Explanation

Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Explanation

The 17th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in June 8-9, 2017 was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

During this summit, India and Pakistan were officially admitted as full members.

Explanation

World Bank:

World Bank established: July 1944

World Bank was established during: the Bretton Woods Conference

World Bank Members: 189

World Bank's aim: to provide loans and grants for various projects

World Bank headquarters: Washington, USA

IMF:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations and an international financial institution

IMF founded: 27 December 1945

IMF headquarters: Washington, USA

IMF total members: 190

IMF official language: English 

Explanation

The Pentagon is a large, five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia.

They serve as the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense.

It's a prominent symbol of the U.S. military.

"Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense. 

Explanation

The three countries that have not signed the CTBT are:

• India
• North Korea
• Pakistan

These countries are also among the eight Annex 2 states that have not ratified the treaty.

 The United States was the first nation to sign the treaty.

Signatories:187

Ratifiers: 178

Additional information 

CTBT stands for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 

It's a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions for both civilian and military purposes

Signed: 24 September 1996

Languages (6)

1. Arabic
2. Chinese
3. English
4. French
5. Russian
6. Spanish

Explanation

 The 2nd RCEP Summit was held in Singapore on November 14, 2018. 

Additional information 

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a free trade agreement among the 15 Members 

All ten members of ASEAN (excludes candidate member  East Timor):

1 Brunei

 2 Cambodia

3 Indonesia

4 Laos

5 Malaysia

6 Myanmar

 7 Philippines

 8 Singapore

9 Thailand

10 Vietnam

The three East Asian members of ASEAN Plus Three:

11 China

12 Japan

13 South Korea

The two Oceanian members of ASEAN Plus Six:

14 Australia

15 New Zealand

The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world's population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($29.7 trillion)

The RCEP was signed virtually on November 15, 2020, on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

RCEP) was signed virtually, and organized by Vietnam

Effective: 1 January 2022

Language: English 

Explanation

Saudi Arabia was the president of G20 in 2020 while Italy was the president in 2021.

Explanation

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As the leader of the movement for about half a century, he established the Fatah organization in 1958 and got to be the chairman of the Palestinian Freedom Organization in 1969.

Explanation

World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated on 21 April.

 United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to celebrate the day in 2017, and the first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated in 2018.

Explanation

SAVAK stands for  (Organization of Intelligence and Security of the Country)

SAVAK was the secret police, domestic security, and intelligence service in Iran 

SAVAK had 5,000 agents at its peak.

Savak is Founded on March 20, 1957

Founder of Savak: Teymur Bakhtiar

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