Consider the following pairs: <table><tr><th>Regions often mentioned in news</th><th>Reason for being in news</th></tr><tr><td>1. North Kivu and Ituri</td><td>War between Armenia and Azerbaijan</td></tr><tr><td>2. Nagorno-Karabakh</td><td>Insurgency in Mozambique</td></tr><tr><td>3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia</td><td>Dispute between Israel and Lebanon</td></tr></table> How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Answer: D. NONE of the pairs is correctly matched. (1) North Kivu and Ituri - Armenia-Azerbaijan war: WRONG. North Kivu and Ituri are provinces of EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, where conflict involves M23 rebels, Wazalendo militia and the DRC army, NOT Armenia-Azerbaijan. (2) Nagorno-Karabakh - Mozambique insurgency: WRONG. Nagorno-Karabakh is the disputed territory between ARMENIA and AZERBAIJAN. Azerbaijan's military operation in 2023 led to the exodus of Armenian population. Has nothing to do with Mozambique. (Mozambique's Cabo Delgado insurgency is the actual northern Mozambique issue.) (3) Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - Israel-Lebanon dispute: WRONG. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are oblasts in southeastern UKRAINE, partly occupied by Russia since February 2022 invasion. They are not connected to Israel-Lebanon. All three pairs are completely mismatched. Hence D. Source: International news coverage (BBC, Reuters, Foreign Affairs).