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Ukraine
Russia Begins Donbas Offensive
The Russian army has launched a new offensive against Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known collectively as the Donbas. Overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky said the battle for the area had begun, and Ukraine would fight “for every last meter.” Russia has been active in the Donbas region since 2014, supporting a local rebellion against Ukraine’s government. The pro-Russian separatists, claiming to fight for independence of two separate “people’s republics” in each of the regions never controlled the entirety of either but did lay claim to them. Before invading Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Russian recognition of the independence and full territorial claims of the two regions.
This map depicts the areas of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk where the Russian army is attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Afghanistan
Explosions Strike Boys School
Two blasts killed at least six people and wounded another 11 as students were leaving their morning classes at the Abdul Rahim Shahid High School in Kabul today. A police spokesperson reported the blasts were caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The high school is located in a predominantly Shiite Muslim community with most enrolled students coming from the small Hazara ethnic minority, who have been frequently targeted by ISIL (ISIS) and labeled as heretics. The frequency of bomb attacks in Afghanistan has declined since the Taliban took control of the government in August. While the Taliban have been blamed previously for attacks on Hazaras, they have regularly carried out raids on suspected Islamic State hideouts since taking power. No group has claimed responsibility yet for this attack.
This map depicts the Abdul Rahim Shahid High School in Kabul where two IEDs were detonated just outside the school. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Times of India
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Israel-Palestine
Assault On Gaza After Rocket Fire
No injuries or casualties were reported following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip targeting a weapons manufacturing site administered by Hamas, the Palestinian group who oversees the coastal area. Tensions have escalated in recent days after a series of incidents at Al-Asqa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli military forces raided the holy site several times, arresting hundreds and injuring dozens. A rocket was later launched from the Gaza Strip, but was shot down before it could land in southern Israel, the first such attack in months. Jordan and Egypt, who have peace agreements with Israel, strongly condemned the Israeli military’s actions, which they claim violated “the legal and historic status quo” of the holy compound, which contains sites sacred to Muslims, Jews and Christians.
This map depicts the Old City of Jerusalem and its quarters. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which sea is the only sea in the world to have no shores?
A: The Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea, located within the Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea with no land boundary. It’s a large patch of ocean named after the free-floating seaweed that collects there, Sargassum. While algae is found free-floating all over the world’s oceans, most reproduce and begin life on the ocean floors. However, in the Sargasso Sea, the algae reproduces on high seas. Sargasso is also unique in that its boundaries are defined by ocean currents, not land. It lies within the Northern Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, with the Gulf Stream to the west, the North Atlantic current to the north, the Canary Current to the east, and the North Atlantic Equatorial Current to the south. Because of its dynamic borders, the boundaries of Sargasso Sea slightly change with the seasons.
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Q: The longest tunnel in the world at 36 miles (57.5 km) connects which two cities?
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