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Turkey
Warships Blocked from Straits
The Turkish government has closed the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits to warships, calling on world governments to honor the Montreux Convention, a 1936 international pact which states Turkey has the right to limit transit of warships during times of war. The strategically-valuable straits connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and lie in Turkish territory. Russia’s only warm-water naval ports lay on the Black Sea, meaning the Russian navy relies on the straits for year-round international access. By activating the Montreux Convention on Sunday, Turkey has officially recognized the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war. During peacetime, this convention guarantees free passage for civilian and trade vessels. So far no countries have requested naval access through the straits since Turkey’s declaration.
This map depicts the valuable straits in Turkey with relation to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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North Korea
New Missile Launch
Japanese and South Korean authorities reported a new missile launch from North Korea on Sunday. It was the first since North Korea took a roughly month-long pause after a record-setting January for launch activity. The missile travelled roughly 185 miles (300km) before splashing down into the Sea of Japan, outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. North Korean officials claim the launch was a successful test towards the country putting its own reconnaissance satellite into orbit. This morning, the United States and 10 other countries issued a condemnation for the renewed launches, which are in violation of United Nations resolutions.
This map depicts the various ranges of ballistic missiles known to be in North Korea’s arsenal. Click on the map to learn more.
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Syria
Mall Fire in Capital Kills 11 People
An overnight fire at a Syrian shopping center has claimed the lives of at least 11 people, as reported by the Syria interior ministry. Many of those killed were security personnel or other staff on nighttime shifts at the 6-story La Mirada Mall in Damascus, the Syrian capital. According to witness accounts, the fire began around 3:00am on the top floor and spread quickly, burning for over four hours before crews were able to control it. While the cause of the blaze is unknown, fire incidents are common in the city, often due to short-circuits in sub-standard electrical systems or dangerous heating methods. A recent hospital fire in the city in Aleppo was caused by a short-circuit and killed three people.
This map depicts the Syrian capital of Damascus, where a deadly shopping center fire broke out overnight. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: In which body of water can you find the tallest waterfall in the world?
A: The Denmark Strait
The tallest waterfall in the world, known as the Denmark Strait Cataracts, lies in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. At the western end of the strait are a series of cataracts that range from around 2,000 ft underwater to 10,000 ft, with a two-mile drop near the southern tip of Greenland. Southward-flowing cold water from the Nordic Sea meets the warmer waters of the Irminger Sea. When the colder, denser water sinks below the warmer water, it follows the path of the underwater Denmark Cataract, an 11,500 foot (3,505 m) drop to the ocean floor. The downward flow of water is estimated to total 123 million cubic feet (3.5 million cubic m) per second.
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Q: Known as the ‘Country of Rivers,’ which country has the most rivers in the world with over 700 rivers?
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