Template:In the news
- American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (pictured) dies at the age of 84.
- The Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, wins the Bangladeshi general election.
- In the Barbadian general election, the Labour Party wins a third term and every seat in the House of Assembly.
- Shootings at a residence and a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, leave nine people dead.
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Main page template. "In the news" mentions and links to entries of timely interest – encyclopedia articles that have been updated to reflect an important current event – rather than conventional news items. To prevent vandalism on the Main Page, it is a permanently protected template. See [[Wikipedia:In the news]] for more details.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No 'Current events' link | nocurrenteventslink | Removes the link to [[Portal:Current events]]. This is used on the current events page to hide the link there
| Boolean | optional |