"What in the World?" - Week of March 25-31, 2018

The United States, European Union and Australia are leading the global response to THIS Russian provocation, through the expulsion of Moscow’s diplomats.

 
International Criminal Court ruling on Russian responsibility for the shoot down of Malaysia Airline Flight 17 over Ukraine.
Bombing civilian targets in Ghouta, Syria.
Assassination attempt of former Russian spy in the UK.
Cyber attacks on democratic elections.
North Korea ruler Kim Jung-un was reported to be on a visit to this neighbor in advance of a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
South Korea
Japan
Russia
China
THIS president of Egypt is expected to easily win reelection – with serious challengers having been sidelined by arrest or pressure – but hopes for a large voter turnout to provide a mandate for his rule.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Qaboos bin Said al Said
Which country-capital pair is INCORRECT?
Kuwait – Kuwait City
Qatar - Doha
Saudi Arabia - Islamabad
Oman - Muscat

Riyadh claimed to have shot down seven ballistic missiles that were fired at targets in the Kingdom by rebels in Yemen, where Saud Arabia is leading a coalition, supported by the United States, against THIS group.

Baluchis
Houthis
Jihadis
ISIS

Wall Street posted a two-day drop of over 1,100 points on the Dow, the worst downturn in two years, in reaction to THIS:

President Trump’s threat to veto the US government spending bill.
Fears of a trade war with China.
Rapid increases in global crude oil prices.
Prospects of a renewed “Cold War” between Russia and the West.
John Bolton was named as the next National Security Advisor after President Trump fired THIS person:
McMaster
Pompeo
Tillerson
Mattis
Which leader-country pair is correct?
Australia – Malcolm Turnbull
Germany – Theresa May
United Kingdom – Angela Merkel
. Japan – Junichiro Koizumi
Former President of France Nicolar Sarkozy is under investigation and was detained by authorities over reports he accepted illegal contributions to his 2007 campaign by THIS country:
Russia
Algeria
Sierra Leone
Libya

South Sudan announced it had ended the spread of the Guinea Worm, a parasite that grows to about one foot long inside the body. The global effort to eradicate Guinea Worms has been led by:

Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Jimmy Carter
George H W Bush
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