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can we get more updates on plane crashes?

I know that we cant add every crash, but can we add stuff like the delta airlines crashes? IDK how to read (talk) 17:41, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Update to the "Ongoing Conflicts" section?

Should the current conflict in Manipur be added to the list of ongoing conflicts under the "Asia−Pacific" category under "India"? KeymasterOne (talk) 21:16, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 25 February 2025

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Can we add the 50501 article on the current events because the protests are still ongoing. SpinnerLaserzthe2nd (talk) 01:31, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can always edit the pages for individual days yourself:

—⁠andrybak (talk) 01:51, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Train Hijack Pakistan

A train with 400 people has been highjacked in Pakistan Waleed (talk) 13:42, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a source to back that claim up? Departure– (talk) 14:37, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters Waleed (talk) 15:00, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's already been added to today's template. If you want to see this on the main page, see Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates. Departure– (talk) 15:03, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disco club fire in Kočani

At 3:30 AM local time (CET), pyrotechnics caused a fire during a DNK concert at the "Pulse" disco club in the town of Kočani. While the exact number of deaths and injuries has yet to be fully determined, there were more than 50 reported casualties and hundreds hospitalized. [1] XTeodor12 (talk) 08:06, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]