This templates transcludes current events on specified topics from the daily subpages of Portal:Current events. It is intended for use in the "In the news" sections of Portals.

Usage

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{{Transclude selected current events | <search pattern 1> | ... | <search pattern n> | not1= | ... | notn= | days= | max= | none= | dates= | more= |header= |footer= }}
Basic
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern }}
Multiple search patterns
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | second search pattern | third search pattern }}
Add as many search patterns as needed
With patterns to exclude items
{{Transclude selected current events| search pattern | not=search pattern to exclude from results }}
Add additional search patterns to exclude items from results using |not2=, |not3=, etc.
As a portal component which only displays when news items are found
{{Transclude selected current events| header= header template | footer= footer template | other parameters }}
As a suggestion generator, e.g. on the portal talk page
{{Transclude selected current events| wikitext=yes | other parameters }}

Parameters

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|1=, |2=, |3= ...
Search patterns for items
|not1=, |not2=, |not3= ...
Search patterns for excluding items
|days=
Number of days to search through for current events (counting backwards from the current day); default is 30 (nb. you may find large numbers equal to several years won't work for technical reasons).
|max=
Maximum number of items to display; default is 6
|wikitext=
Set to yes to display the wikitext of the items, e.g. when using this template just to generate suggestions
|none=
Wikitext to display if no matching items are found; default is "No recent news"
|dates=
Set to mdy to use MDY-formatted dates (e.g. Nov 24, 2024 rather than 24 Nov 2024)
|more=
Wikitext to show at the bottom of the list; OR
Set to yes to show More current events... link at the bottom of the list
|header=
Wikitext to show above the items; typically {{Box-header}} or {{Box-header colour}} or similar (with appropriate parameters filled in)
If set, this template only displays output when items are found (overriding |more= if set)
|footer=
Wikitext to show below the items; defaults to {{Box-footer}}
Can only be used in conjunction with |header=

Search patterns

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Search patterns are Lua patterns, which are similar to regular expressions. This means that ^$()%.[]* -? characters have special meaning, such as . matching any character. To search for those characters themselves, they need to be escaped by prefixing a %

For piped links, both the target article name as well as the displayed text are searched for matches. External links are not searched for matches.

Light bulb iconB Tip: To make a letter in a search pattern case-insensitive, put both the upper-case and lowercase letter inside square-brackets, i.e. [Aa]pple will match both An apple is... and Apples are....

Examples

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Europe

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe}}
21 November 2024 –
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way. (The New York Times)
20 November 2024 – German economic crisis
American automaker Ford announces that it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 2,900 in Germany, citing economic instability and conflicts with environmental regulations. (Newsweek)
20 November 2024 – 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions
The Russian government denies accusations made by European governments of their involvement in sabotaging two submarine telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea as a means of hybrid warfare. (DW)
11 November 2024 – 2024 European floods
2024 Spanish floods
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez announces an additional €3.76 billion (US$4 billion) aid package to the Valencian Community which was affected by deadly floods in October. (DW)
11 November 2024 –
In Italy, the Carabinieri Art Squad seizes more than 2,100 forged artworks worth more than €200 million (US$215 million) that were intended to be sold at auction houses across Europe and also uncovers two art forgery workshops in Tuscany and Venice. (DW)

Europe (as portal component that is only displayed when there is news; limited to a maximum of 4 items)

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|header={{Box-header color|In the news}}|max=4}}
In the news
21 November 2024 –
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way. (The New York Times)
20 November 2024 – German economic crisis
American automaker Ford announces that it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 2,900 in Germany, citing economic instability and conflicts with environmental regulations. (Newsweek)
20 November 2024 – 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions
The Russian government denies accusations made by European governments of their involvement in sabotaging two submarine telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea as a means of hybrid warfare. (DW)
11 November 2024 – 2024 European floods
2024 Spanish floods

United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom}}
21 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin says that the UK is now "directly involved" in the war in Ukraine following yesterday's use of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. (Sky News)
20 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
British-produced Storm Shadow cruise missiles are launched into Russian territory by Ukraine for the first time, following approval by the Starmer cabinet. (The Guardian)
20 November 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom farmers' protests
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner dismisses concerns brought on by protests in London from United Kingdom farmers against new agricultural inheritance taxation policies as "scaremongering". (Sky News)
19 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United Kingdom and France both prepare new military packages containing long-range missiles to send to Ukraine following President Biden's decision to allow deep strikes into Russian territory using American weapons. (Newsweek)

Europe OR United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|United Kingdom}}
21 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin says that the UK is now "directly involved" in the war in Ukraine following yesterday's use of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. (Sky News)
21 November 2024 –
The European Southern Observatory announces that its astronomers in Chile capture the first close-up image of a star outside the Milky Way. (The New York Times)
20 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
British-produced Storm Shadow cruise missiles are launched into Russian territory by Ukraine for the first time, following approval by the Starmer cabinet. (The Guardian)
20 November 2024 – German economic crisis
American automaker Ford announces that it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 2,900 in Germany, citing economic instability and conflicts with environmental regulations. (Newsweek)

Europe AND United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe.*United Kingdom|United Kingdom.*Europe|days=10}}

No recent news

United Kingdom AND NOT Australia

{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom|not=Australia}}
21 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin says that the UK is now "directly involved" in the war in Ukraine following yesterday's use of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. (Sky News)
20 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
British-produced Storm Shadow cruise missiles are launched into Russian territory by Ukraine for the first time, following approval by the Starmer cabinet. (The Guardian)
20 November 2024 – 2024 United Kingdom farmers' protests
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner dismisses concerns brought on by protests in London from United Kingdom farmers against new agricultural inheritance taxation policies as "scaremongering". (Sky News)
19 November 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United Kingdom and France both prepare new military packages containing long-range missiles to send to Ukraine following President Biden's decision to allow deep strikes into Russian territory using American weapons. (Newsweek)

SomethingWithNoMatches

{{Transclude selected current events|SomethingWithNoMatches}}

No recent news

TemplateData

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This templates transcludes current events on specified topics from the daily subpages of Portal:Current Events. Can use Lua search patterns.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Search Pattern (unnamed)1

Pattern to search for (multiple instances separated with pipes)

Default
(empty)
Example
Europe.*United Kingdom
Stringrequired
Notnot

Pattern to exclude (multiple instances use notX)

Default
(empty)
Example
not=Africa, not2=Asia
Stringoptional
Daysdays

Number of days back to search (from today)

Default
30
Example
days=45
Datesuggested
Maxmax

Maximum number of values to display

Default
6
Example
max=10
Numberoptional
Nonenone

Wikitext to display if no results found

Default
No recent news
Example
none='''Oops.''' Nothing found.
Contentoptional
Datesdates

Set date format to use MDY instead of DMY

Default
(empty)
Example
dates=mdy
Stringoptional
Moremore

Wikitext for bottom of listing

Default
(empty)
Example
more=[[/currentevents|See more]], more=yes
Contentoptional

See also

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