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United Kingdom
Pro-Ukraine Coalition Meeting
National leaders from across Europe, along with Canada and Turkey, gathered in London this past weekend to signal continued support for Ukraine’s defense from the ongoing Russian invasion, following a very public breakdown in relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called for a summit of Ukraine’s allies in Europe with the United States within hours of the televised squabble in the Oval Office, though this recent meeting is only a step toward that broader gathering. French President Emmanuel Macron says France and the United Kingdom are in the process of finalizing a peace proposal that would start with a one-month truce between Ukraine and Russia, while UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer committed 5,000 new air defense missiles to Ukraine in a step towards making Ukraine a “steel porcupine” capable of its own self-defense.
This map depicts the European countries that participated in a meeting on Ukrainian defense this past weekend. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Bloomberg
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Turkey
PKK Declares Ceasefire
The PKK, a militant Kurdish group, has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after more than forty years of armed struggle. The PKK, which stands for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, began its insurgency in 1984 with the aim of creating an independent Kurdish state. The conflict has resulted in over 40,000 deaths. In recent years, the group has mainly called for greater cultural and linguistic rights rather than independence, and pro-Kurdish politicians in Turkey have been targeted by arrests and jail sentences. The ceasefire declaration came days after the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocala called on the movement to dissolve. In Syria, Turkish-backed forces continue to fight the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as the commander of the SDF said the PKK disarmament call did not apply to them.
This map depicts the Kurdish-inhabitated areas and previously proposed borders of Kurdistan in West Asia. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
Dinosaur Eggshell Find
Scientists digging at Utah’s Cedar Mountain Formation unearthed evidence challenging previous assumptions about dinosaur eggshell fossils. They found eggshell fragments that belonged to three feathered bird-like dinosaurs, a crocodile-like species, and two herbivorous dinosaurs. The fragments helped them figure out that at least six different fossil egg species, known as ootaxa, existed there around 100 million years ago. Ootaxa are classifications of egg types based on their structure, rather than their connection to specific animal species. The Cedar Mountain findings help fill a 30-million-year fossil record gap from a time when dinosaurs were migrating from Asia to North America via a land bridge.
This map depicts the location of a dig site in Utah where layers different egg types were discovered in layers also depicted here. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What country is home to the largest glacier in the Alps?
A: Switzerland
Aletsch Glacier, the Alps’ largest and longest glacier, is found in the Bernese Alps of south-central Switzerland. Covering an area of 66 square miles (171 square km), it is divided into the Great Aletsch (main) and the Middle and Upper Aletsch (branches). The main glacier is 12.5 miles (20 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. It extends generally southward from the Concordia Platz (where several other glaciers meet) to the Aletsch Forest (a nature reserve). Global warming is affecting the Aletsch Arena’s “ice sea.” Measurements by the Pro Natura Center Aletsch show that the Great Aletsch Glacier is experiencing dramatic ablation, shrinking by up to 164 feet (50 m) in length each year and retreating significantly at the edges.
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Q: What country is home to the world’s fastest sinking city?
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