Consider the following pairs : Country | Reason for being in the news 1. Argentina | Worst economic crisis 2. Sudan | War between the country's regular army and paramilitary forces 3. Turkey | Rescinded its membership of NATO How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
A
Only one pair
B
Only two pairs
Correct answer
C
All three pairs
D
None of the pairs
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct: in 2023 Argentina was in its worst economic crisis in decades, with inflation above 100%. Pair 2 is correct: since April 2023 Sudan has been at war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Pair 3 is wrong: Turkey has not left NATO; it was in the news for delaying approval of Sweden's membership. So two pairs are correct.
International Relations & Geopolitics