Current Events 2023 Part 3

Massive protests continued in Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu sacked his defense minister, the first cabinet member to object to THIS planned action.

• Plans to strike Iranian nuclear facilities

• Overhaul the judiciary to reduce its independence

• Annexation of the West Bank

• Ending the exemption from military service for certain religious communities

The violent protests across France in response to plans for pension reform has led to the postponement of a visit by THIS newly installed head of state.

• Prime Minister Trudeau

• Chancellor Olaf Scholz

• Queen Margrethe II

• King Charles III

One result of the Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s summit was Putin’s announcement that Russia would consider using THIS currency to settle international financial accounts.

The approximately 1.9 billion Muslims in the world welcomed the beginning of THIS religious event, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a holy month of prayer, fasting and communal meals.

• Hajj

• Ramadan

• Sawm

• Eid Al-Adha

Russian President Putin announced plans to base tactical nuclear weapons in THIS former Soviet republic which Moscow used as a launching point for the invasion of Ukraine and last year’s doomed strike to take Kyiv.

The United States carried out air strikes against Iran-backed militia groups in THIS country after attack drone strikes killed an American contractor, wounded another and five troops. Subsequent attacks on American facilities opened the door to further retaliation.

• Syria

• Iran

• Lebanon

• Yemen

At least 34 migrants have gone missing after their boat capsized off the coast of THIS North African country, across the Strait of Sicily. The country where the Arab Spring began is often used as launching point for migrants from North Africa, the Sahel, the Middle East and Afghanistan due to its proximity to Italy.

• Morocco

• Egypt

• Tunisia

• Algeria

Which iconic food brand will begin making use of a new logo this fall in the U.S. and Canada?

• Coca-cola

• Quaker Oats

• Pepsi

• Jell-O

Semiconductor pioneer Gordon Moore, the creator of Moore's Law, has died at age 94. He was a co-founder of which tech company?

• Intel

• Texas Instruments

• Apple

• RadioShack

Which U.S. state became the first in nearly 60 years to abandon the "right-to-work" law?

• Illinois

• Minnesota

• West Virginia

• Michigan