread I unintentionally sparked. Probably best to just focus on Huerta. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:27, 29 October 2026 (UTC) The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

• This is the English-language Wikipedia; it's a natural consequence of that that we give elevated attention to figures from the country with the largest English-speaking population in the world. I get concerns about systemic bias, but forced/false balance isn't the solution. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:25, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  India is the second largest English speaking country in the world, and its margin to the #1 country is the population of Canada or California... Howard the Duck (talk) 04:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Still, though, only between 10% and 19% of the population speaks it outright (see here) and only two-hundredths of a percent are first-language speakers. By comparison, Hindi is spoken by roughly 57% of the population and is the first language of 43%; as such, I'd expect most coverage of Indian historical figures on the same relative level of national notability as Huerta to be in Hindi rather than English, and that's not even factoring in the 12 other regional languages whose first-language users number in the tens of millions. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:47, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  I'm sorry. This is the English Wikipedia. Can you point me where the native English speaker Wikipedia is? Howard the Duck (talk) 04:53, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  The native speaker numbers were just to illustrate the point. Again, roughly between 10% and 20% of the country speaks it outright (incorporating native speakers + second/third-language speakers), versus that figure being 95% in the United States. Ergo, coverage of historical figures with the same relative domestic notability as Huerta will more likely than not not be in English, because English isn't particularly close to being the primary language spoken there. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:57, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  The hypothetical domestic coverage in English will be in the ratio of 299 million to 269 million, or about 1.1115:1. Howard the Duck (talk) 05:00, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Again, that's raw numbers, which are misleading. If we want to get back to the relevancy of the native speaker numbers, one can assume that even if they're also among the 10-19% that also speak English, the 57% native Hindi-speakers or 9% native Bengali-speakers are probably more likely to seek out media coverage in Hindi or Bengali. Similarly, we'd expect the 78% native English-speakers in the US to primarily seek out English-language media coverage.

  I'm not sure why we're debating this in the first place; for comparison, I don't expect the German or Arabic-language Wikipedias to have as detailed articles of Huerta as the English-language wiki, because I don't expect there to be a lot of German or Arabic-language coverage of her. Wikiprojects are usually products of their users' backgrounds, with language and location being the biggest influences. The Kip ^(contribs) 05:10, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  This is the English-language Wikipedia; it's a natural consequence of that that we give elevated attention to figures from the country with the largest English-speaking population in the world Yep — and this is a negative that we should work to remedy. What you call false balance is more accurately described as "correcting a bias". Loytra^✨ 05:45, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Just as I don't necessarily expect enwiki to blurb a major domestic figure that has little English-language coverage, I don't expect the Slovak or Tagalog wikis to blurb Huerta given the likely lack of coverage of her life in those languages. It's the unfortunate reality of Wikipedia being a volunteer project influenced by those volunteers' backgrounds; I'd love the entire cross-wiki project to be more egalitarian in output, but it's an unrealistic standard to expect it. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:24, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Posted RD for now, blurb discussion to continue. – robertsky (talk) 06:48, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Seems like we're willing to try and blurb any random person these days. This is not what I think ITNRD blurbs are for. I'll note that I'm not the only one saying this, if you look at the archives for October every RD with a blurb discussion has someone comparing them to Hamilton rather than the usual Thatcher/Mandela. It's getting out of hand. Flyingfishee (talk) 07:47, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  The number of RD blurbs so far this year is down on last year. The rates have been

  • 2024 17 in 365 days = one every 21 days
  • 2025 30 in 365 days = one every 12 days
  • 2026 18 in 302 days = one every 17 days

  Another issue is that few women get RD blurbs. Only 5 so far this year (Bajrakitiyabha, Dolly Parton, Yayoi Kusama, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)).

  Andrew🐉(talk) 08:10, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  I think the number of RD blurbs per year is interesting, I'll note that we're above 2024 levels so we would probably need to look further back if we wanted to see how this year sits comparatively. Either way choosing RD blurbs based on previous years probably isn't the best way to handle things. If someone is worthy of a blurb then we should blurb them (rather than choosing not too in order to not exceed previous years), if not then don't blurb them (rather than choosing to blurb them in order to match blurb counts of previous years).

  In terms of women getting less blurbs I think it would be worth keeping in mind that we're not here to right great wrongs. (FYI I'm in agreement with blurbs for all the women you've just listed aside from Hamilton) Flyingfishee (talk) 08:28, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  The point is that your rhetoric like "getting out of hand" is hyperbole. The overall situation is that ITN posts very little of anything compared to other main page sections and so its blurbs are routinely repetitive and stale. ITN needs more blurbs, not less. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:16, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  I agree with the general point that we don't have a "too many death blurbs" problem, but about the women, I feel like that's mostly because women only started holding major political office a few decades ago, and major political office is a source for a lot of blurbs. The important political women aren't as close to dying as many of the important political men are because their careers were more recent. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 14:11, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  The Thatcher/Mandela standard is not the usual and never has been. The guidelines leave it to everyone to set their own threshold, but this is one held by a exceedingly small minority of editors. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:05, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb as per Masem, TDKR, and The Kip. Significant evidence that she was a transformational figure in the realm of labour activism. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 20:28, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per above, especially in light of the fact that she retroactively received long-overdue celebration and historical recognition earlier this year after the allegations against Cesar Chavez. By the way, she coined the phrase "Sí se puede" in 1972, a precursor of Obama's "Yes we can". Davey2116 (talk) 20:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Support Blurb per this argument. There were shameful reasons her legacy wasn’t celebrated as heavily until now, and we ought to reflect that. DrewieStewie (talk) 03:52, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb - One of the most influential labour leaders and workers' rights activists of the 20th century, who remained active into the 21st. GenevieveDEon (talk) 20:50, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb As mentioned by several others, not to mention just as influential as Gloria Eteinem. Erick (talk) 21:05, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per Alsor and others. Agree with Muboshgu and others that there are way too many RD blurb nominations recently. Many of these RD blurb nominations have failed, but my personal opinion is that someone should be "Mandela/Thatcher" level to qualify for an RD blurb. Natg 19 (talk) 01:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  "Mandela/Thatcher" level is a highly questionable argument. ArionStar (talk) 02:07, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Simply not a significant enough figure for her death to be a significant event in itself. Yes, she had an important role in cofounding the NFWA, which later became part of the UFW. But is that and her activism really significant enough for her death to be blurbed? She was simply not as significant of a national figure as Cesar Chavez, and her courage in coming forward about his yearslong history of sexual abuse of her and others was notable at the time, but I just don't see reliable sources talking about her death itself in important terms rather than by reference to Chavez and the American labor movement generally. Even the claim that she invented the UFW phrase 'Sí se puede' is contested in the lede of the very article being nominated, with some sources rejecting that theory and suggesting Chavez invented the slogan instead. Oppius Brutus (talk) 03:22, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb. Good article, also meets notability criteria for blurb. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 21:28, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I believe there's a slight consensus for a blurb. Technically this nom isn't stale since it hasn't been a week since her passing (just because she fell off the RD tab on ITN shouldn't make this a stale nom). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:16, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Posted blurb I concur that there those supporting a blurb have the slightly stronger argument, and numerically they are ahead, too. Credits would have already been issued for RD. Schwede66 23:16, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Fátima Báñez

Article: Fátima Báñez (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Politico

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-57527-24 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Alsor97 (talk · give credit), Telovemi97 (talk · give credit), Borgenland (talk · give credit), Epluribusunumyall (talk · give credit) and Unknown Temptation (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Spanish politician, died in the 2026 Toledo train collision. It was suggested in the discussion below to separately nominate her as an RD. ~2026-57527-24 (talk) 15:57, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Article needs work. I’ll get round to it later this evening _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 16:59, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support merge with blurb as her death is part of the same story, so it's redundant to list her seperately. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:19, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

I’m sorry, but no. Nearly 70 people have died, and I don’t think it’s fair to focus the blurb on just one of them, without in any way detracting from her significance and career. we don’t do that in that way _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 18:23, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Featuring her in the blurb would in no way detract from the other individuals killed, nor her career since that career is the reason why she'd be listed up there. And we have done this in the past. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 19:38, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

close for now RS are reporting that she is still missing and have corrected their headlines. According to journalists, her relatives have gone to the hospital this evening; there is still no confirmation of her death. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 23:32, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• "Reopen" she is dead now ~2026-57633-26 (talk) 06:28, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Per above, I've added a source confirming her death. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:35, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Hold the breath she is still missing as 29/10/2026 per RS: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20261029/fatima-banez-desaparecida-accidente-trenes-toledo-135872242 _-_Alsor (talk) 12:30, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

El Periódico which previously said missing now confirms death Non-paywall from El País here . Unknown Temptation (talk) 13:21, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment the page uses a reference from ¡Hola!, the blueprint of Hello! (magazine), twelve times. I don't know anything about Hola's quality, but if I saw Hello cited, I would replace it immediately. The political things it is cited to will definitely be covered by better sources, and even her status as married with two children is generic enough to be in mainstream obituaries. Unknown Temptation (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

¡Hola! is a RS used many times in wikipedia and the information about her marriage and children is relevant, however general it may be. It is not always necessary to identify husbands or wifes if that person has not been particularly in the public eye. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:44, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

That's fine, it is you who is Spanish, so you would know the quality of the source. Sometimes countries' titles of the same name are completely different, like Sky News and Sky News Australia, and I bet people get confused about the reliability of those two. It's irrelevant now, but my comment was that her marriage and children could have been sourced to another source, not that we had to force in names that the media doesn't know. Unknown Temptation (talk) 20:17, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support been working on the article, might be ready. _-_Alsor (talk) 01:49, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose composition is choppy and confusing. In particular, the paragraph starting "On 24 January 2013" has two sentences describing the unemployment rate at two points only three months apart where it was virtually unchanged. We later say her "term ended on 1 June 2026 and was succeeded as minister by Magdalena Valerio on 7 June 2018" (?). I'd support adding her to the blurb as a multiyear cabinet minister. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:12, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Regarding your last comment, it is clear that this is a typo error, as can be verified in the sources and easly fixed. _-_Alsor (talk) 19:06, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  @GreatCaesarsGhost btw, as you’ve said that the structure is ‘confusing’ and specified ‘in particular’, please let me know what other aspects you think could be improved _-_Alsor (talk) 19:08, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

@Admins willing to post ITN: Can anyone take a look, please? Thanks _-_Alsor (talk) 09:04, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

@@Admins willing to post ITN: I’d need to know something. I won’t have much time to fix whatever needs fixing before it's archived tomorrow. _-_Alsor (talk) 11:43, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. I did an additional readthrough with copyediting. Spencer^T•C 15:03, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

  @Spencer thanks! _-_Alsor (talk) 15:13, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

2026 Japan Series

Article: 2026 Japan Series (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In baseball, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeats the Yokohama DeNA BayStars to win its 13th Japan Series championship. (Post)

News source(s): Kyodo News

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-57527-24 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article currently orange-tagged. ~2026-57527-24 (talk) 15:18, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose For all the usual reasons: Loads uncited, tables galore, more prose needed. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:31, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose due to orange tags, albeit prose seems adequate now. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:35, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose due to CN tags MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:00, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Sam and Ben must be disappointed. Wait (AKA Oppose) on quality per above, although it's gotten quite a bit better since the last reply already. --SpectralIon 22:10, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. Missing citations in the Media coverage section. That's the only remaining quality issue, it would seem. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:04, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) 2026 European unrest (ongoing)

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Article: 2026 European unrest (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by CREditzWiki (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Consensus was to renominate after the blurb rolled off. CREditzWiki (yap)

• Support The coverage of these protests are widespread and continually updated, precisely what ongoing is meant for. Unknown-Tree🌲 (talk) 17:49, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support as the previous nominator. ArionStar (talk) 18:19, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support, high quality article and is regularly being reported on and updated. Gauze ↵ 18:26, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose but would support the French protest one to ongoing If you look at the individual protests, only the French one seems to be ongoing and properly updated. Others have clearly ended, and a couple where im not sure if they are going on lack updates. Only the French one as that. That's the problem with that article treating them as related events, they are only related due to geography and timing but not cause or reactions. Masem (t) 18:35, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support 2026 French unrest only; the European protests seem to be many different unrelated protests attempted to be strung together by that mess of an article. As Masem says, the French protests are the only ones really being updated regularly, and the article meets our quality standards, having only recently fallen off. And they are clearly continuing and in the news often: Al Jazeera, NYT, The Guardian. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 19:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support I have no idea why we're still doing the "all the protests are completely unrelated and have nothing to do with each other"/WP:SYNTH allegations when this is still being covered as a general concept in popular and media discourse and in fact to a far greater extent now than when they were originally nominated. In fact, I'd wager only putting the French protests would be wrong since a lot of coverage of the French demonstrations are explicitly no longer covering it in a vacuum and covering it from a continental angle, largely over how its inspiring other movements in the continent or has similar causes to various other protests. Many of the movements were explicitly spillovers/inspired by the recent flare-up in France. The article needs to be restructured to give more general background, but it clearly has grounds for existing and IMO being put into ongoing. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 19:49, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  they are not related (only in a couple cases dud one influence another) but as the europe unrest article states, have a common thread of general concerns of cost of living, etc. If it were the case that one protest led to all of the other protests, then they would clearly be all connected in terms of successive events, but thats obviously not the case here. Masem (t) 20:24, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose this but support the French protests being added, per above. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:35, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose I don't see enough of a fil rouge here. Yakikaki (talk) 21:25, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose but Support the French protests per The Kip, Masem, and Chorchapu. Conflating all these protests together seems like a stretch to me. -GhostStalker (Got a present for ya! / Mission Log) 10:47, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment. Just adding this CNA article for reference.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 01:28, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Liu Yandong

Article: Liu Yandong (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Channel NewsAsia

Credits:

• Nominated by Toadboy123 (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:ITNQUALITY.

Nominator's comments: Vice Premier of China Toadboy123 (talk) 13:15, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Article seems well sourced and high quality enough. Gauze ↵ 13:24, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support article has no outstanding issues from a quick readthrough. Well sourced. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:32, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Admin comment The day of birth is not mentioned in either of the three sources, only month and year are. Either the day goes, or a reliable source will have to be found. Schwede66 07:01, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  There is now a new footnote linking to a 2013 news article reporting that she disclosed her birthday in a speech. Good enough? Do politicians really lie all the time? Is she a reliable source? :-) --PFHLai (talk) 22:08, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  WP:ABOUTSELF specifically allows for that. Schwede66 08:30, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  Posted – Schwede66 08:34, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) 2026 Toledo train collision

Article: 2026 Toledo train collision (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 68 people are killed in a collision between two high-speed trains in Spain. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Spanish politician Fátima Báñez is one of 64 people killed in a collision between two high-speed trains in Spain.

News source(s): the Independent, RTVE

Credits:

• Nominated by Unknown Temptation (talk · give credit)
• Created by Dora the Axe-plorer (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Announced in last hour, scenario and page will change rapidly over the day. Unknown Temptation (talk) 10:00, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - major railway accident. Second involving high speed trains in Spain this year. High death toll. Mjroots (talk) 10:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Strong support A rare, terrible collision between two high-speed trains travelling in the same direction. Madrid–Seville is a popular train line and represents one of Spain's most used HSR corridors. Article quality is good so far with the details we have and I'll keep updating it as reliable sources trickle in with further detail on the scale of the collision/casualties. Oppius Brutus (talk) 10:51, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support on notability, Oppose on quality Will likely be updated over the next few hours, especially as more news comes out. But I support on notability, once quality of the page is fixed.PliskorCor (talk) 10:52, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

@PliskorCor: What quality issues? Everything that needs to be referenced is referenced. Mjroots (talk) 11:00, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

It read as if it has been translated from Spanish or written by someone for who English is not their first language. Refs may be fine, but reading it felt fairly unnatural, plus some grammatical errors. Sort of changes that will/should be changed relatively soon. But as it stood, it didn't feel suitable on quality.PliskorCor (talk) 11:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

The article is less than two hours old, and is constantly being edited. Give it some time, this is excepted for current events. Fortek67 (talk) 11:14, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Which is what I am saying. I feel it will change and be suitable. I just didnt think it was suitable at the time I saw it.PliskorCor (talk) 11:42, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support. Major incident and rising death toll. Fortek67 (talk) 10:54, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support - One of the worst rail crashes in Europe in recent years, and the article, though short, appears to be of sufficient quality. GenevieveDEon (talk) 11:11, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support but wait The second deadly train accident in less than ten months. It’s unbearable. The article is fine, but I think we could wait a couple of hours for the content to be updated with any new information about the cause, the consequences (the news are reporting the probability of the death toll to rise a lot) and the reactions. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 11:22, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability, Oppose on quality The article contradicts itself: we don't even know if this was a rear-end or a head-on collision. — Kpalion^(talk) 11:45, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  It was a derailment and head-on collision. The trains were on separate tracks. See the talk page. Mjroots (talk) 11:54, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  OK, Source and I were wrong. Now confirmed as a rear-end collision. Mjroots (talk) 13:54, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  The train IDs released by the authorities were both of trains travelling in the same direction. If you look near the end of the X video it appears that one has derailed across onto the other running line after the collision. ~2026-57487-74 (talk) 12:32, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  The article is much clearer now. — Kpalion^(talk) 14:42, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support, though the Investigation section needs a source. Gauze ↵ 13:34, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

No, WP:BLUE applies to simple facts such as that. Mjroots (talk) 13:55, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

No, it needs a source. I for one didn't find it obvious that the Autoridad Independiente para la Investigación Técnica de Accidentes e Incidentes (AIITAI) is responsible for investigating railway accidents in Spain. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:09, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

@Chorchapu: OK, I've added a source. Mjroots (talk) 14:58, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, that looks good now. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:27, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support once ready, As Gauze above mentioned, the investigation section is unreferenced. Otherwise, I think the article is ready as the article currently has no other outstanding issues from what I can see from a quick readthrough. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:25, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  I support the main blurb. I feel Fátima Báñez should be nominated as a separate RD nom. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 14:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support - Certainly notable based on the scale of the accident, and this is progressing in terms of article clarity and quality, understanding there are some things that need to be resolved, like clarity around the type of collision as is currently being discussed on the talk page. Upjav (talk) 14:25, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 16:37, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Israeli legislative election

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Article: 2026 Israeli legislative election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Israeli legislative election, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar tie for the most seats in the Knesset. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the Israeli legislative election, pro-Benjamin Netanyahu parties win the most seats in the Knesset.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In the Israeli legislative election, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud wins the most seats in the Knesset.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party wins the most seats in the Knesset in the the Israeli legislative election, but its coalition fails to win a majority.

News source(s): AP, BBC

Credits:

• Nominated by Chorchapu (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Both Yashar and Likud have won 51 seats, leaving Israel without a clear winner in the election. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:36, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• for the love of everything wait, less than 10% reporting so far

Gaismagorm (talk) 01:13, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose (current wording) and Wait Not only is this premature, this is simply not true. The 50-ish seat count refers to the bloc strengths of pro-Bibi and pro-Eisenkot parties, while the actual parties they lead are expected to hold a seat count closer to 20 seats. And we are a long while from knowing the final seat count. John Adams 362 (talk) 01:24, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

My apologies, the news that I read made it seem like the parties each had 51 seats. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:46, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait until we can be more certain about the results, posting prematurely and having the results not match our projection could cause serious reputational issues. Also, I agree with John that the current blurb wording is problematic. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 01:42, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait, per above. On quality, the article seems okay, although it's understandably proseline. Neither proposed blurb works at the moment, I would suggest posting more alts before results are clearer would also be premature. CMD (talk) 01:53, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait. You don't get points for being first. Premature nom. CREditzWiki (yap) | (things i apparently did) 02:05, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

  I'm sorry, please WP:AGF though. I just saw that the election results had (to my understanding at the time) come out, and saw it hadn't been nominated yet. I did so, and while it turns out I was in fact wrong, the rudeness of the opposes has been a bit upsetting. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:07, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait As reporting elsewhere has stated "There is therefore no outright winner and no simple path to power for either Eisenkot or Netanyahu, and this result is likely to set off weeks of jockeying over who can form a coalition government before a prime minister is declared or another round of elections is called."PliskorCor (talk) 02:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Wait until the picture becomes more clear. Strongly Oppose the current blurb, as neither the Netenyahu nor Eisenkot blocs will likely be able to return to power without the support of Arab parties, which is arguably the most significant known result at this time. Lamp moth (talk) 05:21, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait per all others, but strong oppose existing blurbs, especially alt1 per the two votes above me + the opposition bloc and Arab parties could both be described as anti-Netanyahu, which means the pro-Netanyahu bloc did not win the most seats. The Kip ^(contribs) 05:47, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Support alt3, which I've made some technical edits to. Probably the best summarization we have at this point. The Kip ^(contribs) 20:40, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait results are still reporting. IDB.S (talk) 06:16, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait and oppose all current blurbs (two, at the time of this posting) as not reflecting the RS. This is a very complex election, and a full picture of the results and their implications has not yet emerged. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:18, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait The appropriate time to post this item is when a new Israeli government is formed, the composition of which is still very unclear. The results so far point to a deadlock which may take days or even weeks to resolve; no reliable source has indicated a majority of the Knesset has agreed on any majority or minority government arrangement yet. Noting this is ITN/R, I would also point out the article is decent quality for the most part but currently contains an orange tag dating back to August 2026 under the section 'Opinion polls'. Oppius Brutus (talk) 10:49, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait per above TuffMangoPhonk6741🥭🥭 (those who talk 💀)(Tuff edits for 🥶LE SIGMAS🥶) 14:59, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait I'm not sure why we are even discussing this while the results remain so unclear. Nfitz (talk) 15:26, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support I'm not sure what exactly we are waiting for? 93% votes counted and no-one has won a majority, which isn't a surprise as this is what usually happens in multi-party democracies and so far no party has won an outright Knesset majority ever in its history. Coalition talk may take months (or on extreme cases years, e.g. what happened in Belgium) or a new election will be called (or in extreme cases elections plural e.g. in Bulgaria where there were elections called every few months the for several years due to deadlock). Abcmaxx (talk) 15:40, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Added altblurb3. Abcmaxx (talk) 15:42, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

The significant number of military/foreign votes, which may change the outcome, be what we are waiting for, I believe. Once we see if the trend in these results is the same, then we should post. Thursday sometime I'd think. Nfitz (talk) 17:39, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

@Nfitz: those remaining votes won't change the overall outcome though; it's coalition building or new elections, Likud won the most seats. The remaining votes won't change that. Abcmaxx (talk) 19:46, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment. It now seems clear that Likud won the most seats of any individual party, though his group of allies lost the majority. It does seem unlikely anyone will be able to form a government, and there may be another election, though that's an issue for another time. 331dot (talk) 21:22, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support altblurb2 90% of the votes have been counted at this point. I doubt anything would change. That said, it's not 100% certain Nethayahu's bloc would stand by Likud and some could defect over to the anti-Nethayahu side.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:48, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  Comment I think altblurb2 overstates the importance of Likud specifically. Likud being the largest party doesn't mean that Netenyahu will be able to form a government because of how coalition politics work in Israel, especially since there is very little likelihood of the Netenyahu bloc working with Arab parties. Lamp moth (talk) 03:44, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

  +1 - IMO any blurb has to mention that no coalition (or at minimum, the incumbent government) won a majority. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:40, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment It appears likely that Netanyahu will be leading a caretaker government for a period of 3 months or so while coalition talks happen. (Reuters) This government will have full powers but is expected to use them with restraint. But this still means that they might attack Iran again, for example. The article ought to explain these arrangements but doesn't seem to yet -- perhaps it needs to wait on a decision by Herzog. When this is decided, the blurb should explain who will be in charge pending any coalition agreement. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:52, 29 October 2026 (UTC)
• Suggestion The blurb nomination is becoming stale; what about posting after a formation of new government? ArionStar (talk) 01:32, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Stale? It's not been two days. And it's looking likely that a government will not be formed, so now is the time to post it. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:44, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

  Patrick Stewart and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas's death blurbs will be posted as soon as possible. ArionStar (talk) 02:16, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support the blurb should say Likud won a plurality. Anything else would be overly editorial. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:19, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support and use altblurb3. This is widely supported in secondary sources. Nfitz (talk) 16:51, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• On quality: Other than the one orange tag for update in the tables, this is looking good quality-wise. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:13, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
• @Admins willing to post ITN: can an admin make an assessment on whether this is ready for posting? Natg 19 (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

  Not ready. Orange tags are showstoppers. Schwede66 08:28, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  Almost stale now. Let's wait for a formation of a new government. ArionStar (talk) 23:09, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

  There is almost no chance of government formation with these results. If this election is to be posted at all, now is the time to do it. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

  Part of the issue here, is the article was posted here way too early. People need to post here when it's ready. Nfitz (talk) 04:22, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

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