"What in the World?" - Week of Jan 14-20, 2018

The report that President Trump made a vulgar, insulting comment about immigration from Haiti and African countries has led to condemnation from international capitals and organizations including THIS pan-African regional organization which works for cooperation among countries on the continent. The organization labeled the remarks as “very racist.”
 
African National Congress (ANC)
Kinshasa Cooperation Union (KCU)
Emerging Africa Group (EAG)
African Union (AU)
Which international news organization’s journalists have recently been charged with stealing state secrets in Myanmar after they were covering the plight of Rohingya Muslims at the hands of government troops and local militia groups?
Reuters
The Guardian
The New York Times
Al Jazeera
An uprising that began in Tunisia, spread across the Middle East and eventually led to massive demonstrations in Egypt seven years ago this month, that toppled the entrenched rule of Hosni Mubarak became known as THIS:
Green Revolution
Arab Spring
Mahgreb Spring
Cairo Spring
The Russian military increased its military footprint on THIS region of Ukraine that it annexed by force in 2014 by deploying a new division of S-400 surface to air missile batteries near Sevastopol in response to U.S. commitment for defensive arms to Kiev.
Moldova
Chechnya
Crimea
Yalta

President Trump acted at the deadline to approve his “last” waiver of sanctions connected with the Iran nuclear deal but put in place another ticking clock – 120 days – for THIS action:

Iranian withdrawal of Republic Guard troops from Syria.
European allies called upon to “fix” the deal.
Tehran’s pledge to end financial support of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A resumption of stalled inspections of Iranian nuclear sites by IAEA inspectors.

The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway joined to strongly condemn violation of the December 2017 Cessation of Hostilities agreement in South Sudan by all parties.  These three countries are working together under THIS rubric to bring peace to the conflict torn state.

Group of Three
The Juba Group
The JCPOA
The Troika
Which country recently banned teaching English in primary schools in order to block a “cultural invasion”?
Turkey
Russia
Iran
Iraq
The United States would block millions of dollars of aid to Palestinians if President Trump follows through with cutting funds for THIS organization, established in 1949 with the sole objective of humanitarian assistance following the 1948 Arab-Israel war. The threat has sparked alarm in Israel among leaders who worry about the consequences of aid cuts.
UNHCR
UNRWA
UNESCO
USAID
The Trump Administration may develop new nuclear weapons capabilities and a policy that would consider nuclear retaliation in response to major non-nuclear attacks, according to a leaked draft document from THIS process.
Defense Planning Guidance
Nuclear Status of Forces
Strategic Defense Planning Board
Nuclear Posture Review
A Texas-based company has begun to search for a commercial plane that infamously went missing in 2014 in the Indian Ocean. Which airline owned the plane?
Air India
Qatar Airways
Air France
Malaysia Airlines
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