Consider the following pairs: <table><tr><th></th><th>Country</th><th>Reason for being in the news</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>Argentina</td><td>Worst economic crisis</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Sudan</td><td>War between the country's regular army and paramilitary forces</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>Turkey</td><td>Rescinded its membership of NATO</td></tr></table> How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Answer: B. Two of the three pairs are correctly matched. (1) Argentina - Worst economic crisis: CORRECT. Argentina has been in deep economic crisis with hyperinflation exceeding 200% annually, currency collapse and high poverty. Javier Milei's election in late 2023 was a direct consequence of this crisis. (2) Sudan - War between regular army and paramilitary forces: CORRECT. The Sudan civil war that erupted in April 2023 is between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under Gen. Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary under Hemedti. (3) Turkey - Rescinded NATO membership: WRONG. Turkey has NOT rescinded NATO membership. Turkey remains a NATO member (joined 1952). Some tensions with NATO over Sweden/Finland accession, but Turkey has not withdrawn from NATO. So 2 correct pairs (1 and 2). Source: International news coverage (BBC, Reuters, Foreign Affairs).