π Active Volcanoes Around the World
β Mount Yasur
π Location: Tanna Island, Vanuatu
β’ One of the worldβs most accessible active volcanoes; continuous activity.
β Mount Ruapehu
π Location: North Island, New Zealand
β’ Active stratovolcano; highest point in the North Island.
β Mount Tavurvur
π Location: East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
β’ Active volcano; part of the Rabaul caldera.
β Mount Yasur
π Location: Tanna Island, Vanuatu
β’ One of the worldβs most accessible active volcanoes; continuous activity.
β Mount Ruapehu
π Location: North Island, New Zealand
β’ Active stratovolcano; highest point in the North Island.
β Mount Tavurvur
π Location: East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
β’ Active volcano; part of the Rabaul caldera.
Morag Axis
β It cuts across Gaza between the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis.
β This move effectively links the Philadelphi Route along the Egyptian border to Morag, creating a wider Israeli-controlled βsecurity zone.β
β The Morag corridor joins other key zones under Israeli control, including the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors.
β The Philadelphi Corridor refers to a narrow strip of land along Gazaβs border with Egypt that has been under Israeli control since 2024.
β Together with expanded buffer zones, these give Israel control of over 50% of Gazaβs territory
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β It cuts across Gaza between the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis.
β This move effectively links the Philadelphi Route along the Egyptian border to Morag, creating a wider Israeli-controlled βsecurity zone.β
β The Morag corridor joins other key zones under Israeli control, including the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors.
β The Philadelphi Corridor refers to a narrow strip of land along Gazaβs border with Egypt that has been under Israeli control since 2024.
β Together with expanded buffer zones, these give Israel control of over 50% of Gazaβs territory
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π Global Events
π Namibia
β Facing its worst drought in a century, worsened by El NiΓ±o.
β Located in Southwest Africa, bordering Angola, Zambia, South Africa, and Botswana.
π Sudan
β Ongoing war continues to devastate the country.
β Located in Northeast Africa, bordering Egypt, Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
π Brunei
β Indiaβs first bilateral visit to Brunei Darussalam.
β A small Southeast Asian nation on Borneo Island, bordered by Malaysiaβs Sarawak state and the South China Sea.
β Part of the Commonwealth & ASEAN.
π Vietnam
β Typhoon Yagi has killed 143 people in northern Vietnam.
β Located in Southeast Asia, sharing borders with China, Laos, Cambodia, and maritime borders in the South China Sea.
π Mexico
β Reformed its judicial system, becoming the first country to elect judges at all levels.
β Located in North America, bordering U.S., Guatemala, Belize, and has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
π Gulf of Mexico
β Hurricane Francine disrupted 42% of crude oil and 53% of natural gas production in the U.S.
β Large ocean basin, bordered by U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, draining the Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers.
π Amazon River
β Experiencing unprecedented drought, with historic low water levels.
β Originates in the Peruvian Andes, the largest river by water volume, draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
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π Namibia
β Facing its worst drought in a century, worsened by El NiΓ±o.
β Located in Southwest Africa, bordering Angola, Zambia, South Africa, and Botswana.
π Sudan
β Ongoing war continues to devastate the country.
β Located in Northeast Africa, bordering Egypt, Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
π Brunei
β Indiaβs first bilateral visit to Brunei Darussalam.
β A small Southeast Asian nation on Borneo Island, bordered by Malaysiaβs Sarawak state and the South China Sea.
β Part of the Commonwealth & ASEAN.
π Vietnam
β Typhoon Yagi has killed 143 people in northern Vietnam.
β Located in Southeast Asia, sharing borders with China, Laos, Cambodia, and maritime borders in the South China Sea.
π Mexico
β Reformed its judicial system, becoming the first country to elect judges at all levels.
β Located in North America, bordering U.S., Guatemala, Belize, and has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
π Gulf of Mexico
β Hurricane Francine disrupted 42% of crude oil and 53% of natural gas production in the U.S.
β Large ocean basin, bordered by U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, draining the Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers.
π Amazon River
β Experiencing unprecedented drought, with historic low water levels.
β Originates in the Peruvian Andes, the largest river by water volume, draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
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πDarfur town of Sudan
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 67 people and injured dozens recently.
πDarfur Region
β Darfur is a region in western Sudan.
β It lay between Kordofan to the east and Wadai to the west and extended southward to the Al-GhazΔl (Gazelle) River and northward to the Libyan Desert.
β It covers about 440,000 sq.km.
β Darfur consists of an immense rolling plain that has an area of approximately 440,000 sq.km.
β The volcanic highlands of the Marrah Mountains dominate the central part of this plain.
β Darfur was an independent sultanate until it was annexed by Sudan in 1916.
β The name βDarfurβ is derived from βdar fur,β meaning βthe land of the Furβ in Arabic.
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A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 67 people and injured dozens recently.
πDarfur Region
β Darfur is a region in western Sudan.
β It lay between Kordofan to the east and Wadai to the west and extended southward to the Al-GhazΔl (Gazelle) River and northward to the Libyan Desert.
β It covers about 440,000 sq.km.
β Darfur consists of an immense rolling plain that has an area of approximately 440,000 sq.km.
β The volcanic highlands of the Marrah Mountains dominate the central part of this plain.
β Darfur was an independent sultanate until it was annexed by Sudan in 1916.
β The name βDarfurβ is derived from βdar fur,β meaning βthe land of the Furβ in Arabic.
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πMusi River:
β It is a river that flows through the southern Indian state of Telangana. It is a tributary of the Krishna River.
πCourse:
β It begins in the Anantagiri Hills near Vicarabad, Rangareddi district, 90 kilometers to the west of Hyderabad
β It joins the Krishna River near Wazirabad in Nalgonda district.
β Dams: Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar are the two dams that are constructed over the river.
β Hyderabad stands on the bank of this river, which divides the city between the old and the new.
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β It is a river that flows through the southern Indian state of Telangana. It is a tributary of the Krishna River.
πCourse:
β It begins in the Anantagiri Hills near Vicarabad, Rangareddi district, 90 kilometers to the west of Hyderabad
β It joins the Krishna River near Wazirabad in Nalgonda district.
β Dams: Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar are the two dams that are constructed over the river.
β Hyderabad stands on the bank of this river, which divides the city between the old and the new.
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πYellow Sea:
β Also referred to in China as Huang Hai and in North and South Korea as the West Sea, Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
β It is positioned to the north of the East China Sea.
β It is bordered by mainland China in the north and west and by North Korea and South Korea in the east.
β The sea was named for the yellowish sand particles originating from the Gobi Desert that descend on the surface of the sea, thereby giving it a golden yellow color.
β It measures about 960 km from north to south and some 700 km from its east to west.
β The sea is one of the worldβs largest portions of continental shelf submerged in water.
β Climate: It is characterized by very cold, dry winters and wet, warm summers.
β Major rivers discharging directly into the Yellow Sea include the Han, Yangtze, Datung, Yalu, Guang, and Sheyang.
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β Also referred to in China as Huang Hai and in North and South Korea as the West Sea, Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
β It is positioned to the north of the East China Sea.
β It is bordered by mainland China in the north and west and by North Korea and South Korea in the east.
β The sea was named for the yellowish sand particles originating from the Gobi Desert that descend on the surface of the sea, thereby giving it a golden yellow color.
β It measures about 960 km from north to south and some 700 km from its east to west.
β The sea is one of the worldβs largest portions of continental shelf submerged in water.
β Climate: It is characterized by very cold, dry winters and wet, warm summers.
β Major rivers discharging directly into the Yellow Sea include the Han, Yangtze, Datung, Yalu, Guang, and Sheyang.
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π Turkey (Capital: Ankara)
π Context: Turkey launched strikes targeting Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria.
π Location:
β The smaller northwestern part of Turkey, including the city of Istanbul, lies in Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula), known as Eastern Thrace.
β The larger portion of Turkey, called Anatolia (or Asia Minor), is located in Western Asia.
π Borders:
β Georgia and Armenia (northeast), Azerbaijan and Iran (east), Iraq and Syria (southeast), Greece and Bulgaria (northwest).
π Water Bodies:
β Bounded by the Black Sea (north), Mediterranean Sea (southwest), and Aegean Sea (west).
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π Context: Turkey launched strikes targeting Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria.
π Location:
β The smaller northwestern part of Turkey, including the city of Istanbul, lies in Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula), known as Eastern Thrace.
β The larger portion of Turkey, called Anatolia (or Asia Minor), is located in Western Asia.
π Borders:
β Georgia and Armenia (northeast), Azerbaijan and Iran (east), Iraq and Syria (southeast), Greece and Bulgaria (northwest).
π Water Bodies:
β Bounded by the Black Sea (north), Mediterranean Sea (southwest), and Aegean Sea (west).
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π Trinidad & Tobago (Capital: Port of Spain)
π Context:
β Trinidad & Tobago is the first country in the Caribbean to adopt Indiaβs Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform.
π Location:
β Island country in the southeastern West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean.
π Proximity:
β Close to South America, northeast of Venezuela, and northwest of Guyana.
π Context:
β Trinidad & Tobago is the first country in the Caribbean to adopt Indiaβs Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform.
π Location:
β Island country in the southeastern West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean.
π Proximity:
β Close to South America, northeast of Venezuela, and northwest of Guyana.