Template:In the news

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

• A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (pictured) crashes in Connecticut, United States, killing seven people and injuring seven others.
• Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra dissolves Congress, resulting in a constitutional crisis.
• At the UCI Road World Championships, Mads Pedersen of Denmark wins the men's road race and Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands wins the women's road race.
• An earthquake strikes Maluku, Indonesia, killing at least thirty people.

Ongoing:

• Brexit
• Hong Kong protests
• Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump

Recent deaths:

• Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi
• Karel Gott
• Miguel León-Portilla
• Eric Pleskow
• Jessye Norman
• José José

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See also

For a talkpage template to indicate that a Wikipedia page has been mentioned by a media organisation, see Template:Press.