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<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEF2E0;">Today's Featured Article</h3>[[File:Coin of Theodosius III.png|alt=style=max-width:40%; margin-right:10px;|left|thumb|150x150px|Coin of Theodosius III]]'''[[Theodosius III]]''' was the [[wikipedia:List_of_Byzantine_emperors|Byzantine]] emperor from around May 715 to 717. Before rising to the throne of the [[wikipedia:Byzantine_Empire|Byzantine Empire,]] he was a tax collector in [[wikipedia:Adramyttium|Adramyttium]]. In 715, the [[wikipedia:Byzantine_navy|Byzantine navy]] and the troops of the [[wikipedia:Opsikion|Opsician Theme]], one of the Byzantine provinces, revolted against [[wikipedia:Anastasius_II_(emperor)|Anastasius II]], acclaiming the reluctant Theodosius as emperor. He led his troops to [[wikipedia:Üsküdar#Chrysopolis|Chrysopolis]] and then [[wikipedia:Constantinople|Constantinople]], seizing the city in November 715. Anastasius did not surrender until several months later, accepting exile in a monastery in return for safety. Many [[wikipedia:Theme_(Byzantine_district)|themes]] viewed Theodosius to be a puppet of the troops of the Opsician Theme, and his legitimacy was denied by the [[wikipedia:Anatolic_Theme|Anatolics]] and the [[wikipedia:Armeniac_Theme|Armeniacs]] under their respective ''strategoi'' (generals) [[wikipedia:Leo_III_the_Isaurian|Leo the Isaurian]] and [[wikipedia:Artabasdos|Artabasdos]]. Leo entered Constantinople and definitively seized power in 717, allowing Theodosius and his son to retire to a monastery. When Theodosius died is uncertain, but it may have been in 754. ''('''[[Theodosius III|Full article...]]''')'' 
<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEF2E0;"><small>Today's Featured Article</small></h3>[[File:Edith Swan and Rose Gooding.jpg|alt=style=max-width:40%; margin-right:10px;|left|thumb|200x200px|<small>Edith Swan (left) and Rose Gooding (right)</small>]]<small>The '''[[Littlehampton libels]]''' were a series of letters sent to numerous residents of Littlehampton, in southern England, over a three-year period between 1920 and 1923. The letters, which contained obscenities and false accusations, were written by Edith Swan, a thirty-year-old laundress; she tried to incriminate her neighbour, Rose Gooding, a thirty-year-old married woman. Swan and Gooding ''(both pictured)'' had once been friends, but after Swan made a false report to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children accusing Gooding of maltreating one of her sister's children, the letters started arriving. Many of them were signed as if from Gooding. Swan brought a private prosecution against Gooding for libel. Gooding was imprisoned twice, but Scotland Yard investigated and cleared her. Swan was prosecuted in December 1921. A similar case of letters being sent over several years was reported in 2024, in the village of Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire. ''('''[[Littlehampton libels|Full article...]]''')''</small>
 
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<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEDFF2;">Wiki News</h3>
<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEDFF2;">Wiki News</h3>[[File:Rob Reiner MFF 2016.jpg|thumb|152x152px|Rob Reiner]]'''''Lates updates:'''''


* In motorsport, [[Lando Norris|'''Lando Norris''']] ''(pictured)'' wins '''the Formula One World Drivers' Championship'''.  
* <small>Filmmaker and actor '''[[Rob Reiner]]''' ''(pictured)'' and his wife are stabbed to death in Los Angeles.</small>
* <small>Sixteen people, including a gunman, are killed in '''a mass shooting attack''' on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney.</small>
* <small>Bulgarian prime minister [[Rosen Zhelyazkov|'''Rosen Zhelyazkov''']] ''(pictured)'' and his government resign after '''days of protests'''.</small>
* <small>[[wikipedia:Clair_Obscur:_Expedition_33|'''Clair Obscur: Expedition 33''']] wins Game of the Year at '''[[wikipedia:The_Game_Awards_2025|the Game Awards]]''' (producer and host [[Geoff Keighley]] pictured).</small>


* In Benin, '''a coup attempt''' by members of the armed forces is thwarted. [[File:2024-08-25 Motorsport, Formel 1, Großer Preis der Niederlande 2024 STP 3968 by Stepro (Lando Norris).jpg|thumb|147x147px|Lando Norris]]Architect and designer '''Frank Gehry''' dies at the age of 96.
* <small>In Australia, a ban on the use of certain social media platforms by under-16s comes into effect.</small>
* In Saint Lucia, the [[wikipedia:Saint_Lucia_Labour_Party|Labour Party]], led by Prime Minister [[Philip J. Pierre]] ''(pictured)'', '''[[wikipedia:2025_Saint_Lucian_general_election|retains its majority]]''' in the [[wikipedia:House_of_Assembly_of_Saint_Lucia|House of Assembly.]]
* Playwright and screenwriter '''[[Tom Stoppard]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies at the age of 88.
* In motorsport, [[wikipedia:Sébastien_Ogier|Sébastien Ogier]] (pictured) and [[wikipedia:Vincent_Landais|Vincent Landais]] win the World Rally Championship.


* In motorsport, Sébastien Ogier (pictured) and Vincent Landais win the World Rally Championship.
* <small>In motorsport, [[Lando Norris|'''Lando Norris''']] ''(pictured)'' wins '''the Formula One World Drivers' Championship'''.</small>  
* Flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah leave at least 469 people dead across Sri Lanka and India.
* An apartment complex fire in Hong Kong leaves at least 156 people dead.
* In Guinea-Bissau, armed forces seize power in a military coup, arresting President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and proclaiming Horta Inta-A Na Man as head of a transitional government.<p style="float:right;">More current events •</p>


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* <small>In Benin, '''a coup attempt''' by members of the armed forces is thwarted. Architect and designer '''Frank Gehry''' dies at the age of 96.</small>
* <small>In Saint Lucia, the [[wikipedia:Saint_Lucia_Labour_Party|Labour Party]], led by Prime Minister [[Philip J. Pierre]] ''(pictured)'', '''[[wikipedia:2025_Saint_Lucian_general_election|retains its majority]]''' in the [[wikipedia:House_of_Assembly_of_Saint_Lucia|House of Assembly.]]</small>


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<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEDFF2;">Today's Featured Picture</h3>[[File:Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Leona Amarga 2.jpg|alt=style=max-width:40%; margin-right:10px;|border|left|400x400px|Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Leona Amarga 2]]The '''[[guanaco]]''' (''Lama guanicoe'') is a species of mammal in the family Camelidae, the camelids. Closely related to the llama, the guanaco is native to the steppes, scrublands and mountainous regions of South America, including Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina. It is a diurnal animal, living in small herds consisting of either one male and several females with their young, or separate bachelor herds. It can run at speeds of up to 64 km/h (40 mph), important for avoiding predation. A herbivore, the guanaco grazes on grasses, shrubs, herbs, lichens, fungi, cacti, and flowers, while its natural predators include the puma and the culpeo (Andean fox). Some guanacos are found domesticated in zoos and private herds around the world, and its fiber is also harvested for use in luxury fabrics, being noted for its soft, warm feel. This guanaco was photographed in Torres del Paine, Chile.
<h3 style="padding:3px 7px; margin:8px 0; background-color:#CEDFF2;">Today's Featured Picture</h3>[[File:African Chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys) female Sfax.jpg|alt=style=max-width:40%; margin-right:10px;|border|center|950x950px|'''Leopard seal''']]The '''[[African chaffinch]]''' (''Fringilla spodiogenys'') is a species of passerine bird in the genus ''Fringilla''. The African chaffinch is found from southern Morocco to northwestern Libya, and in Italy on the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria. There is also an isolated population in northeastern Libya. Its habitat includes deciduous forests and lowlands, and during the nonbreeding season extends its habitat to open areas including weedy fields and olive groves. The diet of the African chaffinch is similar to the Eurasian chaffinch, consisting mostly of small invertebrates and their larvae as well as flowers, seeds, and buds. This female African chaffinch was photographed in Sfax, Tunisia.
<small>Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp</small>
<small>Photograph credit: [[wikipedia:User:Charlesjsharp|Charles J. Sharp]]</small>


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