Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

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Bogdan Święczkowski The Polish Constitutional Tribunal crisis escalates with the suspension of tribunal head Bogdan Święczkowski (pictured) and deputy head Bartłomiej Sochański by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. Digital currency worth US$6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance. American labor activist Dolores Huerta dies at the age of 96. In baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series. Mexican politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas dies at the age of 92. Ongoing: Iran war Russo-Ukrainian war timeline Yemen offensives Recent deaths: William Nordhaus Marisa Manchado Stephen Kovacevich John Leeson Fátima Báñez Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín view — page history — related changes — edit

Glossary Blurbs are one-sentence summaries of the news story. Altblurbs, labelled alt1, alt2, etc., are alternative suggestions to cover the same story. A target article, bolded in text, is the focus of the story. Each blurb must have at least one such article, but you may also link non-target articles. Articles in the Ongoing line describe events getting continuous coverage. The Recent deaths (RD) line includes any living thing whose death was recently announced. Consensus may decide that a recent death is important enough to warrant a blurb instead. All articles featured in the ITN template must pass our standards of review. They should be up-to-date, demonstrate relevance via good sourcing and have at least an acceptable quality. Nomination steps Make sure the item you want to nominate has an article that meets our minimum requirements and contains reliable coverage of a current event you want to create a blurb about. We will not post about events described in an article that fails our quality standards. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates manually – a bot does that for us each day at midnight (UTC). Create a level 4 header with the article name (==== Your article here ====). Add (RD) or (Ongoing) if appropriate. Then paste the {{ITN candidate}} template with its parameters and fill them in. The news source should be reliable, support your nomination and be in the article. Write your blurb in simple present tense. Below the template, briefly explain why we should post that event. After that, save your edit. Your nomination is ready! You may add {{ITN note}} to the target article's talk page to let editors know about your nomination. The better your article's quality, the better it covers the event and the wider its perceived significance (see WP:ITNSIGNIF for details), the better your chances of getting the blurb posted. Headers When the article is ready, updated and there is consensus to post, you can mark the item as (Ready). Remove that wording if you feel the article fails any of these necessary criteria. Admins should always separately verify whether these criteria are met before posting items marked (Ready). For more guidance, check WP:ITN/A. If satisfied, post the item and change the header to (Posted). Sometimes, editors ask to retract an already-posted nomination because of a fundamental error or because consensus changed. If you feel the community supports this, remove the item and mark the item as (Pulled). When consensus to post will not be reached, close the discussion section and change the header to (Closed). If the article's quality remains poor, leave a brief note explaining why to encourage and assist others in fixing it. Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do... Pick an older item to review near the bottom of this page, before the eligibility runs out and the item scrolls off the page and gets abandoned in the archive, unused and forgotten. Review an item even if it has already been reviewed by another user. You may be the first to spot a problem, or the first to confirm that an identified problem was fixed. Piling on the list of "support!" votes will help administrators see what is ready to be posted on the Main Page. Mention problems in articles if you see them. Be bold and fix them yourself if you know how, or tell others if it's not possible or help is needed. Please do not... Add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are not helpful. A vote without reasoning means little for us, please explain yourself. Oppose an item just because the event is or is not related to a particular country. We post a lot of such content, so these comments are generally unproductive. Accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). We at ITN do not handle conflicts of interest. Comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). Oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with its significance. Discuss them here. Use ITN as a forum for your own political or personal beliefs. Such comments are irrelevant to the outcome and are potentially disruptive. Suggesting updates There are two places where you can request corrections to posted items: Anything that does not change the intent of the blurb (spelling, grammar, markup issues, updating death tolls etc.) should be discussed at WP:Errors. Discuss major changes in the blurb's intent or very complex updates as part of the current ITNC nomination.

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October 8

Portal:Current events/2026 October 8

October 8, 2026 (2026-10-08) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
      • The USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego, California, U.S., at the North Island Naval Air Station following its nearly seven-month deployment in the Middle East. (The Guardian) (Los Angeles Times)
    • U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. military will not attack Iran before the midterm elections next month. (AP)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza war hostage crisis
      • The Israel Defense Forces announce that they have killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas militant who took part in holding Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest during an airstrike in Gaza City. (The Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian forces launch a ballistic missile attack on two buses in the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, while 18 others are wounded. (Al Jazeera)
• Mexican drug war
  • Infighting in the Sinaloa Cartel
    • Twelve people, including a 2-year-old, are killed and 16 more injured during a shootout between different factions of the Sinaloa Cartel at El Castillo Penitentiary Centre in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The incident is believed to have been an assassination attempt on Eduardo Jonathan Martínez Larios, a leader of Los Chapitos who was reportedly amongst the dead. (Mexico News Daily)

Arts and culture

• 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Canadian poet Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms ‌for contemporary literature". (BBC News)
• The Bank of England announces that the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee, and European hedgehog will feature on the next set of pound sterling notes to be issued in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time animals have replaced people on banknotes in England, which is intended to increase awareness of British wildlife. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• AI boom, Semiconductor industry in Taiwan
  • The Taiwanese finance ministry reports that exports reached a record US$87.2 billion in September, while imports rose to a record $63.6 billion and the trade surplus reached a record $23.6 billion, citing demand for artificial intelligence-related hardware. (AFP) (Reuters)
• The Hungarian newspaper Népszabadság, which was shut down in 2016 during the government of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, relaunches as an online news site. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Isaias
    • In the United States, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declares a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
    • Hurricane Isaias strengthens into a category 2 Atlantic hurricane. (AP)
• Severe rainfall in Chile, particularly in Santiago, causes flooding, river overflowing, mudslides, and power outages, killing one person, injuring six others and damaging over 2,000 homes. (NBC News)

International relations

• South Korea–Ukraine relations, North Korean involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  • South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Law and crime

• 2009 Fort Hood shooting, Capital punishment in the United States
  • United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be publicly broadcast. (AFP via RFI) (CNN)
• 2026 Poland school stabbings
  • A 15-year-old student carries out a mass stabbing against staff members at a primary school in the village of Leszczydół-Nowiny, Wyszków County, Poland, killing one person and injuring two more. The suspect is taken into police custody. (Reuters)
• Relationship of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
  • High Court judge Nicholas Hilliard of England and Wales quashes search warrants used on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's homes, finding errors in Thames Valley Police's applications and issuing judge Mark Lucraft's consideration of legally protected material. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Next Guinea-Bissau general election
  • The Government of Guinea-Bissau announces that presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 6 will be delayed. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
  • In baseball, Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown. (Kyodo News)
• 2026 WNBA season
  • In women's basketball, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson wins a record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the first player in league history to win the award for three years in a row. (ESPN)
• Swiss and Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Granit Xhaka receives a two-year probation after admitting to obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic. (ESPN)

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October 7

Portal:Current events/2026 October 7

October 7, 2026 (2026-10-07) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Yemen offensives
    • October 2026 attacks on Saudi Arabia airports
      • Houthi forces claim attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia that killed three civilians and injured 36 others since yesterday. (AFP via France 24)
  • Israeli settler violence
    • Israeli settlers launch an attack in the occupied West Bank targeting Palestinians, killing a man and wounding 16 other people. (Al Jazeera)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • 2026 Eritrean incursion into Ethiopia
      • Eritrean forces are reported to have invaded Ethiopia's Tigray Region and are moving south toward Mekelle. (Addis Standard) (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russian forces launch a massive ballistic missile and drone attack on Ukraine, killing at least 28 people, including 20 people killed at a single apartment hit by a North Korean KN-23 missile in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, while hundreds more are wounded. (The Guardian)
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Bulgaria halts the search for the 12 Syrian sailors missing since yesterday after a merchant ship sank after being hit by a drone strike in its waters. The perpetrators are still unknown. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • 2026 Mali offensives
    • The Malian Armed Forces and the Russian Africa Corps retake Kidal, which was captured by the Azawad Liberation Front five months ago, after days of airstrikes and ground operations. (Al Jazeera)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war, 2026 Blue Nile campaign
    • Four women are killed in a Rapid Support Forces drone strike on homes and a mosque in Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile State, Sudan. (The Washington Post) (AP)

Business and economy

• Guinea sets nationwide price ceilings for bottled water after a ban on single-use plastic water sachets causes shortages and higher prices, with retail packs of several bottle sizes capped at 25,000 francs (US$2.84). (AFP via France 24)
• The Reserve Bank of India raises its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5%, its first increase since February 2023. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Isaias
    • Tropical cyclone Isaias strengthens into a category 1 hurricane, becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season amidst a unusually quiet season caused by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. (AP)
    • In the United States, Alabama governor Kay Ivey declares a state of emergency for 40 counties ahead of Isaias. (Reuters) (WVUA-CD)

Health and environment

• Climate change in Antarctica
  • The British Antarctic Survey reports that Zavodovski Island in Antarctica has lost more than 500,000 chinstrap penguins since 2011, ending its status as the world's largest penguin colony as warming waters reduce access to Antarctic krill. (AFP via France 24)
• Climate change in Australia, Mining in Australia
  • Australia's High Court rejects MACH Energy's appeal to expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales, finding that planning authorities failed to adequately consider greenhouse gas emissions from burning exported coal overseas. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Elections in Mexico
  • Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum sanctions a constitutional amendment prohibiting Mexicans with dual citizenship from running for president or governor. (AA) (El Economista in Spanish)
• Spillover of the 2026 French lycée protests
  • For a second consecutive day, riots occur in Liège, Belgium, following earlier student protests, prompting authorities to close the Guillemins railway station and urge local businesses to shut down. Over 100 people are arrested. (Al Jazeera) (RTBF in French)
• Libor scandal
  • The Court of Appeal in London, United Kingdom, quashes the convictions of five former Barclays traders for manipulating Libor and Euribor, following a 2025 Supreme Court ruling that found legal errors had made similar convictions unsafe. (AFP)
• 2026 Poland school stabbings
  • Nine people are injured in a mass stabbing at a high school in Ostrołęka, Poland. The suspect, a 19-year-old student, is arrested after being injured himself. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• 2026 Nobel Prizes
  • French chemist Henri B. Kagan from the Paris-Saclay University and Japanese organic chemist Kensō Soai from the Tokyo University of Science are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis". (Reuters)
• The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) and University of Exeter in West Country, England, reports that approximately 180,000 Aldabrachelys gigantea tortoises are living on the islands of Seychelles. (The Guardian) (University of Exeter News)

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RD: Maricarmen Abascal

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

News source(s): BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, El Pais, Reuters

Credits:

• Nominated by Ornithoptera (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: The primary cause of the current protests in Spain, her death is being covered by multiple notable secondary sources at the moment. A bit of an odd situation because her article on enwiki is currently a redirect to the protests. Not sure what the standard practice for this kind of situation. Ornithoptera (talk) 08:49, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted Blurb) RD/Blurb: Margaret Hamilton

Hamilton in 1989

Article: Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American computer scientist Margaret Hamilton (pictured), credited with inventing the term "software engineering", dies at the age of 90. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ American computer scientist Margaret Hamilton (pictured) dies at the age of 90.

News source(s): MIT, NYTimes, Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Doc Strange (talk · give credit)
• Updated by MumphingSquirrel (talk · give credit), FarGah1 (talk · give credit) and TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Influential computer scientist who worked on the Apollo 11 landing and is credited with coining the term "software engineering". Article looks okay, but could be better Update: Article looks great now. Hamilton died on September 30, but her death was reported by MIT today. Doc Strange (talk) 22:55, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support RD article, appears to be in good shape and should improve with obits, and would support a blurb if that is suggested, there's already a legacy section that describes her important to women in software engineering and the sciecnces. Masem (t) 01:14, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 02:14, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support RD I'd support a blurb as well. She was an influential figure and known outside the scope of people in her field. InTheseOtherWorlds (talk)

• Support RD and Blurb per InTheseOtherworlds. The field of Software Engineering would not exist without her contributions. Urbanracer34 (talk) 02:33, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD and Blurb An influential figure in computer science and space exploration. Article is in good shape. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:41, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Blurb added since there seems to be good support for it. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:44, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Blurb - Article quality good. I may be biased towards figures in astronomy because I'm somewhat interested in it, but in my opinion, she is influential enough for a blurb.

WFUM🔥🌪️ (talk) 03:03, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb One of the most important people behind the most daring aerospace endeavour of the 20th century, an iconic software engineer. Trepang2 (talk) 03:52, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Blurb, her math put men on the Moon. Hyperbolick (talk) 04:43, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Support blurb Instrumental figure in putting men on the Moon. If that doesn’t make someone a transformative figure in their field, I don’t know what will. Her legacy section does a great job showing this as does her article over all (which is in great sourcing shape). TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:28, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment I didn't ask for a blurb for Hamilton in my nomination, but I'm glad to see the consensus form around one. The article is in good shape and Hamilton is an important figure. Doc Strange (talk) 06:19, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Apart from what's said above, note that her article is level 5 vital. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:27, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I'd normally support a blurb, but this is currently stale. Her death on 30 September occurred before the oldest story posted at the moment. Note that even if we consider the French student protests older than 30 September, the Nobel Prize in Physics, which is an ITN/R item and is ready for posting, will kick the protests out of the box, so the oldest blurb left would be the 2026 Super League Grand Final, which was held on 3 October. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:23, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  As the nomination says, the public announcement was made on Oct 7 and so that's the effective date. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:32, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Posted as Oct 7 blurb under the grounds of "For purposes of determining timing and staleness, the date is considered when the event was first reported in reliable sources." -- KTC (talk) 07:56, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  @KTC: The public announcement is valid for RD. I'm not sure we can break the chronological order of blurbs to post a death announced at a later date. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 07:58, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Kiril Simeonovski: I'm happy with my reading of what I linked to about whether it's stale. But if other disagree, have no problem with another admin going ahead and pulling it. -- KTC (talk) 08:03, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment I don't have an axe to grind here as I would have supported it myself, but as a general procedure can we please hold back on posting these so quickly unless they're Mandela-standard biographies? This was opened, commented on and posted in nine hours during which the majority of Europe, Africa and some other parts of the world would have been asleep, and we've all seen examples where the many people from Location X have supported a blurb only for people from Location Y to say "we don't think this person rises to that level". I'm sure it wouldn't have been the case here, but can we make it a standard? Black Kite (talk) 08:09, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  but can we make it a standard? perennial proposal and the answer is always no. Too arbitrary and varying to be cleanly enforced, and besides, these proposals exists for every quickly posted story, even ones that obviously were going to garner support like the Starmer resignation nom. There is an issue relating to certain geographical bias, but a) I think it’s overstated, and b) items being posted abd pulled due to one side enjoying a succulent Chinese meal at the time others were discussing is an indictment of the ITN user base and its standards. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 08:22, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yeah, there was no waiting in Prince Philip's case, when it was posted in an hour, pulled, and then promptly re-posted. —Bagumba (talk) 08:33, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment - Funny calling her a "computer scientist" rather than a "software engineer" given what she's most known for. Salmon Of Ignorance (talk) 08:41, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

  Good point. It's in the title of the article too: Margaret Hamilton (software engineer). Andrew🐉(talk) 09:12, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Article update is currently not good enough to warrant a blurb. This is the update so far. RD is great though :) ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 09:08, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Michael Wynn-Jones

Article: Michael Wynn-Jones (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

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

Credits:

• Nominated by Splains (talk · give credit)

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

 splains (💬/📝) 18:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

New president of Kosovo

Articles: 2026 Kosovan presidential election (talk · history · tag) and Justina Shiroka Pula (talk · history · tag) and 2025-2026 Kosovo political deadlock (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Justina Pula (pictured) is elected President of Kosovo by the Kuvendi amid a political deadlock. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Amid a political crisis, Justina Pula (pictured) is elected President of Kosovo by the Kuvendi.
Alternative blurb 2: ​ The Kuvendi elects a new President of Kosovo Justina Pula (pictured) ending the political crisis.

News source(s): (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) (The Washington Post)

Credits:

• Nominated by EditorShane3456 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Possible end to the kosovan political crisis, ITNR. shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:02, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Shouldn't the target article be 2026 Kosovan presidential election? Abcmaxx (talk) 13:17, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Oh snap shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:18, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  We can have multiple targets regardless. Abcmaxx (talk) 18:07, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment This is not a general election, so it's practically not an ITN/R item. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Under criterion 4 of ITN/R, this is a change in a head of state, hence making it ITN/R. shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  That's not correct. The criterion states Changes, reelections or reappointments in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election. If you visit the list, you'll find out that the head of government administers the executive power in Kosovo, hence that criterion doesn't apply to the change of the head of state. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 13:56, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Articles: Henri B. Kagan (talk · history · tag) and Kensō Soai (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. (Post)

News source(s): Nobel Prize press release

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-53973-14 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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: Articles are currently in pretty poor state. ~2026-53973-14 (talk) 10:56, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose for now artcile needs a lot of work. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 11:14, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Support The articles are short, but I think they’re enough to go. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 22:20, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Meagre but adequate articles. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:40, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Weak oppose Kagan's article is short but it is enough to post. However it would be difficult to convince me that Soai's article is still not a stub. Sure, it's not tagged as such, but it's so short that it really should be. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 22:52, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

It meets the definition of a start-class article. Although brief, it has an infobox, it has structure with a lead and sections, and it is fully referenced. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:52, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support I feel like the articles might be ideally expanded, but they're enough to post. Vetrenarisisum (talk) 00:53, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Messi's retirement from international football

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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Lionel Messi

Articles: Argentina v Benin (talk · history · tag) and Lionel Messi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In association football, Lionel Messi (pictured) retires from international duty after making his final appearance for Argentina in a match against Benin. (Post)

News source(s): NY Times, The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Splains (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Arguably the greatest player of all time's international career comes to an end. splains (💬/📝) 00:04, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose good faith nom. My understanding is that he is only stepping back from international competition. He is still a player for Miami. Also we do not generally post retirements and other celebrity type news per Not Page Six. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:19, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Ad Orientem, – I understand the concensus against athlete retirements, but WP:ITNSIGNIF explicitly allows for exceptions when an event carries unprecedented global and historical weight. Lionel Messi's international retirement is not standard "celebrity type news" or a routine career transition. It is the end of one of the greatest international careers of the world's biggest sport. His intl career spanned over two decades where he had a record 207 caps, a WC title and 4 international trophies. Along with this, the target article being nominated is not a biography section, but a standalone, highly documented historical event that has generatedin-depth global secondary coverage. I think calling this page six material misinterprets the actual encyclopedic scale of the event. — splains (💬/📝) 00:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Sigh.... Oppose. I think we went through this like dozens of times that we won't blurb athletes retiring. NotKringe (talk) 00:19, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Previously nominated in August, and SNOW closed (not posted). Natg 19 (talk) 00:22, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Avoiding the arguments of precedent, I see no reason this should be posted. Messi is still playing football - his career at the national level with Inter Miami doesn't look to be going anywhere soon. In addition this is just not an event of much significance - it has very little impact on anything else, and he is only one player on the Argentinian national team. I could maybe see myself supporting when he retires fully, but deathblurbs are where we highlight important people with enormous legacies. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:35, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose ... I think the only retirements we have posted are in things like Sumo, where retirement cannot be undone. As Natg19 mentioned, this was also suggested in August. Is there anything that actually prevents him from competing in a future match, or has he just said "I feel like being done"? I think there were similar attempts to blurb when a certain quarterback retired (leaving aside whether or not said quarterback is comparable to Messi), and said retirement stuck for something like a year. He then proceeded to unretire, generate a bunch of drama, retire again, generate more drama talking about unretiring again, possibly actually unretire a second time, and somewhere along the way his movements stopped being newsworthy. If this was "Messi was forcibly retired because he broke his back during a match", I could see it being a candidate. As "famous athlete plays his planned last game", I think that isn't news, no matter how much the press talks about it. It is even less news when we consider that this is just his retirement from international play rather than the sport as a whole. Rockphed (talk) 03:20, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Sports retirements are hardly significant for ITN, this has been established for multiple players and different sports time and again. And this isn't even an actual retirement! The repeat case of Tom Brady (referred to by Rockphed above) is a major case in point of why we're especially against these pinky promises. Gotitbro (talk) 03:32, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Messi isn't actually retired? Howard the Duck (talk) 04:03, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Certainly not: Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Gotitbro (talk) 05:37, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose - how many players have "retired" before and come back? He isn't even retiring from international football - just for his nation, not for his actual club, who will continue to play internationally. Nfitz (talk) 07:21, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• To be pedantic, the generally used definition of "playing international football" is "playing football for your country as opposed to your club", even if that club plays games against opponents from other countries. You will see this used in most football biographies. Black Kite (talk) 09:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose - I might possibly consider this if it were a complete retirement from professional football, but it isn't, so I won't. Black Kite (talk) 09:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose as per others. Messi is obviously one of the most iconic footballers in history, but this is not a full retirement from professional football, nor is it binding, since there's technically nothing preventing him making a comeback at a later date. Lewis Hulbert (talk) 11:33, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

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October 6

Portal:Current events/2026 October 6

October 6, 2026 (2026-10-06) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Yemen offensives
    • 2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi airports
      • The Houthis launches missiles against the airports of Najran and Jizan, in Saudi Arabia, causing material damages and wounding three people. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military has killed 4,000 militants who took part in the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. (The Jewish Chronicle)
• Somali Civil War
  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia
    • Four Indonesian seamen return home after Puntland maritime police rescued 17 crew members from the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25. Somali pirates had held the crew for more than five months and killed five members. (AFP)
• Peruvian security crisis
  • Three gunmen and a police officer are killed, and another officer is wounded, in a shootout during an operation against illegal miners in Inambari District, Tambopata province, Madre de Dios, Peru. Authorities seize 15 AKM rifles, a pistol, and five grenades. (Evidencia de Perú in Spanish) (Infobae in Spanish)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Two merchant ships are hit by drones of unknown origins off the coast of Bulgaria. One of the ships has sunk, leaving the crew missing. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • At least ten soldiers are killed by Islamic State gunmen during an attack at a military base in Kukawa, Borno State, Nigeria. Over 25 attackers are also killed in the shootout. (AP)

Business and economy

• Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance
  • The merger between American media conglomerates Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery into Skydance takes effect. (AFP) (CNN)

Health and environment

• 2026 Ebola epidemic
  • Kenya confirms its first imported case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebolavirus in Nairobi in a deceased male who traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
  • The Nairobi Hospital steps up its infection-control measures, tracing, and staff monitoring following Kenya's first imported case of Ebola. (The Star Kenya)
• Deforestation in Indonesia
  • Indonesia halts a program to clear millions of hectares of forest for rice cultivation after achieving rice self-sufficiency, and plans instead to increase yields on existing farmland through improved agricultural methods. (AFP via CNA)

Law and crime

• 2026 European unrest
  • Riots break out in Liège, Belgium, following a day of student protests, resulting in damaged shops and destroyed bus shelters in the city center. (AA) (Le Soir in French)
• August Hanning espionage case
  • August Hanning, former head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, is arrested at his home in Nordwalde, North Rhine-Westphalia, after being charged by the country's Federal Public Prosecutor General with treason, espionage, and trading state secrets. A former aide of Hanning's is also arrested for aiding and abetting attempted treason and treasonous espionage. (AP) (DW)
• A student is killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a middle school in Istanbul, Turkey. The suspect, a 15-year-old girl, is arrested. (Turkiye Today)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Haitian general election, Haitian crisis
  • Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council postpones presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 13, citing technical, operational, and security requirements. (AFP)
• 2026 Kosovan presidential election
  • The Kuvendi begins the procedure to elect a president on 6 October, finishing the voting process minutes after the constitutional deadline on midnight 7 October. Justina Pula is declared the next president of Kosovo. (AFP via Gulf News) (Kosovo Online)
• 2026 Latvian parliamentary election
  • Latvian president Edgars Rinkēvičs asks Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs to form the new Government. Kulbergs' party, the United List, won the plurality in the October 3 parliamentary elections. (LSM)

Science and technology

• OpenAI bulk release of mathematical papers
  • OpenAI releases 377 results on open problems in mathematics in areas such as algebra, number theory, combinatorics and theoretical computer science. (The New York Times)
• 2026 Nobel Prizes
  • Belgian physicist Francis Halzen from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin". (CNN)
• 2026 in archosaur paleontology
  • The Royal Society Open Science reports the discovery of the Herugavialis cairensis crocodile species in the Mokattam Formation, which had also provided the rock to build the Great Sphinx in Egypt. (CNN) (Phys.org)

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RD: Jacek Ziober

Article: Jacek Ziober (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article is referenced but far too short and needs major expansion. Abcmaxx (talk) 09:38, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Richard Morecroft

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

News source(s): SMH, TV Tonight

Credits:

• Nominated by Happily888 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Quizical (talk · give credit) and Totallynotarandomalt69 (talk · give credit)

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

 Happily888 (talk) 06:08, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Blurb ready) RD/blurb: Eva Marie Saint

Article: Eva Marie Saint (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American actress Eva Marie Saint (pictured) dies at the age of 102. (Post)

News source(s): The New York Times

Credits:

• Nominated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Mohamad Darlin (talk · give credit), Planetberaure (talk · give credit), Rusted AutoParts (talk · give credit) and Nighthawk189 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced. Added a blurb since some editors brought up the idea. Upon creating and expanding her legacy section, she does appear to have been a definitive actress in terms of being a “leading lady”, helped inspire the Bond girl character and is considered to be one of the last stars of the Hollywood Golden Age. Also vital 5 article and one of the few actresses to be given two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Maybe blurb? Her "legacy" section is consistent. ArionStar (talk) 23:49, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  While there's a legacy section, its most about how she looked and acted on screen, and not what came out of her acting or the like. Maybe that part of a legacy can be expanded on but at this point, its a really really thin starting point. Masem (t) 23:56, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  She was one of the few women with two Hollywood stars. ArionStar (talk) 00:06, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Masem: & @ArionStar: I've expanded the legacy section a bit more. I'm leaning towards just keeping this an RD nom, but if more obits come out that reflect Saint as a transformative leading lady on film, that could sway my mind. But for now, I'm focusing on the article's quality for RD. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:01, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  She is vital 5 - though we tend to blurb more vital 5 males than females. Nfitz (talk) 07:24, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Nfitz:, @Masem: & @ArionStar: I think the ongoing news coverage, the legacy section and the fact she's a vital 5, there is an argument for a blurb after my research into expanding the legacy section. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:22, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Lean blurb She was an Oscar winner, but not especially prolific despite her seven decades in the industry. Her two (arguably) most notable performances were in two films from the 1950s (On the Waterfront and North by Northwest)--but those are still bucket-list films for many people. It is also notable that she was Hollywood's oldest major celebrity, and had probably been so since the deaths of Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas in 2020. (I suppose that title now goes to Dick Van Dyke, followed by Mel Brooks). That status, though unofficial, may be worth taking into consideration for what it represents. When the eldest of an institution goes, it marks the death of an era. Ryan Reeder (talk) 05:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• The sourcing here needs work. I had a random spot-check of the Mid-career subsection, and a lot of the text is not covered by references which include a Rotten tomatoes review list. CMD (talk) 00:37, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Chipmunkdavis: I checked the rest of the sourcing and it seems good on my end. I replaced the Rotten Tomatoes sources and made sure the "a lot of text is not covered by references" are covered by references. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:00, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  For example, "Because of the mostly second-rate film roles that came her way in the 1970s, Saint returned to television and the stage in the 1980s." makes a substantial claim about her 1970s career and 1980s pivot and is unsourced. A few of these wouldn't be an issue, but checking one short subsection at random and finding multiple of these makes me wary of the rest of the article. CMD (talk) 01:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Chipmunkdavis: When adding sources, I've noticed the article did have this sort of language or contained extra irrelevant info about the film rather than Saint herself so I removed them. At the time I didn't think they were substantial claims, but I could see that perspective now. I've gone through the article and removed that sort of language if it's unsourced as I consider those sentences fluff. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:15, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Picture I note that her article is classified as WP:VITAL which indicates that she is already regarded as a major figure. But she wasn't very prolific and so the case for her seems weaker than Jeffrey Archer. The main thing ITN needs is not so much a blurb but to post her picture, which is a good one. That would follow the precedent of Kirk Douglas. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  But we don't post pictures for RDs unless there was a lack of pictures for other blurbs, which given this is Nobel week, is likely not to be the case. Masem (t) 11:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  

  I'm well aware of this ITN's hidebound limitations but it doesn't have to be that way. Kirk Douglas was pictured in this way and so it can be done. And other languages do this routinely. Both the French and Spanish language ITNs have pictures of Saint on their main page already. The Spanish even have two pictures for their recent deaths currently and they look good. (pictured) Andrew🐉(talk) 18:11, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  I agree that we should normalize pictured RDs especially when a pictured blurb has been posted on the main page for days and days. But for Eva Marie Saint's case, I think there might be an argument for a blurb. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:21, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  thats not their ITN section, thats their dedicated RD box (which i know we've discussed including but would require more space dedicated to ITN/RD and would upset mainpage balance). And just because they are posted there means nothing at en.wiki. the es.wiki version seems to be a 1 for 1 translation of en.wiki, complete with problematic rotten tomatoes links (discussed above), we have stronger quality issues. Thd fr.wiki is clearly underscored too. We're bound by the basis that main page featured links must exhibit examples of WP's best work. That said, our version has been improved so that at minimum its ready for RD. Masem (t) 18:26, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

There was a suggestion to add WP:TWAFI to the main page, which would create a chasm (see Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 216#Break out on TWAFI and Wikipedia talk:Articles for improvement#Transition tasks for context). Moving TWAFI to the left and expanding ITN with a Recent deaths box would solve that problem.--Launchballer 04:10, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb per nom. Article is sufficient and this end-of-an-era death is notably in the news. Jusdafax (talk) 17:23, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Marked ready for RD sourcing improvements have been made. Masem (t) 18:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• RD posted – please continue to discuss whether this should be upgraded to a blurb. Schwede66 22:02, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb per above. Article's legacy section does a good job of explaining why she is a transformative figure in her field. Davey2116 (talk) 01:54, 8 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support blurb Her article is very good and the death was internationally reported. ArionStar (talk) 02:04, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Completion of Paramount/Warner Bros acquisition

Article: Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Paramount Skydance completes its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valued at $110 billion, becoming Skydance Corporation. (Post)

News source(s): NYTimes, BBC

Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Acquisition article titile expected to be updated soon. This is the completion of the deal, all attempts to stop it have been resolved. Masem (t) 13:25, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support if the deal has been signed and sealed. Its ups and downs, upon completion, would seem notably mentionable for the main page. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The first thing to do would be to move Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance to Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance before featuring any of this on the main page. Gotitbro (talk) 17:07, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

which is a pending move request on its talk page. Masem (t) 17:39, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Also Paramount in the blurb above should be changed to Paramount Skydance. I also wonder if David Ellison figures a mention (Skydance and this acquisition being his creation). Gotitbro (talk) 19:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

dont think we need to call him out, getting a bit into the RGW area to make sure his name is associated with this. Maaaybe for the image, but not otherwise. Masem (t) 19:55, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

RGW? My reference to Ellison was primarily in the context of his personal involvement in the acquisition a la Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk. Gotitbro (talk) 04:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

That's a different situation. Musk used his own money to buy Twitter. David doesn't own Skydance outright; he's the CEO. GreatCaesarsGhost 16:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Well he controls the majority 78% of the voting shares, the deal being specifically designed to that effect. Ergo not that different as far as corporate operations and control are concerned. Gotitbro (talk) 16:16, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Clearly notably big news. Let’s (hopefully) come to consensus once it’s moved and post it. Jusdafax (talk) 20:13, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support merger of the two big film studios. A minor problem would be the two sentences that have a citation needed tag. Jon698 (talk) 20:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Note that there is also a merge proposal right now, to merge Skydance Corporation into Paramount Skydance. Natg 19 (talk) 22:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  That itself should not affect this blurb, since neither of those articles are the target. Masem (t) 23:57, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Suggestion We can add the acquisitions of major companies as ITNR. ArionStar (talk) 23:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Not a good idea, as first what defines "major companies"? WE've passed on acquisitions over $10b in the past as well. And sometimes these are rather inconsistent of what's actually significant (eg looking at List of largest mergers and acquisitions I see many over $50b in the 2010s that barely got a needle drop on the news). The only aspect we should add to ITNR on regards to acquisitions and mergers is that they should be posted when they are complete, not announced. Masem (t) 23:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  2010s news and pre-AI boom are different from 2020s. ArionStar (talk) 00:18, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  I think it would be hard to define which mergers are newsworthy as SpaceX acquiring xAI is larger and both are major companies however it is less news worthy as both are Elon Musk's companies. For the Unilever, Shell and BHP mergers, they are again not news worthy despite being 80bn+ as they are corporate restructuring. Salmon Of Ignorance (talk) 09:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Agree with Masem that "major company" is difficult to clearly define. Natg 19 (talk) 00:59, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

We tried this with having "major boxing fights" in ITNR and was pretty much useless... we don't post boxing anymore here for decades LOL. Howard the Duck (talk) 04:42, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Seems to be too much of a work-in-progress. Multiple title changes are needed and the nominated article seems too proseline in nature, recording the twists and turns and speculation during the deal-making. The impact of what actually happens now to the huge number of channels, brands and franchises remains to be seen. Initially, they will mostly carry on as before so it will be some time before the overall outcome emerges. The main impacts I've seen are that Stephen Colbert's late night show got cancelled, which was back in May, but the article doesn't mention him. And Paramount's Star Trek still seems to be failing to recapture its glory days, and the article doesn't mention that either. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  The only article title for the blurb that matters is the bolded acquisition one. Impacts have been made clear by past coverage and attempts to stop it, and goes far far beyond Colbert being cancelled (expected layoffs, consolidation of media, CNN now under Ellison which is similar to Weiss getting CBS, etc.) Masem (t) 11:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Technical note We cannot post an acquisition that links to an article titled 'proposed acquisition', so let's wait until the requested move is completed. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:42, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Paramount and Warner Brothers have been fierce competitors in the film industry for over a century; it is no exaggeration to say both have been instrumental in the rise of Hollywood. This means that the completed acquisition of the latter by the former is clearly significant on its face, in addition to the significance of funding for the acquisition being sourced from sovereign wealth funds of major Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Reliable sources from around the world are treating this as a big deal for both reasons. Oppius Brutus (talk) 11:21, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support per above. Major business news as well as major implications for politics given the concerns of media consolidation. Davey2116 (talk) 01:54, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

(Ready) Nobel physics

Article: Francis Halzen (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Francis Halzen is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in neutrino astronomy. (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Psephguru (talk · give credit)

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

 Psephguru (talk) 10:02, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Almost ready The birth date and the 1994 award need citations. CastleFort1 (talk) 11:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support once ready. A Nobel Prize winner for a major scientific discovery discoverer. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: I have a borderline CoI here, so won't !vote or edit the article. I will say that I've surprised how little the article says about his research, and that it doesn't cite any of his papers. The Nobel committee's detailed explanation is a useful source, which identifies the most important discoveries made by Halzen and his IceCube Collaboration. Modest Genius ^talk 19:00, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  we can mention his papers but we shouldn't be overly reliant on them as sourcing (its the problem with two of the medicine winners). We want what others have said. Masem (t) 21:01, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Of course, WP:PRIMARY applies and the majority of the article needs to be based on secondary sources. But that doesn't mean that no primary sources can be used at all. We wouldn't have an article about a band without mentioning their most popular/influential songs, or an author without stating the names of their novels, or a journalist without citing any of their newspaper columns. An article about a scientist that doesn't name or cite any of their papers seems equally incongruous to me. Modest Genius ^talk 13:07, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  we can certainly include their papers but it should not be those primary sources nor on us as editors to use those to describe their most important research contributions, as otherwise that falls in OR. Obviously what they did to earn the Novel can be discussed, and usually coverage of the Nobel will include other work they were known for, that once those are established, primary sources can be used to expand or fill in gaps. Masem (t) 17:17, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support: I think current version is ok.

ReyHahn (talk) 22:11, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support article looks good to me. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 08:25, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  @Admins willing to post ITN: _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 20:16, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Admin comment I've just posted the 2026 French lycée protests to the main page, which sits in the bottom slot. I suggest we wait a good half day (or longer) before we post this one, so that the French protests get a bit of airtime first. Regarding the target article, I've just deleted the ibox photo as it was a copyvio; please keep an eye on it. Schwede66 22:20, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Quebec general election

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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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

Articles: 2026 Quebec general election (talk · history · tag) and Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (talk · history · tag) and Parti Québécois (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Canadian province of Quebec, the seperatist Parti Québécois, led by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, wins the most seats in the National Assembly. (Post)

News source(s): National Post, CTV, Reuters

Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Schetm (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Raellerby (talk · give credit), Muaza Husni (talk · give credit), Asclepias (talk · give credit), Rushtheeditor (talk · give credit) and Punker85 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The PQ has triumphed in the Quebec elections. This marks a major political development after years of percipitous decline; in the last election in 2022, they won so little that they were believed to have been relegated to a fringe party, while the ruling CAQ seemed stronger than ever. Now the PQ (and Quebec separatism) has had a renaissance while the CAQ has collapsed. Considering that the PQ ran on a platform of having another independence referendum, this is a major deal in Canadian politics. A reminder that one of the few subnational elections we posted- the 2022 NI elections- was posted for similar reasons (a separatist party finally winning the most seats, which I've also heard is the standard for some folks here regarding subnationals as a whole as indicated by this discussion). Also, Canada's a federal country, so I think this should be posted based on that as well. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 03:39, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

COMMENT note that although the PQ did not win a majority (59 seats with 64 needed for a majority), the Marixst Québec solidaire party won nine seats, and they are also separatists, which means that they could ally with the PQs to force an independence referendum. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 05:24, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose This is a subnational election where a longstanding political party made a comeback from being in opposition, to winning a minority government. That happens frequently across the world; it should not be ITN-worthy every time. I also disagree with the comparison to the 2022 NI example. Northern Ireland 2022 was the first election in which the separatist/nationalist party ever won a plurality in the Northern Ireland legislature. By comparison, the PQ is a frequent flier in Quebec politics and has won repeated elections in 1976, 1981, 1994, 1998, and 2012. For NPOV reasons, I'm not sure I agree that we should be so quick to frame this as "groundbreaking", "watershed", "fringe redemption" etc and elevate it to main page/ITN level significance. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 03:58, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  a frequent flier in Quebec politics; they've essentially not won an election since the 1990s; the exception of 2012 was a very weak minority that had a bunch of extraneous factors, while overall, they've had a pretty major electoral decline from their heyday under Parizeau and Levesque. The last election in 2022 saw them win only three seats and they were widely written off as having essentially become an anachronistic fringe party, with the CAQ filling in the main role of Quebec nationalism. Henceforth, this sudden revival (and collapse of the less separatist CAQ, who were once viewed as becoming a permanent fixture of QC politics), which, although not entirely, is at least partially coming off the back of renewed separatist sentiment in Quebec, is making the waves and will have an impact on Canadian politics. Also as I've since stated, even with a minority, the QS is also seperatist, so the possibility of an independence referendum is still possible. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 05:05, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Weak support Subnational elections have been posted before, it just needs to be connected to some sort of notable event. 2019 Hong Kong local elections were connected to the Hong Kong protests, the 2025 Greenlandic election was connected to the Greenland crisis, while the 2022 Northern Ireland elections were posted due to a separatist party winning first place. I will say that Quebec's election does have some sort of notable tie to it, namely both Quebec separatism and the recent American advances upon Canadian affairs. CastleFort1 (talk) 04:06, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose The recent and similar Wales elections were not posted (all with a historic Labor loss and a pro-independence win). This is poorer still, Parti Québécois (which has also promoted the possibility of maintaining a loose political and economic sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada) is a regular winner and traditionally forms the government. The Coalition Avenir Québec, which lost, was actually split-off from PQ in the first place and is also "Quebec nationalist" (of which the Quebec sovereignty movement is a subset).

The election article also says this

Plamondon would become Premier-designate of Quebec, but fall short of a majority government that had been predicted in the polls.

This is an expected subnational election without any wider implication or significance. Mere "sovereignist" subnational parties winning elections is not an automatic meeting of WP:ITNSIGNIFICANCE (look no further than Scotland). Gotitbro (talk) 04:25, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

As stated above, the PQ have only briefly held government once since the golden age of Quebec separatism in the late 20th century; a weak minority government that preceded them reembarking on their path of becoming largely irrelevant in QC politics by 2022, so this is no longer a party that regularly forms government. And the CAQ was unique in that it pursued Quebec nationalism via a way of not promoting open separation, just doing a bunch of internal stuff to promote QC autonomy. The PQs are openly separatist (and the historic practice of promoting a potential loose association with the ROC has been dropped in favor of a more openly separatist platform by the PQs under PSPP). Also as I've since stated, even with a minority, the QS is also seperatist, so the possibility of an independence referendum is still possible. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 05:16, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

And that referendum, if it happens at all (WP:CRYSTAL), is what would be actually significant for ITN not routine subnational political squibbling. Gotitbro (talk) 05:49, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

If I remember correctly, I do not think the Welsh election was nominated standalone. Curbon7 (talk) 07:01, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose subnational elections are never posted, and shouldn’t. Northern Ireland and Quebec are not the same type of subnational entities. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 06:49, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

not true West Bengal election was posted. Likewise NI and Quebec ARE the same type of subnational elections.Psephguru (talk) 11:34, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

not true West Bengal election was posted

Never nominated and never posted. So incorrect. Gotitbro (talk) 12:42, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

You're incorrect

(And typically I would hold against this over the fact that it was a long time ago, but I don't think that matters since we're dealing with what for whatever reason is a widely pervasive attitude that even elections that have routine, substantial coverage with the potential for widespread ramifications shouldn't be even given a chance just because its a subnational jurisdiction) — Knightoftheswords(talk) 15:21, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

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I was of course talking about the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election which were brought up in the Wales discussion to refute a posting of subnational elections with which I agree[d]. The 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election are entirely irrelevant to this discussion. Gotitbro (talk) 16:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The West Bengal elections Psephguru was talking about was the 2011 one (I know because he's brought it up in the past); no one in the UK elections nom was talking about nominating the 2026 WB nom, just using it as an example. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:20, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support There's no rule to say that we cannot post sub-national elections. There was support for posting heavilly un-democratic elections Russian puppet states in occupied territories, opposition to posting elections in fully sovereign states such as Kosovo even though the vast majority of UN states recognise it; not posting this because "we don't post these" is just another equally arbitrary argument that has no merit. The article quality is good, Québec is a very large state with nearly 10 million inhabitants and is a culturally and linguistically seperate region with a vast degree of autonomy. Abcmaxx (talk) 10:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  the article needs a reactions and aftermath sections expansion. Abcmaxx (talk) 10:57, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Aftermath, yes, but lets not push too hard on reactions. Reactions only make sense if they are from people directly involved or directly impacted by the results and not a list of every possible comment made about the elections. Masem (t) 11:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  And the Russian "puppet state" elections were correctly pulled with significant opposition. Gotitbro (talk) 12:40, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

oppose not erth shatterng like the rare local elections posted before. They have been in office before.Psephguru (talk) 11:37, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose. ITN has generally avoided posting sub-national elections and I see no reason to change that here. If the PQ hold an independence referendum that might be worth posting; a normal provincial election is not. I would have opposed the 2022 Northern Ireland election too, if I had been around. Modest Genius ^talk 15:08, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Wait until government formation As I commented on the German state elections item recently, I am not opposed to posting subnational elections per se and believe each nominated election should always be discussed on its merits and quality. I merely think the PQ winning 'the most seats' in the election is less impactful for our readers than the formation of a new government in Quebec which will likely take place soon, noting the PQ did not attain a majority in its own right. Given this election marks the first since 1998 in which sovereigntist parties won a combined majority of seats in the National Assembly, I think we should revisit this item when a new government is formed so we can really consider the significance in full; for example, if there were an unprecedented formation of Quebec's first government led by pro-sovereigntist parties (i.e. the PQ and Quebec Solidaire) I would consider that to be definitely significant enough for ITN.Oppius Brutus (talk) 15:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose, makes no sense to post this when Scottish elections are not posted, as a Scottish person. Sahaib (talk) 16:18, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  I supported Scotland's elections being posted. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 17:41, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose I would support if they actually passed a referendum, but simply winning enough seats to possibly do so is not enough for me. -- Kicking222 (talk) 19:17, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I don't really lean one way or the other on this particular blurb, but we should collectively stop opposing things per "we didn't post this similar story that I thought we should have posted". Clearly a good number of us believe at least some subnational elections are blurbworthy sometimes, whether we're talking about Scottish or Welsh or Northern Irish elections, or last year's NYC election, or this year's German elections. If there's a subnational election you would've liked to see blurbed, it's better to support more similar blurbs instead of contributing to the precedent that "we don't do this at ITN, period." There have been many types of stories over the years that got added to the unwritten list of things we don't post because one or two such stories failed to get enough support & their supporters went onto oppose similar blurbs per recent precedent. Maybe we'd all be happier at ITN if we got into the habit of supporting more things in general, just a thought. I don't mind any of the other oppose rationales above, but I really think a lot of our problems are the result of decades of "if we didn't post X then we can't post Y"s accumulating into a big pile of precedent-based rules that most of us don't like but we feel powerless to change. Just !vote differently, that's the easiest way to change things.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 19:27, 6 October 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.

October 5

Portal:Current events/2026 October 5

October 5, 2026 (2026-10-05) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni civil war
  • 2026 Yemen offensives, Operation Dawn of Yemen
    • The Presidential Leadership Council launches a large-scale military operation against Houthis in Yemen, with the aim to capture all Houthi-controlled territories. (Al Arabiya) (Al Jazeera) (TRT World)
    • Turkey and Pakistan agree to deploy troops under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to help Saudi and Yemeni forces against the Houthis. (Al Jazeera)
    • A Yemeni government offensive pushes the Houthis back from the Bab al-Mandab Strait. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2026 Brazilian general election
  • Brazil's benchmark Ibovespa index rises nearly 9% to almost 210,000 points after the first round of the presidential election, surpassing 200,000 points for the first time. (AFP via France 24)
• Russian president Vladimir Putin approves the restructuring of UniCredit Bank Russia and the subsequent sale of most of the business to a United Arab Emirates-based private investor, while UniCredit retains its payments operations. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash
  • A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 aircraft crashes in Ondo State, Nigeria, killing all 25 people on board. (DW) (Reuters)
• The toll from yesterday's collision between two ships in the Congo River near Lukolela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases to 30 people killed and dozens missing. (AP)

International relations

• United Kingdom–United States relations
  • 2026 RAF Fairford arrests
    • The United States Air Force withdraws all of its B-1 Lancer strategic bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The U.S. Department of Defense confirms the bombers have returned to bases in the United States. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan
  • The International Criminal Court unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education minister Habibullah Agha and higher education minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender-based persecution in Afghanistan. (AFP via France 24)
• Protesters clash with police in Pristina, Kosovo, after parliament fails to advance legislation limiting the Kosovo Specialist Chambers' powers. One police officer and 11 civilians are injured. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2025–2026 Kosovo political deadlock
  • In Kosovo, the acting presidency of Albulena Haxhiu becomes de facto due to her having continuously served in the position for more than six months since assuming office on 4 April, violating the third paragraph of Article 90 in the constitution. The Kuvendi has two days left until the presidential election deadline by the Constitutional Court expires. (Kosovo Online) (RKS)
• 2026 Quebec general election
  • Voters in Quebec, Canada, elect members to the National Assembly. (CBC) (The Guardian)
  • The Parti Québécois is elected into a minority government while the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec face an electoral wipeout. (CBC)
• 2026 Romanian political crisis
  • Romanian president Nicușor Dan designates diplomat Luca Niculescu to form a government. Niculescu's choice is the fourth attempt by Dan to appoint a Prime Minister to succeed Ilie Bolojan, who lost a no-confidence vote last May. (Reuters)
• 2026 Spanish general election, 2026 Spanish housing protests
  • Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after Parliament voted down two emergency housing decrees that would have restricted evictions, frozen rents, and blocked vulture-fund property buys. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
• The President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, nominates Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi to the post of Defense Minister. (Gulf News)
• The National Assembly of Laos approves deputy prime minister Saleumxay Kommasith as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Sonexay Siphandone, who became National Assembly president. (The Laotian Times)
• The House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia reelects Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister. (Anadolu Agency)

Science and technology

• American scientist Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, and German biophysicists Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for "their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics". (Reuters)

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RD: George Ali Murad Khan

Article: George Ali Murad Khan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): DAWN

Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Last ruler of the Indian princely state of Khairpur. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 12:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

2026 Irish teacher strikes

Article: 2026 Irish teacher strikes (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Ireland, teachers start work-to-rule, with plans for strikes. (Post)

News source(s): BBC, RTÉ

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Finnfrog99 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 21:50, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment With plans to strike? Shouldn’t we post it when it happens? Just a strike does not confer much importance. We should wait until they happen and see how their impacts turn out. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 23:18, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I thought we could post it because the work-torule began Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 23:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose per Chorchapu. Protests, per se, are not ITN-worthy unless they have a significant social and political impact with relevant consequences. Much less when a sector of the labour market announces ‘plans’. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 08:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose - seems rather local. They are threatening here too, and we've never blurbed it, even when they've gone out and all the schools are closed. Nfitz (talk) 15:33, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Has not yet occurred; impact unclear at present. Spencer^T•C 21:05, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose - A work-to-rule, while important for the participants, is small beer for wider news. And despite the title of this section and the target article, strikes have not yet occurred. GenevieveDEon (talk) 22:41, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Freddie Jackson

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

News source(s): People

Credits:

• Nominated by TheCorriynial (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Its probably a bit short in the article and a few sources needed, but a brief time in the 1980s, alongside a few others, Freddie Jackson was one of R&B's biggest singers. Jackson had ten Billboard R&B number ones, including his biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 "You Are My Lady" and also well known for "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)". He had some work in soundtracks as well. TheCorriynial (talk) 18:30, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose for now In as much as I love Freddie Jackson's music, there are some discrepancies notably his date of birth whether it is 1956 or 1957. At the same time, the article comes across as a bit short therefore I oppose for now Kampolama (talk) 08:11, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Sam McDowell

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

News source(s): AP, Yahoo Sports

Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Some areas need additional references and working on that. Good depth of coverage; referencing issues should be resolved. Spencer^T•C 17:45, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Reasonably well-cited, no tags, comprehensive. Jusdafax (talk) 20:17, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Almost there It's cited everywhere but the section "1964: Breakout season". I've just added some CN tags, once those are fixed it should be good to go. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:36, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• References has been added for all of the tags. Best, Spencer^T•C 21:04, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Ilie Datcu

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

News source(s): GSP.ro

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-53828-22 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sebi1990TheSecond (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Romanian professional footballer. ~2026-53828-22 (talk) 16:45, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:14, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Tadeusz Lutak

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

News source(s): Polsat News

Credits:

• Nominated by ~2026-53828-22 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Poland's oldest man and WWII veteran. ~2026-53828-22 (talk) 16:45, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: George Fenton

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

News source(s): BBC, The Guardian, The Independent

Credits:

• Nominated by Jiewei Xiong (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: British composer for films and television, especially many BBC programmes Jiewei Xiong (talk) 11:14, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Needs work Article is woefully underreferenced with many sections being completely unreferenced. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 12:37, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  @CantBelieveINeedAnAccount: How about now? TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Looks a lot better now, I'll do a more thorough readthrough/check later. I've withdrawn my comment as the sourcing issues have been addressed. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 20:50, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article in good shape. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jim Bakker

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

News source(s): WCSC, NYTimes

Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Teleevangelist from the 1980s. Article seems in good shape. Masem (t) 03:51, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support, sufficient quality. CMD (talk) 05:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for ITN. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support, quality seems fine. Many of Bakker's major innovations in telemarketing and presentation of Christian television are still used in the industry. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:57, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support, Article is of sufficient quality Kampolama (talk) 17:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. GA. Spencer^T•C 18:51, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Neil Andrew

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

News source(s): InDaily SA

Credits:

• Nominated by Ianblair23 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Australia federal politician and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives – Ianblair23 (talk) 03:29, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Needs work, a bit promotional and a bit unsourced. CMD (talk) 05:46, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Needs work Speaker of the House section CN tags. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 12:27, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose I share the same concerns with tone and referencing as the reviewers above. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:38, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Robert Kelker-Kelly

Article: Robert Kelker-Kelly (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): Variety

Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: American actor. Died on Saturday, death announced this Monday. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 01:10, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready due to sourcing issues. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 01:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Needs reviews) Nigeria military plane crash

Article: 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ 32 people are killed when a military-owned ATR 42-500 crashes in Ondo State, Nigeria. (Post)

News source(s): Al Jazeera

Credits:

• Nominated by Chorchapu (talk · give credit)
• Created by SignorPignolini (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Just MRT (talk · give credit) and Bloxzge 025 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: I'm aware we don't usually post military plane crashes, but with 32 fatalities this is the deadliest plane crash, civilian or military, in Nigeria since 2012. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 23:49, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose for now I feel the article is too short compared to what is usually posted. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 01:12, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose A good example of the confluence of SIGNIF and QUALITY. The reason we don't usually post military plane crashes is there isn't really anything to say, and it shows in this article. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:26, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD/blurb: Jeffrey Archer

Article: Jeffrey Archer (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Best-selling author, Jeffrey Archer, dies on the eve of the publication of his final novel. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ English author Jeffrey Archer dies at the age of 86.

News source(s): ABC, BBC, BBC News, Guardian, Japan Today,NYT, Reuters, Times of India

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by ItsShandog (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kind Tennis Fan (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: English novelist and former politician. ItsShandog (talk) 20:44, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready Handful of uncited statements. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 21:19, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  I concur with Masem and oppose blurb as just being a WP:VITAL article should not be automatic grounds for blurb consideration. Comment The main blurb reads like a news story heading and the timing of his death is trivial at best. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 12:20, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support this is an incredibly detailed lengthy and comprehensive article, meets overall quality to post. Abcmaxx (talk) 21:50, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose It's pretty good, almost there, but I'd like to see the multiple CN tags fixed before posting. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Oppose blurb No indication of him having been a major figure. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 11:50, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - a famous novelist with numerous contributions to the literature world (see Template:Jeffrey Archer). MrCryptoNerd (talk) 08:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

- - BREAK - - Above votes were for RD before blurb was proposed. I really wish we would stop modifying the header like this, because I was confused that everyone had lost their minds. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support blurb I'm proposing a blurb as the subject is classified as vital. That's presumably because of their successful writing but the rest of their life seems quite remarkable too. He based his works on his own life and dying on the eve of the release of his final novel is a characteristic plot twist. Kudos to Edwardx for taking the lead picture. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:56, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose RD not a ton of CNs, but several of them seem pretty contentious. Obviously oppose the blurb nomination. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose RD on quality issues. Oppose blurb as no indication how he meets the "major figure", just because he was a politician and an author does not automatically make one a major figure. Not even any language in the article, much less a simple section to describe this. Masem (t) 11:35, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb: he wasn't transformative (or even original), so falls far short of the threshold for a blurb; the fact he's a vital article shows how debased and woeful our rating system is. Oppose RD at the moment because of the CN tags that are still present. - SchroCat (talk) 13:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The problem isn't with the rating system. The problem is the continued attempts by certain editors to suggest it is material to our discussion here, despite being repeatedly told that nothing in its purpose suggests that. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:58, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The WP:VITALCRITERIA include Notability: Individuals within the People section represent the pinnacles of their field with a material impact on the course of humanity.... That's what people commonly understand by a "major figure" and it's specified more clearly than ITN's vague waffle about "sui generis". Andrew🐉(talk) 15:48, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Effective use of the ellipses there to exclude that all the example are Level 3. Fine, the rating system is part of the problem, but the larger problem remains you disrupting the page with SNOWBALL noms. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Its level 3 examples are Einstein, Shakespeare and Genghis Khan. Such level 3 figures would be a sure thing at ITN. The level 4s tend to get blurbs at ITN too. Level 5s like Jeffrey Archer and Eva Marie Saint are the borderline cases at ITN and so merit discussion. Such discussion is not disruptive; it's the way that ITN/C establishes consensus. Andrew🐉(talk) 14:29, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb. He may have sold a lot of books, but then many people have. The word "transformative" isn't applying any time soon to any of his works. Black Kite (talk) 13:54, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Another day, another derailing RDBLURB nom by Andrew with nothing to show for significance or rationale other than bizarre ruminations about internal enwiki article organization and notions of I like it. Gotitbro (talk) 16:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

I don't believe Andrew nominted it, @Gotitbro. Also it they are vital 5, and surely such cases are always arguable, at least. Now, I might argue against ... Nfitz (talk) 15:38, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Nfitz: Andrew: I'm proposing a blurb as the subject is classified as vital.

I continue to express my disapproval as do others of twisting the vital internal enwiki priorities into a fulfillment of the Wikipedia:ITNRDBLURB transformative criteria. Gotitbro (talk) 15:49, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

WP:ITNRDBLURB doesn't use the word "transformative" or anything like it. It doesn't define "major figure" and leaves this open to be determined here. And, in any case, Archer would qualify because they wrote lots of successful books and that's the way that authors are transformative – by creating notable works. Andrew🐉(talk) 16:59, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

theres thousands of authors that produce numerous books considered "successful" in they keep high enough sales to satisfy their publisher and keep them writing (the phrase "pulp fiction" comes to mind). If one is going by what they wrote it should be based on the impact and influence of those books, not by sales or numbers (which are fame/popularity factors that ITN avoids using). That we can document and source telhe impact of an author's writing is what makes an author transformative, and thats not really the case here. Masem (t) 17:23, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Shouldn't Andrew have edited the template somehow to reflect this? I assumed it was there from hour 1. Still, despite Andrew's frequent issues here, I don't think blurbing a vital 5 is ever an unreasonable discussion to be had. Nfitz (talk) 23:52, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

I don't know if that's technically possible - there is only one nominator slot in the template (I've tried before in other cases and adding multiple like you can with updaters doesn't work). Although that could be an idea for a technically minded editor to adjust the ITNcandiate template. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:05, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

The template says explicitly that the nominator parameters should not be changed. The other parameters are often updated by multiple editors as a nomination progresses and in this case I added blurb and image parameters and added to the list of sources. It's not easy to follow the history of such updates because all the nominations are together in WP:ITN/C rather than having a separate page for each nomination. I said in my !vote that I was proposing a blurb and that seemed reasonably transparent. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:01, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

• Strongly Support RD/Does not oppose blurb He's a widely read author. Transformative or not, he's a household name for English language literature aficionados. Varoon2542 (talk)
• Oppose RD until sourcing issues are addressed, Oppose blurb, I don't think he's a notable enough figure to warrant it. Suonii180 (talk) 17:11, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support RD before it gets stale There's no reason to wait any longer for RD. It will reflect poorly on Wikipedia if we miss this out. Varoon2542 (talk)

Brazilian election nom II: legislative and gubernatorial elections

Articles: 2026 Brazilian gubernatorial elections (talk · history · tag) and 2026 Brazilian general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Brazil, legislative elections see the Liberal Party win the most seats in both houses of the National Congress, while 17 of the 27 states holding gubernatorial elections see center-right parties come to power. (Post)

News source(s): ,

Credits:

• Nominated by Knightoftheswords281 (talk · give credit)
• Created by CountO-14 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Migs005 (talk · give credit), Elecciones2k26 (talk · give credit), NotTheRealDiogoFaro (talk · give credit) and Victor R de Oliveira (talk · give credit)

Second article updated, first 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: The results of the presidential were deemed insignificant for posting ATM due to the fact that it wasn't the final round. However, general elections, such as legislative ones, are ITNR, and they don't have to do a second round. Furthermore, said legislative elections are notable in that they're seeing the highest pluralities for the PL since the '88 constitution. A similar story exists with the gubbenorial elections (which I think we should post since Brazil is a federation), with the least amount of state elections heding off into runoffs since then. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 18:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Legislative elections are ITNR, not subnational ones. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 19:24, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Did I say otherwise? — Knightoftheswords(talk) 20:13, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

The gubernatorial elections are mentioned in the same blurb as the legislative elections. They are completely dispensable. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 20:54, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready - there is enough here beyond Bolsonaro v Lula that this might be blurbable. But the gubernatorial page is a stub with half the election results and no prose; and the "general election" page is mostly about Bolsonaro v Lula, with no discussion of who actually won enough seats in the Chamber of Deputies to govern. 121 of 513 seats isn't the type of majority that normally gets mentioned in a blurb. ~2026-39940-90 (talk) 21:43, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not Ready - I am a little leery of posting "17 states" when I don't know off the top of my head how many states are in Brazil. I assume that the number of states in Brazil is less than 30 based on that phrasing, but I would have to go look it up. Also, is that "17 more states will have center-right governors and/legislatures than before the election", or "17 total states will have center-right governments". When I looked at the general election article this morning I thought it was very focused on the president and left the legislative election undercovered. Among other things missing is any analysis of likely coalition formation: which parties are going to support Bolsonaro vs which will support Lula (vs which will oppose either). The gubernatorial election article is nowhere near ready to post. ~2026-48013-53 (talk) 21:48, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  Modified the blurb to address your concerns. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 03:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose The general election is too much boilerplate about Brazilian elections generally and too little about this election. The gubernatorial is both lower significance and lower quality, and its addition here will be a drag on the nom and distraction to the discussion. Everyone loves to play iconoclast, but there is a reason we do things the way we do them here. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:24, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

The general election article almost exclusively discusses the presidential election. The legislative election is discussed on the "Congress" section and on 2 subsections in the "Results" section. If there's enough material the legislative elections can be its own separate article. Howard the Duck (talk) 11:33, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait not because the legislative part of the elections isn't ITNR (it is) but because this particular article puts the emphasis on the presidential part of the elections and will anyway be featured after the second round of those. If the legislative leg had a separate article, I would support posting that now, but in this commingled state, I would suggest to wait and post together with the results of the presidential election. Khuft (talk) 19:56, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  I suggest: "X is [re-]elected President of Brazil, while the Liberal Party retain the plurality of the seats in both houses of the National Congress in the country's general election" or something like this. ArionStar (talk) 00:28, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Ongoing: 2026 Yemen offensives

Article: 2026 Yemen offensives (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Setarip (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The 2026 Yemen offensives have been getting consistent updates for a month now, and it doesn't seem to be stopping. The conflict is escalating with the PLC announcing the start of a massive military operation called Yemen Dawn and claimed to have taken out over a thousand. This conflict also caused the Bab al-Mandab Strait crisis, and Saudi Arabia might want to drag other nations in this war Setarip (talk) 15:16, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support This is becoming more of a focus in international news, and the offensives are ramping up as the nomination has stated. shane (talk to me if you want!) 15:20, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support, regular updates, sees major ongoing developments with the PLC counteroffensive and the Houthi encirclement of Taiz. Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 00:52, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support per Chaotic Enby. Good candidate for ongoing given the pace of updates as well as increasing coverage. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 04:11, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Didn't realize it wasn't up already. Along with the Iran war, this is the item receiving major global news coverage. Gotitbro (talk) 04:29, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Strong support Largest escalation of the Yemen civil war in years, made significant by the sheer scale of the conflict; involvement of multiple regional powers including Saudi Arabia and Iran sets the Bab al-Mandab crisis in parallel to the Straits of Hormuz crisis and the Iran war more broadly. Oppius Brutus (talk) 15:29, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Ongoing major event, sufficiently updated target article, sufficiently in the news topic.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 19:35, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support per above ~2026-54084-79 (talk) 19:07, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Admin comment I don't know when the orange sticker was posted (didn't check), but as long as it's there, this cannot be posted. Schwede66 22:09, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

@Admins willing to post ITN: @Schwede66: it's gone now. Abcmaxx (talk) 06:12, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Are we looking at the same article? 2026 Yemen offensives to be clear. The tag is sitting there halfway down the section "10–16 September" and as far as I can make out, nobody has touched that tag since my last comment. Schwede66 08:40, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Dennis Hastert

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

News source(s): CBS

Credits:

• Nominated by Iamstillqw3rty (talk · give credit)
• Updated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Disgraced Speaker of the House. Died this weekend, death announced this morning.  qw3rty.exe ☎  14:35, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support No glaring issues spotted from a quick readthrough. Well sourced article. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 15:48, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article looks good. Bye asshole. CREditzWiki (yap) | (things i apparently did) 18:03, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support A B-class article, with no sourcing issues, centered around a pedocon who was elected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. An absolutely terrible person who committed gravely vile acts upon the youth, but when focusing on the article quality, it is still fine to post as an RD. CastleFort1 (talk) 18:45, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support. Well sourced article. Subject is sixth-longest serving speaker of the house and one of the highest-ranking US officials to serve a prison sentence. Yaris678 (talk) 19:44, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article in really good shape. No sourcing issues. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:29, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for ITN. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:03, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support No major issues with the article quality-wise. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 03:37, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 18:15, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Nobel medicine

Articles: Karl Deisseroth (talk · history · tag) and Peter Hegemann (talk · history · tag) and Georg Nagel (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics. (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Psephguru (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.

 Psephguru (talk) 10:02, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Isn't the established praxis to also make the the recipients target articles? CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 10:59, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, for Nobels it should be the award winners, not the list. All three have current problems with referencing (first two relying too much on their published papers) Masem (t) 11:19, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  My strategy in Nobel week euphoria is to remove the problematic sections and let the inflow of users write a proper one from scratch. This year i am travelling so I will not help as much as I usually can. ReyHahn (talk) 12:31, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  That's a good strategy. Thank you for your work, ReyHahn, even if we miss out on your input this round. Schwede66 04:22, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

friday award generally get its own page. (trump ;)). I'd certainly work on the monday award that is more what i know.Psephguru (talk) 12:51, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose for now target articles needs some work. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 18:05, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose on quality There is a lack of secondary sources regarding the three bolded persons. Without a sufficient number of secondary sources, the bolded articles go toward primary sources instead, and primary sourcing may include promotional content. With sourcing issues present, the three bolded articles cannot be posted onto ITN. CastleFort1 (talk) 03:44, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Flavio Bolsonaro wins first round in Brazilian presidential election

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Article: 2026 Brazilian general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Flávio Bolsonaro is declared the winner of the first round of the Brazillian presidential election with 47% of the vote. (Post)

News source(s): (The Guardian) (AP News)

Credits:

• Nominated by EditorShane3456 (talk · give credit)
• Created by CountO-14 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Victor R de Oliveira (talk · give credit) and Jeffrey34555 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Upset first round victory for the underdog here. shane (talk to me if you want!) 02:11, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Wait He was not elected yet. ArionStar (talk) 02:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  Hence why I worded it as "first round{ shane (talk to me if you want!) 02:51, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Too early The main election is on the 25th. That's when we should post. Masem (t) 02:24, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  I see what you mean, but I'm not sure what you mean by "main" election; the first round matters too. The second round would also be an important news story, but I would argue that this is one, too. The wording of the blurb is "declared the winner of the first round" not "elected president". When Brazil has a new president, that will be a story that day. Who wins the first round matters for Brazilians and for the world. Thoughts? Quinn-TGDF (talk) 02:32, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  Agreed shane (talk to me if you want!) 02:53, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  The final election is ITNR, and that makes sense to post. Because that's within a month, posting the first round results do not make sense. Masem (t) 03:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support, this seems important as evidenced by the fact that it's today's top story on several news outlets, and it affects a lot of people, but I'm not sure about the wording "claims victory". He got the most votes, but this is a first round. Quinn-TGDF (talk) 02:25, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

To clarify, the wording I'm objecting to is "declared the winner of" - I should have read the original blurb more carefully Quinn-TGDF (talk) 02:34, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose He hasn't won the election. --Bedivere (talk) 02:33, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose Wait for the main election. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 02:55, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

There is no "main election" there is only election part 1 and election part 2. shane (talk to me if you want!) 03:00, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Not yet Let the second round happen, then ITN can consider whether to post. In the meantime, figure out proses for the header and the results. CastleFort1 (talk) 02:56, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose There is no "declared winner of the first round". He led in the first round and there's a runoff, which we'll post. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:04, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose We'll post the winner of the runoff. The Kip ^(contribs) 03:04, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Not an upset, not an underdog, do not think ITN should post each stage in a multi-round election. CMD (talk) 04:56, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose as this is not the final election outcome. We shall post this after the runoff. In addition, the use of 'declared winner' for an election in a democratic country and calling a presidential candidate an 'underdog' is extreme POV. Please keep your emotions to yourself. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 06:54, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose and close first round results are never posted. Wait until the second round results on 25 October. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 08:25, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

comment the senate result is final though. legilslative elections are also ITNR.Psephguru (talk) 10:09, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose and close per Alsor. This is not the main election. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 11:02, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. We never post first rounds. If he loses the election, this'll mislead readers; if he wins, we'll post the final anyway. Good faith nom. ~2026-53373-98 (talk) 11:19, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

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October 4

Portal:Current events/2026 October 4

October 4, 2026 (2026-10-04) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Ethiopian forces capture Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region, after the withdrawal of the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (Al Jazeera)
    • A drone strikes a displacement camp in Sheraro, Tigray Region, killing at least eight people, including a child, and seriously injuring six others. (AFP via France 24)
• Sudanese civil war
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war, Kordofan campaign
    • The World Food Programme reports an airstrike on a United Nations truck in South Kordofan, Sudan, that killed the driver. (Al Jazeera)
• War on cartels
  • United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
    • Four people are killed in an American airstrike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. (AP)
• Yemeni civil war
  • 2026 Yemen offensives
    • The Houthis take control of Al-Turbah, Yemen, after government troops withdrew earlier in the day. This is the first time the Houthis have held Al-Turbah since the war began. (Yemen Online) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• The United States Coast Guard suspends the search for the Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100 aircraft that went missing yesterday with six passengers on board after finding a debris field in the ocean south of Nantucket, Massachussetts. All six passengers, including four Canadian pilots and crew and two Bermudian passengers, are presumed dead. (CBC) (Winnipeg City News)

Health and environment

• A lab worker in Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, dies from a pneumonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis, with nearly 200 workers in quarantine. (EuroWeekly News) (Kyiv Independent)

International relations

• Nicaragua announces its immediate withdrawal from the Central American Parliament after the Organization of American States approved a resolution on Friday calling for Nicaragua to release political prisoners and restore civil liberties. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2026 Vienna, Georgia, shooting
  • Two people are killed and at least 35 are injured in a mass shooting during a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, United States. (AP) (The Guardian)
• Chinese espionage in the United States
  • The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests a 34-year-old Chinese American woman at Los Angeles International Airport in California for allegedly acting as an unregistered Chinese agent and surveilling Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te's son and family in the United States. (AFP via RFI) (The Daily Telegraph)
• Two people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting at a hunting party in Halden, Norway. The perpetrator is arrested. (AP)
• An American Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is arrested by Okinawa prefectural police in connection with the alleged robbery and murder of a local woman in Naha. Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi summons U.S. ambassador to Japan George Edward Glass regarding the incident. (NPR)
• Three students are arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old classmate in Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia. (The Straits Times)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Bosnian general election
  • Bosnians vote to elect the three members of the presidency and 42 members of the House of Representatives. Concurrent elections are also held in the Federation to elect 98 seats of the regional legislature and in Republika Srpska to elect the entity's president and the 83 seats of the respective legislature. (AFP)
• 2026 Brazilian general election
  • Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, 513 members of Chamber of Deputies and 54 members in the Federal Senate. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for the fourth non-consecutive term, where his main opponent is Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. (The Guardian)
  • Flávio Bolsonaro wins the first round and will face Lula da Silva in a runoff on 25 October. (AP)

Sports

• 2034 FIFA World Cup
  • It is reported that Saudi Arabia has cancelled plans for the proposed NEOM Stadium in The Line, Neom, for the upcoming 2034 FIFA World Cup in the country. (Middle East Eye) (Reuters)

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Bosnia election

Articles: 2026 Bosnian general election (talk · history · tag) and 2026 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election (talk · history · tag) and 2026 Republika Srpska general election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Bosnian general election concludes in the Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Serbian Republic. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Bosnian general election concludes nationwide as well as in the entities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Psephguru (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.

Nominator's comments: Hard to phrase this as the tri-partite presidency is different and the federation and republic are separate, however it is ITNR as an UN member state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psephguru (talk • contribs) 12:06, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Oppose All three articles should be expanded to include, at the very minimum, a campaign section for each. As well, I find it strange that the blurb doesn't mention anything about the results. Yes, the political system is complicated, but neglecting to mention the winners leaves the reader with very little information gained. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 18:06, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Not Ready the main general election article is in a rough state, all the prose focusses on background, the electoral system and a satirical campaign, it needs to be expanded a lot. I've also added the altblurb which uses the proper names of the entities. V. L. Mastikosa (talk) 22:49, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) ‎Avengers: Endgame becomes the highest-grossing film of all time

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Articles: Avengers: Endgame (talk · history · tag) and List of highest-grossing films (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Following its re-release, Russo brothers' Avengers: Endgame becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing James Cameron's Avatar. (Post)

News source(s): Variety, Deadline Hollywood

Credits:

• Nominated by LiamKorda (talk · give credit)

Article updated

• Oppose, sorry, inflation means this kind of thing is always happening. Blythwood (talk) 15:27, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Yet, this is only the 4th time this has happened in this century or only the 7th time this happened in last 50 years. LiamKorda 15:37, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support noteworthy thing, doesn't always happen, enough coverage on mainstream media. Vestrian24Bio 16:35, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Does not account for inflation (which makes it 3rd, after Gone with the Wind and the OG Star Wars). Masem (t) 17:18, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Poor metric that doesn't include inflation. Gone With The Wind would be on something like $4bn by now if that was taken into account, and Endgame would be 5th. Black Kite (talk) 17:22, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. The Kip ^(contribs) 18:18, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Unlike most of the posters here, I do consider this to be a major achievement and worthy of the blurb. The problem though, is that we already posted it when it first became the highest grossing film of all time. There isn't anything notable about it reclaiming the title again. Mount Patagonia (talk • contributions) 18:35, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per Mount Patagonia. While this isn't an irrelevant achievement, it's also not as new as it appears. If anything, this is stale. GenevieveDEon (talk) 19:23, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose and speedy snow close per GenevieveDEon. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 19:56, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

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(Posted) 2026 World Rally Championship

Article: 2026 World Rally Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In motorsport, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin win the 2026 World Rally Championship. (Post)

News source(s): motorsport.com, DirtFish, crash.net, BBC

Credits:

• Nominated by Unnamelessness (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: The first British WRC champion in 25 years won the title......basically at the very last few concerns. Unnamelessness (talk) 14:04, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Almost there As sporting article go, it’s not bad. But it needs prose for the results. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:16, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

We got season report section. Unnamelessness (talk) 15:30, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

The season summary and the results are not the same thing. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:55, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

If you are looking for the summary throughout the season, there is a season report section. If you are looking for the results of the season, there is prose in the lede. The layout is exactly the same as the previous seasons'. Unnamelessness (talk) 16:04, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Prose in the lede is not a replacement for a lack of it in the body. Please add the text to the relevant section. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:13, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Then my question is where and what results would you like to add? We have prose in the lede covering the top three and constructors, and at the end of season summaries, there is season outcome covering WDC and WCC, so not sure what can be added and what you want. Unnamelessness (talk) 16:21, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Well, who won, would be a good start. I don’t follow motorsport but I’m sure something can be written. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:27, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

These literally can be found at the season summaries. ...Toyota's sixth consecutive manufacturers' title. and ...the world titles to Evans and Martin. Unnamelessness (talk) 02:39, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support - Article seems well sourced and in a complete-enough state, although still with room for expansion further down the line. I disagree with Corchapu's bizarre requests regarding prose in the results section. There is some prose in the results section explaining the tables. If you want prose explaining who won, that can be found in the lead or in the season report section. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 00:43, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Quality appears to be just about there. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:45, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Posted. Left guide (talk) 05:19, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

2026 Asian Games

Article: 2026 Asian Games (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The 2026 Asian Games concludes with China winning the most medals. (Post)

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Psephguru (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Closing cereminy just started about 15 minutes ago. Opening nomination was said to re-nominate at the closing. Fourth biggest sporting tournament in the world. after summer, winter olympics and soccer world cup. Psephguru (talk) 11:30, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment @Psephguru: AFAICT the 2026 NRL Grand Final has nothing to do with the 2026 Asian Games. Gotitbro (talk) 11:39, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

We also need sources to show this was covered by the news. Masem (t) 12:13, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

DONE.Psephguru (talk) 16:58, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Weak Support As an encyclopedia, I'd prefer we bold 2026 Asian Games rather than the table-heavy chronology. That article is pretty close, though there are sections where it is not clear if references provided are covering all the facts presented - e.g. venues and sports sections. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:03, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose The chronology has pratically zero prose and is not suitable for bolding. The main article is pretty good but has some unsourced tables and a few bits of prose. Black Kite (talk) 07:34, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

2026 NRL Grand Final

Article: 2026 NRL Grand Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Sydney Roosters defeat the Newcastle Knights in the 2026 NRL Grand Final 19-18. (Post)

News source(s): ABC News, Daily Telegraph, 7NEWS, Newcastle Herald

Credits:

• Nominated by PrezDough (talk · give credit)

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

 PrezDough (talk) 10:50, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not updated. Can we guys truthfully label these next time? Howard the Duck (talk) 11:03, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Match summary and following sections need prose. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:44, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose A match summary, albeit a small one, has been added. However, the article is orange tagged for sourcing. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:40, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

October 3

Portal:Current events/2026 October 3

October 3, 2026 (2026-10-03) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iraq's Oil Tankers Company says that they have transported 2 million barrels of oil from the country through a very large crude carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  • Gaza war
    • Five people are killed and several more are injured in an Israeli airstrike against a residential building in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. Three other Palestinians are also killed in more airstrikes. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Israel Defense Forces says that they have targeted de facto Hamas leader Ali al-Amoudi in a airstrike, and acknowledge that the results of the strike are under review. (The Times of Israel)
  • Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
    • Unknown gunmen open fire against a vehicle in Ras al-Maara, Syria, killing three people and wounding seven more. (Hawar News Agency)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Ethiopian federal forces retake control of the Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, Tigray, from the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (Los Angeles Times)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reports that Russian forces have struck the Pivnichnyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Kyiv Independent)

Arts and culture

• The remains of Samuil, the former Bulgarian tsar during the First Bulgarian Empire who died in 1014, return to Bulgaria following decades of negotiation with Greece. (AP) (Orthodox Times)

Disasters and accidents

• Seventeen people are killed and many more injured during the collision of multiple vehicles on a highway in Mombasa, Kenya. Most of the fatalities are Roman Catholic pilgrims traveling on a van. (AP)
• Five workers are killed and ten more are rescued after the collapse of a gold mine in Chah Ab District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan. (AP)
• Ten people are injured, including some critically, in a motor vehicle hooning accident in Newcastle, Australia, during a Newcastle Knights procession before the NRL Grand Final. The driver is arrested at the scene. (DW) (Nine News)
• A Latitude Air Ambulance Gulfstream G100, flying from St. David's Island, Bermuda, to Boston, United States, goes missing over the Atlantic Ocean with six people on board, including four Canadian crew and two Bermudian passengers. (News 18)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Latvian parliamentary election
  • Latvians vote to elect 100 seats of the Saeima amid an uptick of airspace incursions and hybrid warfare during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Preliminary results indicate that the centrist United List, led by incumbent prime minister Andris Kulbergs, won the most seats. (Reuters)

Science and technology

• Scientists identify a new lizard species, Liolaemus archipensis, in Arequipa, Peru. (AFP via Gulf News)

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2026 Ethiopian offensive

Article: 2026 Ethiopian offensive (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Ethiopian National Defense Force recaptures Mekelle following Tigray People's Liberation Front's withdrawal. (Post)

News source(s): AP News

Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

 ArionStar (talk) 17:19, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment shouldn't this be suggested as Ongoing instead? Since we don't blurb development of current conflict. NotKringe (talk) 00:24, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Usually we post a blurb about a major even, and if there's reason for keeping it in ongoing, we can talk about it then. But in this case, this is very low visibility conflict in terms of news, so while this event could be posted for ITN, ongoing might not be the best fit afterward if the coverage is still as sparse. Masem (t) 00:41, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Weak support seeing as we didn't blurb the initial offensive/renewal of hostilities. Agree this may be better-suited for ongoing, though. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:40, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak support blurb, support ongoing afterwards per The Kip. Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 00:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose on quality: Currently, the capture of Mekelle is only described in a single-sentence update; the article does not discuss why this event is especially significant or notable enough to blurb. There is also an LLM tag for a section that needs to be rewritten. The article is well-suited for ongoing, though. --Leviavery (talk) 02:06, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality. Timeline based articles that are written as events unfold need to be rewritten subsequently to properly contextualize and cull events within the prose narrative. Listing every event that was important enough for contemporary news coverage leads to WP:PROPORTION issues (see for example the bit about stranded tourists on 9/30). Also oppose ongoing on procedural grounds. Ongoing is an acceptable evil of ITN that we need to avoid using it anywhere a blurb would do. GreatCaesarsGhost 11:39, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Support - The conflict is becoming increasingly intense and has high ramifications for Ethiopia and potentially the rest of the region, and it is also garnering substantial media attention. I don't see why it doesn't deserve to be on the bullet list for current events (or at least labelled as "ongoing"). ~2026-51187-32 (talk) 17:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

2026 Latvian parliamentary election

Article: 2026 Latvian parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The United List, led by Andris Kulbergs, wins the Latvian parliamentary election. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The United List, led by Andris Kulbergs (pictured), wins the most seats in the Latvian parliamentary election.

News source(s): AP, DW

Credits:

• Nominated by Chorchapu (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article needs a bit more prose. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 15:12, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Little to no prose in the article as it stands. The Kip ^(contribs) 00:39, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose A section on campaign and aftermath should be added before posting. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) 2026 Spanish housing protests

Article: 2026 Spanish housing protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Widespread protests occur in Spain following a housing crisis. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ A snap election is announced following widespread housing protests in Spain.

News source(s): BBC News

Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

 ArionStar (talk) 14:41, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support These have been going on a while and don't seem to be stopping anytime soon. They are getting extensive coverage worldwide, and have additional impact given that there will be an election in Spain within a year. The article is looking great as well. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:54, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

  This has gained importance now that Sanchez has called early election. The blurb should probably be modified to note that. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 11:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Support on quality and notability This widely-covered event has been going on since September 23, within a year of the next Spanish general election. ~2026-52110-68 (talk) 21:36, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Amend the blurb by noting that the 2026 Spanish general election has been called partly due to this crisis. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:15, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Quality of the article is good. Event is important and has wider effects. Rolluik (talk) 20:49, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support altblurb as it goes into more detail of the outcome. TwistedAxe [contact] 00:52, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support altblurb per Twistedaxe, although I added the word "housing" to "widespread protests" in the alt, as I think the protests being related to the housing crisis must be incorporated somehow. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 04:03, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted Alt1. And if FlipandFlopped wouldn't have added "housing" to the Altblurb, I would have! Schwede66 04:18, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) 2026 Super League Grand Final

Article: 2026 Super League Grand Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Rugby league, the Super League Grand Final ends with Wakefield Trinity defeating the Warrington Wolves. (Post)

News source(s): BBC Sport, ESPN, The Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Hullian111 (talk · give credit) and Black Kite (talk · give credit)

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

 Abcmaxx (talk) 20:03, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Prose summary of the match needed. Spencer^T•C 21:02, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Per Spencer. Too short on prose, disproportionate amount of tables. Match summary needed. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 21:18, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Not updated. Can we guys truthfully label these next time? Howard the Duck (talk) 11:04, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

A good start would be to change the blurb to 'Wakefield Trinity defeat the Warrington Wolves'. ~2026-53388-04 (talk) 17:01, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Fixed, and fixed as regards ENGVAR. Black Kite (talk) 18:14, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support/Ready Match report added, uncited material removed, tenses fixed. Black Kite (talk) 18:50, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Almost there The first paragraph in Background is not fully sourced. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 20:08, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oops, missed that.  Done. Black Kite (talk) 20:13, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Posted. Left guide (talk) 01:24, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

October 2

Portal:Current events/2026 October 2

October 2, 2026 (2026-10-02) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Yemeni civil war
  • Red Sea crisis
    • 2026 Yemen offensives, Strait of Bab al-Mandab crisis
      • Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait. (Reuters)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Ethiopian government forces push Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels out of Afar Region after recapturing the towns of Abala, Erebti and Megale. (AFP via France 24)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • Sudan's armed forces announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan town of al-Mazroub. (Al Jazeera)
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • The death toll in the Rapid Support Forces drone attack on the University of Kordofan in El Obeid rises to 10. (AFP via Arab News)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • A Russian drone strikes Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, for the fourth time in two days. (The Kyiv Independent)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Eighteen people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen open fire on villagers collecting firewood in Marte, Borno State, Nigeria. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  • The G7 countries announce a plan to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to combat rising fuel prices caused by the Iran war. (The New York Times)
• Argentina introduces an immigrant investor program allowing foreigners to obtain citizenship through a US$350,000 contribution to the Ministry of Economy or an $800,000 government bond, with lower additional payments required for spouses and children. (AFP)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty people are killed and five others are injured after a four-vehicle crash in Plateau, Nigeria. (Xinhua)
• The United States National Park Service confirms that the Hōlei Sea Arch, located on Hawaii's Big Island, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. (The Guardian)

International relations

• China–Japan relations
  • 2025–2026 China–Japan diplomatic crisis, East China Sea EEZ disputes
    • A Chinese research vessel leaves Japan's exclusive economic zone after the Japan Coast Guard repeatedly ordered it to halt what Japan described as unauthorized scientific surveys near Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture. (AFP via CNA)

Law and crime

• 2026 French lycée protests
  • Mass rioting continues for a third day across France with hundreds reportedly injured and over 735 schools shut, while more than 2,000 people are arrested. (BBC News)
  • Riot police clash with protesters in Paris, Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille as justice minister Gérald Darmanin says protests had "gone from high-school student demonstrations to a public order disturbance" and urges an immediate end to violence. (BBC News)
  • French government ministers, including education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests. (AFP via NDTV) (Ynet News)
• French police near Angers, Pays de la Loire, arrest four Ukrainian nationals suspected of stealing more than €200,000 (US$225,000) in electronics from moving trucks on highways by boarding the vehicles at speed and transferring cargo to an accompanying car. (Vietnam.vn)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Spanish housing protests
  • Spain's parliament rejects two government housing decrees that would have expanded protections against evictions, limited some real-estate practices, encouraged rentals through tax incentives, and allowed tenants to renew residential leases automatically. (AP)
• 2026 Swiss Federal Council election
  • Swiss president Guy Parmelin announces his resignation from the Federal Council effective December 31. Parliament is expected to elect his successor on 9 December. (AFP) (Swissinfo)

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RD: Louis Erlo

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

News source(s): Aix-de-Provence Festival

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Influential French opera and festival manager - can't believe that he had no article yet. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Irene Butter

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

News source(s): Tagesschau

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by AMM Pittsburgh (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Public health scientist, known as Holocaust survivor and peace activist. The article was decent when it began in 2022. There are plenty of other obits, all in German so far. Ref for a date of marriage welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• "She informed over decades" Is there anything more available about the substance of her lecturing? There is an implication in the sources and the awards that she was doing more than just telling her narrative. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:07, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  I moved a section from further down into that context and expanded a bit, - please check, GreatCaesarsGhost, and how about expanding yourself also? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Support the article is certainly good to post as is. But ITN is usually the last good chance to put eyes on the update so I just wanted to call it out. Looking at her areas of interest in public health, I'm guessing that perspective brought something unique to her Holocaust commentary that would be good to capture. I did try to find something in the current sources, as google search is of course going to push me towards obits. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:05, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Sass Jordan

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

News source(s):

Credits:

• Nominated by Abebenjoe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bearcat (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Important Canadian musician/singer and popular culture figure. Okay article, probably sufficient to be included as an ITN article. Abebenjoe (talk) 01:56, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Needs work Sourcing issues. A couple of unreferenced statements/paragraphs and a partially cited discography.CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 02:25, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

  Heavily updated in the past 24 hours, needs to be re-evaluated.Abebenjoe (talk) 00:45, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Adquete sourcing and B-Class article.Abebenjoe (talk) 23:04, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support It's looking good now, fully cited. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:32, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 03:38, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Lyle Odelein

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

News source(s): NHL

Credits:

• Nominated by Abcmaxx (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Article is not terrible but woefully undercited, I have orange-tagged the article. However lots of sources available. Abcmaxx (talk) 00:17, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose As you said, there is a severe lack of sources. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:33, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• One {CN} tag left. --PFHLai (talk) 08:26, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Alister Smart

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

News source(s): TV Tonight

Credits:

• Nominated by Happily888 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Adelberta (talk · give credit), Jkaharper (talk · give credit) and Jackoarchives (talk · give credit)

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

 Happily888 (talk) 00:13, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not yet ready Several unsourced claims. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 00:53, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose only a few gaps in the prose, however the filmography for boyh acting and directing sections have huge gaps. Abcmaxx (talk) 21:45, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

(Closed) Overhaul of the criminal justice system in South Korea

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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Article: Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ South Korea dissolves the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, which indicted president Lee Jae Myung. (Post)

News source(s): Bloomberg, International Business Times

Article needs updating

 UCinternational (talk) 00:34, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality Reading the article, I am really confused. What did this office do? Why was it dissolved. On the writing, some parts are strangely phrased as well. If this is to be posted it needs to show why it’s important, and it needs a serious expansion and copyedit. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:49, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose "Government dissolves a government agency" seems a bit unnecessary for ITN. Especially when they seem to simply be replacing what it did by giving those powers to other agencies.Basetornado (talk) 07:51, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose I'm using this to try to distill what's going on, and to me, this reads very much like internal politics that are not yet at any type of significant end fate. The office is being replaces by two others, separating investigative powers from prosecution, though it does read that there's weaker ability to investigate that affects more than Lee here. Its the type of move/action that we've been seeing countless times over the last two years at the US Gov't but which would never meet ITN. Masem (t) 10:52, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose ignoring the significant issues with the article itself, I don't see how a reorganization is anyhing other than local news - I'm not seeing much coverage. Nfitz (talk) 17:15, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment President Lee's Democratic Party of SK was never in a good relationship with prosecutors, and former president Yoon Suk Yeol was a prosecutor himself. After his martial law declaration and arrest, he was released and the prosecutor-general chose not to appeal court orders canceling his detention. This is long story and should be mentioned in some detail in the article to not confuse readers. Didgogns (talk) 23:51, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

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RD: Brooke Eby

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

News source(s): NYT

Credits:

• Nominated by The Kip (talk · give credit)
• Created by Coqui002 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sxg169 (talk · give credit) and JSFarman (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: American social media personality and ALS advocate/patient, passed from ALS yesterday but death was announced today. The Kip ^(contribs) 23:15, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Sourcing could be refined, but there is sufficient ones that I lean towards meeting quality. CMD (talk) 10:46, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Tony Reno

Article: Tony Reno (American football) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)

News source(s): ESPN New York Post USA Today

Credits:

• Nominated by thrashbandicoot01 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Former head football coach at Yale University. thrashbandicoot01 (talk) 22:22, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not Ready some sentences needs citations TuffMangoPhonk6741🥭🥭 (those who talk 💀)(Tuff edits for 🥶LE SIGMAS🥶) 23:18, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Needs work Several paragraphs unreferenced. Head coaching record section unreferenced. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 01:26, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) 2026 French lycée protests

Article: 2026 French lycée protests (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ High school students in France and Belgium launch mass protests for better conditions, starting fires and causing 400 schools to be closed. (Post)

News source(s): The Guardian, DW, BBC

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Chorchapu (talk · give credit)
• Created by Giantsfann48 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by GolsaGolsa (talk · give credit) and MrCryptoNerd (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Students across France and Belgium are protesting against poor conditions in schools. The unrest has led to dramatic scenes of fires and blockaded schools across the country, and they are only increasing. Also today, they have spread from France into Belgium as well. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:56, 2 October 2026 (UTC) Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:56, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Strong support. Most definitely. Not only did Libération have scrolling coverage earlier today, the protests have their own section in Le Figaro. (The Guardian tells the tale for the anglosphere: "Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests — Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations".) WP:CRYSTALBALL notwithstanding, this has May 1968 vibes to it. kencf0618 (talk) 21:15, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support on significance - Major news story that has only been intensifying as it goes on. However, the article has one small section without citations, which should be fixed before this can go up. Article has now been fixed and fit to go to the front page, so my support has no caveat. Youraveragearmy (talk) 23:31, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Article is really weirdly worded and makes me wonder if its relying on lot of translation from French or Dutch wiki, though from fr:Mouvement lycéen et blocus de 2026 en France, I'm not seeing enough to be sure. There's definitely source gaps that need to be fixed. Masem (t) 23:43, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support on notability, article needs work While protests are common in France, the international coverage's main focus was the student demand for better conditions in schools and education centers. The article clearly demonstrates this notability by detailing the scale of the youth protests. However, I agree that the article quality also needs work, as there is an orange tagged section and another tag which states that the citation style is unclear. I also wish for the article to expand into detail about the conditions leading up to the protests: Teacher shortages, air conditioning issues, stress-induced climates, and overcrowded classrooms. CastleFort1 (talk) 00:40, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

  Change to full support Per the update from @Chorchapu, all the sourcing issues in the article have now been fixed. CastleFort1 (talk) 02:35, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support I was actually going to create this article yesterday, but didn't find the time. This is receiving sustained coverage for some time now, though the article quality is clunky. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 17:59, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

  Yes Chorchapu (talk · contribs), I do support this now based on quality. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 03:02, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  So many tags... ArionStar (talk) 18:37, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support on notability, oppose on quality per Castlefort. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 19:22, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support on notability but oppose on quality. Major impact and consequences, reported worldwide. However the first two subsections, "background" and "demands and organisation" both need a major overhaul and implementation of sources. The rest of the article is in very good shape however. Abcmaxx (talk) 00:11, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• As many above support on notability, oppose on quality. There's something very odd about this page, as if it has been translated word-for-word from the French page, without due thought to our separate guidelines on citations. Just one example: We've got newspaper-eque coverage of the statements of one 17-year-old protester saying she's been outside since 7 am and the school has been in poor shape for three years. Citing this means finding the article that quotes this anonymous member of the public, which is the complete opposite of how encyclopedic articles should be written. Unknown Temptation (talk) 10:19, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

  It is a very strange article indeed. I'm working on citing the article right now - and I predict I'll be cutting quite a lot. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 14:56, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support, notable.Wi1-ch (talk) 17:22, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support notable, widespread coverage. The article looks almost good enough imo. Vetrenarisisum (talk) 21:26, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

  On quality, certainly not yet, it has several orange tags and dozens of CN tags. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 21:40, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support per above Setarip (talk) 17:14, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support--FelineHerder (talk) 22:05, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Comment Article is tagged for needing more citations, so this can not be posted until these issues are addressed. Natg 19 (talk) 22:32, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Article fixed After much work, all CN tags have been removed, and the article looks ready for posting. @Youraveragearmy, Masem, CastleFort1, Knightoftheswords281, ArionStar, Flipandflopped, Abcmaxx, Unknown Temptation, and Natg 19: Do you care to update your !votes, since the quality issues have been addressed? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:22, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Marked as "Ready". ArionStar (talk) 03:19, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

  Huge improvement, change to support on quality. Abcmaxx (talk) 12:17, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• @Admins willing to post ITN: If any other blurb is posted this becomes stale (oldest blurb will be then from 3 Oct). Can this be posted soon please? Thanks, Chorchapu (talk | edits) 19:37, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted – Schwede66 22:06, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Cesar Virata

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

News source(s): Rappler

Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: Last prime minister of the Marcos-era Philippines and a prominent financial figure in the regime. Mr. Lechkar (talk) 13:58, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Not ready due to sourcing issues in the "Government service" section. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:38, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Orange tagged for sourcing. Needs more refs for the many uncited statements. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:34, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bruce Baird

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

News source(s): ABC

Credits:

• Nominated by Samuel Wiki (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Australian politician Samuel Wiki (talk) 10:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:24, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article quality is sufficient. QuicoleJR (talk|edits) 17:39, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to me. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:58, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted – Schwede66 03:11, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

October 1

Portal:Current events/2026 October 1

October 1, 2026 (2026-10-01) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Iraqi conflict
  • Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
    • Ahmad al-Hamidawi, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah, announces that the group will suspend military activities in Iraq following the withdrawal of U.S. troops, with the exception of targeting hostile aircraft violating the country's airspace. (Middle East Eye)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • Israeli settlers shoot and kill a Palestinian man at his home in Yasuf, West Bank, and injure another. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • A Russian Su-35 fighter jet shoots down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter over Voronezh Oblast, Russia, in a friendly fire incident. All three crew members are killed. (Kyiv Independent)
• Sudanese civil war, Kordofan campaign
  • War crimes in the Sudanese civil war
    • A drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a dormitory at the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, kills five people. (Sudan Tribune)
• Ethiopian civil conflict
  • 2026 Ethiopian offensive
    • Explosions caused by suspected drone strikes are reported in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa, including one near the Ethiopian National Defense Force' headquarters. (BBC News)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
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(Posted) RD: Biljana Plavšić

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

News source(s): The New York Times

Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Alsor97 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit) and Griboski (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Once the ‘Iron Lady of the Balkans’, she was later the only woman convicted of war crimes during the Bosnian War. The article appears to be in good condition, following some revisions to the sources and content. _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 22:34, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Almost ready One uncited award. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 23:55, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

  @CantBelieveINeedAnAccount User:StephenMacky1 fixed it. Is the article now ready to go? _-_Alsor ⭐️⭐️ (talk) 10:07, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Ready No glaring issues with article. CantBelieveINeedAnAccount (talk) 11:57, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support @Admins willing to post ITN: Good article, fully referenced. Abcmaxx (talk) 12:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 20:55, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment/Suggestion: The prose on her academic career could use some tidying up. It doesn't match what is in the infobox. --PFHLai (talk) 21:07, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: George Waft

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

News source(s): BBC

Credits:

• Nominated by Jon698 (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Manx politician who proposed legislation to abolish birching and supported anti-discrimination legislation Jon698 (talk) 03:01, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• With 350+ words of prose, this is a short wikibio but long enough to qualify. I find no obvious gaps in coverage of the subject's life. Formatting looks fine. Footnotes can be found in expected spots. Earwig has no complaints. This wikibio looks READY for RD to me. --PFHLai (talk) 07:18, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Support This looks good to post. It is fully cited and, while on the shorter side, it passes the requirements. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:27, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
• Posted – Schwede66 01:49, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Conrad Lant

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

News source(s): Rolling Stone, Guardian

Credits:

• Nominated by Lewis Hulbert (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Maltazarian (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Died 29 September, announced on 1 October. British heavy metal musician known by his stage name Cronos, founder of Venom. Sourcing is currently very poor, with entire paragraphs that don't have a single reference and the discography completely unreferenced. Lewis Hulbert (talk) 00:10, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Not yet ready Orange-tagged with multiple unsourced paragraphs. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:29, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Aforementioned sourcing deficiencies persist. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 20:27, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

RD: Lito Sousa

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

News source(s): CNN Brasil

Credits:

• Nominated by ArionStar (talk · give credit)

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

 ArionStar (talk) 22:36, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support Article is referenced and well-sourced. --VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 23:01, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:PROPORTION. More than half the article is a very detailed account of his health woes. If that is the source of his notability, I'm not getting that from the context. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:30, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:27, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

What do you mean "for RD"? The standard of quality is the same for all ITN nominations. GreatCaesarsGhost 23:32, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

I don't see much of a problem with it. They're just saying that the biography is up to scratch. And yes, RD does have a few requirements not needed for other ITN articles, such as that the birthdate must be specifically referenced. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:48, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose for now per GCG. As someone who hasn't heard of this individual before, I don't come away from the article with a sense of what he's notable for. We're told he's the most watched aviation YouTuber but with no real detail on that, examples of his top work etc. Having CJD is somewhat interesting, but it's not what he's famous for, and shouldn't occupy half the prose. WP:ITNQUALITY applies to all articles, we don't water it down for RDs compared to full blurb. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 06:18, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Strongest support possible This is a YouTuber with 4.2 million subscribers (he ran the Aviões e Músicas channel). Lito helped people understand airplanes, investigate air crashes, and make aviation simple for newcomers. FlamingMingo 🦩 13:04, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

  RDs should not focus on notability; they should be judged exclusively on quality. Please re-evaluate your !vote. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 13:10, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Support The article is well-cited and meets the minimum standards. We routinely and frequently post RDs with less total prose and detail. Someone having well-documented health struggles and those struggles being one of the prime things they are known for should not be disqualifying. If most of the coverage of him relates to his CJD, which is seemingly the case, we are not here to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS by arbitrarily bloating the remaining parts of the article out of some effort to commemorate his aviation work. Flip^andFlopped ㋡ 19:25, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

The objection is not that he's known for his health issues; it is that he is not so the article gets it wrong. Sousa's Portuguese article was created in 2022 with 16 references , well before any health issues were public. The logical conclusion is that he was clearly notable for his aviation work, which is the reason his later health issues received coveraged. With that understanding, this article is disproportionately focused on those issues. The level of detail may be appropriate for an ephemeral daily update targeting an audience aware of his history but does not belong in a retroactive summary of his entire life. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:43, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Weak oppose per Amakuru, GCG. Insufficient depth regarding what he was generally known for (his Youtube channel); article only has 2-3 sentences related to that in the career section (" His channel, "Aviões e Músicas" (Airplanes and Songs), is the most-watched aviation channel on YouTube, where he posted videos "demystifying the mysteries of aviation." ... His journey was chronicled in the series Decola Lito." Spencer^T•C 21:00, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

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