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Willie Mays in 1961 American baseball player Willie Mays (pictured) dies at the age of 93. In basketball, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Finals. A fire in a residential building in Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, kills fifty people. A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: James Kent Sara Facio Allan Saxe Paul Pressler Sreedharan Champad Kevin Campbell view — page history — related changes — edit

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July 24

Portal:Current events/2022 July 24

July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinian men are killed and 12 others are injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera) Iran–Israel proxy conflict Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces that their intelligence ministry has arrested an Israeli cell hours before they were to conduct attacks on several sites in Isfahan, including a major nuclear facility. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents Thirty-four people are killed when a bus traveling from Meru plunges into a river in Nairobi, Kenya. (Al Jazeera) Flash floods kill at least nine people in Sanaa and the Dhamar Governorate in Yemen. (AP) The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan, erupts. Around 120 residents in two nearby towns are ordered to evacuate even though minimal damages are reported. (Al Jazeera) At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas. (Forbes) Italian vessels recover five bodies and rescue 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, while European charities rescue 500 people. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (U.S. News & World Report) International relations Foreign relations of Russia Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP) Law and crime Ateneo de Manila University shooting A former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, and two others are killed in a mass shooting at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters) Police in Honduras intensify their crackdown on gangs in response to last week's murder of the son of former president Porfirio Lobo Sosa. (Diario El Salvador) Politics and elections 2022 Brazilian general election President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election. (Reuters) The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Paraguay is summoned in an emergency session to debate the impeachment of Attorney General Sandra Quiñónez, in response to accusations that Quiñónez covered up former president Horacio Cartes's alleged corruption, following Cartes's designation as "significantly corrupt" by the United States. (ABC Color Paraguay) Science and technology Chinese space program Tiangong space station China launches the Wentian module, one of two laboratory modules needed to complete the Tiangong space station, from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket.The module is fully integrated with the space station thirteen hours after launch. (China Daily) (AP) (RTHK) Sports Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, clearing 6.21 metres (20 ft 4+1⁄2 in). (The Oregonian)

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SFC final

Article: 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Gaelic football, Kerry win the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, defeating Galway in the final. (Post)
News source(s): BBC Sky Sports RTÉ The Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Gaois (talk · give credit)
• Created by Sheila1988 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Edl-irishboy (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: Based on the wording from last year. Gaois (talk) 23:58, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

2022 FIBA Asia Cup finals

Article: 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Australia men's national basketball team wins 73–75 against Lebanon to win the FIBA Asia Cup. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The Australia men's national basketball team (75) wins against Lebanon (73) to win the FIBA Asia Cup.
News source(s): FIBA, Spin.ph, The National News
Credits:

• Nominated by Prodrummer619 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Surprising results... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prodrummer619 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 2022 July 24 (UTC)

• Oppose - Standard issue with sports tournaments articles, tables upon tables upon tables with little to no prose. Also worth noting this is a regional tournament and not the world cup, thus not in ITN/R. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  18:48, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose regional sports championship is not ITN worthy. Also article has a distinct lack of prose about the event (as seems to be the problem with many sports articles). Joseph2302 (talk) 18:50, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose due to a lack of prose or anything that isn't tables or stats. I disagree with the idea that this shouldn't be posted at all because it's a regional sports championship, however, as the NBA finals have been posted here before. CaptainGalaxy 21:08, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• The NBA is the biggest basketball tournament in the world. This is a regional tournament between countries that aren't highly rated at the aport. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:49, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Strong Oppose not a strong enough tournament. Australia was the only team in the top 20 in the world, and I clicked on the list of players, and only one of them was in the NBA, the rest were in the local Aus league which pays v little and is of v low quality. All the Aus players from bronze medal Olympic team of last year, most of whom were long-time NBA players, decided to skip the tournament so Australia were represented by second and maybe third stringers Bumbubookworm (talk) 22:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose The what? Is basketball even a notable sport in Asia? Though perhaps it could be a "Did you know that 2022 FIBA Asia Cup final was contested by two countries that arguably aren't in Asia?" ☺ Nfitz (talk) 22:35, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

  Lebanon is undeniably in Asia. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  22:41, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

  I assume it was a reference to Australia and New Zealand. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:49, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

  It's clearly time to worry about what Australia's doing in the Eurovision Song Contest. HiLo48 (talk) 22:58, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

July 23

Portal:Current events/2022 July 23

July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage. (AP) A Russian cruise missile attack destroys a railway station in Kirovohrad Oblast, killing three people and injuring several others. (France 24) Business and economy Economy of Ukraine Fitch Ratings downgrades the Ukrainian debt outlook to "C", one grade above default, due to requests from Ukrainian authorities to postpone payments on bonds. (Bloomberg) Hong Kong-based airline Greater Bay Airlines completes its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. The airline has been granted licenses to operate 104 routes across the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions. (The Standard) Disasters and accidents Wildfires in 2022 2022 European heat waves 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires In Greece, nine people are rescued after wildfires burn on the island of Lesbos and threaten the resort town of Vatera amid a heat wave in the country. (Reuters) (The New York Post) 2022 California wildfires The Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California, U.S., grows to over 6,555 acres near the Yosemite National Park, with 10 homes destroyed. (Axios) Flash floods kill at least 21 people after the Roudbal River overflowed in Estahban, Fars Province, Iran. Fifty-five others are rescued and six others remain missing. (AP) Ten people are killed and seven are injured after a mountainside slope collapses in Jingtai County, Gansu, China. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Japan COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie) 2022 monkeypox outbreak The monkeypox outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. (The Guardian) Law and crime An Aerolíneas Argentinas flight makes an emergency landing in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, after a bomb threat. The flight with 169 passengers and six crew members was flying from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province. (Infobae) Politics and elections 2022 Vanuatuan presidential election Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses. (RNZ) Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha survives a no-confidence vote with 256 confidence votes, 206 votes against and nine abstentions. (AP)

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RD: Bob Rafelson

Article: Bob Rafelson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NY times, Guardian, Variety
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (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:ITNRD.

 Thriley (talk) 22:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Please add more REFs. The Filmography section needs to be sourced. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 23:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) Monkeypox declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Article: 2022 monkeypox outbreak (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The World Health Organisation declares the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ WHO declares the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak an International Health Emergency.
News source(s): AP, France24 (AFP), BBC, NPR, DW, AlJazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Sean Heron (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: It seems extremely likely that WHO is going to declare this a PHEIC (Press conference in about an hour) . I thought it doesn't hurt to start talking about it now already (would be nice to have it up in ITN in a timely manner).

To explain, a PHEIC is what was declared for SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 in January 2020, and is the highest form of alert the WHO can issue for infectious disease. It will most certainly be making headlines. Sean Heron (talk) 12:12, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support See also US confirms first two cases in children. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:56, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support and I prfer the second blurb EditMaker Me (talk) 13:02, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment Pretty sure that in the past monkeypox nominations that this was said to be the point we would post it, so assuming that is what is decided it seems fair to post, pending article updates. --Masem (t) 13:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Support - I would argue it should replace covid in ongoing, given how much more coverage this is getting over that, but thats a different discussion. It's definitely time. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  13:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment Monkeypox has been declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Amended title to reflect this. Carter00000 (talk) 14:26, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

  Thank you :)! Sean Heron (talk) 16:50, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment – Very widely covered. – Sca (talk) 15:06, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support I opposed this previously - but this is what I said should be the trigger. I don't see that it should be ongoing though - the death toll is zero in most countries, and only a handful world-wide. The daily Covid death toll is still staggering, the impacts are felt by almost everyone most days, and the news is still full of coverage. Nfitz (talk) 15:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support WHO declared PHEIC. Emergency committee didn't reach consensus, so Director-General Tedros made the final determination to issue highest WHO alert. AkiraRorschach (talk) 15:25, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support Given that the outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO. Carter00000 (talk) 15:29, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support and bolded target article in both blurbs. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:41, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support According to New York Times, Monkeypox has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. HurricaneEdgar 15:57, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support blurb – Per Nfitz, others. – Sca (talk) 16:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support PHEICs are rare enough that it certainly warrants attention. Juxlos (talk) 16:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 16:51, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment - Thank you Muboshgu, and nice that there were no hickups here this time :P. ! Sean Heron (talk) 16:53, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

RD: Maria Petri

Article: Maria Petri (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Created and nominated by The C of E (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: English association football superfan of Arsenal.  The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• The article is too heavy on "she was born" and "she died" and not on why she was unusual enough to deserve attention. GreatCaesarsGhost 19:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• The introduction mentions that she was "recognised ... for her unique chants", but the article lacks info on these chants of hers. Any examples? --PFHLai (talk) 01:25, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
  • @PFHLai: I have added her famous one, the rest are rather long but I have added what I can find sourced. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 05:46, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
    • Thanks for adding that. This wikibio is still a tad short (less than 400 words of prose), but it's long enough to qualify. It has footnotes where they are expected and has no formatting problems. And, Earwig found no problems. This is READY for RD to me. Some mention of the black armbands worn by the players in her memory in last night's game would be nice, methinks. I was looking for an RS for this, but haven't found one written in past tense yet. Maybe later. --PFHLai (talk) 14:32, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

(Closed) UK Conservative Leadership election

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Article: 2022 Conservative Party leadership election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reach the final round of the UK Conservative Party leadership election. (Post)
News source(s): https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jul/20/tory-leadership-race-live-sunak-mordaunt-truss-latest-uk-politics
Credits:

• Nominated by EditMaker Me (talk · give credit)

• Oppose wait till succession happens. Banedon (talk) 07:48, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per Banedon. No successor has been voted in yet. Carter00000 (talk) 08:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose and close we are not a news ticker, wait until one of them is elected as new PM. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose wait for the new PM to assume.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 08:45, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per both of the above. The point of ITN significance is not even when the winner of the contest is announced, it's when they take over as prime minister (unless Boris chooses not to resign as PM, but if that happens that will be the story to evaluate for ITN). Thryduulf (talk) 08:56, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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July 22

Portal:Current events/2022 July 22

July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war July 2022 Israeli Damascus Governorate airstrikes An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus. (AFP via France 24) Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war Russia launches five airstrikes on Jisr ash-Shughur, killing seven people, including four children. (The Guardian) Aftermath of the Second Libyan Civil War Thirteen people are killed as fighting occurs in Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters) Mali War The Macina Liberation Front launches an attack on Mali's largest military base in Bamako. One soldier and six of the attackers are killed. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents The main border crossing between Argentina and Chile reopens after several days of closure due to heavy snowfall. (Yahoo! News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore reports its first six local cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant as part of the Ministry of Health’s surveillance of the COVID-19 situation in the country. However, the MOH says that the variant isn’t considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. (Taiwan News) COVID-19 pandemic in France France reports their first three cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, including one in the Occitania region. (Technical Ripon) 2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States The first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States are reported, with one being in California. (CNN) Maine reports its first case of monkeypox. (WABI-TV) Monaco and Bermuda report their first cases of monkeypox. (News Monaco) (Royal Gazette) The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan formally approves the release of a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plan had already been endorsed by the Japanese government and other agencies. (Radio France International) International relations United Kingdom–European Union relations Brexit The European Commission launches four new legal procedures against the United Kingdom for alleged infringements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement relating to the passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. (Al Jazeera) Russia–Ukraine relations 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia and Ukraine sign a UN-backed agreement to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports. (The Guardian) North Korea–South Korea relations South Korea announces that it will lift a decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media. (AP) Russia–Transnistria relations Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future. (AP) Law and crime Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is found guilty of contempt of Congress after defying the January 6 committee that investigates the riot at the United States Capitol. (Reuters) 2022 Sri Lankan protests The military and police raid an anti-government protest camp in Colombo, and arrest nine people. (The Sydney Morning Herald) Rohingya genocide case The International Court of Justice rejects the Myanmar military junta’s challenge of the case against the country for its role in the Rohingya genocide. (AP) Maquoketa Caves State Park familicide Three family members are killed at a campground in Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa, United States, with a fourth remaining unharmed. The park is subsequently closed, and the gunman is later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (The Des Moines Register) Politics and elections' 2022 Papua New Guinean general election Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. (One Papua New Guinea)

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(Posted) RD: Stefan Soltész

Article: Stefan Soltész (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Die Zeit
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Grimes2 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Austrian conductor, Dies While Conducting at the Bayerische Staatsoper Grimes2 (talk) 10:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Referencing and length looks okay. Juxlos (talk) 02:45, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 12:05, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Dwight Smith

Article: Dwight Smith (baseball) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
Credits:

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

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

 – Muboshgu (talk) 22:30, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support referencing is good. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:43, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support article doesn’t seem to have major issues. Juxlos (talk) 02:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 03:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Núria Feliu

Article: Núria Feliu (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): diario.es
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Alsoriano97 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: considered an "indispensable icon" of Catalan culture and one of the most popular singers in Catalonia. I created her article a bit quickly, but I think the basics are there. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:02, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Looks good. The "TV3" link is to a disambiguation page, so that should be fixed. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:28, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  Fixed. Thanks! _-_Alsor (talk) 23:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 03:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

July 21

Portal:Current events/2022 July 21

July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) (Thursday) Business and economy 2021–2022 inflation surge The central bank of Japan raises its inflation forecast and reduces fiscal year expectations while maintaining ultra-low interest rates, saying that the economy was primarily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (CNBC) The European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points for the first time since 2011 in order to combat inflation in the EU which increased to 8.6% last month. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents 2022 Pakistan floods At least 304 people are killed after five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan. (AP) Taiwan reports a record temperature of 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) in Yuli. However, this measurement is not officially recognized by Taiwanese authorities because it was reported by an automated station. (Taiwan News) (CNA Taiwan) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Nikkei Asia) Holocene extinction Conservation-reliant species An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas. (RTHK) The monarch butterfly is added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its endangered species list because of rapidly decreasing population numbers. (AP) The United States reports its first case of polio since 2013 in an unvaccinated person from Rockland County, New York. (NBC News) Law and crime 2022 New York gubernatorial election A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV) A police officer, a civilian, and 16 suspected gang members are killed during an operation against organized crime in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Infobae) The Ministry of Justice of Russia opens a court case to close the Jewish Agency for Israel, the main agency allowing the aliyah of Jews to Israel. Israel condemns the court case, claiming it is a response to Israel's stance on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BBC News) Politics and elections 2022 Italian government crisis Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation. (BBC News) Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election. (la Stampa) 2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka. (AP) 2022 Indian presidential election Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post. (NDTV) 2022 Brazilian general election Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election. (Al Jazeera)

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(Closed) Joe Biden

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Article: Joe Biden (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ 46th U.S. President Joe Biden tests positive for Coronavirus disease 2019. (Post)
News source(s): [3], [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by FAdesdae378 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Currently the top story for "Joe Biden" on Google. FAdesdae378 23:16, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose You're new here, so I hope that everyone who comments here will be nice. Having COVID when you are double-vaxxed and double-boosted, like Biden is, makes the virus no worse than a cold. He'll be fine. This is a non-story for ITN purposes. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:19, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  Not gonna lie, that certainly wasn't my experience with covid, and I got it after I got my second booster. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  23:36, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  Nothing is 100%. Glad you're doing better. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:42, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  For a fully vaccinated and double-boosted president of the United States getting COVID-19 is unusual, which is why I nominated this. FAdesdae378 23:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  No more unusual than any other random person in society catching covid.🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  23:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose A person catching covid isn't news-worthy for ITN purposes. doesn't matter if that person is god himself. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  23:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Unlike when Trump and Boris Johnson got it in the earlier stages of the pandemic, it doesn't seem to be affecting his ability to carry out his duties. Pawnkingthree (talk) 23:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose and snow close and...? _-_Alsor (talk) 23:43, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose we'd have more COVID-19 positives on ITN if that would be news-worthy.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:03, 23 July 2022 (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.

RD: Jim Lynch

Article: Jim Lynch (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [5]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Rockchalk717 (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:ITNRD.

 – Muboshgu (talk) 21:06, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Long enough to qualify (almost 400 words of prose), with footnotes at expected spots and no formatting problems, and Earwig found nothing wrong, this wikibio is READY for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 12:15, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

RD: Johnny Egan

Article: Johnny Egan (basketball) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Hartford Courant
Credits:

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

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

Nominator's comments: I'm still expanding it, but it should be sufficient for ITN RD. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:47, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Looks good enough. – Ammarpad (talk) 09:48, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) Chinese paddlefish

Article: Chinese paddlefish (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Chinese paddlefish, one of the world's largest freshwater fish species, is officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (Post)
News source(s): [6], [7], [8]
Credits:

• Nominated by Zach Varmitech (talk · give credit)
• Updated by The Great Mule of Eupatoria (talk · give credit) and Hemiauchenia (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: The species was officially declared extinct by the IUCN today. Zach Varmitech (talk) 22:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose The article says it was officially declared extinct in 2019. Thryduulf (talk) 23:31, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  That wasn't quite official. The 2019 Chinese paper only recommended that the IUCN list the fish as extinct, and did not have the power to actually do so — the IUCN has the final word on that. And though the IUCN agreed to list it extinct, the actual listing wasn't done until now. Zach Varmitech (talk) 23:54, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Significant development in wildlife conservation. Media/press reports are current and indicate that the official status was only just changed. Article appears to be in decent shape. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:24, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support as this is excellent ITN material of high encyclopedic value.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:57, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality The description section needs ref work before posting. Once this is fixed, I would fully support this. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:09, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

@TDKR Chicago 101: I've fixed the description section. Every sentence is now cited. Hemiauchenia (talk) 18:08, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose thousands of species go extinct every year, it's not clear to me why this extinction is anything extraordinary, and therefore ITN worthy. Also, article quality is an issue too: the article has lots of content about the 2022 extinction in the lead that isn't in the main body of the article (and thus seems to violate MOS:LEAD), and has an orange tagged section. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:17, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  A possible notability argument could be the flagship species case, however, it does not seem from the article that any conservation efforts were taken specifically for this species. In general, I'd support mentioning of extinct species as long as the article is in a good shape. Tone 12:29, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

The Chinese paddlefish was one of only two species of paddlefish in the entire world, with the fossil record of paddlefish stretching back over 120 million years into the Early Cretaceous. It had also probably been divergent from the American paddlefish, from which is strongly distinct in morphology and diet, for many tens of millions of years. It's not just some random lake chicilid with hundreds of other species like it, but almost one of a kind. Hemiauchenia (talk) 13:27, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support It's not just this species. The full announcement says "The global sturgeon reassessment published today reveals that 100% of the world’s remaining 26 sturgeon species are now at risk of extinction, up from 85% in 2009. The assessments are based on refined calculations which show their decline over the past three generations to be steeper than previously thought. The Yangtze Sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) has moved from Critically Endangered to Extinct in the Wild, 17 species are now Critically Endangered, three are Endangered and five are Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The reassessment has also confirmed the extinction of the Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)." Andrew🐉(talk) 11:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose per notability requirements per Joseph2302. Carter00000 (talk) 12:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment – Meh, per Joseph. – Sca (talk) 12:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support One of the largest freshwater fish in the world? And morphologically unique? This is an extinction of huge value and should definitely be reported. -- Maykii (talk) 14:32, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Just saying, if encyclopedias had news sections, this item would be one of the items you'd expect to see there, and not like you know, races on rivers and asphalt. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:41, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support Per nom. Major species and amongst the largest freshwater fish species in the world. Hemiauchenia (talk) 15:46, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Weak support. I'm cognizant that many species are declared extinct each year, and we can't feature all of them. This does seem an unusually significant species and the article is pretty good, plus there's a clear explanation of why it went extinct (overfishing and dam construction). Just about crosses the bar for me. Modest Genius ^talk 17:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support, this is a significant event in natural history. BD2412 T 17:56, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posting, the general consensus is there and some opposes were based on the article quality - since fixed. --Tone 19:04, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Personally, I don't see how there was consensus to post this, but alright. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 01:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Post-posting support thanks to Hemiauchenia for replying to me and expanding the article to make clear why this is such a rare and important occurance. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:17, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Uwe Seeler

Article: Uwe Seeler (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Hamburger Abendblatt (de), NDR (de)
Credits:

• Nominated by SoWhy (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Grimes2 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Famous German footballer. Article needs a couple of sources but otherwise ready to go. SoWhy 15:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

I think I added all the sources needed now. Regards SoWhy 15:31, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support and marked ready. Thryduulf (talk) 20:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 23:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

India's new President: Draupadi Murmu

Articles: Droupadi Murmu (talk · history · tag) and 2022 Indian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Droupadi Murmu elected as India's new President (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Droupadi Murmu is elected as President of India
Alternative blurb II: ​ Draupadi Murmu (pictured) is elected by the Parliament as the new President of India
Alternative blurb III: ​ Draupadi Murmu (pictured) is the first tribal member to be elected President of India.
News source(s): NDTV
Credits:

• Nominated by Venkat TL (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Start class, some work needed in sourcing. Venkat TL (talk) 15:02, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Not ready. Firstly, we need to get 2022 Indian presidential election into the blurb (altblurb added). Secondly, both that article and Murmu's have orange-level tags on them, which disqualifies them from posting. Those articles need some substantial work before we can consider posting. Modest Genius ^talk 15:32, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Linked. Thanks Venkat TL (talk) 15:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

The election article quality has actually got worse since yesterday - all the prose has been removed, leaving just tables. Modest Genius ^talk 11:17, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as both article on her and the election are orange-tagged. ALT1 follows the standard pattern for election articles, so should be the one we use if the articles are fixed. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:27, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality — Once the Murmu and presidential election articles are in a better shape, support. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 17:13, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality Both target articles are orange-tagged. The Kip (talk) 17:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose "Ceremonial head of state". Gotitbro (talk) 19:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  lol. This state you are talking about is India. –Jiaminglimjm (talk) 00:57, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  And? Real power in India does not lie with the President. It is a ceremonial position. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 01:06, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose per Gotitbro. Real power in India lies in the Prime Minister. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 19:54, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support on principle, but oppose on quality. The ceremonial head of state argument is a weak one, as many heads of state are ceremonial yet enormously symbolic. We also have precedent for posting the ceremonial president of Ireland, a much less globally significant country than India. AryKun (talk) 07:25, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Alright, I'm going to say it: that precedent should be overturned. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 08:27, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment If we are to blurb her, we should probably mention she is the first tribal member elected President. -TenorTwelve (talk) 08:31, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose mainly on quality (there are unsourced statements like "Murmu, was criticized for her soft stand on police aggression against tribals during the movement." in her article, let alone bad English and grammar), but (b) I'm unconvinced that a ceremonial head of state that was only elected via an indirect election should be ITN. Black Kite (talk) 08:50, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  That statement you mention is actually sourced from the ref at the end of its paragraph. Also, I think we sometimes forget just how massive India is that one can become even slightly unconvinced of the significance of the first tribal woman President of India. This 'indirect election' involved more voters than scores of countries could even have. Droupadi Murmu's position as President is likely 10x more significant than the queen of england. –Jiaminglimjm (talk) 10:35, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  When you've got a whole paragraph sourced to a single source it needs to be made clearer on contentious material that this is the case, especially if it's "X accused Y of .." type stuff. Regardless, the whole article needs work (as does the election one). Black Kite (talk) 11:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  The population of India does not automatically increase the notability of otherwise non-notable events. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  Comment (2 days later) Neither article passes quality checks still, the election one is particularly bad. Black Kite (talk) 20:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality The target article (2022 Indian presidential election) needs a lot of work done before it can be ITN ready. Once, fixed I would support and maybe mentioning Murmu being India's first tribal politician president might be worth mentioning IMO. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 10:02, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose powerless figurehead, the Prime Minister of India wields actual authority and there is no evidence that this appointment is anything other than routine - it is not noteworthy in any way. --LaserLegs (talk) 11:29, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  even for mostly ceremonial heads of states, we do have precedent for posting if they're significant or firsts (eg Ethiopia's first female President). Murmu is India's first tribal President, something which is mentioned by almost all the news reports about her. AryKun (talk) 19:23, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

  Past mistakes that don't bear repeating --LaserLegs (talk) 00:28, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

  Okay, I'm not against posting it as long as we specify that this is a first. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 01:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment – The AP article notes that in India the presidency is a "largely ceremonial" position. – Sca (talk) 12:48, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support once improved, per AryKun. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:12, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support much more notable than a lot of dead actors, 2-bit looters and sports events that have been posted recently Bumbubookworm (talk) 21:31, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

How so? Specifically, why is this notable? --LaserLegs (talk) 00:28, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• The subject has been the top-read article on Wikipedia for the last two days. With multiple spellings. She's not just notable, she is famous. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:21, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• Looking through WP:ITN I don't see page views as a criteria and I believe that in the past it's been indicated ITN is not a top 25 --LaserLegs (talk) 13:58, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• India has had a lot of caste issues for a very long time, and this is the first tribal person to hold the top post, even if it is a ceremonial one. Bumbubookworm (talk) 14:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

• So you're saying India is a racist society and the notability here comes purely from the appointment to a powerless ceremonial post of someone from an historically maligned demographic? --LaserLegs (talk) 13:58, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

  "India has" vs "India is" are wildly different statements. The appointment of a tribal person has/had sparked lots and i mean lots of discussion of e.g. whether an Adivasi president as representation is actually effective or not, which I can only assume you are completely ignorant of given your flat dismissal of Droupadi Murmu's significance. –Jiaminglimjm (talk) 14:59, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support: certainly notable especially given origin. Most viewed article for a reason. Tow (talk) 15:34, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• 2022 Indian presidential election has two orange tags complaining about the lack of sources. Please add more REFs. The yellow {copyedit} tag at the top of the article should also be resolved before this nom can proceed. --PFHLai (talk) 14:22, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Zakho resort attack

Article: Zakho resort attack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Nine civillians killed in an attack on Zakho resort in Duhok governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan (Post)
News source(s): BBC Arabic; NY Times
Credits:

• Nominated by EditMaker Me (talk · give credit)

• Oppose - Per notability requirements and article quality. Carter00000 (talk) 13:07, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support in principle - Needs destubbing though.🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  13:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment – Not widely covered in English RS-land Thurs. – Sca (talk) 14:03, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Weak oppose Doesn’t seem to meet notability standards. One attack as part of the greater ongoing conflict(s) in Syria and Iraq. The Kip (talk) 15:08, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose — Doesn't seem notable, even barring issues that I have with the article itself and the blurb. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 16:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Mario Draghi

Article: Mario Draghi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Mario Draghi resigns as the Prime Minister of Italy. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by 4iamking (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Italy's revolving door of prime ministers continues.... 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  11:35, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment - I feel like the time to post this would have been when he announced his resignation. That said, no opposition to posting this now.--🌈WaltCip-(talk) 12:10, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  This appears to be on his announcement, turning over his intent to resign to the President. He's being asked to stay in that position as caretaken until the next PM is named. Masem (t) 12:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  So probably, similar to the Boris situation, it should be announces his intention to resign or similar.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  he did resign, the president then asked him to take over in a caretaker role. Boris isn't leading a caretaker government (since there hasn't been a vote of no confidence against his government) so thats the difference. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  12:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Wait – Until Italy gets a new prime minister. (There have been 70 Italian PMs since WWII). – Sca (talk) 12:34, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Wait per Sca. Our standard practice is to post the change, not the resignation, so let's wait until the name of the new prime minister is known (the case of Boris Johnson is an unfortunate exception and should not be considered a rule).--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 12:40, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, unfortunately generating a lot of ephemeral copy. -- Sca (talk) 12:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  These "exceptions" seem to always favor Anglo-centrism (notice we posted May and Cameron, too). The rationale for posting UK and not posting others is always different, but the result is always the same. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:53, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Wait until replacement is announced. After all, he tried to resign a week or two ago, and it got rejected, so absolutely no certainty right now that he'll end up being replaced. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:44, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Wait per Sca and etc. above. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:17, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• I don't know what we have to wait for if the vast majority of editors supported without "waiting" the nomination on Boris Johnson's resignation. As I prefer to be congruent and not consider as precedent the posting of BJ's resignation, I oppose this one and effectively wait for Draghi's successor, or for the snap election that have already been called. _-_Alsor (talk) 16:08, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• I still think we would have right to wait for Boris Johnson too, but people didn't agree... Joseph2302 (talk) 16:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  Perhaps 'twas the entertainment factor. -- Sca (talk) 19:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support per the Boris precedent. I'd argue the real news is the resignation anyway, not the inevitable successor (resignation = unexpected, new PM = expected). YD407OTZ (talk) 16:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  This is automatically ITNR with a new PM though. And Boris and the Twitter acquisition are not good examples or precedents to create or follow. Gotitbro (talk) 19:52, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

  WP:IAR -- Sca (talk) 12:51, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment From the point of view of a parliamentary democracy, we've seen the coalition lose support in parliament, and a new election is now underway. Normally we don't post stuff when a government falls. So what is his position within his own party? Is there any chance he could remain PM after the election? Johnson is a bit of a different process. The UK government itself is stable; but the party leader himself has resigned in shame in the midst of several scandals. Many of Johnson's scandals were themselves arguably ITN events, but none achieved consensus - so with the camel's back broken ... A more orderly transfer of power, such as when Blair announced he'd resign, would likely not be as notable. Nfitz (talk) 20:47, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support posting now he has actually resigned [9]. The new elections won't be held for at least two months, a big enough gap for us not to wait. The article seems in good shape on a quick look, and has a whole section on the resignation. Modest Genius ^talk 18:12, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support unlike Boris he actually resigned. Shadow4dark (talk) 19:46, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Wait either until replacement is announced, preferably until a replacement assumed.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 00:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

RD: An An

Article: An An (giant panda) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Count Iblis (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ckh3111 (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:ITNRD.

 Count Iblis (talk) 10:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• This stubby wikibio currently has less than 200 words of prose. Anything more to write about this panda? --PFHLai (talk) 11:08, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 12:35, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Not Ready Too stubby. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:19, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose I think I will delete the "other panda" part that has nothing to do with this panda, which will make the article shorter. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:07, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

July 20

Portal:Current events/2022 July 20

July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Claw-Lock Zakho resort attack Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP) Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera) Somali Civil War Al-Shabaab raids Yeed and Aato in Bakool, Somalia, near the Ethiopian border. Fourteen Ethiopian police officers and three civilians are killed. (Reuters) (VOA) Business and economy 2021–2022 inflation surge Inflation in the United Kingdom increased to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase. (The Guardian) Russia in the European energy sector The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters) International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War The European Union bans imports of gold from Russia and freezes Sberbank's assets. (Euronews) Economy of Ukraine Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2022 European heat wave Six federal states of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein) see their all-time high records beaten, with the highest temperature, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), set at Bad Mergentheim. (Tagesschau) Abed, a hamlet on the Danish island of Lolland, sets the highest July temperature recorded in the country, reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F). (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) A United States Army soldier is killed and nine others are injured after a lightning strike at a training area at Fort Gordon in Georgia. (USA Today) One person is killed and 23 others are injured after a tornado hits Jiangsu, China. (AP) International relations Foreign relations of Syria, Foreign relations of Ukraine The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally suspending diplomatic relations with Ukraine. (AP) Politics and elections 2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82. (BBC News) 2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)

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(Posted) RD: Alice Harnoncourt

Article: Alice Harnoncourt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BR
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Pioneer of historically informed performance, with her husband. She was concertmaster of the Concentus Musicus Wien for decades, and a member of the orchestra until he retired, so was behind most of the legendary recordings. Also four children. I marked that her article needed expansion earlier this year - and now she died. I wish I could have done more, but need to go for a few days. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Spartan sources, but ok. Minimum length. Grimes2 (talk) 09:43, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to me. – Ammarpad (talk) 09:53, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 17:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Judith Stamm

Article: Judith Stamm (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): St.Galler Tagblatt
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Paradise Chronicle (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Major Women's rights politician of Switzerland, one of the first woman presidents of the Swiss National Council. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 07:04, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Well-sourced and good enough. – Ammarpad (talk) 09:55, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support short but good enough. If her political career could be extended just a bit further to further demonstrate her major role in the women's rights movement in Switzerland that would be great. _-_Alsor (talk) 09:56, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 17:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Peter Inge, Baron Inge

Article: Peter Inge, Baron Inge (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Telegraph
Credits:

• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

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

Nominator's comments: Field Marshal Lord Inge, former head of the Armed Forces in the UK. Wikibio looks already ready for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 05:11, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support article is good enough for RD. Maybe post it as "Peter Inge" to take up less space on RD (and because adding Baron Inge seems to violate MOS:HONORIFIC). Joseph2302 (talk) 13:05, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 18:54, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Ruslana Pysanka

Article: Ruslana Pysanka (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): babel.ua and others
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Ukrainian actress who died in Germany as a refugee. Article was old but a stub, more detail welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Sufficient. Grimes2 (talk) 09:03, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Weak Support Short but minimally adequate. -Ad Orientem (talk)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 23:21, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Patrick Michaels

Article: Patrick Michaels (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Washington Post
Credits:

• Nominated 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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Died on the 16th, however his death was announced today. Article updated and well sourced --> --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 09:38, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support no issues. Ready to go. _-_Alsor (talk) 20:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 05:38, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) Election of Ranil Wickremesinghe

Article: 2022 Sri Lankan presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Ranil Wickremesinghe is elected as the ninth president of Sri Lanka by the Parliament amid protests over the ongoing economic crisis (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Ranil Wickremesinghe is elected to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka amid protests over the ongoing economic crisis
Alternative blurb II: ​ Ranil Wickremesinghe is elected by parliament as President of Sri Lanka replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid protests over the ongoing economic crisis
News source(s): BBC, Aljazeera, Reuters, AP, Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Blackknight12 (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: Election of a new Head of State, developing story in the Flight and Resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis, 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis and 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Blackknight12 (talk) 08:15, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support article looks good enough, has some aftermath, and more can be added once it happens. This is a change of head of state (according to President of Sri Lanka), so is ITNR unless I'm mistaken. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:40, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• And I would suggest this replaces the older Sri Lankan blurb, even though that is not the oldest blurb on the front page. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:41, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

  And mention the crisis somewhere in the blurb for context. Tone 09:31, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

  Done--Blackknight12 (talk) 09:55, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Comment Doubtful that this will change the course of protests much, considering Wickremesinghe is considered by the protesters to be part of the problem. The big story is the protests and we have to see how they will develop with this news, so i'll say wait. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  09:51, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

The election result/change of head of state is WP:ITNR, and so the only relevant factor is article quality, not whatever other related articles exist. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:27, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

i'm only saying if we are replacing the blurb which had the protests bolded, we should see how the protests develop first. Its worth nothing that he is the former prime minister. 🌈  4🧚‍♂am KING 👑  15:54, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment We should definitely note and make a distinction that this was not a general election but an internal government one, otherwise it sounds like he has the support of the electorate which he certainly does not. Added altblurb2 Abcmaxx (talk) 10:51, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Widely reported on Wed. High time to rejuvenate grossly outdated 10-day-old blurb. – Sca (talk) 12:50, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posting/updating the existing blurb. --Tone 15:11, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

July 19

Portal:Current events/2022 July 19

July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) (Tuesday) Business and economy Gazprom signs a memorandum of understanding for the development of Iranian oil and gas fields and related infrastructure worth $40 billion. (Reuters) The European Commission proposes a new, joint defense procurement system for EU member states. It would be operational by the end of this year, with initial funding of €500 million. (AP) Disasters and accidents 2022 European heat waves 2022 United Kingdom heat wave A record high temperature of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) is reported at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and a record overnight minimum temperature of 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) is reported at Emley Moor transmitting station in West Yorkshire. (BBC News) (BBC News 2) Scotland reports a record temperature of 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) at Floors Castle. Initially, the highest temperature was thought to have been set at RAF Charterhall, reaching 34.8 °C (94.6 °F). (BBC News) (BBC News 2) A major incident is declared in London following a "huge surge" in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade. Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London. No casualties have been reported. Hertfordshire and Leicestershire fire services also declare major incidents due to the high volume of emergency calls. (Sky News) 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal. (ABC News) (Axios) At least 23 people are killed and 30 others are injured in a truck and bus crash in Minya, Egypt. (ABC News) Flooding has killed eight people and affected more than 8,500 others in Maradi and Zinder, Niger, since June, according to Civil Protection. (FloodList) Four people are killed and 13 are injured after a gas explosion in Tianjin, China. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Kiribati The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX initiative. (US embassy Fiji) COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad. (RNZ) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. CDC votes unanimously to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years. (CNBC) The Nigerian government announces that Nigeria will develop a vaccine for lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the lassa virus. (Premium Times) International relations Enlargement of the European Union Accession of Albania to the European Union, Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels. (Euronews) Iran–Russia relations Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (BBC News) Politics and elections 2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting. (The Guardian) Law and crime 2022 abortion protests Multiple Democratic members of Congress are arrested during pro-abortion demonstrations outside the U.S. Supreme Court. (Detroit Free Press)

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(Ready) RD: Jim Dillard (gridiron football)

Article: Jim Dillard (gridiron football) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): 3DownNation
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by BeanieFan11 (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:ITNRD.

 BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:40, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support article is more than long enough, with a career section consisting of more than just stats. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:08, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support – article is well-referenced and meets minimum depth of coverage for ITN. Marking ready. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:08, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972)

Article: Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC Sports, WNCN
Credits:

• Nominated by Sportsfangnome (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Bloom6132 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Had 1,000 yards receiving in a single season, had a 9 year career. Sportsfangnome

• Oppose his professional career has two sentences, and only mentions his debut season. Information on the other 8 seasons is needed. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:00, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

• @Joseph2302: done. —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

@Joseph2302:Time for a re-review, please? --PFHLai (talk) 19:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

I don't need to be pinged twice. Still seems quite short to me. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response, Joseph2302. -- PFHLai (talk) 19:28, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: strange. You supported Larry Jeffrey recently, and that was only 2,678 characters long. This article is 2,941 characters – I don't think article length is the true reason for your oppose vote. —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:40, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Stop pinging me, this is getting annoying, as it's the third time I've been pinged. The professional career section is too short in my opinion, and is just a lists of arbitrary stats (why is being 10th best at something important). You can disagree with that if you want, but don't accuse me of any ulterior motives, as these violate WP:NPA. 9 years as a professional player should have more prose about it. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:03, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Larry Jeffrey also played nine years professionally and had less prose, yet you supported that? BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:06, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Lists of stats is not proper prose, which is what this article is. If people think this is good enough, post it- I'm fine with people disagreeing with me, but not people accusing me of some ulterior motive. The fact people are going through my contribution history to pick an argument with me is ridiculous- maybe I should have opposed that article too, but that's in the past. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:14, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

No one accused you of "ulterior motives". And a vote made three days ago is hardly "in the past". The fact that you get so defensive about me pointing out your double standards speaks for itself. Next. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:27, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

• Long enough to qualify (400+ words of prose), with footnotes at expected spots, formatting looks fine, and Earwig found nothing wrong, this wikibio is READY for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 11:30, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support, a bit short, but still appears to be of sufficient quality for ITN. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 22:44, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

RD: Michael Henderson

Article: Michael Henderson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Stereogum
Credits:

• Nominated by Kafoxe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Psssstheycmere (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Jazz/funk/R&B musician. Kafoxe (talk) 02:20, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Not Ready Orange tagged in the collaborations section. Otherwise doesn't look too bad. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:22, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• The Collaboration section is unsourced. Please add more REFs. And, this wikibio currently has only 298 words of prose. Anything else to write about? Perhaps expanding on things mentioned in the intro and not yet elaborated upon (but really should be) in the main body? --PFHLai (talk) 01:29, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

July 18

Portal:Current events/2022 July 18

July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian shelling kills six civilians in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, as Ukraine says that Russia appears to be preparing for a new ground offensive near Sloviansk. (BBC News) Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment probably took place some days earlier. Business and economy Russia in the European energy sector Russia's Gazprom says that it "cannot guarantee" gas supplies to Europe due to "extraordinary circumstances" as it declares force majeure on gas supplies dating from June 14. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2022 European heat waves 2022 United Kingdom heat wave The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F). (BBC News) (BBC News 2) (ITV Channel Islands) The Royal Air Force suspends all flights to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire after the runway suffers damage due to the extreme heat. (The Independent) Dublin, Ireland, reports a record temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F). Parts of France also report record temperatures. (Met Éireann) (Le Progrès) Sadiqabad boat sinking Twenty people are killed and 30 others are missing after a boat capsizes in Sadiqabad, Punjab, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) Thirty-one people are injured and several homes are destroyed after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is an aftershock of the June 22 quake. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Residents in nine of Shanghai's districts will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing until July 21 as part of an effort to reduce the community spread of COVID-19. (CNA) 2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States The Rhode Island Department of Health announces that the state has administered monkeypox vaccines to people who have had close contact with monkeypox patients. (WLNE-TV) Wild European bison are reintroduced to the United Kingdom for the first time in over a thousand years after three are released into a pine forest in Kent, England. (BBC News Law and crime 2022 Ecuador prison riots Thirteen inmates are killed and two more injured during a prison riot in Santo Domingo, Ecuador. (AP) Four people are injured during a mass shooting at a nightclub in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain. The perpetrator is stabbed and hospitalized. (AP) Politics and elections Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and the top security official of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov. More than 60 officials from the agencies are alleged to be working with Russia. Additionally, 651 cases of alleged treason and collaboration are initiated against prosecutorial and law enforcement officials. (The Guardian) 2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting. (The Guardian) 2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238. (The Guardian) 2022 Indian presidential election The Indian parliament votes to elect the new President of India. (Al Jazeera)

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(Posted) RD: Hans-Joachim Hespos

Article: Hans-Joachim Hespos (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): SWR and others
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Grimes2 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Selftaught experimental composer whose works were performed internationally, high awards. He had a practically ref-less article. There's much more in the new refs, especially about teaching (and more awards), and the German Wikipedia has a complete list of his works, but I have to leave him for now to prepare vacation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:18, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support good to go. _-_Alsor (talk) 09:54, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 12:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Larry Jeffrey

Article: Larry Jeffrey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [10][11]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Saksapoiss (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:ITNRD.

 – Muboshgu (talk) 20:59, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support good enough for RD, the career section covers all of his career which is good. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:02, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 11:42, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Claes Oldenburg

Article: Claes Oldenburg (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by Sdkb (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Major death in the art world; made an NYT breaking news push alert. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 17:07, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support Undoubtedly, the person is notable and that the article is well sourced.

Prodrummer619 (talk) 07:39, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Two cn tags need to be resolved, the rest is good. Tone 08:45, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support  Done Grimes2 (talk) 11:44, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

• Posting. --Tone 12:37, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

July 17

Portal:Current events/2022 July 17

July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) (Sunday) Disasters and accidents Seven people are killed by flooding in Darfur, Sudan. (AP) Flooding in China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces kills 12 people and leaves thousands homeless. (AP) Four people are killed when a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashes near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. (U.S. News & World Report) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WION) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad. (Times of Israel) 2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States Three more monkeypox vaccination sites open in New York City in an effort to combat the spread of monkeypox. (Patch.com) International relations Croatia–Serbia relations Croatia refuses to allow a private visit from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp due to the Government of Croatia not being formally notified of the visit. (The Washington Post) Nuclear program of Iran Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one". Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked. (Straits Times) (The Jerusalem Post) Law and crime Greenwood Park Mall shooting Three people and the gunman are killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at the food court of Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, United States. (The Indianapolis Star) Politics and elections 2022 Nigerian elections 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election Former senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party defeats incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. The election has been labeled as a potential bellwether as it is the final major election before the national presidential election in early 2023. (Premium Times)

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(Closed) Greenwood Mall shooting (U.S.)

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Article: Greenwood Park Mall shooting (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Greenwood, Indiana, four people are killed in a mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ A lone gunman halts a mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, by shooting and killing the perpetrator.
News source(s): Indy Star, NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by WaltCip (talk · give credit)
• Created by Silent-Rains (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: I've said before that the best way to demonstrate the newsworthiness of specific mass shootings is to nominate all of them that might occur so as to provide an opportunity to compare and contrast. This particular shooting is especially unique because the gunman was shot and killed by another gunman in the vicinity. This does not happen often in the U.S., and may actually work in favor of 2nd Amendment proponents. 🌈WaltCip-(talk) 13:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Wait The article is still a stub, and it's not clear yet whether this will get the sort of coverage that will make it ITN-significant. I get the "good guy with a gun" angle, but I'm still doubtful as to whether this will last beyond the 24 hour news cycle. That's in sharp contrast to the Uvalve school shooting and the police response, which is still generating headlines today due to the release of a damning report. Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. This doesn't meet the usual minimum death threshold and is also yet another US shooting, which has been discussed ad nauseam; and gunman shot by another gunman or not, this is simply too commonplace to post each and every one.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
• Strong oppose no, you don't have to nominate every single shooting that occurs in America. Don't waste our time. We need to know what the consensus is in Candidates on these events. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 13:55, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose as per the above points, not important enough for ITN. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:23, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Oppose This is the type of routine crime in the US that doesn't have a long term impact. --Masem (t) 14:23, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose - and the nom, even if I am sympathetic to the motivation, appears to be a straightforward POINT violation. If you dont think it belongs here then dont nominate it. nableezy - 14:37, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

  I do think it belongs here. 🌈WaltCip-(talk) 14:40, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

  Ah well, I misread the best way to demonstrate the newsworthiness of specific mass shootings is to nominate all of them that might occur so as to provide an opportunity to compare and contrast. I thought this so obviously failed the requirements that it was one of those meant to compare and contrast with the ones that garner more attention and merit consideration here. Never mind then, oppose as routine, Cam'ron has a line about this that I cant quote here, but along the lines of some things happen everyday. nableezy - 14:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

  Yes, I do think we should be more proactive in nominating mass shootings, but I also believe this one is a rare example of one that has a low death toll but still an unusual impact. I believe this will do more to alter the conversation about gun control in the United States than any of the more recent shootings, since politicians can now point to this and say that this is an example of how concealed carry prevents further deaths. 🌈WaltCip-(talk) 14:48, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment Describing an armed civilian who halted a mass shooting as "another gunman" or a "lone gunman" is horrendously misleading. Kafoxe (talk) 14:38, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

  Agree. In a way, I am surprised this has not happened before. Of am I just being naive? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:39, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose, I agree that this is a kind of routine crime in U.S. Alex-h (talk) 14:41, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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Comment "may actually work in favor of 2nd Amendment proponents" Well yes, maybe, if they really want to prove themselves as mental defectives? Let's have more guns, in the hope that any mass shooter will be gunned down by another nearby gunman. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:44, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Clarfication: "may actually work in favor of 2nd Amendment proponents" - is this part of the nomination, or not? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:55, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

  Just as a note that I didn't hat your post, but yes, that observation is a bit crystal-bally, I admit. 🌈WaltCip-(talk) 15:02, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose I, an editor who supports most U.S. mass shootings that are nominated here, do not think that this shooting rises to the level of posting, based on what I know at this time. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:53, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Tragic for those involved, but sadly shootings with 4 deaths are a common occurrence in the US. Modest Genius ^talk 15:04, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
• (edit conflict) (I experienced an edit conflict with the closure of this section - but am adding my comment anyway) - Weak oppose I'm not sure this one stands out enough in light of other recent shootings like the ones in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park, or the Indianapolis FedEx shooting last year. (This is despite the fact that I live near this mall and shop there frequently - and this event is horrific.) That said, I think it's time we seriously consider putting List of mass shootings in the United States in 2022 into Ongoing, and I would support a proposal to do that. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:48, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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(Posted) RD: Jessie Duarte

Article: Jessie Duarte (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): IOL, M&G
Credits:

• Updated by Bobbyshabangu (talk · give credit) and Axxter99 (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:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Yasmin "Jessie" Duarte was an anti-apartheid activist. Became Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress in 2012. Needs more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 10:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

• Support - per nominator's comment. Alex-h (talk) 15:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
• Support - Looks to be in good condition. rooves (talk) 21:29, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 23:40, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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