Template:Transclude selected current events

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Module:Selected current events (sandbox)

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

{{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

|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. Jul 28, 2026 rather than 28 Jul 2026)
|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

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.

B 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}}

26 July 2026 – International Space Station expeditions: Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan. (CNN)
24 July 2026 – International sanctions against Iran: Iran–European Union relations; The European Union sanctions five Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations and Ashiyane cyber group founder Nima Salehi, whom it accuses of cooperating with Iranian authorities to suppress information. (Reuters)
22 July 2026 – Exomoon candidates: The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope reports evidence of a possible exomoon-like object orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B in the CD-35 2722 system, in a study published in the Nature journal. (Space.com) (Phys.org) (Nature)
21 July 2026 –: The French Parliament approves legislation allowing limited use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, pesticides banned nationally but permitted in the European Union. Environment minister Monique Barbut says she will resign over the measure. (AFP via News.com.au)
15 July 2026 – United Kingdom–European Union relations: Effect of Brexit on Gibraltar

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

26 July 2026 – International Space Station expeditions: Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan. (CNN)
24 July 2026 – International sanctions against Iran: Iran–European Union relations; The European Union sanctions five Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations and Ashiyane cyber group founder Nima Salehi, whom it accuses of cooperating with Iranian authorities to suppress information. (Reuters)
22 July 2026 – Exomoon candidates: The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope reports evidence of a possible exomoon-like object orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B in the CD-35 2722 system, in a study published in the Nature journal. (Space.com) (Phys.org) (Nature)

United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|United Kingdom}}

21 July 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. (Military.com)
20 July 2026 – 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis: Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is succeeded by Andy Burnham. (CNN) (The Guardian) (The Telegraph)
17 July 2026 – 2026 Labour Party leadership election: Andy Burnham is elected as the new leader of the British Labour Party. He will formally succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday. (BBC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)
15 July 2026 – United Kingdom–European Union relations: Effect of Brexit on Gibraltar; The United Kingdom and the European Union remove the land-border fence between Gibraltar and Spain under a post-Brexit treaty, allowing free movement while introducing joint British-Spanish checks at Gibraltar's airport and port. (AP)
13 July 2026 – Iran–United Kingdom relations: The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group. (The Guardian) (NBC News)

Europe OR United Kingdom

{{Transclude selected current events|Europe|United Kingdom}}

26 July 2026 – International Space Station expeditions: Expedition 74, the joint NASA–Roscosmos–ESA expedition aboard the International Space Station, ends after the Soyuz MS-28 undocks and lands on Earth in Kazakhstan. (CNN)
24 July 2026 – International sanctions against Iran: Iran–European Union relations; The European Union sanctions five Iranian judges over alleged human rights violations and Ashiyane cyber group founder Nima Salehi, whom it accuses of cooperating with Iranian authorities to suppress information. (Reuters)
22 July 2026 – Exomoon candidates: The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope reports evidence of a possible exomoon-like object orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B in the CD-35 2722 system, in a study published in the Nature journal. (Space.com) (Phys.org) (Nature)
21 July 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. (Military.com)
21 July 2026 –: The French Parliament approves legislation allowing limited use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, pesticides banned nationally but permitted in the European Union. Environment minister Monique Barbut says she will resign over the measure. (AFP via News.com.au)

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 July 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. (Military.com)
20 July 2026 – 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis: Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and is succeeded by Andy Burnham. (CNN) (The Guardian) (The Telegraph)
17 July 2026 – 2026 Labour Party leadership election: Andy Burnham is elected as the new leader of the British Labour Party. He will formally succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday. (BBC News) (CNN) (The Guardian)
15 July 2026 – United Kingdom–European Union relations: Effect of Brexit on Gibraltar; The United Kingdom and the European Union remove the land-border fence between Gibraltar and Spain under a post-Brexit treaty, allowing free movement while introducing joint British-Spanish checks at Gibraltar's airport and port. (AP)
13 July 2026 – Iran–United Kingdom relations: The United Kingdom announces that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, and will ban support for the militia group. (The Guardian) (NBC News)

SomethingWithNoMatches

{{Transclude selected current events|SomethingWithNoMatches}}

No recent news

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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[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Search Pattern (unnamed)	`1`	Pattern to search for (multiple instances separated with pipes) Default (empty) Example Europe.*United Kingdom	String	required
Not	`not`	Pattern to exclude (multiple instances use notX) Default (empty) Example not=Africa, not2=Asia	String	optional
Days	`days`	Number of days back to search (from today) Default 30 Example days=45	Date	suggested
Max	`max`	Maximum number of values to display Default 6 Example max=10	Number	optional
None	`none`	Wikitext to display if no results found Default No recent news Example none='''Oops.''' Nothing found.	Content	optional
Dates	`dates`	Set date format to use MDY instead of DMY Default (empty) Example dates=mdy	String	optional
More	`more`	Wikitext for bottom of listing Default (empty) Example more=[[/currentevents\|See more]], more=yes	Content	optional

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