World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – Oct 16-22, 2023

The risk of the Israel-Hamas war widening into a regional conflict increased as THIS Iran-backed group in Lebanon launched aerial attacks that were met with Israeli bombing strikes. The group said they would not be deterred from supporting Hamas by “behind-the-scenes calls with us by great powers.”

ISIS

Islamic Jihad

Hezbollah

PLO

The United States sent aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to maritime interdiction exercises with Japan and South Korea as Washington accused North Korea of shipping war materials to aid THIS conflict. North Korea usually responds to such maneuvers with missile tests.

Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Iran’s buildup in the Persian Gulf

Azerbaijan’s operations in Nagorno-Karabakh

In preparation for military operations against Hamas, the Israeli Defense Force has taken THIS step.

Agreed to embed Human Rights Watch monitors in ground units

Ordered over one million Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza

Accepted U.S. Special forces troops in anticipated invasion units

Distributed gas masks to communities near Gaza in the event of chemical weapon attacks by Hamas

The British Embassy in Yangon blamed THIS government for an artillery attack on a refugee camp near the border with China that killed 29 refugees. The government has been battling resistance groups and armed ethnic militias since it took power in a 2021 coup.

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Myanmar

Afghanistan

Israel Map

An historic deal between Israel and THIS leading Arab state was almost done before Hamas’ deadly attack against Israel. The negotiations are now reported to be on hold as concerns over the fate of Palestinians have been raised.

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Jordan

China and THIS neighbor agreed to avoid hostilities along their 2,167-mile disputed common border. Scores of troops from both of these nuclear-armed states were killed in a June 2020 skirmish and tensions between the countries remains strained over the dispute.

Mongolia

Afghanistan

India

Kazakhstan

Pakistan has threatened to deport over one million citizens of THIS country who do not have legal status. Over 3.7 million of these citizens are in Pakistan and many fear returning home would lead to harassment, assault, or arbitrary detention.

Myanmar

Iran

India

Afghanistan

In the wake of the attack by Hamas, a client of Tehran, the United States and THIS country agreed to freeze release $6 billion in previously sanctioned Iranian funds that were set to be released after a prisoner swap deal.

Germany

India

Qatar

Turkey

Voters said No on a ballot in THIS country to approve recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution and creation of a body called the “Voice” to advise the government on their issues

Chile

South Africa

Australia

Canada

Russia sought a new three-year term, after being suspended in April, to THIS United Nations body, but despite getting 83 of 193 votes in favor, lost to Bulgaria and Albania for the Eastern Europe seats. Albania’s Ambassador said it was important to not “take an arsonist for a firefighter.”

World Food Program

Human Rights Council

World Health Organization

UN Security Council

World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – Oct 16-22, 2023

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