Explanation

The current president of Cuba is Miguel Díaz-Canel.

He succeeded Raul Castro, who was the president from 2008 to 2018.

He has been in office since October 10, 2019.

He is also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Díaz-Canel is the first president of Cuba who is not a member of the Castro family since the 1959 revolution.

Explanation

Liz Truss became prime minister of United Kingdom (UK) on 6 September 2022 and resigned on 20 October 2022 (45 days only).

Explanation

Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Edition: 15th

Final Held: 29 January 2023

Host: India

Winner: Germany (third title)

Runner-up: Belgium

Participating teams: 16

Matches played: 44

Goals scored: 249

Top scorer: Jeremy Hayward (Australia)

Best player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)

Best young player: Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)

Best goalkeeper: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

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Explanation

NATO full form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA)

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Total members: 32 (30 European & 2 North American countries)

Latest Member: Finland

NATO Type: Military Alliance

NATO Official Languages: English & French

Founding members: 12

Pakistan: Not a NATO member

Member Muslim country: Turkiye 

Last Member: On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member.

List of NATO member countries

1.       Albania

2.       Belgium

3.       Bulgaria

4.       Canada

5.       Croatia

6.       Czechia

7.       Denmark

8.       Estonia

9.       France

10.   Germany

11.   Greece

12.   Hungary

13.   Iceland

14.   Italy

15.   Latvia

16.   Lithuania

17.   Luxembourg

18.   Montenegro

19.   Netherlands

20.   North Macedonia

21.   Norway

22.   Poland

23.   Portugal

24.   Romania

25.   Slovakia

26.   Slovenia

27.   Spain

28.   Turkiye

29.   United Kingdom

30.   United States

31.   Finland 2023

32.  Sweden 2024

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Explanation

44 billion US dollars Twitter deal signed on: 25 April 2022

Elon Musk is also: CEO of SpaceX (rocket developer)

Twitter messages are called: Tweets

Logo of Twitter is: white X

Twitter was launched: 2006

Twitter founders: Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey & Biz Stone

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Explanation

On June 2018 FATF added Pakistan to its gray list

Pakistan needs 12 votes out of 39 to exit the “grey" list and move up to join countries that do not require monitoring. 

Pakistan has been removed from the list after four years n 21 October 2022

 on Thursday FATF decided to retain Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ till June 2021

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while 

On 24 February 2023, FATF added South Africa and Nigeria to its gray list

On 24 February 2023, FATF removed Cambodia and Morocco from its gray list

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Explanation

International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May.

Theme 2022: Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health

Theme 2023: Our Nurses, Our Future

Theme 2024:Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care

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Explanation

The Emirates Mars Mission is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars.

The Hope probe was launched on 19 July 2020, and went into orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021

. The mission design, development, and operations are led by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.