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Volume 22, Issue 7 — 2026-05-22 News and notes: Offline: Osama Khalid still in prison He has been imprisoned since 2020 for his Wikipedia edits. A fresh campaign is calling for his release. In the media: Indonesian editors, you shall return! And lawspam, may you be away. Disinformation report: Who is a typical paid editor? Who are their typical clients? Remember the golden rule! Recent research: WikiLambda the Ultimate Does Abstract Wikipedia help fight "One ring to rule them all" solutions for knowledge access - or does it implement one itself? Traffic report: This is where I'll be, so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael! A real off the wall thriller, invincible, can't beat it, or is it dangerous and just bad? Forum: WikiAnnotate: help us build a dataset of article quality evaluations A research project to build better automated article assessment tools. In focus: Demystifying the 2026-27 Annual Plan A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year. Opinion: Wikipedia isn't a battleground. So why does it feel like one? Do we really have to fight? Serendipity: Wikinews: Into the Wikiverse The early suggestions for what the wiki could have been. Special report: Wikimedia Foundation closes Wikinews after 21 years Displaces 700 active editors among 31 language editions. Community view: Wikipedia's traffic drop: more on languages and freshness Which topics are dropping, and is the pattern the same everywhere? Gallery: Earth Day and Mother's Day Earth Day was on 22 April, and Mother's Day was on 10 May (in the US and many other countries). Comix: Brother, can you spare a page? What would you say?

Saturday, June 6, 202601:40 (UTC)

Virat Kohli In Myanmar, an explosion at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army base leaves 43 people dead. In Twenty20 cricket, the Indian Premier League concludes with Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating Gujarat Titans in the final (player of the match Virat Kohli pictured). Following the collapse of Evika Siliņa's coalition, Andris Kulbergs is appointed prime minister of Latvia. Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, which expresses concerns about artificial intelligence. Ongoing: Ebola epidemic Iran war (Lebanon war) Russo-Ukrainian war timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Arnold Whittall París Galán Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Raymond Berry Ilie Ciocan Alec Penstone

Featured picture for December 26, 2007

Picture of the day A Yellow-bellied Marmot seen on top of Mount Dana, Yosemite National Park, USA. The road in the background is Tioga Pass Road. Yellow-bellied Marmots are ground squirrels that live in the western United States and southwestern Canada. They inhabit steppes, meadows, talus fields and other open habitats, sometimes on the edge of deciduous or coniferous forests, and typically above 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) of elevation.Photo credit: Inklein