"What in the World?" - Week of July 2-8, 2017

A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island on Sunday in THIS body of water, most of which is claimed by China, to demonstrate freedom of navigation. Many of the region’s countries have claims to islands in the area. China has constructed artificial land masses and militarized some of their claimed islands to bolster their position that is rejected by the United States.

Five Chechen men were convicted in Russia for the murder of THIS former deputy prime minister and critic of Vladimir Putin who was shot in 2015 while walking near the Kremlin. His daughter, however, says the case is not solved until those responsible for ordering the killing are brought to justice, “"People in Russia and in the world are convinced of the political background to the murder, and our [the Russian] investigation and the court deny the obvious.”

The diplomatic row among Qatar and its Arab Gulf neighbors is entering a new phase with the passing of a deadline for Doha to yield to 13 demands. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are leading the isolation of Qatar and have threatened further sanctions, beyond breaking relations, if the demands are not met. The demands include all of these EXCEPT:

Canada celebrated a milestone anniversary on Saturday. When was the Dominion of Canada formed?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered a ban on carrying THIS onboard aircraft bound for America in March from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa. A worldwide ban was being considered but last week DHS Secretary Kelly said while nothing would change regarding bringing THIS on planes there would be tighter security measures on flights to the United States.

In a press conference with newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in last week President Trump said the U.S. Policy toward North Korea would no longer be THIS:

President Xi Jinping warned that activities threatening China’s sovereignty over Hong Kong were “absolutely impermissible” as he visited the semi-autonomous region Saturday marking the 20th anniversary of its handover from THIS power:

Rogue police officers dropped grenades on the Supreme Court and fired on the Interior Ministry from a helicopter last Tuesday in THIS CITY as protests against the government continued.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French National Front Party and presidential candidate recently defeated by Emmanual Macron, faced THIS new challenge last week.

The U.S. Government began enforcing Executive Order 13780 on June 29th following a U.S. Supreme Court decision to permit most of President Trump’s controversial travel ban from six majority Muslim countries. The Executive Order is formally known as: