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​ The UN Security Council issued a warning to Israel for a ceasefire in March 2024.

The Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during the month of Ramadan. 

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The country that joined the United Nations in March 2024 is South Sudan​ (UN News)​​ 

The member states of the United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states.

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• Edition: 22
• Held: 20 November 18 December 2022 (Qatar)
• Matches: 64
• Length: 28 days
• First Asian cities to host FIFA world cup: South Korea & Japan (2002)
• First Arab country to host FIFA world: Qatar (2022)
• FIFA world cup held in Asia in 2022: Second time
• Venues: 8 (5 cities)
• Country to provide security: Pakistan (sent around 4500 soldiers)
• Country to produce ball: Pakistan
• Participating countries from Asia: Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan & Saudi Arabia
• Winner: Argentine
• Argentine won: after 36 years (previously won in 1986)
• Runner-up: France
• Argentine won: third time
• Goals scored: 172
• Top scorer: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
• Kylian Mbappe belongs: France
• Best player: Lionel Messi (7 goals) (Argentine)
• Golden Ball winner: Lionel Messi
• Lionel Messi won Ball: Second time
• Lionel Messi won Golden Ball first time: 2014
• Best young player: Enzo Fernendez (Argentine)
• Best goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)
• Country to get third position: Croatia
• Country to get fourth position: Morocco
• Golden Boot winner: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
• Second player to score hat-trick in Final: Kylian Mbappe
• First Arab country to Qualify for semi-final: Morocco
• Final held: Lusail Stadium 
• World Cup trophy showcased by: Deepika Pedukone (Indian actress) & Iker Casillas (Spanish legend footballer)
• Golden Glove winner: Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)
• In 2022, Argentine became the first South American nation to win FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 2002.
• France lost in the final of a World Cup for the second time (First vs Italy in 2006) (second vs Argentine in 2022)

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 (football)

Edition: 9th

Venue: Australia, New Zealand

Final held: 20 August 2023

Final venue: Sydney

Winner: Spain

Runner-up: England

Third position: Sweden

Participating teams: 32

Total matched: 64

Official mascot: Tazuni

Total goals scored: 164

Top scorer: Hinata Miyazawa from Japan (5 goals)

Best player: Aitana Bonmatí from Spain

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo from Spain

Best goalkeeper : Mary Earps from England

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Explanation

Timbuktu is a city in Mali,

It is situated twenty kilometers north of the Niger River.

The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region.

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The G-2, or Group of Two, is a relationship between the United States and China.

The term was first proposed in 2005 by C.

 was first proposed by C. Fred Bergsten 

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It is strategically located at the mouth of the Red Sea.

It is near some of the world's busiest shipping lanes and controls access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Djibouti is a key U.S. partner in regional security and humanitarian efforts.

It is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia

French and Arabic are its two official languages

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Operation Neptune Spear was the U.S. military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011:

When: May 2, 2011

Where: Abbottabad, Pakistan

Who: United States Navy SEALs of SEAL Team Six, along with other units

What: A CIA-led mission that ended a nearly decade-long manhunt for bin Laden

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CARICOM stands for Caribbean Community and Common Market,

It was founded in 1973

It was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas 

Headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.

Member states

• 15 full members
• 6 associates
• 7 observers

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BECA stands for Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement

The agreement was signed on October 27, 2020

BECA is part of a series of agreements between the two countries that aim to increase military cooperation:

• General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA): Signed in 2002
• Logistic Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA): Signed in 2016
• Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA): Signed in 2018