World Boston \What in the World? Weekly Quiz – July 17, 2023

NATO leaders’ summit participants in Vilnius resisted Ukraine’s push to become a member of the alliance, some fearing it would mean invoking THIS provision for mutual defense – an attack on one is an attack on all – and drawing NATO into direct conflict with Russia.

Section 27 of the North Atlantic Treaty

Article XXI of the Second NATO Charter

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty

Section 5 of the NATO Articles of Confederation

On the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, THIS president agreed to set aside their veto and clear a path in parliament for Sweden's application to NATO. The apparent change of heart came after Sweden pledged deeper cooperation on counterterrorism and support of Turkey's EU membership bid.

Nataša Pirc Musar

Abdullah Gül

Viktor Orbán

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

North Korea launched a solid fuel propelled ICBM, a Hwasong-18 the core of Pyongyang’s nuclear attack force that fell into the Sea of Japan as a demonstration. North Korea said the launch was a response to THIS provocation.

Visit of a U.S. Aircraft carrier to South Korea

Flights of U.S. Reconnaissance aircraft in North Korea exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan

Augmentation of troops on the South Korean side of the DMZ

Closing a joint North-South Korea reconciliation office.

Egypt launched a new bid at a neighbors’ summit to halt fighting between THESE two warring factions and contain the humanitarian crisis it unleashed. The raging conflict has displaced over three million people.

Israel's Defense Forces and Palestine's Liberation Army

Sudan’s Armed Forces and Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

Afghanistan’s Armed Forces and ISIS

Ukraine’s Armed Forces and Russia’s Wagner Group

Yoon Suk-yeol, president of THIS country made a surprise visit to Ukraine including visits to Russian atrocity sites. Yoon agreed to expand humanitarian support to $150M but could not extend sale of lethal materials – his country holds one of the world’s largest stockpiles of munitions – until the country amends its laws.

Japan

Taiwan

Thailand

South Korea

The president of THIS BRICS nation was in Paris for top-level honors including a place of prominence in Bastille Day celebrations and sales of fighter jets and submarines. He and President Macron exchanged new camaraderie but did not gain any new position in support of Ukraine from the visitor.

Indonesia

Belarus

India

Brazil

The president of THIS nation, Emerson Mnangagwa, up for election in August announced a law prohibiting criticism of the government. The so-called Patriotic Bill, announced in the capital of Harare, could strip violators of citizenship or face jailing.

Kenya

Zimbabwe

South Africa

Sudan

Pita Limjaroenrat failed to secure sufficient support from lawmakers to become THIS Southeast Asian country's next prime minister, stumbling in his first attempt to restore a pro-democracy government and end nearly a decade of conservative military rule.

Thailand

Cambodia

Malaysia

Indonesia

Belarussian troops are beginning to be trained by troops from THIS mercenary group that was headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin until he launched a mutiny against Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian president Zelensky is closely monitoring the move to improve Belarus’ troops.

Prigozhin Group

Wagner Group

October Army

Sword of the State

Europeans are dealing with deadly high temperatures throughout the continent. The temperature was expected to hit 117 degrees Farenheit on the island of Sardinia, part of THIS country.

France

Italy

Spain

Portugal

World Boston \What in the World? Weekly Quiz – July 17, 2023

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