"What in the World?" - Week of April 16-22, 2017

Tensions in the Korean peninsula are running high as the North threatened “all out war” if the U.S. Took action against its military and nuclear programs. WHICH U.S. Official was on the way for a visit to South Korea as the North tested another ballistic missile?

American military forces in Afghanistan attacked ISIS fighters in a tunnel complex in a remote eastern province using a bomb described as the largest non-nuclear weapon in the inventory. The official name of the weapon is WHAT?

Turks voted over the weekend to approve a referendum that is seen as increasing the authoritarian rule of President Recep Tayip Erdogan by eliminating the post of Prime Minister and extending the presidency to two-five year terms, among other structural changes to the government. The referendum was rejected in Turkey’s three largest cities which included all of the following EXCEPT:

China reported its economy, second largest in the world behind the United States, grew in the first quarter of 2017 by THIS amount, demonstrating a slight increase in performance and reflecting a long period of stability.

Over 1,600 candidates have registered for the May 19 presidential vote in Iran including THIS incumbent:

The Pentagon is sending troops to THIS conflict zone for the first time since 1994 in order to train forces fighting the al-Shabab militant group. What country is it?

A week after the United States attacked a Syrian airfield in response to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime using chemical weapons against civilians in Idlib Province the Trump Administration charged THIS country in attempting to aid in a coverup of the gas attack.

The U.S. State Department released a statement of concern over credible reports of detention, torture and death of citizens because of sexual orientation that THIS government had perpetrated.

Which of these statements regarding the United States and North Korea are NOT CORRECT?

National Security Advisor, Lt. Gen McMaster was in Kabul for talks with Afghan leaders about the conflict with the Taliban. He suggested that THIS COUNTRY should reevaluate their support of the Taliban as proxies in the region.