World Boston What in the World? Weekly Quiz – July 24-30, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping gave THIS former Secretary of State, an architect of the modern U.S.-China relationship, a warm welcome in Beijing during a private visit.
Mike Pompeo
Frank Wisner
Henry Kissinger
James Baker
Travis King, a U.S. Army soldier, made headlines when he took THIS action.
Flew into Kabul where he was detained by the Taliban government
Represented the U.S. at a marathon along the Great Wall of China
Became first U.S. servicemember to summit tallest peaks on all continents
Dashed across the Korean DMZ and is being held by North Korea
Thousands of Israeli reservists vowed to “walk off” the job and protestors chained themselves to gates at parliament in protest of THIS action by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government.
Military draft expanded among religious communities
Expansion of settlements in the West
Severe limits on the Supreme Court
Limits on voting rights for Arab-Israelis
The leader of the conservative CDU party in Germany opened the door to working with THIS increasingly popular, far-right group, despite the CDU’s pledge against cooperation.
Alternative for Germany (AFD)
Christian Social Union (CSU
National Front (NF)
Loyalist Union (LU)
Less than a year after the death of a 22-year-old woman in their custody sparked mass protests, THIS country's morality police launched a new campaign to detain women who violate the dress code.
Afghanistan
Iran
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Russia suspended its participation in a landmark United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that provided THIS humanitarian corridor, a move that will likely threaten vulnerable nations globally.
Ukrainian Refugee Protection deal
Black Sea Initiative grain deal
Cluster Munition Prohibition Treaty
New START Treaty
The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on THIS rapidly emerging issue. China said it should not become a "runaway horse," and the United States warned against its use to repress people.
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Change
Global Displacement
Nuclear Proliferation
Mexico filed a diplomatic complaint to the United States as a form of protest against THIS state’s decision to launch floating barriers on the Rio Grande River to halt illegal migration.
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Texas
Almost 20,000 tourists were evacuated from THIS Greek resort island as wildfires spread across it and other tourist areas of the country.
Rhodes
Crete
Lampedusa
Cyprus
The European Union signed a “strategic partnership” deal with THIS country to boost its economy and mitigate the migration crisis affecting the bloc, as over 75,000 migrants have used the country as a stopping place before heading to Europe on dangerous maritime routes.
Tunisia
Egypt
Algeria
Malta
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