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Artemis II in flight NASA launches the lunar flyby mission Artemis II (pictured), the first crewed mission past low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. In Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister following the resignation of Gombojavyn Zandanshatar. The Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, remain the largest party after the Danish general election, with no political bloc winning a majority of seats. In Italy, voters reject a reform of the judicial system in a constitutional referendum. Ongoing: Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Iran war Russo-Ukrainian war timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Stephen Lewis Chan Santokhi James Tolkan Abu Taher Nadwi Melvin Edwards Alexander Kluge view — page history — related changes — edit

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April 3

Portal:Current events/2026 April 3

April 3, 2026 (2026-04-03) (Friday)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Myanmar presidential election
  • Myanmar's military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected President of the Republic by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents, respectively. (AP) (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• At least seven people were injured after a passenger train derailed in the Ulyanovsk region.

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Min Aung Hlaing becomes the president of Myanmar

Articles: Min Aung Hlaing (talk · history · tag) and 2026 Myanmar presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Min Aung Hlaing (pictured), Myanmar's military leader since the 2021 coup, is elected as the 11th president of the country following the 2026 presidential election in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament). (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing is elected president through a collegial body.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, the military dictator since the 2021 coup, is elected president through a collegial body.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ In Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, the military dictator since the 2021 coup, is elected president.

News source(s): BBC Burmese Reuters

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Htanaungg (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Salai Rungtoi (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
One or both nominated events are 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: Burmese military junta now becomes the president five years after the coup. Htanaungg (talk) 07:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Support when election and bio article is updated, per WP:ITNR. — Knightoftheswords 07:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

I think we have  Done. Htanaungg (talk) 08:49, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support in principle even tho this is "election" is obviously just a formalization of his military rule, it's still a formal position nontheless.

NotKringe (talk) 09:23, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose The article is too sketchy and does not explain what's happening here politically. Is it just another kleptocracy or do these candidates have genuine political platforms or what? And what about the ongoing civil war -- how does that fit into this? Andrew🐉(talk) 10:53, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  We'd not expect, in the ITN blurb, to explain that, outside the mention of the coup, this should be given the same standard format we use for any elected office. That said, the election article should explain all those questions in far more detail than it does currently. Per Reuters, this is basically all military-based support and a result of the coup but the election glosses over that far too quickly. That's where we should be reading how this election is a culmination of the coup's effects. Masem (t) 11:21, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  I agree with both of you as well; both articles require more details on what exactly is happening here, before we can feature them. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:28, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

April 2

Portal:Current events/2026 April 2

April 2, 2026 (2026-04-02) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustains heavy damage in US-Israeli strikes. (Telegraph)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepts an Iranian missile. (Khaleej Times)
    • Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it's false. (The Caspian Post) (Gulf News)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)
    • The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  • Austria–United States relations
    • Austria denies United States aircraft use of its ‌airspace for military operations against Iran. (Reuters)
  • The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli–U.S. airstrikes. Eight people are killed and 95 others are injured. (Reuters via The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were offered a US$2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war. (BBC News)
  • Crimea attacks
    • A Russian Antonov An-72 is destroyed in a Ukrainian airstrike on Kirovske Air Base in Kirovske Raion, Russian-occupied Crimea. (The Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff. (Xinhua)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Air China, China Southern Airlines, and its subsidiary XiamenAir increase fuel surcharges by ¥60–120 (US$8.70–17.50) on domestic flights in response to rising oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Standard)
  • Pakistan increases fuel prices, raising petrol by 42.7 percent and diesel by 54.9 percent in response to higher global energy costs linked to the Iran war. (AFP via New Straits Times)
  • United States crude oil surges to over $113 per barrel. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 North Maluku earthquake
  • One person is killed and another is injured when a building in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, collapses following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia. (AFP via France 24)
• Both pilots are killed when a Beechcraft Model 18 operating on a cargo flight crashes in Coron, Palawan, Philippines. (Xinhua)

International relations

• Argentina–Iran relations
  • Argentina orders Iranian chargé d'affaires Mohsen Soltani Tehrani to leave the country within 48 hours after Iranian officials issued statements that Argentina described as false and offensive. The move follows Argentina's designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. (AFP via LBCI)
• Moldova–Russia relations, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
  • Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as Moldova's government says CIS's core values and principles are no longer respected, particularly with regard to territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders and refer to the actions of Russia in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on the territory of Moldova. (Moldova Press) (TASS)

Law and crime

• 2025 Drents Museum heist
  • Dutch authorities recover the Helmet of Coțofenești and other treasures from the Dacian royal collection, which were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. (AFP via CTV News)
• Kampala school stabbing
  • Four children are killed in a mass stabbing at a school in Kampala, Uganda. The perpetrator, an adult man, is arrested. (Al Jazeera)
• Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, sentences German sculptor Jacques Tilly in absentia to eight years and six months in prison for spreading false information about the military and offending religious believers through his public works and statements concerning Russia's actions in Ukraine. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Cuba announces the pardon of 2,010 prisoners, with releases scheduled over the coming months based on criteria such as conduct and health. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
• Second cabinet of Donald Trump
  • U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Pam Bondi as Attorney General, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replacing her on an acting basis. (BBC News) (CNN)
• U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, to step down and take immediate retirement. (CBS News)

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RD: Estelle Bee Dagum

Article: Estelle Bee Dagum (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Unibo

Credits:

• Nominated by TNM101 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Economist and statistician TNM101 (chat) 07:31, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: Louis Besson

Article: Louis Besson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Le Monde Le Figaro (in French)

Credits:

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

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Housing minister in France who initiated loi Besson - the legal right to housing. ChrysGalley (talk) 23:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: Javier López Marcano

Article: Javier López Marcano (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): El Diario Montañés (in Spanish)

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Unknown Temptation (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Veteran regional politician in Spanish region of Cantabria. Unknown Temptation (talk) 22:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 04:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Uganda stabbing

Article: Kampala school stabbing (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Uganda, a mass stabbing leaves 4 children dead. (Post)

News source(s): (DW)

Credits:

• Created and nominated by JaxsonR (talk · give credit)
• Updated by 1brianm7 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: This is a really rare incident in Uganda, with a notable amount of deaths. JaxsonR (talk) 15:04, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• I hope the article will receive some editor attention. Currently there is nothing there for us to feature yet. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 15:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support on notability, oppose on quality Unlike in the United States, school shootings and stabbings are a rare occurrence in Uganda. The only major such incident I have been able to identify since the 1990s in Uganda is the 2023 Mpondwe school massacre. There’s a precedent here that we are more inclined to post attacks of this sort depending on the rarity of the mass attack in the given context of the affected country. However, the article is still a stub. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 16:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  I Feel Morally We Should Nominate This For Show the Fact that Although a High Number of School Shootings Happen in The U.S,There are shootings in other Countries. Boyzinthehood15 (talk) 17:47, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  A lack of records does not imply something is rare. Its likely that most Ugandan shootings never get the attention of western news or wikipedia editors. Also Uganda has a population 1/9th that of the United States, so even if all incidents were recorded that is not a fair comparison. SmallTestAcount (talk) 21:46, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Huh? The nomination here is for a stabbing event. Why are the previous two posts talking about shootings? HiLo48 (talk)

• I added some info from the sources, but there is not a lot. I'd like to see more reporting on the stabbing before voting to support a blurb. So tragic 1brianm7 (talk) 17:46, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Even if it is rare in Uganda, this is still limited in terms of number of deaths. It doesn't have long lasting implications. Also, the article is not likely to develop enough to be a good article to showcase on our main page. Tradedia^talk 18:09, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  the 2025 Taipei stabbing was posted and has the same death count. JaxsonR (talk) 18:54, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose This should not be posted and 2025 Taipei stabbing should not have been posted. Just some local news, not a major terrorist attack or something like that.Wi1-ch (talk) 19:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose I do not see the significance on a world news level. Guz13 (talk) 20:35, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Guz13 and Wi1-ch, per WP:ITNDONT, it is not a valid !vote rationale to Oppose an item just because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. We post a lot of such content, so these comments are generally unproductive. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 21:23, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

I think my comment is fine. Guz13 (talk) 22:29, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose as per above Okso1 (talk, contribs) 23:03, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability, per Flippedandflopped and JaxsonR. The 2025 Taipei stabbing gives clear precedence to post this. Loytra^✨ 04:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Tragic news, but this doesn't seems to get much coverage in other news site. NotKringe (talk) 04:44, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose The perp's motives are still mysterious and the matter has yet to go to trial. WP:CRIME indicates that we should wait on a full investigation. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:00, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  Andrew, the suspect isn't even named in this article. There are no BLP concerns here as the article stands right now, and you know full well that we post mass-murders when they occur anyway. Such articles at that point are not about crime, but about tragedy. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:04, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  Per WP:NOTMEMORIAL, we are not here to commemorate tragedy. We are here to reports facts in a dispassionate manner but we don't have all the facts of this incident yet. As and when more facts are reported, such as the name of the perpetrator, they are likely to be added to the article. We should wait until the matter is clearer. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:26, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  Our only function here is to decide which encyclopedic articles are well-enough developed to warrant featuring. We agree this article isn't, currently, but WP:NOTMEMORIAL and WP:CRIME are not the issue here. It's just a stub. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:31, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Support on notability, oppose on quality of the blurb Tragic news should have a longer blurb, i reccommend a longer blurb with more quality. Squalwer (talk) 09:56, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

April 1

Portal:Current events/2026 April 1

April 1, 2026 (2026-04-01) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. (Gulf News)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
        • Iran fires three ballistic missiles at Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy. (Khaama Press)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
        • A Bangladeshi national is killed by shrapnel during a drone interception in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AFP via The Daily Star)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. (The New York Times)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump, in his prime address since the start of the war, says that U.S. forces will soon "finish the job" and that objectives are "nearing completion". However, he also says that the U.S. would hit them "extremely hard" within the next 2–3 weeks if a deal is not reached to end the war. (AFP via The Daily Star) (AP)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • Ten civilians are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, who is in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran. (The Times of Israel)
    • A U.S. strike on Tehran reportedly damages the former U.S. embassy, which was converted into a museum following its takeover during the Iranian Revolution. The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is also damaged. (Iran International) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    • As confirmed by the U.S. defense department and international media, two more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drones have been shot down over Iranian territory. (CBS News) (Iran International)
    • The Israeli military says that the air force has completed strikes against vital targets in Iran, including military and nuclear targets. (Ynet)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander for Iraq, Youssef Hashem, and injure dozens more in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon. (AFP via Naharnet)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • The Israeli military reports a missile launched by Houthi militias is intercepted. (The Times of Israel)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • The Russian defence ministry says its forces have taken full control of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military denies this claim, saying its 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold a small number of positions near the front line. (AP)
  • A Russian drone strike kills four civilians in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are reportedly held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Malaysia announces a remote work policy for government officials and employees of state-owned enterprises starting April 15 to reduce fuel consumption amid rising energy costs linked to the Iran war. The government also reduces subsidized fuel quotas while maintaining market-based pricing for unsubsidized fuel. (AFP via CNA)
  • The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Disasters and accidents

• A boat carrying Afghan migrants capsizes off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. Twenty other migrants are rescued. (AP)
• Five people are killed and 21 others are injured, including one critically, when a truck crashes into and sets on fire several vehicles at a tollbooth in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. (Blu Radio in Spanish)
• Four people are killed in a roof collapse at a coal mine in Xing County, Shanxi, China. (China Daily)

International relations

• United States–Venezuela relations
  • The United States lifts sanctions on Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez. (AP)

Law and crime

• Scam centers in Cambodia
  • Cambodia extradites the former chairperson of Huione Group to China, where law enforcement authorities accuse him of involvement in a large-scale online fraud and money laundering network linked to Huione. Investigators identify him as an associate of suspected crime leader Chen Zhi, who was previously extradited in connection with the case. (AFP via The Star)

Politics and elections

• Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino. (San Marino RTV)

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon. (BBC News) (Space.com)

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(Closed) RD: Jonathan (tortoise)

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Article: Jonathan (tortoise) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): [1]

Credits:

• Nominated by Wildfireupdateman (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Oldest known land animal. WFUM🔥🌪️ (talk) 20:22, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support The article appears sufficiently sourced throughout, save for that one CN tag. One CN tag is not enough to tank an RD nomination. CastleFort1 (talk) 20:42, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Update Sole CN tag has been resolved, the Guinness World Records source stated that Jonathan was fully mature in a photograph taken between 1882 and 1886. CastleFort1 (talk) 20:59, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support This one is sadly not an April Fools joke. Article quality is sufficient. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:47, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Update: As much as I love the guy, oppose blurb. His death hasn't gotten the type of widespread coverage expected from most blurb nominees, and he hasn't had an impact comparable to Kabosu, who wasn't blurbed. (I would have personally supported blurbing Kabosu, but that's a different issue) Jonathan was great, but I'm not convinced of blurbworthiness, and I doubt we'd blurb Ethel Caterham either. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:25, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  No blurb is being requested here, just an RD which is allowed. We just need news coverage of death, which we have now. Masem (t) 21:38, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support. I'd say he even deserves a blurb NoOneFliesAroundTheSun (talk) 20:58, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I'd suggest "Jonathan (tortoise), the world's oldest known land animal, dies at 193" NoOneFliesAroundTheSun (talk) 20:59, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

The article makes it clear his actual age is guesswork. Black Kite (talk) 21:29, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb, WP:OLDTURTLEDIES isn't a thing yet. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:05, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose per WP:OLDTURTLEDOESNTDIE, apparently. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:08, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Comment I want to raise two points to this nom, in particular whether or not to blurb.

• Greenland sharks can live upwards of 250 years, and they're an extant species, though no individuals have been conclusively dated while still alive to my knowledge.
• The age of the tortoise is only an estimate, based on their arrival in St. Helena in 1882. However, this estimate appears to be accepted.

No comment on article quality at this point in time, though its length seems sufficient for an RD feature. Departure– (talk) 21:33, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Comment there was zero mention of his death on the page. I've added a line but the article needs more updating as there is now stuff that needs to be in past tense. Masem (t) 21:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Wait: If Jonathan has passed, he is absolutely deserving of a RD, and the page is in pretty good shape, too. But right now, it's unclear whether he has actually died. The Twitter account that announced his death is very sketchy; look back through the timeline, and it's full of spams and scams. USA Today's story is just citing that exact tweet. We need a better source for this, especially given the day. (This is being discussed on the talk page, too) — Kawnhr (talk) 21:53, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  The tweet is from the person that has been caretaking for Jonathan. Granted it's Aprl 1st, but this doesn't seem to be the thing to make practical jokes from. Masem (t) 22:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

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April Fools stuff

Thankfully, it is no longer April 1.

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RD: All Wikipedia cabals

Article: Wikipedia:List of cabals ([[Talk:Wikipedia:List of cabals|talk]] · history · [[[:Template:Fullurl:Talk:Wikipedia:List of cabals]] tag])
Recent deaths nomination (Post)Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-19657-45 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: There is no cabal. ~2026-19657-45 (talk) 20:08, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

oppose - false - the Supreme Cabal of English Wikipedia would have you know that they are 100% there, honest, trust me ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 01:40, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Blurb/RD: Humor

Article: Humor (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Humor dies (Post)

News source(s): Wikipedia

Credits:

• Nominated by Chaotic Enby (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Following the best efforts of the entire Wikipedia community on this April Fools' Day. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 17:15, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:19, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose too much sourced content with RS. Please, fix it. _-_Alsor (talk) 17:47, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Stale, news source is years old. —Cryptic 17:50, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb Article seems to be good. Would support blurb given how influential the subject is in their field. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Reports of death are unconfirmed, last we heard still alive around these sundry areas. Gotitbro (talk) 18:31, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Strong Support Major death Setarip (talk) 18:35, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• THE GREATEST SUPPORT OF ALL SUPPORTS KNOWN TO WIKIPEDIA Notable death, we should aim for a blurb instead of an RD, no?

~2026-51002-1 (talk) 19:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

People here used to vote "strongest support possible". Howard the Duck (talk) 19:51, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Strong oppose. WP:OLDMANDIES. One death is not notable enough for a feature (per WP:MINIMUMDEATHS). Departure– (talk) 19:54, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Concern Possibly stale, I've thought comedy was dead many times over by now Omnifalcon (talk) 20:35, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Strongest Possible Support + Blurb ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 22:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb and marked as "Ready". ArionStar (talk) 22:55, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb, oppose RD The subject deserves a blurb over RD. MarioJump83 (talk) 23:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose. This is not news. Humor doesn't die at all once; it dies one RfC at a time -- and while we may have reason for yet another RfC about April 1st, this death just takes way too long to be interesting. Renerpho (talk) 23:44, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on quality The "taxonomy" section doesn't have a citation for all of the different works that humour has appeared in. There needs to be a footnote for each, proving that humour has appeared in all of them, or we can't post this on the main page. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 00:16, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on spelling - spelling Humour wrong isn't a laughing matter. Nfitz (talk) 23:29, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

End of the Wikipedia "In the news" section

Article: Wikipedia (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The "In the news" section of the Wikipedia main page has been officially discontinued; this is the final blurb. (Post)

Nominator's comments: Alright guys, we had a good run, but it's time to pack it up and go home. Let's send this blurb out as a send-off before this all gets deleted.  QuicoleJR (talk) 14:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Posted Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:03, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Amusing :) – I recommend checking out an ongoing talkpage discussion; maybe we'll want to actually do an April Fools entry next year: Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news#April_Fool. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 14:05, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Funny Happy April Fools! Speranț (talk) 14:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb on notability, oppose RD on quality – Regrettably, ITN wasn't transformative enough in the field of Wikipedia main page sections to deserve a death blurb. The oppose on quality for RD should be obvious, just look at it. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 14:26, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

omg??? april fools isn't a real day guys this might be real /j shane (talk to me if you want!) 14:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on notability Wikipedia not notable enough for blurb. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:02, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

OMFG you made my heart skip a beat. LiamKorda 16:35, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support Covered by ongoing. QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 17:08, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

"Wikipedia sends warship to Cyprus" Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose; nuh-uh! DarkSide830 (talk) 18:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb on significance Setarip (talk) 18:32, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Speedy post blurb per nom. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 19:18, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb on significance; only affects one website, that being the English Wikipedia, further increasing US biaz. Also, no organism died, thus failing WP:ITNMINIMUMDEATHS and RD. Howard the Duck (talk) 19:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support ITN will cease to exist :( Oh I can just hear the people complaining about ITN being shut down, it's honestly crazy, and to be honest, I can't blame them, we worked too hard on this just for the Wikipedians to decide that ITN shouldn't become a thing anymore. Absolutely sad situation ongoing right now, especially here in this website that we have called for over 25 years of its history, it's an encyclopedia, and it's name is... Wikipedia. It'll be brutal to all of us here in the community, absolutely saddening to see this happen. We will miss you, ITN. The condishawn that ITN was plagued with was too much for ITN to handle. Despite me being a temp account, there is just one thing I have to say, R.I.P. ITN. Truly an April 1st moment

~2026-51002-1 (talk) 19:50, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Strong support ITN was one of the best news sources on the planet, second only to the Comics section on the side of my milk carton in elementary school (it's a Midwestern thing). Departure– (talk) 20:01, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

always support good news oh finally!! _-_Alsor (talk) 20:14, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

lets go further, delete the main page! ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 22:39, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support on significance The end of an era. ^Falling_Gravity 03:47, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

(Posted) Artemis II mission

Space Launch System

Article: Artemis II (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In space exploration, NASA launches the lunar flyby mission Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In space exploration, NASA launches Artemis II, a lunar flyby mission that will be the first crewed mission to the moon since 1972.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In space exploration, NASA launches the lunar flyby mission Artemis II, the first crewed mission past low Earth orbit since 1972.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ In space exploration, NASA launches Artemis II, a lunar flyby mission that will be the first crewed mission past low Earth orbit since 1972.
Alternative blurb 4: ​ NASA launches the lunar flyby mission Artemis II, the first crewed mission past low Earth orbit since Apollo 17.
Alternative blurb 5: ​ NASA launches the lunar flyby mission Artemis II.
Alternative blurb 6: ​ NASA launches the crewed lunar flyby mission Artemis II.

News source(s): SkyNews

Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Ericl (talk · give credit)
• Updated by RickyCourtney (talk · give credit), CopperyMarrow15 (talk · give credit), KyloRen2017 (talk · give credit), Oudomo (talk · give credit) and WhatADrag07 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Pretty self-explanatory. Set to be launched in around 20 hours, with pretty good weather, so I suggest any qualms with the article (which seems of good quality) be adressed now in time for posting when the launch occurs. — Knightoftheswords 03:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Wait until we know its launched, which is at 6:30ish pm ET on April 1. NASA's cancelled launches this close to planned times due to last minute issues, this should be treated no different once launched. Masem (t) 03:55, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

This goes without saying. But is the bolded link up to par? Natg 19 (talk) 04:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• All the proposed blurbs have too many links. "moon", "space exploration" and "1972" do not need to be linked (and 1972 is a WP:EASTEREGG). Natg 19 (talk) 04:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  I've added altblurb4, which links to Apollo 17 directly. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 04:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• I'm surprised that I appear in the credits for this. I've written part of the Crew section but I haven't done anything else other than some copy edits. It looks like the statistical tools think I'm a more major contributor because I used IABot in 2023. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk · edits) 04:16, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Note that the blurb styles contravene the first and third bullet points at the bottom of WP:ITNBLURB:

  Blurbs should avoid sensationalism wherever it makes the entry less…concise. Every listed event can practically be described as a first for a specific location and/or situation.

  and

  Blurbs should generally avoid comparison to any previous event…Previous events is generally out of scope of the page.

  We could easily find a similar clause to add onto basically every single one of our sports championships, but we don't. Such info can and should be conveniently presented in the target article's lead. Left guide (talk) 04:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

The first time a human has left low Earth orbit in 54 years is... not quite comparable to The Ashes. 1brianm7 (talk) 17:42, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Wait but support AltBlurb4 - I think the fact that its the first time that a crewed mission has left Low Earth Orbit is notable enough to warrant part of the blurb ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 04:26, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Wait then support. A rare but historic space program. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗷𝗮𝘆𝗮𝟲𝟳 (talk). 05:45, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Wait then support AltBlurb 4 or 5 – I'm very excited. The article looks good and I have no doubt will be closely updated. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 06:46, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Not ITN/R The relevant ITN/R entry is "Arrival of spacecraft (to lunar orbit and beyond) at their destination". A manned launch is not a major milestone now and we're supposed to wait on arrival. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:09, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Should we 1) Blurb today and refresh the blurb on return, 2) Only blurb on return, or 3) Only blurb today. I'm partial to option 1 myself. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:46, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• We should see what actually happens but the plan seems remarkably unambitious as the article says, Artemis II's objectives are comparable to those of Apollo 8, the first crewed lunar mission of the Apollo program, in 1968. It seems to be more historical re-enactment than a new achievement in science and technology. And note that it won't be landing on the moon because it can't -- see why aren’t they landing? It's a stunt and I'm not convinced it's significant compared to other ventures such as Space X. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:44, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I haven't yet formed a view on the specific nomination; but I do think it's important to understand the difference in magnitude of distance between Apollo 8 and 10-17 on the one hand, and literally all other human spaceflight on the other. This will be by far the furthest from Earth that any human being has travelled in the lifetimes of the majority of people now living. SpaceX has nothing to compare with this. GenevieveDEon (talk) 10:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• ...Well, when unsure, I suppose we should fall back to the WP:ITNISIGNIF basics. "The length and depth of coverage itself", "The number of unique articles about the topic", "The frequency of updates about the topic", and "The types of news sources reporting the story." Checking Google News with various filters I am seeing a coverage that doesn't feel precedented, at least for the field in this century. Just checking Al Jazeera, for example, already gives multiple articles: [2] [3], and further back in the months of preparation: [4] [5]. Based on my personal analysis, this is at least at a comparable level to any of the major Space X tests. Going through the sources like this, I would even like to suggest a fourth option of listing this mission as Ongoing, if we can assume this frequency will keep up for the next two weeks.

But you're right that it shouldn't be a given that this article will be featured both on the mission's launch and its return. I would like to see other people's thoughts on this. You might be able to tell that my emotions are a bit overwhelmed by the excitement of a first manned moon mission in my lifetime. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:01, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Artemis II is testing various aspects of the mission. Artemis III is testing different aspects. Artemis IV, if all goes well, is landing on the Moon c. 2028. Apollo 1-10 are significant, not only because of the scientific and engineering marvels they were, but also because of Apollo 11. IMO, blurb it when it leaves, refresh when it reaches lunar orbit, and refresh when it returns. I wouldn't be opposed to ongoing. 1brianm7 (talk) 18:38, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Comment, please, be aware of : Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Gender-neutral language & Wikipedia:WikiProject Spaceflight/Style guide#Gender-specific language : References to space programs, past, present and future, should use gender-neutral phrasing: human spaceflight, robotic probe, astronaut, cosmonaut, uncrewed mission, crewed spacecraft, piloted, unpiloted, not manned or unmanned. Alexcalamaro (talk) 09:54, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Especially as one of today's crew is Christina Koch. GenevieveDEon (talk) 10:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Boldly fixed in proposed blurbs. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:05, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Bro why do we have this policy when the correct usage is manned/unnmanned? NASA refers to it as either crewed or manned. shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:19, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

It's a completely deliberate policy, designed by a crack Wikipedia wing of Antifa and designed to really piss off anyone who can't get their head around the concept of gender-neutral language. But actually, doing a search suggests that NASA doesn't seem to use "manned" much at all in recent times. Black Kite (talk) 13:32, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Since 2021 NASA has been pushing for non gendered language [6] Masem (t) 13:47, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

That was rescinded in 2025. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:10, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb IV when launched, more succinct while retaining the Apollo bit. Obviously historic. Brandmeister ^talk 11:49, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Wait Hasn't even happened yet. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 12:16, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Assuming it does take off today my preferred blurb will be ALT4. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:47, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  I now Support ALT4. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 22:54, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Wait. It hasn't happened yet, and it's entirely possible that the launch is scrubbed again. If & when it actually launches and the article has been updated accordingly, alt5 is the blurb to use; all the others are overly verbose or promotional. ITNR would require waiting until this reaches the Moon, but I think it's OK to post the launch and then update when the flyby occurs. Modest Genius ^talk 13:18, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support Blurb IV First crewed mission to the moon since Apollo 17 and first one to just orbit the moon since Apollo 13. Seems pretty notable to mention. shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:29, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support alt5. Obviously a notable launch (first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo program). WP:ITNBLURB does say to avoid comparison with previous events, although, as this is a major part of what makes this specific mission notable, alt4 is my second choice. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support AL4 The first time a human has left low Earth orbit in 54 years, if all goes well. I'd recommend changing the image hook around after a bit (e.g., "(pictured American astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to leave low Earth orbit)" and "(pictured Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first non-American to leave low Earth orbit)". 1brianm7 (talk) 17:42, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Added alt 6 which specifies that this is a manned mission (whereas Artemis I wasn't) without having a huge caveat about being the first manned spaceflight to go past near-Earth orbit. ~2026-17182-02 (talk) 18:44, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb IV after launch. Noteworthy spaceflight as the first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era. MidnightMayhem (talk) 18:50, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose - Wait for it to fulfil its mission objective of a lunar flyby. Not just because sure as hell if we post this and it drops off by the time that happens, people will be nominating and supporting posting again about the flyby. -- KTC (talk) 21:12, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  The lunar flyby should take place on April 6–7, so there isn't too much of a risk of it dropping off by then. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support It just launched. Guz13 (talk) 22:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Comment launch has occurred @Admins willing to post ITN: . — Knightoftheswords 22:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support alt blurb 3 historic achievement, also support adding Artemis II to Ongoing section CY223 (talk) 22:50, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

note - typically we add articles to ongoing once the main article has rolled off ITN, otherwise we just keep the blurb ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 22:55, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support ALT3 or ALT4 - the most historic/notable space launch in half a century. The Kip ^(contribs) 22:55, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support Alt IV Historic launch TarkusAB^talk/contrib 22:57, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Posted Alt IV. I didn't post the picture yet, but not opposed to doing so. Any chance we can wrestle a free use photo of Artemis II on ascent though? That would really be something! CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Should the words "in 1972" to provide better context for those that don't remember or aren't space geeks (like me)? Nfitz (talk) 23:12, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Rough consensus was for blurb 4, which omitted the date compared to the proceeding blurbs, but it's not an unreasonable change if folks agree. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 23:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Sounds good by me. Very useful context for the mission. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 23:19, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Yes to adding year TarkusAB^talk/contrib 23:45, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Agree with adding the year. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:58, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Added. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:57, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  @CaptainEek: A few NASA images to choose from at commons:Category:Launch_of_Artemis_2. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 00:06, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  I personally like either File:Artemis II Launch (NHQ202604010105).jpg (if we want to emphasize the rocket only) or File:Artemis II Launch (NHQ202604010307, vertical crop).jpg (if we want to show it on the launchpad). Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 00:09, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  I like the first one the best. But either would suffice. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:25, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Support in flight image - highlights the rocket itself more, and is less cluttered than the launch image ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 00:55, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  I've swapped in the flight image, but the launch image is also protected and ready for use if folks would prefer it. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 02:54, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Since then, quite a few new images got uploaded, including File:Artemis II launch (SLS MAF 20260401 ArtemisIILaunch 02) crop.jpg which I believe might also deserve consideration! Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 11:12, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Hey @CaptainEek, in the future, please make sure to give credits to the nominator, creator, and updaters of an ITN nom. Thanks! — Knightoftheswords 00:29, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  I have not previously given such credits; the instructions explicitly say If not, somebody else will do it for you; these tasks don't require admin tools!, has that changed? Is there a script that folks use to do it perhaps? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 00:33, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Well generally, admins do so and if they don't, they often don't get credited. The "script" is in the nombox, to the right of the usernames listed (the "give credits" option). — Knightoftheswords 02:15, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Oh that is handy! Thank you, I'm not an ITN regular so that part of the process was somewhat of a mystery to me :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:00, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  No biggie! — Knightoftheswords 04:59, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

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March 31

Portal:Current events/2026 March 31

March 31, 2026 (2026-03-31) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian president Masud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the "necessary will" to end the war, provided that the "guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression" are met. (RFE/RL)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms that direct contacts, although "not negotiations", with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are under way. (Al Jazeera)
      • U.S. president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces plan to end operations in Iran within about two to three weeks while continuing military action, stating that the withdrawal is not contingent on reaching an agreement with Iran. (AFP via RFI)
      • U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the talks between Iran and the United States "are very real" but also states that the U.S. will "negotiate with bombs" until a ceasefire is reached. (Time)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker Al Salmi has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident. (The Guardian)
    • France–Israel relations
      • The Israeli defense ministry halts sales of defense products to France following president Emmanuel Macron's decision not to allow U.S. aircraft to pass through French airspace en route to Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Italy–United States relations
      • Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war. (Reuters)
    • Poland–United States relations
      • Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the Iran war. (Politico)
    • China and Pakistan releases a five-point peace plan for the Iran war following a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers, Wang Yi and Ishaq Dar, respectively. The plan includes a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian) (Axios) (Chinese Foreign Ministry)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz announces that Israel will destroy "all houses" near the Blue Line as part of its creation of a new buffer zone. (Reuters)
    • Four Israeli soldiers are killed in action while fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Iraqi conflict
    • American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC News)
• Mexican drug war
  • Seven dismembered bodies are found on a road in Cualac, Guerrero, Mexico. (BNO News)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
    • The American Automobile Association reports that the United States national average gas price has reached $4.02 a gallon, the highest since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP)
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges over 1,000 points and the Nasdaq increases to 3.4% after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has signaled it is willing to end the conflict if security guarantees and assurances are met. (Moneycheck) (XTB)
  • Stocks in the U.S. also rise following reports that president Donald Trump has told aides that he is willing to end the war without securing the Strait of Hormuz. (Quartz)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Crimea Antonov An-26 crash
  • Thirty military personnel are killed when a Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Crimea. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
• Dozens of people are killed and many others are injured after multiple explosions occur at a military ammunition depot in Bujumbura, Burundi, causing extensive damage to nearby residential areas. (AFP via The Standard)
• Eleven people are killed in a shophouse complex fire in Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia. (iNews)

Law and crime

• LGBTQ rights in the United States
  • Legality of conversion therapy
    • Chiles v. Salazar
      • The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Colorado's ban on conversion therapy in an 8–1 decision, ruling that it infringed on the First Amendment, thereby invalidating similar bans in 22 other states. (AP) (Colorado Public Radio)
• A court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nullifies a fine of more than R$16 million (US$3 million) imposed on football player Neymar in 2023 over alleged environmental violations linked to construction at his Mangaratiba property, citing procedural flaws in the investigation. (AFP via RFI)

Politics and elections

• LGBTQ rights in Senegal
  • Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye approves a law increasing penalties for same-sex sexual acts to up to 10 years in prison and criminalizing the promotion or financing of such acts. The measure amends existing provisions in the penal code that already penalize these acts. (Reuters)

Sports

• Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah receives a record fine of Rs. 20 million (US$71,500) for a social media post criticizing Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, while other disciplinary cases arise in the Pakistan Super League, including a fine for Shaheen Shah Afridi and a ball-tampering charge against Fakhar Zaman. (AFP via France 24)

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Death Penalty for Terrorists Law in Israel

Israeli Knesset

Article: Death Penalty for Terrorists Law (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Israel, law that prescribes death by hanging for certain terrorist offences has been adopted (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Israel's Knesset passes a death penalty law without possibility of appeal, described by legal experts as specifically targeting Palestinians.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In Israel, the Knesset passes a death penalty law described as targeting Palestinians by legal experts.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ In Israel, the Knesset passes a death penalty law aimed at persecuting anti-Zionist murderers.

News source(s): "Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law". www.bbc.com. 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-31., Tondo, Lorenzo (2026-03-30). "Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-30.

 Wi1-ch (talk) 19:22, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Not ITN/R as far as I can tell. Regards, Andumé (Talk | Contribs) 19:30, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose per Gotitbro. Furthermore, the actual wording of the law makes no mention of the ethnic origin of those sentenced to death; one must exercise caution when considering the interpretations put forward, as they may be subject to bias. _-_Alsor (talk) 21:39, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Maintain the death penalty in both law and practice

  Permit its use for ordinary crimes but ...

  Retain capital punishment only for exceptional crimes...

  Have completely abolished it

• Oppose Lots of countries have and use death penalties. See map for details. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:52, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Capital punishment in Israel has never been abolished. This expands the scope of previous legislation but hardly of significance for ITN to bother with. Gotitbro (talk) 20:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I don't think anywhere in the world has a death penalty law that only applies to people of a certain race, though? Black Kite (talk) 20:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  That might very well be the interpretation but that is certainly not the statute. Gotitbro (talk) 20:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Since it applies to Palestinians, many of whom hold Israeli citizenship, I don't think there's any argument as to that. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:06, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability, obviously not from the "country changes its death penalty law" angle, but given the fact that it applies exclusively to a certain ethnic group, which is why it has been so controversial (and what makes it notable enough for ITN). Oppose on quality for now due to the orange tag. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Looking at the talk page discussion, it seems like the RfC is WP:SNOWing in support of the current wording, so this oppose on quality is purely procedural until the RfC is closed and the tag removed. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 21:15, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  We need to be careful with the 'it applies exclusively to a certain ethnic group' angle as that is not in the law that was passed. The letter of the law focuses on intent, acts committed to 'deny the existence of the State of Israel.' It's akin to a hate crime law, increasing punishment for a crime due to mindset. Dr Fell (talk) 21:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  All reliable secondary sources (in particular those cited above) state that it apply only to Palestinians. Even if the letter of the law doesn't make it explicit, all the sources agree in their analysis, and ignoring that aspect would, in my opinion, mean we fail to rely on secondary sources for analysis, which is especially critical for such a contentious decision. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:01, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Not suggesting we ignore RS analysis/speculation, but it's important to anchor that in the actual wording of the law. And the law is entirely focused on intent and mindset, not a specific ethnonationalist group. Are we blurbing that a law was passed, or are we blurbing how that law might be applied according to various RS crystal balls? (I'm not a RS, but I'm more troubled by the limits on the right to appeal.) Dr Fell (talk) 22:30, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  We are not going to list the "actual wording of the law" in a blurb, so any such "anchoring" would required an interpretation of the law's wording, such as one that finds that "the law is entirely focused on intent and mindset, not a specific ethnonationalist group." Policy requires us not to engage in such interpretation of the primary resources, but rely on those in secondary resources. The fact that your interpretation of the law is directly in opposition of that found in secondary sources demonstrates why the policy exists. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:21, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability - This is a massive change in how Israel invokes the death penalty, having only done so twice in its history. However I oppose the current blurb as it fails to convey what actually makes the new law notable. Both reliable sources & those backing the bill describe it as explicitly targeting Palestinians, including non-Israeli citizens from the West Bank. - Butterscotch Beluga (talk) 22:19, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Support Alt Blurb Butterscotch Beluga (talk) 23:22, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability If a country has a significant development or change in its policy on capital punishment, which in turn garners in depth worldwide news coverage, I see no reason why that shouldn’t merit a blurb. That is clearly the case here. The international coverage of this is widespread and overwhelming. The current blurb, though, should obviously be modified and the article not posted until the above mentioned issues are addressed. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 22:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support with changed blurb: The story here is that this is a capital punishment without appeal law targeting specifically Palestinians, per Haaretz and ToI. Parabolist (talk) 22:33, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  Added altblurb. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support altblurb as per above. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Per Gotitbro, they already have a death penalty law in Israel. We don't need ITN for every change in law in different countries. Guz13 (talk) 23:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support - bill specifically targeting an ethnicity that's in the news round the blue marble. — Knightoftheswords 03:00, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• I would support this if the article's quality is improved. The updated material is extremely WP:PROSELINE. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 06:51, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Comment- it seems to me there should be more context in the blurb, as if it's simply terrorists then the next PM could easily have some of the current government (or various Mossad operations over the years) executed. Presumably there are details that would preclude executing those whose terrorism was authorized by the state. Nfitz (talk) 23:16, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, it's specifically terrorism with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel. The last altblurb does touch on this in a more concise way, calling it aimed at persecuting anti-Zionist murderers, although by doing this it presents the specific text of the law as its underlying aim and glosses over how RS describe it. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 00:01, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  Though that does seem to conflate Zionists with those who simply support Israel without the Zionist policies, such as ethnic cleansing. Nfitz (talk) 23:33, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose. As unfortunate as this news is, the passing of the law isn't really significant (given the IDF's track record of having killed anyone perceived to be terrorists, anyway). It might be a formalisation of said practice, but do we actually post news of this of other nations who repealed/strengthen the death penalty for other charges? It's also dependent if this law would really pass and not be challenged by their supreme court. In fact, there are legal challenges against this law within Israel.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 00:58, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose largely per Gotitbro and ZKang. Israel's never formally abolished the death penalty + settlers and the IDF have already extrajudicially killed/executed/etc Palestinians aplenty over the last few years and decades (some legitimate terrorists, many innocent civilians), this just lets the government legally do so (at least, assuming the courts don't throw it out, which they seem likely to do). The Kip ^(contribs) 04:13, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose The notability and the scale of significance of this law appears to be on the low side. Also reasons stated from Gotitbro and ZKang. CastleFort1 (talk) 14:30, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Unfortunately, this does not seem so significant given all the tragic events and killings in the middle-east during the present time period. Tradedia^talk 18:31, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Stephen Lewis

Article: Stephen Lewis (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): CBC News

Credits:

• Nominated by Rushtheeditor (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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.

 User:Rushtheeditor (talk) 18:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support Good quality article of sufficient length

OttawaPoliticsGuy (talk) 18:56, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is in decent shape with plenty of sources TheFellaVB (talk) 23:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support Looks good, well sourced. Ornithoptera (talk) 23:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support Notable and the article is of good quality. Guz13 (talk) 23:55, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Posted – Schwede66 09:43, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Chiles v. Salazar

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Article: Chiles v. Salazar (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Chiles v. Salazar, the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado's law banning conversion therapy on the basis of the First Amendment. (Post)

News source(s): AP, CBS, NBC

Credits:

• Nominated by CastleFort1 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Squidyyy (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kentuckyfriedtucker (talk · give credit) and Masem (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The quality of the bolded article appears to be fair. As for notability, there is clear international coverage by reputable sources of the Supreme Court ruling. For this nomination, the scale of significance is in need of discussion. CastleFort1 (talk) 15:35, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

oppose subnational decision, not ITN-worthy. We are not going to post every subnational and polemic court decisions, even those from the SCOTUS _-_Alsor (talk) 15:46, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb is wrong. The Court only remanded the case back to lower courts to review under strict scrutiny standards, and did not rule it unconstitutional. While trans rights is an important subject this is not a landmark decision in them. Masem (t) 16:01, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Withdraw Given this new information clarifying that the US Supreme Court returned the case back to the lower courts for strict scrutiny, the scale of significance now appears to be limited to Colorado. It is here therefore that I withdraw this nomination. CastleFort1 (talk) 17:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

This is incorrect. It ruled that talk-based conversion therapy is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment, but did not give judgement on other forms. Jollyrime (talk) 17:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

"In Chiles v. Salazar, the Court held that because conversion therapy often takes the form of talk therapy, Colorado's law amounts to a content-based restriction on speech and cannot survive First Amendment scrutiny."

Forms of conversion therapy were ruled to be constitutionally protected 8-1.

The blurb is correct. Jollyrime (talk) 17:12, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

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(Closed) Ali Zafar wins defamation lawsuit

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Article: Ali Zafar (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Ali Zafar (pictured) wins the defamation case against Meesha Shafi's allegations of sexual harassment. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Ali Zafar (pictured) wins the defamation suit against Meesha Shafi's allegations of sexual harassment.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ A court directs Meesha Shafi to pay Rs. 5 million for Ali Zafar's (pictured) defamation.

News source(s): https://www.dawn.com/news/1987171

Credits:

• Nominated by M.Billoo2000 (talk · give credit)

 M. Billoo 14:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Personal affair, insignificant. --SpectralIon 14:31, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose – A single-sentence update makes this unsuitable for featuring even disregarding the ITNSIGNIF and BLP concerns. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 14:34, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose and snow close on quality and on notability. Personal affair, local celeb, this goes nowhere. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:48, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose and suggest WP:SNOW. Good faith nom, however I don't have anything to say that wouldn't be different from anything else said. CREditzWiki (yap) | (things i apparently did) 15:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

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(Posted) Mongolia Prime Minister

Nyam-Osoryn Uchral in 2025

Articles: Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (talk · history · tag) and Nyam-Osoryn Uchral (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Mongolia, Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (pictured) resigns. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Prime Minister of Mongolia Gombojavyn Zandanshatar resigns and is succeeded by Nyam-Osoryn Uchral.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister following the resignation of Gombojavyn Zandanshatar.

News source(s): AP CNA

Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

One or both nominated events are 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.

 ArionStar (talk) 23:56, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Wait until a new PM is chosen. Article also isn't updated.  qw3rty.exe ✉︎  01:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  As the PM is nominated by the parliment, and per the AP, "Upon parliamentary approval, he is set to be replaced by party chairman Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, who is currently serving as parliament speaker.", that unless some unlikelihood that Uchral will be approved, we shouldn't have to wait. Masem (t) 02:25, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Not ITNR per WP:ITNELECTIONS. –DMartin (talk) 03:33, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  Changes, reelections or reappointments in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election

  From WP:ITNELECTIONS. — Knightoftheswords 04:55, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Wait ITNR it will be when the post actually changes.

Gotitbro (talk) 06:45, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Wait for new PM as per above. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 10:34, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on quality The article for Nyam-Osoryn Uchral has several CN tags. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:56, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Added alt blurb, as Nyam-Osoryn Uchral has now succeeded Zandanshatar as PM. Natg 19 (talk) 23:49, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Bumped up nom to March 31 as the new PM is in office. Marking as ready @Admins willing to post ITN: — Knightoftheswords 05:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Come on, the Nyam-Osoryn Uchral bio isn't ready. Schwede66 08:33, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

@Admins willing to post ITN: , the article is ready. — Knightoftheswords 02:46, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support per above This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 06:35, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Not ready as Nyam-Osoryn Uchral bio still has sourcing issues. Once ready I support altblurb2. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 10:05, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support He is going to be replaced by someone below him, there is no reason to wait. Guz13 (talk) 23:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  For clarification his successor has already been chosen in Nyam-Osoryn Uchral. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:51, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support Both bolded articles appear to be ready. Sourcing issues within Nyam-Osoryn Uchral's article have been resolved. CastleFort1 (talk) 12:06, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support Both articles are of sufficient quality. QuicoleJR (talk) 14:21, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
• Posted Alt2. Schwede66 09:39, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: Alireza Jafari

Article: Alireza Jafari (child soldier) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Euronews, Telegraph

Credits:

• Nominated by VitoxxMass (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Deceased child soldier following enlistment "expansion" by the Basij in the context of the 2026 Iran War. User:VitoxxMass (talk) 1:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Most of the "background" section's sources don't mention Alireza Jafari as they're just about child soldiers in Iran more generally, raising WP:SYNTH concerns. Ignoring that, the article has little prose about Alireza Jafari himself, making it basically a stub. ^Falling_Gravity 16:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Too short, not ready. I have also doubts perhaps about notability but have not done enough research to say for certain. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:17, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Why does this article even exist? ~2026-20113-12 (talk) 19:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Comment, since the topic of this article wasn't notable before his death, I've marked this as a nonstandard RD nom. — Knightoftheswords 02:28, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I disagree and reverted, as this nomination is a standard RD nom, and whether the person is notable or not does not change the type of nom. This new "nonstandard" type (which was BOLDly created without clear consensus btw) should only be used sparingly, for nonbiographical articles, or "group" articles. Natg 19 (talk) 02:45, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

March 30

Portal:Current events/2026 March 30

March 30, 2026 (2026-03-30) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Israeli strikes on Iran
      • Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the military to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy. (The Times of Israel)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the United States but also says that the U.S. have submitted a negotiation request. (The Hill)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. (Al Jazeera)
    • Spain in the 2026 Iran war, Spain–United States relations
      • Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran. (BBC News)
    • Syria in the 2026 Iran war
      • The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza war peace plan
      • Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle. (BBC News)
• Somali Civil War
  • Constitutional crisis in Somalia
    • At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia's national army ​took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government. (Reuters) (ReliefWeb) (BBC News Somali)
• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
  • India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations. (AFP via France 24)
• Haitian conflict
  • A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day's massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports. (DW)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war. (UPI)
  • United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNN)
• The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around £829, costing car finance lenders a total of £9.1bn. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield and Langebaanweg in Western Cape, South Africa. (SABC News)
• Four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion in an under-construction tunnel in Chongqing, China. (Xinhua)
• At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• A study published in the Carcinogenesis journal shows that vaping can cause lung or oral cancer. (ScienceAlert)

International relations

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • Cuba–Russia relations
    • The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island. (BBC News)
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • The United States resumes operations at its embassy in Caracas after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez's de facto presidency. (AFP via Channels TV)

Law and crime

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (ANI via Lokmat Times)
• Capital punishment in Israel
  • The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis. (The Guardian)
• Porepunkah police shootings
  • Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-prclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.(ABC News) (The Guardian) (Reuters)
• San Cristóbal school shooting
  • One person is killed and eight others are injured in a school shooting in San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• The Bahraini interior ministry says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah. (VINnews)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Myanmar presidential election
  • Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup. (Reuters)
• Mongolia's parliament appoints Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as prime minister, the third to hold the post within a year, following the resignation of his predecessor, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, after nine months in office. His appointment follows his removal as parliamentary speaker amid opposition protests and a legislative boycott. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

Science and technology

• Artemis program
  • NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April. (The Register)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
  • FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists that the Iranian soccer team will play in the upcoming World Cup despite the war. (ESPN)

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RD: Rezvi Sheriff

Article: Rezvi Sheriff (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Newswire, Daily FT

Credits:

• Nominated by Abishe (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: pioneered Sri Lanka's first successful kidney transplant project Abishe (talk) 02:37, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Melvin Edwards

Article: Melvin Edwards (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): ARTnews

Credits:

• Nominated by 19h00s (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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 sculptor (died March 30, 2026), widely exhibited internationally throughout his life --19h00s (talk) 15:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support Good and interesting article. Yakikaki (talk) 17:16, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support appears to be well sourced. Jahaza (talk) 20:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Good Article status. Spencer^T•C 21:04, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Chan Santokhi

Article: Chan Santokhi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Reuters

Credits:

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

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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 president (until 2025) BastianMAT (talk) 20:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support On notability and the article doesn't seem to have any issue

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Varoon2542 (talk • contribs)

• Support per above TheHiddenCity (talk) 22:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Two of the awards in the Honors section need sources. It's not enough for me to oppose, but I'd prefer if they were sourced before posting. QuicoleJR (talk) 23:14, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  • I've had a good look and have partly sourced one aspect. As president he is the grand master of both orders, in other words he gets to award these honours as head of state, so he automatically became master with his election in 2020, as would be the case for such honours all over the world. He did receive the Yellow Star at a lower rank for his previous political work in 2010, which is now sourced. So I suspect this won't be easy to full source, however there are lots of photos of him wearing the two orders' regalia when he gives out the these awards to other people. ChrysGalley (talk) 08:35, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

    Thanks for the explanation. I am now willing to support this nomination. QuicoleJR (talk) 22:06, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Posted—Bagumba (talk) 06:33, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

Article: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ India declares victory in the 58-year-long Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ India declares victory in the 58-year-long Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, due to the low number of remaining insurgents.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ In India, the government declares victory in the conflict against Naxalite insurgents.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ In India, the government declares victory in the 58-year-long conflict against Naxalite insurgents.

News source(s): AFP via France 24

Credits:

• Nominated by Nice4What (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: End of one of the longest-running insurgencies. Notably, "the rebellion controlled nearly a third of the country with an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 fighters at its peak in the mid-2000s." Article is in good shape / worth highligting. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 20:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support end of a long-running conflict, but note that two remaining commanders have said they will continue fighting This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 20:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support This marks the end of one of the longest running conflict in modern history and the article is well written. Guz13 (talk) 20:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support End of a long running conflict, well written and seems ready. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 21:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

oppose self-declared "mission accomplished" means noting today. Have they surrendered? trump claims the Iran wAR is "won." Psephguru (talk) 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment The dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (KPK), the closest comparison in recent memory to this event, was posted last May. However, the mandate of this announcement comes from India rather than the decentralized Naxalites themselves. Keep that in mind when assessing this event's notability. Departure– (talk) 23:30, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Suggest rewording Reading the article, there was objective evidence they ended the insurgency (by how few were left), so that's important, but the wording implies a possibly dubious claim (in a world where we are dealing with the amount of govt propaganda from the current US adminstration). A wording that emphasizes why they have declared it would be helpful to remove the dubiousness. Masem (t) 23:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

I've added the altblurb which reflects why they declared victory. V. L. Mastikosa (talk) 00:14, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• Update support to Alt1 which is a better explanation of the situation This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 04:45, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose It seems that the Home Minister set an arbitrary deadline and so is going to claim that he achieved it, even though there are still some holdouts. It's just PR. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:29, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Proclamation not surrender (unlike the PKK in Turkey). This may well be the death knell but with holdout uncertainty we shouldn't be featuring any of this. Indeed the comparisions to mission accomplished by Bush and recent Trump proclamations may well be made. Gotitbro (talk) 06:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose on timing. Remember that we are meant to feature quality updates reflecting recent events. As much as I don't like penalizing events for being drawn out, this conflict has been winding down for years. Consequently, there is not really all that much of an update to the article. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:37, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Politician sets a deadline of 31 March for a 58-year-old conflict to end. Remaining insurgents vow to fight on. Politician claims victory one day before deadline anyway. Eh, no. "X declares victory over Y" is very different from "the conflict between X and Y ends" or "X and Y agree peace terms". Black Kite (talk) 13:36, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support since the way ITN and such insurgencies work means that there is a decent chance that the actual end of the insurgency won't get posted, a la how we never posted India surpassing China population-wise. Considering that the scale of the insurgency has indeed significantly been reduced, I think that this highlight is worth posting symbolically. Any blurb has to emphasize however that its an Indian declaration. — Knightoftheswords 13:47, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• If we do that we are posting politician's claims, rather than facts. Imagine if we applied that to Trump... Black Kite (talk) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  If Trump declared the end of a neoconfederate or communist insurgency that at one point controlled large swathes of America but now only has three minor commanders, then yes. This is not a "we're gonna get a peace deal with Iran any day now!" — Knightoftheswords 00:33, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Weak oppose – I share Black Kite's concern above, as I wouldn't want to parrot the Indian government's propaganda. Still, if this announcement triggers a significant update to the article, I would be comfortable posting this. Right now, the lead has been expanded more than the body, which is just not an appropriate front-page feature. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 13:52, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose - 2 Naxalite commanders have declared they will continue the campaign, and its one sided. JaxsonR (talk) 20:45, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Actually, support, I doubt these commanders will have any impact. JaxsonR (talk) 20:58, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support based on this. Rushtheeditor (talk) 18:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Support End of an over 50 year old conflict. I choose alternative blurb 3 Squalwer (talk) 10:00, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Abu Taher Nadwi

Article: Abu Taher Nadwi (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Kalbela, Naya Diganta

Credits:

• Nominated by Owais Al Qarni (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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.

 –𝐎𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥 𝐐𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ 09:36, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

THe change adding the death was unsourced so I have reverted it. As such Oppose Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:23, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

The death is now sourced in the article. Lavalizard101 (talk) 13:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support 4946 characters (725 words) "readable prose size" and sourced. Grimes2 19:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 21:06, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  So Lionel Jospin who governed France for 5 years didn't get an RD but this obscure cleric gets one ? Varoon2542 (talk) 12:06, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

  @Varoon2542: Anyone with a Wikipedia article is eligible to get an RD if their article meets certain quality requirements. Jospin hasn't been posted because his article did not meet those requirements. No determination of relative importance was made. QuicoleJR (talk) 12:16, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

2026 Juno Awards

Article: Juno Awards of 2026 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Tate McRae (pictured) wins four awards, including Artist of the Year, at the Juno Awards. (Post)

News source(s): Toronto Star

Credits:

• Nominated by Rushtheeditor (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

 Rushtheeditor Rushtheeditor 01:25, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Does not seem to be ITN/R. (changed nom, which originally marked as ITN/R) Natg 19 (talk) 04:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on quality Winners and nominees section is unsourced. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 06:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment The awards weren't even nominated last year Elisecars727 (talk)☺ 06:50, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment, Not being ITNR does not mean that an award show/"ITNR-style" item shouldn't be posted. Support conditionally on quality, per reasons below, I'm a lil iffy on significance, but ITN's incredibly stale rn and if we want to commit to being "more global," which has been used for years to justify recurring staleness, we should be expanding the amount of content we cover. The Junos are the biggest Canadian music award show and receive (modest) attention in America. Mainly, I'm hinging my support on if this article can be boosted up to a quality a la, say, 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Perhaps I'll help in that. — Knightoftheswords 07:31, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Support, I agree with Knightoftheswords281's thinking. I think the article's now ready to post, it's now fully cited. Blythwood (talk) 09:14, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose I also agree with that thinking, but we should require a substantial, encyclopedic (read: prose-centric) article to counter the lack of greater significance. An article of mostly charts is more suited for an almanac. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:58, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose If it’s not ITNR, it’s highly unlikely that it should be. Local music awards aren’t ITN-worthy unless they have at least an international impact, recognition and following (and that of a neighbouring country doesn’t count), let alone when it comes to Canadian music, which is a far cry from being on a par with Eurovision or the Grammys. Frankly, it’s an absurd discussion. _-_Alsor (talk) 11:48, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

That's circular reasoning that allows for no new entries at ITNR, nor for any event that is not explicitly listed at ITNR. To take one of the most recent additions, the Game Awards, required the event to be posted five years straight (at minimum) without being at ITNR to demonstrate it is ITNR.

That said, the importance of a national-level award program should be judged by the amount of coverage it gets from sources not of that country. Eg if the only source reporting on it was the Toronto Star, I'd be very concerned. But a quick Google News check shows several American sources (even if they are focusing on Rush's performance), and BBC has covered it in the past. Masem (t) 23:58, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose These awards aren't significant. Guz13 (talk) 14:25, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Support – Relatively significant awards. Not everything needs to be ITN/R. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 21:06, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Question Were the Brit Awards 2026 posted? ArionStar (talk) 23:57, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  Nope, but they should have. — Knightoftheswords 04:05, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

  They should not. _-_Alsor (talk) 14:57, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• As a Canadian, perhaps I should support this. But it's too trivial, and I Oppose. Nfitz (talk) 00:58, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Nothing for significance has been established either for McRae or the Junos here. Simply being the main awards of a particular industry in a specific country is a far cry from that. Gotitbro (talk) 07:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

RD/Blurb: Dezi Freeman

Article: Dezi Freeman (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination – nonstandard
Blurb:  In Australia, Dezi Freeman, the suspect in the fatal shooting of two officers, is killed by police in Victoria. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In Australia, the suspect in the fatal shooting of two officers in Victoria is killed by police.

News source(s): The Telegraph, SMH, The Guardian, BBC, ABC

Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Nightmares26 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Doobie777 (talk · give credit), User1519203 (talk · give credit), Beditorer (talk · give credit), SnowyRiver28 (talk · give credit) and WWGB (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Nonstandard recent death nominations concern individuals who don't have a standalone article and/or whose deaths are being proposed for a blurb. Unlike standard recent death nominations, nonstandard nominations are not simply judged on quality (see WP:ITNRDSTANDALONE and WP:ITNRDBLURB).

Nominator's comments: Australian sovereign citizen who killed two Victoria Police officers in August. Mind you that there is precedent for RDs about people who don't have standalone articles (see murder of Brianna Ghey as a keystone example). This is big news in Australia and I think if we want to actually combat systemic bias, we should work to actually feature more stories across the world instead of just reducing the quantity all across the board since "we wouldn't post this if it happened in X country!" (see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and WP:ITNDONT) Henceforth, I propose that we blurb this as well. — Knightoftheswords 03:19, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Support RD as there is sufficient biographical info, but Oppose blurb as he had long been suspected of the crime, was being manhunted, and only concluded with the police finding and shooting him. Granted: gun crimes in Australia are rare due to gun regulation, but I think that only artificially makes this crime more high profile than other events. We typically do not cover domestic crimes absent some international terrorism angle. Masem (t) 03:33, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb Systemc bias isn't going to be fixed by featuring non-notable stories. No significance whatsoever in the killing of a perp wanted for the death of 2 LEOs. Gotitbro (talk) 03:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  It is extremely significant in Australia and most parts of the world that aren’t the US. A shooting of two officers and a large scale manhunt are basically unheard of. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 04:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  That these were police officers in the line of duty only further diminishes its significance. Gotitbro (talk) 06:25, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  Perhaps in countries where this is a regular occurrence it might. As I mentioned this is extremely rare and significant in Australia. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 07:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment - Is there any precedent on posting articles around sovereign citizens, i.e. is it notable because its to do with a sovereign citizen ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 03:58, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Support This was a massive story over the last (near) year, across the country. Gun crime is rare, LEO shootings are rare, and even moreso being on the run for so long. Doobie777 (talk) 04:39, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Support per nom and Doobie777. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 07:26, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb. Only locally notable. BilboBeggins (talk) 09:07, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb Per Gotitbro. A fugitive is shot dead by the police... wow? Only a local story, only locally notable, not ITN-worthy. A word of advice, Knight: if most of your nominations don’t get through, perhaps you should reconsider your criteria. _-_Alsor (talk) 11:50, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb and RD The standard for RD is already so low, I do not understand the desire to lower it further. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Strongest possible oppose both blurb and RD: Freeman wasn't convicted of anything, and I'm extremely uncomfortable featuring this story, which strongly implies his own wrongdoing, on the main page per WP:BLPCRIME. Note BLP policies apply also to recently deceased persons. Departure– (talk) 13:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose RD WP:ITNRD requires a biographical Wikipedia article, not a redirect to a page on shootings, Porepunkah police shootings.—Bagumba (talk) 16:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Only for automatic consideration to RD (so that we arent arguing about notability or importance routinely). It does not say the absence of a biographical page means no RD but we now have to consider if there is enough bio info in addition to quality to support the RD. Masem (t) 17:36, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Using the RD template here is poisoning the well. We have a nom that is formatted like an RD, lists the deceased name as the target (even though it's a redirect) and has the RD boilerplate telling us not to discuss significance. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Someone changed it to a "Nonstandard Recent Death" template, which I have never seen before. ~2026-17182-02 (talk) 14:44, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose blurb, obviously and Oppose RD for multiple reasons, the main one of which at the moment is the article says "The deceased has not yet been confirmed by Victoria Police to be Freeman." Black Kite (talk) 18:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose RD - The person nominated does't even have an article about them. Guz13 (talk) 19:29, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per Black Kite; not officially confirmed to b4e dead. Spencer^T•C 20:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb The scope of this matter is national at most. Ornithoptera (talk) 00:49, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I haven't looked into how much Australia was obsessing over the killing of 2 police, but I don't think we would consider posting someone in the US whose only notability was killing 2 cops in an ambush. Looking it up, in a normal year 44 police die by gunshot in the US versus 1 total in Australia, while the US has 12 times as many people; we would probably post a blurb if one person killed 24 police in the US in a single action. Add in the BLP issues and the entire section of the article on the suspect becomes suspect. That the deceased had been on the run for 216 days does not clear us from BLP rules. Did we post any sort of blurb or RD after the Boston Marathon Bombing suspect was killed during the man-hunt? The biggest difference there was that the blurb for the bombing was probably still up since it took about 2 days for that whole saga to finish. I cannot think of any other recent, large-scale, violent crimes where the perpetrator was not either immediately arrested or dead at the scene.~2026-17182-02 (talk) 15:14, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

March 29

Portal:Current events/2026 March 29

March 29, 2026 (2026-03-29) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
        • Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L'Orient Today)
      • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
        • Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. (Saudi Gazette)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. (AFP via France 24)
      • United States president Donald Trump tells Financial Times that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". (Financial Times) (Xinhua)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. (Times of Israel)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A person is killed by a Ukrainian drone attack in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
    • Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola. (Yle)
  • Three people are killed and thirteen others are injured in a Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (The Guardian)
• Gaza war
  • Ten Palestinians are killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and 18 others are injured in artillery fire and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza City, Palestine. (Haaretz)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan. (Xinhua)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • One person is killed and at least 15 others, including children, are injured in a Pakistani artillery strike in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (The Afghan Times)
• Communal conflicts in Nigeria
  • Twelve people are killed by unknown gunmen at a bar in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. A mob kills ten additional people in retaliation to the attack. (BBC News)
• Haitian conflict
  • At least 16 people are killed and 10 others are injured by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, Haiti, during a gun fight with a vigilante group. Human rights activists allege that more than 30 people were killed and dozens were missing. (AP) (ABC News)
• South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar reports that at least 73 miners were killed and 25 others were seriously injured by unknown gunmen over the weekend after a mining dispute near Juba. (AFP via FMT)

Arts and culture

• For the first time ever, Israel Police block the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Palm Sunday, citing heightened risk in the Old City during the Iran war. (Vatican News) (The Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 45 people are killed and 74 others are injured after five days of severe weather across parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Reuters) (AP via CTV News)
• Seven people are killed and two others are injured after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China. (Xinhua)
• Three people are killed and 20 others are injured when a church collapses in Accra, Ghana. (BBC News)
• A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750 people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock. (Tagesschau) (AP)

International relations

• Iran–Lebanon relations
  • Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, remains in the country despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave. The expulsion order prompts opposition from outlawed Iran-armed group Hezbollah and a cabinet boycott by its ministers and allies. (AFP via LBCI)

Law and crime

• 2026 Beijing ramming attack
  • An unknown number of casualties are reported when a loader is intentionally driven into a crowded market in Fangshan, Beijing, China. A man in his 50s is arrested. (FTV News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 New Democratic Party leadership election
  • Avi Lewis is elected leader of Canada's New Democratic Party. (BBC)

Sports

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
  • In auto racing, Mercedes-Benz's Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to lead the World Championship at 19 years and 216 days old after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. (AFP via RFI)

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RD: Alberto Coutinho

Article: Alberto Coutinho (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): [7] [8]

Credits:

• Nominated by Engineerchange (talk · give credit)
• Updated by RandomUserGuy1738 (talk · give credit), Strattonsmith (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: New Jersey state politician Engineerchange (talk) 04:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Arab League secretary general

Article: Nabil Fahmi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Egypt's Nabil Fahmi is named as Secretary-General of the Arab League. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In international relations, Nabil Fahmi is nominated as Secretary-General of the Arab League.

News source(s): [9]

Credits:

• Nominated by Psephguru (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Isn't the EU posted? Pretty notable still. Psephguru (talk) 22:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment – The EU and Arab League are hardly equivalent. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 22:18, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

That is a WP:POV opinion.Psephguru (talk) 22:21, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

They're fundamentally different types of institution. The Arab League is much closer in structure to something like NATO or BRICS (or the African Union), while the EU is almost a country itself (it can pass laws that are binding on all members; the Arab League cannot). QuicoleJR (talk) 23:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

+1 Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 23:46, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

We do post NATO leadership changes, correct? Ornithoptera (talk) 00:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support, article is of adequate quality. Leader of an important international organization. Diversifies ITN. Not stale. — Knightoftheswords 05:38, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Support Per Knightoftheswords281. ArionStar (talk) 18:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment I think the article could go into a bit more detail about what he did as foreign minister; in fact, there is no mention of the end of his term in office. The infobox needs updating. Placing NATO and the EU on the same level as the Arab League shows a complete lack of understanding of all three organisations, and that does not detract from the importance of the Arab League. Once my concerns have been addressed, I will support the nomination. _-_Alsor (talk) 19:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose The secretary-general of the Arab League is a minor figure on the international scene. For comparisons, the Arab League is like ASEAN not the EU or even NATO. Varoon2542 (talk)

Neutral on merits, oppose alt1 as "In international relations" is redundant. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:50, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Oppose along the lines of others above. The political insignificance of the League has been demonstrated repeatedly, including its almost complete lack of a role during the current war in the Middle East. Yakikaki (talk) 21:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: Mary Beth Hurt

Article: Mary Beth Hurt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): [10] [11]

Credits:

• Nominated by BilboBeggins (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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 actress who starred in Academy Award nominated films, Tony nominee, ex-wife of William Hurt. BilboBeggins (talk) 09:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Second paragraph of "career" section unsourced. "Filmography" and "theater" tables unsourced. Left guide (talk) 04:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: DJ Dan

Article: DJ Dan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dj-dan-death-1236209595/

Credits:

• Nominated by Elisecars727 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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 musician Elisecars727 (talk)☺ 22:30, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Discography needs more references. Left guide (talk) 04:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

RD: David Riondino

Article: David Riondino (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): L'Unione Sarda (in Italian) Il Tirreno (in Italian)

Credits:

• Nominated by TNM101 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Gianluigi02 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Italian singer, actor, writer and composer. Filmography and discography need citations TNM101 (chat) 09:54, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Weak oppose Filmography and discography are unsourced. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 10:09, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

March 28

Portal:Current events/2026 March 28

March 28, 2026 (2026-03-28) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks. (CNBC)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • Emirates Global Aluminium reports that one of its facilities in Abu Dhabi sustained significant damage and several injuries during missile and drone attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
      • An airstrike in Kirkuk, Iraq, hits a base of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killing one member and injuring four others. (AFP via LBCI)
      • Iranian-backed militias launch a drone attack targeting the Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani's private residence in Duhok. (K24)
    • Iran says it has dismantled a terrorist cell in Gorgan, Golestan and has arrested two suspects. (Awaz the Voice)
    • The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of USS Tripoli. (Gulf Times)
    • A man is detained and another is at large after trying to ignite an improvised explosive device near a Bank of America building in Paris, France. Anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating. (Sky News)
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • Five paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
    • Three journalists are killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon. (KGO-TV)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from their territory in Yemen towards Israel, signifying the group's entrance in the war. The Israeli military says that the missile was successfully intercepted and no injuries were reported. A second attack, also without damage, is reported hours later. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel) (Ahram Online)
  • Kuwait International Airport is targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system. (Saudi Gazette)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Two people are killed and twelve more are injured in a nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa. A maternity hospital is also damaged. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty-two bodies are recovered from a vessel found adrift off the coast of Crete, Greece, according to the Greek coast guard. Twenty-six people are rescued by Frontex. Several survivors said some people were also thrown overboard into the Mediterranean Sea on the orders of a human trafficker during the journey. (Reuters)
• Three people are killed and 23 others are injured, including nine critically, in a fire at a high-rise building in Xiaodian, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. (Xinhua)

International relations

• Qatar–Ukraine relations
  • Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats. (AFP via The News)

Law and crime

• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • Around 18 people are arrested during anti-war protests held across Israel against the Iran war, including 13 in Tel Aviv and 5 in Haifa. Protests are also held in Jerusalem and Beersheba. (Haaretz) (Times of Israel)
• Five police officers are killed and three others are injured in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Four people are killed and two others are injured during clashes between insurgent groups in Kamjong district, Manipur, India. (Hindustan Times)
• Seven people are injured in a vehicle ramming attack in Derby, Derbyshire, England. An Indian national in his 30s is arrested with counter-terrorism police investigating. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
• Nepal's former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli is arrested over his alleged involvement in the crackdown on the 2025 protests. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• Protests against Donald Trump
  • 2026 No Kings protests
    • The third No Kings protests are held across the United States against the policies of president Donald Trump's administration including the Iran war, ICE operations, and the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. (CNN) (Reuters)
• 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
  • Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi urges the United States not to strike a deal or negotiate for peace with the Iranian regime and also calls for a resurgence in protests. (Reuters)
• Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  • The South West House of Representatives re-elects incumbent president Abdiaziz Laftagareen for the second time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in the military being deployed to the Lower Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia. (Somali Guardian) (Hiiraan Online)

Sports

• In Thoroughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war. (The National News) (ESPN)
• In chess, the Candidates Tournament 2026 starts in Cyprus. Between 28 March and 16 April, eight players compite in a double round-robin tournament. The winner will face Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Championship. (FIDE)

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RD: Marinella

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

News source(s): Euronews, GreekReporter.com

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-19785-42 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Marbe166 (talk · give credit), Omnipaedista (talk · give credit) and Joe Vitale 5 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a standalone 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: Greek pop singer. ~2026-19785-42 (talk) 17:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose due to insufficient sourcing. QuicoleJR (talk) 18:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

RD: Liamine Zéroual

Article: Liamine Zéroual (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): RFI

Credits:

• Nominated by Mr. Lechkar (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: President of Algeria from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 10:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

support has notable by precednt.Psephguru (talk) 22:19, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on quality Article is a stub and has several unsourced paragraphs. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:49, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Prime Minister of Nepal

Balendra Shah in 2026

Article: Balen Shah (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Balen Shah (pictured) has been appointed new Prime Minister of Nepal. (Post)

News source(s): "Balen Shah sworn in as Prime Minister, forms Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. March 27, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-27., Press, Binaj Gurubacharya The Associated (2026-03-27). "Nepal's youngest prime minister takes the oath of office". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2026-03-27.

Article updated
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 Wi1-ch (talk) 21:43, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose we already posted his victory in the 2026 general election. Would be redundant and unnecessary, and we generally don't do that. _-_Alsor (talk) 21:50, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Already posted. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 21:51, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

support precedence exists for election result to swearing in,Psephguru (talk) 22:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Close If there is a precedent, it is because the winner of the election is not the same person who ends up leading the government, or because of the exceptional circumstances surrounding their inauguration. That is not the case here. _-_Alsor (talk) 19:27, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

March 27

Portal:Current events/2026 March 27

March 27, 2026 (2026-03-27) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • An Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia with at least six ballistic missiles and 29 drones injures 15 American soldiers and heavily damages a Boeing E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
    • Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates report that they have intercepted missile and drone attacks from Iran. (AA)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Iran's representative in Geneva Ali Bahreini says that Iran will facilitate and expedite humanitarian aid to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (AP)
    • The foreign ministers of the G7 nations reach an agreement to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the war ends. (Euronews)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    • One man is killed and several are injured by Iranian ballistic missile attacks on central and southern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • The Israeli Air Force strikes a uranium processing facility in Yazd, Iran. There were no casualties or radiation leaks, according to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization. (Al Jazeera)
  • Iran has begun recruiting children as young as 12 to man Tehran checkpoints. (The Times of Israel)

• Sudanese civil war
  • The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North reports that a Sudanese Army airstrike on a funeral gathering in the town of Al Sunut in South Kordofan has killed seven civilians and injured 39 others. (Sudan Tribune)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Brent crude oil surpasses US$110 per barrel after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy turned away three container ships and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (UPI)
• Renationalization of YPF
  • A United States appeals court overturns a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina related to the 2012 nationalization of oil company YPF, ruling that the shareholders' claims are not valid under Argentine law. The decision reverses a 2023 lower court ruling that had ordered compensation to minority investors. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 20 people in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. (AP)
• Seven people are killed and five others are injured in a landslide on the Zoji La in Ladakh, India. (NDTV)
• Three people are killed in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States. (AP)
• Two children are killed and at least seven others are injured in a three-vehicle collision involving a dump truck, SUV and school bus on Tennessee State Route 70 in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. (AP)

Law and crime

• Calama school stabbing
  • One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • Following his Rastriya Swatantra Party's landslide victory in the general election, Balendra Shah is sworn as Prime Minister of Nepal, succeeding interim prime minister Sushila Karki. (Reuters)
• Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia
  • Russia designates filmmaker and teacher Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the 2025 documentary film Mr Nobody Against Putin, as a foreign agent after authorities accuse him of spreading disinformation about the government and opposing the war in Ukraine. (AFP via RFI)
• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • Lawmakers from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference protest outside the legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, India, in solidarity with Iran and against the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei amidst the Iran war. Additionally, a major confrontation breaks out between INC lawmaker Irfan Hafiz Lone and BJP lawmaker Yudhvir Sethi during the protest. (Kashmir Convener) (Times of India)
• In Mongolia, the State Great Khural accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar. (AP)

Sports

• 2026 World Figure Skating Championships
  • In her last performance before retiring, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto wins the gold medal in the women's singles event of the 2026 Figure Skating Championships. (AFP via RFI)

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(Posted) RD: Mary Rand

Article: Mary Rand (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): BBC

Credits:

• Nominated by Black Kite (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit), ChrysGalley (talk · give credit) and Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: British Olympic athlete. Article is not bad but could do with some more citations. Black Kite (talk) 20:06, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support That's a great picture. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:18, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  you can't support a RD nomination just because the article has a "great picture". Useless comment. _-_Alsor (talk) 12:47, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  I can and did support it for this reason and the article has now been posted. As Alsor97 doesn't understand, let's explain.

First, we should clarify the picture that I was referring to (right). This is a professional photograph and so is of excellent quality. It cannot be taken for granted as we only have this thanks to a special partnership programme with the Dutch National Archives. Note that we don't seem to have any equivalent pictures from a UK or Olympic source and so, without this Dutch initiative, we'd have nothing.

Now that picture was good but it didn't show the subject in action. Following up, I have found a good action photo from the same programme, cropped it and have added it to the article too. Before this was done, the article had zero pictures showing the subject performing.

Such pictures obviously have substantial value because a picture is worth a thousand words. And we can be fairly sure that every reader who goes to the article will at least glance at this lead picture; it will probably be the first thing they look at.

The importance of lead images to our readership is confirmed by research such as A large scale study of reader interactions with images on Wikipedia. Note that We quantify reader engagement with images and find that, on average, readers click with images 1 in every 29 pageviews on English Wikipedia, ten times more often than with references In this case, I also added a reference to the article to address the one {{citation needed}} at the time. That reference is likely to get zero engagement because it was to a newspaper published in 1966 and so requires library access through a paywall. So, the reference is almost completely useless while the image will be used by most readers.

Q.E.D.

Andrew🐉(talk) 21:07, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

I agree with Alsor. WP:ITNQUALITY mentions several things, but have a "great image" is not one of them. Unreferenced / poorly referenced articles can have great images but they would be not eligible for the main page. Natg 19 (talk) 22:38, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

WP:ITNQUALITY states that Articles should be a minimally comprehensive overview of the subject, not omitting any major items. A picture portrait of the subject is expected in our biographies and is obviously a major item as it typically appears at the head of the article where it will be immediately seen by the reader. References go down at the foot of the article where just about no-one reads them. This is their relative importance. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

You may feel that way, but that is not what the guidelines demonstrate. The ITNQUALITY guidelines have a full paragraph about sourcing, which means they are of upmost importance here at ITN. In addition, a few RDs recently have been posted which do not have portraits: Michael Bambang Hartono and Mel Schilling. Natg 19 (talk) 07:19, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

The deficiences of other RDs and ITN guidelines need not detain us. The utmost quality issue for ITN is the quality of its main page section. This is currently lacking as the picture of Mette Frederiksen is now up for a fifth day and so is blatant evidence that ITN is failing to keep up main page standards. This recurring issue regularly makes ITN a laughing stock per WP:LUGO and so we should fix it. Using good free RD pictures such as this excellent picture of Rand would be an easy way to improve ITN's quality and share our quality content. Make it so. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

>article is good overall
>picks the most insignificant aspect that makes it good
>larps in 6 paragraphs about how it's the most important aspect of the article
>ignores content
inb4 "i never said it was the most important" ~2026-19557-80 (talk) 11:06, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Y'know, the IP's got a point... Chorchapu (talk | edits) 13:57, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm pleased that you're looking at aspects of quality that other editors are ignoring, but because for RD we don't have inclusion criteria besides minimum quality requirements, I don't think it's appropriate to support an RD item without making it at least somewhat clear that you've checked whether it meets those minimum requirements. Moreover, ironically, I think currently the article has too many images, and some should probably be trimmed. A link to Commons should serve well here :) ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 14:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Weak oppose 1 CN tag. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:29, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

There's two unsourced lines. _-_Alsor (talk) 12:48, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• They're sourced now. Black Kite (talk) 13:00, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article quality is sufficient. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:47, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 20:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Kitty Harrison (tennis)

Article: Kitty Harrison (tennis) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): UNC ("Kitty Harrison ... passed away earlier in the day on Friday")

Credits:

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

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 Hameltion (talk | contribs) 14:28, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article quality is sufficient. QuicoleJR (talk) 15:43, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:30, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 20:13, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

RD: Henry Lee

Article: Henry Lee (forensic scientist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): [12],

Credits:

• Nominated by AKidFromBethany (talk · give credit)

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 akidfrombethany!(_talk|^contribs) 19:12, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Needs referencing improvement. - Indefensible (talk) 03:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Women in the Olympics

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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The ICO heaquarters in Lausanne where the announcement followed an intense week of meetings.

Articles: Transgender people in sports (talk · history · tag) and Sex verification and intersex athletes at the Olympic Games (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In sports, the International Olympic Committee rules that participation in its women's events will be limited to biological females, based on a genetic test. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The International Olympic Committee rules that participation in its women's events will be limited to cisgender women based on a genetic test.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ The International Olympic Committee rules that women must test negative for the SRY gene to be eligible to compete in its women's events.
Alternative blurb 3: ​ The International Olympic Committee rules that eligibility for women’s events will be determined by one-time SRY gene screening.
Alternative blurb 4: ​ The International Olympic Committee rules that eligibility for women's events will be determined by one-time SRY gene screening.

News source(s): ABC, Al Jazeera, BBC, ESPN, France 24, Guardian, IOC, Le Monde, NYT, SCMP, Sport & Politics

Credits:

• Nominated by Andrew Davidson (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Funcrunch (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: There are several possible articles for this and I went with one that had an update and otherwise seemed to be in reasonable shape. The BBC says that it is a "hugely significant decision". Andrew🐉(talk) 07:37, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Administrator note Realizing this is a hot button topic for some, I would like to gently remind everyone that this discussion is Not a Forum. Please resist any temptation to make pointy comments. See also WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Thank you... -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:46, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Weak support I can see this as culmination of the 2024 Summer Olympics boxing controversy and this decision is definitely going to be contentious. Though the actual impact remains to be seen. NotKringe (talk) 07:56, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

A prediction of what happens seems Crystal Ballery to me. Nfitz (talk) 22:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose - Because I don't think internal guidelines for Olympics and other sports get blurbed at all right? Typically it's Olympics start and Olympics end. Harizotoh9 (talk) 11:19, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Harizotoh9 is mistaken. ITN is not limited to repetitive and routine items. Previous IOC blurbs include:

1. The International Olympic Committee and Chinese organizers announce that all Internet restrictions have been lifted for media covering the Beijing Games.
2. The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, following investigation into doping at the 2014 Games.
3. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry is elected as the first African and female president of the International Olympic Committee.
4. The International Olympic Committee bans Iraq's team from competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics because of interference by the government in the national-level committee.

Andrew🐉(talk) 11:35, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

3 of these were blurbed at least 9 years ago (some 18 years ago!) and precedent has changed since then. The Kirsty Coventry blurb is an "election" for a notable organization, which has more precedent for posting. Not opposing this specific blurb, just noting that these examples are not indicative of "internal guidelines". Natg 19 (talk) 17:09, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

The examples were selected because they mostly relate to bans and restrictions and so are similar. Coventry's election is relevant in being a first and female. The issue was a significant one in the election process and she has been prominent in speaking on the matter since the announcement. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:33, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose My problem with this is it's just the Olympics. That sounds weird, but think about it - the Olympics is an event that takes place every four years for (a) an incredibly small subset of sportspeople, with (b) some major sports not even being included and (c) the Olympics not being the pinnacle of the sport for many others. The actual important decisions will be made - or have already been made - by the ruling organisations of individual sports which take place for the other 3.9 years in between, and have we blurbed those that have been taken, or are we going to blurb future ones? No, we haven't, and no we aren't. Black Kite (talk) 13:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Tremondously stupid, political, ignorant ruling... that affects almost nobody and is mostly notable for riling people up. It wasn't important enough to get on the front page of ESPN.com; heck, on its Olympics subpage, it's only the 6th story. -- Kicking222 (talk) 13:48, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

  Helpful reminder that Wikipedia is not a forum. Dr Fell (talk) 17:52, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

  Yeeeeeeeah, thanks, I don't need a reminder. My point was that I'm opposing despite caring about the ruling. Kicking222 (talk) 03:31, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  You did and still do. ‘Tremondously [sic] stupid, political, ignorant ruling’ isn’t a constructive comment. You’re an admin. Do better. Dr Fell (talk) 15:31, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose not sure why people would make a big deal about the Olympics clarifying that only women can compete in women's sports. Scuba 15:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

It doesn't do that, though, and I think you know that. GenevieveDEon (talk) 16:05, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Based on my (very surface level) understanding, the ruling does 2 things. 1. define a woman as someone who only has X chromosomes, and 2. deny anyone who does not meet that definition the privilege of participating in women's events at the olympics. That you prefer a different definition of "woman" does not make Scuba's pronouncement wrong. Thank you for your example showing Scuba exactly why people think this is a big deal. ~2026-17182-02 (talk) 16:29, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

??? you're a woman if you're born one... Scuba 16:57, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Clearly people who are transgender feel differently. Natg 19 (talk) 17:05, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Key word: feel. Scuba 20:06, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

There's a reasonably likelihood that the main group this will affect is not prospective Olympic athletes who are trans (which is a very small group indeed) but existing Olympic-level athletes who do not yet know they are intersex. GenevieveDEon (talk) 17:34, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Sure... but considering how intersex people only make up ~0.02% of the global population this isn't exactly a wide-scale impact. Scuba 20:09, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Hmmm. Is that a POINTY comment which deliberately tries to miss the core contention here to throw shades at it? Gotitbro (talk) 18:16, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed) Spagootest (talk) 19:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support This seems like a notable decision. The articles are good. Guz13 (talk) 16:11, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support This is quite a momentous decision on a topic that has been controversial (and in the news) over the past decade. I disagree that "it's only the Olympic committee" - the Olympics are the prime competition for the vast majority of sports, and this decision will reverberate beyond the 4-year cycle of the Olympics. Like the decision or not, it's a milestone event in a long-standing debate. Khuft (talk) 17:39, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

The Olympics are literally not the prime competition for most sports. Athletics? Yes, certainly, and a few other sports as well. But for most sports, their own individual world championships are the highest level. Black Kite (talk) 23:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support While the number of trans athletes that have participated in the Olympics to date can be counted on one hand, this policy has the potential to exclude ciswomen that might have certain genetic markers that would be caught by this new policy. Its a major step backwards for trans and personal rights overall. Masem (t) 17:53, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support The Olympics of course are not just any other competition (cf. comment by Khuft above), this is quite significant for all genders involved (cf. comment by Masem). Also to be noted that this is the culmination of a major anti-trans movement in the US, UK and other countries. Momentous as others have put it above. Gotitbro (talk) 18:11, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support Alt 3 per Khuft. Not needed for the blurb itself, but the target article should include more detail on the policy the IOC published. That policy is heavily reliant on SRY gene screening, but has carve outs and exceptions for some cases (eg, CAIS). The target article is also missing any reactions to the change. Some athletes (eg, Martina Navratilova) have been very vocal on this issue. Dr Fell (talk) 18:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Suport. A major competition! I strongly disagree with comments based on being a minority. Only the majority should be addressed? amps (talk) 18:49, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. Just some sport rule. Yes, the topic that has been controversial (and in the news) over the past decade, but it is not something which is very important for the humanity.Wi1-ch (talk) 19:24, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose While the political signalling around decisions like these is evident, the practical implications and impacts appear small. Yakikaki (talk) 20:44, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Thanks Andrew for crediting me. I'm torn on this because while I feel this decision has ramifications far beyond the tiny number of people directly affected (trans and intersex woman Olympians), including myself as a transmasculine person, I'm not sure it rises to the level of significance where it should be included in ITN. I also feel the Olympics section of the proposed target article Transgender people in sports is growing enough that it might merit its own article, as I commented today on the talk page. Funcrunch (talk) 22:16, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

  If this does got posted to ITN, I'd !vote for Alt blurb II or III. Funcrunch (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose they've been talking about this forever. And I'm really not seeing much coverage about it (yeah, sure there's articles, among hundreds of topic covered every day - but normally for major international stories (as opposed to a car crash in Inner Vulgaria), one comes across such coverage by chance in the newspapers; and I haven't. Seems to be a who cares. Nfitz (talk) 22:18, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose IOC rules that only biological women can compete in women's events. They claim to use science as a rationale for the ban, which shouldn't surprise as there is a bevy of research literature supporting the hypothesis that trans women have physiological superiority. I don't think this is breaking news about a largely unexpected outcome that merits inclusion. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:43, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

WP:SOAP, WP:FORUM — Knightoftheswords 19:06, 28 March 2026 (UTC) The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

there is a bevy of research literature supporting the hypothesis that trans women have physiological superiority - citation needed. GenevieveDEon (talk) 23:44, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Indeed; and even if there was, there are many Olympic sports in which physiology is irrelevant - shooting would be an example. Black Kite (talk) 23:49, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

@Black Kite: Women perform equally as men in rifle events, but men still outperform women in pistol events (see this). Anyway, one exception doesn’t make a rule, and the differences in the world records overwhelminhly confirm it, which is scientifically attributed to physiological factors. Denying this is equivalent to supporting the flat earth theory (note that both concepts are discussed in peer-reviewed journals). --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:25, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@GenevieveDEon: To begin with, see this, this and this (all published in reputable peer-reviewed journals). There are dozens of other open-access journal papers demonstrating why those physiological advantages occur based on detailed endocrinological and cardiological examinations as wll as manual muscle testings. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:08, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@Kiril Simeonovski@GenevieveDEon Editor opinions on the merits of the IOC's new policy will only derail discussion of the value of surfacing the IOC's decision to readers. Our task isn't to decide if the IOC made a correct or incorrect decision. This is a divisive issue, and we won't reach any satisfactory consensus on the core issue itself. Dr Fell (talk) 23:51, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

That's a fair point. I shouldn't have allowed myself to be distracted by the irrelevant comment. Back on topic: Andrew, as the edit summary for the change stated, trans women have biology too. Could we please change back to something like the proposed 'cisgender' wording? GenevieveDEon (talk) 23:54, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

The IOC announcement uses the phrase "biological females" and most sources follow this language. For example, the BBC has Olympic women's sport limited to biological females as their blurb. Few sources use jargon like "cisgender" and I suppose that's because its meaning is not clear or familiar. Such alternatives should be presented as altblurbs rather than changing the wording of original blurb as that will confuse if it keeps changing. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:46, 28 March 2026 (UTC) (edit conflict)

Then I'm glad I didn't wait for you to correct it. In ordinary English usage, when speaking of human beings, 'female' is an adjective, and 'woman' is a noun. And I don't regard 'cisgender' as jargon; my main concern about using it here is that it obscures an important impact of this ruling - hence my second altblurb. GenevieveDEon (talk) 07:41, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

The OED has female as a noun going back to the year 1350. But "cisgender" only goes back to 1997, when it appeared in a Usenet group. So, the latter is an Internet neologism while the former is established English. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:28, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm not trying to be snarky, is nearly 30 years old still a neologism? Ngram viewer also, for those interested. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 12:49, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

It is, in fact, used in at least one of the papers Kiril is citing. GenevieveDEon (talk) 13:02, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Such alternatives should be presented as altblurbs rather than changing the wording of original blurb as that will confuse if it keeps changing. - On this I agree with you, on reflection, and I think it's better that we have each restored the original wording of our respective choices. GenevieveDEon (talk) 07:57, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

@Dr Fell: I wrote what’s written in reliable sources and even in the article (if you think it’s a personal opinion, please remove that content from the article). Yes, it’s based on science as they claim, and there’s a large body of literature in support (for instance, see the links to papers in of my comments above), so personal opinions are the comments saying this is 'stupid' or a 'major step backwards'. That their ruling is supported in science is essential for my oppose vote. I’d have supported this if it came out of the blue with no scientific justification that would make it a clearly anti-transgender move. Now that they mention science as a rationale, the weight of the anti-transgender rhetoric substantially decreases. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:08, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

This I don't really understand... If they had based their judgment on random reasoning you would have supported, but because it's based on science (some scientific analysis, at least), you don't? How does that make it LESS notable for ITN? Khuft (talk) 15:29, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Very simple. Unexpected news is always more significant as it has implications that normally could not be anticipated. So, snowstorms in tropical regions, insane decisions by politicians to attack other countries or unfounded bans made by regulatory bodies are way more significant than other news. In this case, banning males at birth who identify as females to compete in women's events because science demonstrates that men outperform women is pretty much run off the mill. Of course, the ruling was met with criticism by human rights (specifically transgender rights) activists pointing out to some suggestive niche studies discussed in reliable sources (again, results from isolated studies don't make a rule), with some of them using methods that within the scientific community are considered pseudo-scientific (frankly, it's hard to believe that men do not outperform women in sports when the differences in the world records axiomatically support the claim and advanced studies have identified the reasons for it). --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 16:02, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Men outperform women, but trans women aren't men. Note that many trans women undergo feminizing hormone therapy (estrogen), which make them weaker than cis men with testosterone in their bodies. Skyshiftertalk 16:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

IOC's ruling states that women must test negative for the SRY gene in order to be cleared to compete. Technically, it's possible persons assigned female at birth to test positive for this gene and vice versa, which would be a result of genetic mutations. What you're saying is covered by IOC's decision. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:22, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support I think there are other implications of this ruling. If the IOC rules against trans women from participating in sport events, then what would also prevent other major sport events from baring such athletes too? Trans athletes might still be a minority, but does that mean this doesn't have an impact? It's still a morally wrong decision. --ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 23:57, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Dr Fell is right, just above your comment: we should not be dwelling on the morality of this decision, but rather on whether or how to post it to ITN. GenevieveDEon (talk) 00:05, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Update - I have proposed two altblurbs, one reinstating the 'cisgender' wording, and one with a different bold target, avoiding the erasure of the intersex angle. GenevieveDEon (talk) 00:05, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

And to be clear, I very intentionally did not start my altblurbs with 'In sport...', because the IOC does not make rulings in other fields. We're writing headlines, not quiz show questions. GenevieveDEon (talk) 07:43, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support altblurb – I believe this is the most appropriately worded blurb. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 01:39, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support A major decision over a major event. ArionStar (talk) 02:11, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support either of the altburbs. Although this affects only a tiny number of athletes, it is a major event due to its political symbolism. It will have a lasting impact. Oppose the original burb as the phrase "biological females" should be strongly avoided (except as part of a direct quotation) due to both its ambiguity and its status as an anti-trans dogwhistle. It should not be used in Wikivoice. I'm sure it wasn't proposed with any ill intent but we certainly don't want that on the front page when better options are available. --DanielRigal (talk) 04:34, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  Unlike (the much publicised) "adult human female", I haven't seen "biological female" used in anti-trans rhetoric. Though concerns beyond slur usage are very well sustained as shown by other commenters above. Gotitbro (talk) 06:49, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  I have to disagree with "biological female" being used in anti-trans rhetoric, whilst its not as bad as "adult human female" it does still skew toward being used more by transphobes compared to trans allies. ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 14:29, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

  How is it ambiguous? Dr Fell (talk) 15:23, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Different people use terms like "biological sex", "biological females", "biological males" etc to mean different things, sometimes in good faith but very often in bad faith. When used in bad faith it can mean pretty much whatever the person using it wants it to mean and it can change its meaning as discussion develops when the person using it feels the need to shift their stance onto safer or newer ground.

A non-exhaustive list of things it can mean: Something about Y chromosomes, something about the SRY gene, something about genitals, something about secondary sex characteristics (either the real ones or the weird extra ones the incels made up), something about hormones, something somebody read on the internet, something to sound polite when being impolite, something to sound scientific when being unscientific. In every case it is necessary to ask what a person saying "biological sex"/"biological females"/"biological males" is actually talking about in that particular instance. If you can get a straight answer then discussion can continue on that basis. If you can't then they are either confused or trying to confuse you, so you know that you are unlikely to get anywhere.

Readers will have many different ideas of what "biological sex" means which may or may not have any alignment with what we are talking about here. Many will not be aware of the ambiguity and some may jump to an incorrect conclusion about what the blub is saying. If they click the link then they will find out what is really being said but if they don't then they may remain misled.

In this case we are talking about the presence of the SRY gene so it is far better to say something that makes it clear that this is about genetics than to leave the readers guessing. The choice between the two altblurbs comes down to whether we want to be specific and say "SRY gene" or whether we worry that the average reader might not know what that is hence it is better to say "genetic test" even though that is less specific. I'm neutral on that. "Genetic test" is not as specific as "SRY gene" but it is specific enough not to mislead anybody. --DanielRigal (talk) 23:02, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

There seem to be two threads here: ambiguity and precision. I don’t think it’s been established that ‘biological female’ is some inherently unintelligible phrase that leaves readers ‘guessing.’ It has a clear common meaning: most readers would understand it as a sex-based category, broadly directionally aligned with the IOC’s new rule. But as the IOC is determining eligibility with one-time SRY gene screening, a blurb saying as much is more exact. Given that this more precise wording is available, we should use it instead. Dr Fell (talk) 00:28, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Neutral whether to post however Strong Oppose Original Blurb being used, saying "biological females" is both an anti-trans dogwhistle and a bit of a degradation (the difference between saying female or woman as a noun). Especially when there could be alternative phrasing such as using cisgender or assigned female at birth, which doesn't have the same problems. ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 14:18, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes, we should always avoid the Ferengi use of "females" when we mean women. When we mean women and girls then we should say that too. It is dehumanising in the most literal sense of that word. --DanielRigal (talk) 23:02, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Strong oppose original blurb for the reasons listed above. The term is both ambiguous (trans women can be considered "biological females" too) and an anti-trans dogwhistle. Skyshiftertalk 15:33, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Point of clarification: Can you explain 'The term is both ambiguous (trans women can be considered "biological females" too)'? Dr Fell (talk) 15:53, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Yes. First and foremost, female can refer to gender identity, not only sex. And "biological" doesn't have any specific meaning. Everyone is biological. What does it mean to be biologically female? I could list examples, but that would be too off-topic. Point is: any meaning you try to extract from it, there will be cis women that doesn't meet the definition and trans women that meet it. If the intended meaning is "being assigned female at birth" then "cisgender woman" is the correct term (not forgetting that trans men exist, too). In this case there's also the issue of intersex people, as with this rule, there can be a cisgender woman that is intersex and would not be able to compete in the Olympics. ALT blurb 2 is the most technical one but is the most correct. Skyshiftertalk 16:19, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

"Biological females" is the expression used by the IOC. ArionStar (talk) 19:39, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. That does not change my opinion. Skyshiftertalk 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

It is controversial, but the official expression used. ArionStar (talk) 19:44, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

By "cis women that don't meet the definition", I presume you mean cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome. But who are the trans women that meet the definition, out of curiosity? TVShowFan122 (talk) 22:33, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Question from reader perspective: Will this only affect the Olympics or also other competitions like the Asian/SEA Games? If it also affects other competitions then Strong Support. I think "biological females" (which sources use) is less confusing to readers than "cisgender". — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-18298-57 (talk) 10:15, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, it will affect the Asian Games, as they're organised by a group that's overseen by the IOC. On the wording (and scope), though, I use as an example source The Guardian, which has in recent history been seen as being on the anti-trans side of this so-called debate. Their coverage does not use the 'biological females' phrasing at all, and also emphasises the impact on intersex athletes. I am still neutral on whether we should post this, but if we do, my preference is for alt2. GenevieveDEon (talk) 10:39, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

The IOC announcement said it will apply for the LA28 Olympic Games onwards, and is not retroactive. But World Athletics already started a similar regime in 2025 and so its events should conform already. Andrew🐉(talk) Andrew🐉(talk) 10:49, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

"which has in recent history been seen as being on the anti-trans side of this so-called debate" [citation needed] Gotitbro (talk) 17:00, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support - as I'm presuming this is in relation to the 2024 Summer Olympics. GoodDay (talk) 15:45, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support Alt Because this is being widely covered as a significant development across the global sources, and the alt uses the most neutral language. Also: nearly all of the oppose !votes violate WP:POINT. "What a surprise, only women can compete in women's sports" or conversely "What a stupid ruling, ignorant" are NOT policy-based rationales. Both of those examples mirror oppose !votes above and are transparently using the ITN process to express individual views about gender issues. Those !votes should not be considered in the consensus decision. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 15:57, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support on notability, oppose original blurb The wording of the alternative blurbs is better. Personally, I think altblurb2 is the best of the options. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:36, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose target article The target article is an incoherent mess. I could support this as a section in an Olympics related article. Of all the blurbs, the original blurb is the best one. Though the term "biological female" is redundant since male and female sex are by definition immutable biological characteristics. Oppose alt-blurb since the IOC has made clear this decision is being made around sex not the made-up fluidity around "gender". --~2026-19678-45 (talk) 12:18, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  • • Comment Participation of women in the Olympics would be a much better target article. --~2026-19678-45 (talk) 12:19, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose this nomination has completely lost sight of its original purpose and has turned into an unnecessary political debate. We cannot decide on the substance of the IOC’s discussion, but rather whether the decision is detrimental to Olympic sport or not. In my opinion, this is a return to the same old internal politics that affects a small percentage of Olympic sport, aside from the political uproar that the decision has sparked. _-_Alsor (talk) 13:09, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment We definitely shouldn't be posting anything that links to Transgender people in sports. I mean, look at it, especially those lists of trans athletes. Participation of women in the Olympics hardly mentions the topic at all. Black Kite (talk) 13:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support Seems notable that the IOC are now making official what many other sports governing bodies and country's courts have been ruling. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 13:25, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

That they are doing what everyone else are doing User:The C of E, implies to me that it's not notable or significant. Nfitz (talk) 20:37, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Most others have been national issues (US executive order, RFU, UK Supreme Court etc). This is the high profile, first time where a major World multi-sports body has ruled in with a definitive "no" on this matter. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 06:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose (Redacted) Not important enough for ITN. Tradedia^talk 13:41, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

WP:SOAP, WP:FORUM --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:27, 30 March 2026 (UTC) The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

• Tradedia, transphobia is not acceptable on Wikipedia. Hate is disruptive. Don't do that again. QuicoleJR (talk) 19:19, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  Nor can we censor opinions that we don't agree with. His/her comment may be off the mark, but Wikipedia should be a space that embraces a diversity of viewpoints. Freedom of expression is much broader. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:15, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  Wikipedia does embrace a diversity of viewpoints, but saying that trans women aren't women should not be one of them. Calling them "men" is blatant bigotry, which is prohibited. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:19, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  Whether or not transgender women are women is a matter of scientific and anthropological-social debate; it is not a dogma. Therefore, taking one side or the other does not constitute hate speech. _-_Alsor (talk) 21:28, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Suggested altblurb - In sports, the International Olympic Committee rules participation in women's events will remain open to women, validated by genetic testing. CoatCheck (talk) 21:36, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

  @CoatCheck: That wording is very obviously biased against the trans community. The currently proposed blurb ideas are all much better. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

• Support. Subject is in the news, it is supported by reliable sources, and it links to a subject that is in the news rather than something pointless like 2026 IOC statement on participation of women in the Olympics. No preference on blurb. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 22:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
• Weak Support - altblurb 2 or 3. This is a significant policy change by a major international organization. While its role as a precedent for other sports bodies is speculative (WP:CRYSTAL), their ruling is notable enough on its own to warrant inclusion. byteflush _Talk 01:42, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support. Widely-covered development in a hot-button issue in world athletics, and a policy change decided on by the governing body of arguably the foremost name in global athletics. Qualifying with "weak" support because, as some have pointed out, the number of athletes impacted by this is small, though I wouldn't call this trivial enough to oppose. Preference to include sex verification in sports as the target article seeing as it would make the most sense to be the target, but that article does not seem to be updated to include this information. I do not believe the target article is appropriate, even if the linked section is - I think it would make sense if it were modified to be included in the aforementioned article instead. DarkSide830 (talk) 03:20, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support I believe the linked articles are all good quality and though I accept the significance is debatable, I consider the IOC an influential enough body for the new limitation on all women's sports to be significant. The Olympics (both Summer and Winter) are always ITN and are arguably the world's most famous recurring sporting events, and the thorny issue of trans women in women's sports is a perennial news topic around the world. As per Andrew's comment above, there are plenty of blurbs about the IOC's decisionmaking so there is certainly precedent for a blurb in this instance. Oppius Brutus 07:33, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

For clarity, this absolutely is not a new limitation on all women's sports. GenevieveDEon (talk) 08:14, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

• Weak oppose – I would've liked to see this as an opportunity to feature Sex-determining region Y protein, but that article only has a one-sentence update so isn't eligible. The Transgender people in sports article has a suitable, but not impressive, two-paragraph update. For a subject like this I think it's probably important to show Wikipedia's best side, and I am not convinced this is quite it yet. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 08:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose More or less per Maplestrip. Our target needs to be clear about the specific change happening here and the reaction/implications of it. A major element of anti-trans rights advocacy is that it's actually quite difficult to define what a "woman" is in absolute terms, but SRY testing is an exceptionally poor way to do it. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Support altblurb 2 or 3 as they are the most precise. On notability, arguably significant as a decision by a major organization in a controversial topic. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose for now on the basis that the target article(s) is not about the primary subject (in this case, the vote/decision itself) of the blurb. I think primary subjects of ITN blurbs should have, by minimum, a dedicated article about itself (event, person etc.), rather than using a secondary article as it indicates a level of significance/notability typically required for blurbing. Comment I feel the current discourse focuses on irrelevant subjects, due to the (rather) controversial nature of the decision itself, rather than what should be focused on (article quality etc.). ~2026-19793-12 (talk) 14:33, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

  I think a section can be sufficient, but I agree that a more thorough description/update of the subject would be necessary. I think logically the target article for this story should be this, but that article clearly doesn't have a suitable update. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 15:00, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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