Explanation

The New START Treaty was signed between United States and Russia in 2010

Suspended by Russia on 21 February 2023.

Explanation

The President of  Egypt has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU)

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The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term.

It rotates among the continent’s five regions.

A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus.

Term length: 1 year

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African Union (AU) members: 55 member states

African Union (AU) secretariat:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The 35th African Union session began on 5 February 2022, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

African Union (AU) launched: 9 July 2002

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Explanation

• The headquarter of OPEC is located in Vienna
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• OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
•  It was founded on 14th September 1960 in Baghdad.
•  It consists of 15 member countries.

Explanation

Pakistan has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on:

Combating Desertification and Drought (singed in 1994 and ratified it in 1997)

The International Convention on Climate Change ( singed in June 1992 and ratified it in June 1994)

The International Labour Convention on Child Labour. (ratified on October 11, 2001)

Explanation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established To promote regional cooperation and stability in Eurasia

On 9 June 2017, India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China

The SCO Founded: June 15, 2001

The SCO currently comprises nine Members States

1. China
2. India
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Russia
6. Pakistan
7. Tajikistan
8. Iran 
9. Uzbekistan

Explanation

The United Kingdom voted to leave the EU in a national referendum in June 2016,

and left in 2020.

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, at midnight (Dutch time).

Theresa May was prime minister at the Time of Brexit

Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) .

The UK is to date the first and only country to formally leave the EU after 47 years of membership

Explanation

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields .

1 physics

2 chemistry

3 physiology

4 medicine

5 literature 

6 peace

while a memorial prize in economic sciences was added in 1968.

Explanation

Zia-ur-Rehman, former President of Bangladesh,

He initiated the idea of forming SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).

Additional information 

The Headquarters and Secretariat of the Association are in Kathmandu, Nepal.

It was founded in Dhaka on December 8, 1985.

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

• 1. Afghanistan 
• 2. Bangladesh
• 3. Bhutan 
• 4. India 
• 5. Nepal
• 6. Maldives
• 7. Pakistan
• 8. Sri Lanka

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Explanation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries.

It does so by supporting economic policies that promote financial stability and monetary cooperation, which are essential to increase productivity, job creation, and economic well-being.

Explanation

On 3 August 2022, the Senate, the upper house of the US parliament, approved the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in NATO. 

Senate votes 95 to 1 in favor of Finland and Sweden joining NATO,

with the US the 23rd of 30 member states to approve.

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