Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Equatorial Guinea isolates island over complaints
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
United Nations analysis says Israeli actions against Palestinians in Gaza amount to genocide
The word genocide is in the news as a United Nations report applies it to Israel's nearly two-year-old war in the Gaza Strip, a neighboring Palestinian territory. An independent commission of experts appointed by the UN concluded two week...
Businessman files $50 million claim over ICE arrest and injuries
The 79-year-old owner of a Los Angeles area car wash is seeking $50 million in damages after U.S. immigration agents forced the U.S. citizen to the ground and detained him for almost 12 hours. Rafie Ollah Shouhed’s lawyer said the businessman suffere...
This week's word in the news: TRANSITION
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
VA benefits regional offices would be closed, and the VA would not be able to provide career counseling or transition assistance program activities.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 09/29/2025
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