The Americas
How many assassination attempts have happened on Donald Trump?
Two
Which two countries joined NATO in 2024?
Finland and Sweden
Tensions between two major territory continued to be a major geopolitical flashpoint?
Lebanon
Which country has continued its economic and political influence in Africa?
China through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Which Central/Latin America country nominated their first female president this year?
Mexico (Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo)
What president faced significant domestic opposition due to pension and labor reforms?
Emmanuel Macron (France)
What Asian country launched multiple missions, including the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon?
India
Israeli assassinates who in Beruit in January of 2024?
Hamas’s Deputy Leader Saleh Al-Arouri
Tensions between what government and rebel group remained high ? (Ethiopia)
Ethiopian government and Tigrary rebels
Which country has been hit the hardest by South America's wildfires?
Bolivia (7 million hectares)
What countries tensions sometimes arose over the strain on social services and the political polarization surrounding immigration?
Germany and Sweden
Long standing tensions between India and Pakistan rose along what border?
Kashmir Border
the US military, backed by international partners conducted limited strikes against which terriost group?
The war in Sudan escalated through the army and what rebel force that has led to severe civilian casualties and displacement?
Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Gang violence has plunged what Caribbean nation with a long history of upheaval, into one of its worst periods of chaos?
Haiti
What country in the EU and NATO played a complex role in discussions on NATO expansion and was involved in mediation efforts related to the Ukraine conflict?
Turkey
Ongoing demonstrations for freedom of expression and political reforms persisted in various forms in what Chinese region?
Hong Kong
What happened in January of 2024 in Iran that is considered the deadliest terror attack on its soil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution?
Bombing in Kerman by ISIS-K
What terriorist groups continued to pose significant threats to parts of Africa, particularly in West and East Africa?
Boko Haram and al-Shabaab
What economic and political organization in South America finalized a trade deal with the European Union that took 25 years in the making?
Mercosur ( Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
What countries had strikes and protests over issues such as wage inequality, pension reforms, and the cost of living?
France, Italy, and Spain
Despite international condemnation, what country has political and humanitarian crisis still?
Myanmar
Rebel groups took over what regime in Syria?
Al-Assad
What country was grappling with post-election violence and ongoing conflicts in the eastern part of the country, largely driven by armed groups and militia activities?
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC):