The Week of July 2, 2023 by CoenM

12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died during a two day operation by Israeli forces in what WEST BANK CITY? The action focused on the city's refugee camp, which Israel stated was a "command and control" center for militant groups.

Meta released what SOCIAL MEDIA APP, a competitor to Twitter, which claimed over 30 million sign ups in its first two days?

A new record for highest average global temperature was set on four consecutive days, with Thursday recording what NOW RECORD HIGH AVERAGE? Answers must be wtihin 3 degrees Fahrenheit or 1 degree Celcius.

The whereabouts of what FOUNDER OF THE WAGNER GROUP were unknown, though Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko stated he was in St. Petersburg? He was exiled to Belarus after the Wagner mutiny against Russia.

What US TREASURY SECRETARY went on a four day visit to China, ending with her saying talks were "constructive" and "substantive" on issues ranging from global economics to security issues to climate?

What MOVIE was banned in Vietnam over a map shown during the film that the Vietnamese government says supports China's claims to areas of the South China Sea? Warner Brothers stated that the map was a "child-like doodle" not intended to make a geopolitical statement.

The US agreed to send what TYPE OF MUNITIONS to Ukraine in their counter-offensive against Russia? More than 120 countries have joined a convention banning their use, as the submunitions released by them may kill civilians well after the end of military action.

Clouds of dust from what DESERT reached south Florida over the weekend, with weather forecasters predicting more dust could impact air quality across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico? Heavy dust clouds from the same source in 2020 were dubbed the Godzilla dust cloud.

The coalition government of what EUROPEAN COUNTRY collapsed due a disagreement over immigration policy? The party of prime minister Mark Rutte wanted to set strict caps on asylum seekers with families, which his coalition partners rejected.

A fire on a cargo ship in what EASTERN US CITY"s harbor was finally contained after three days and the deaths of two firefighters? The cause of the fire, which involved vehicles on multiple decks, is still unknown.

The shooter who murdered 23 people in a Walmart in what TEXAS CITY was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences? He may still face the death penalty from state charges.

A judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by three of the last surviving victims of what CITY's race riot, which saw up to 300 people killed in its Greenwood distrcit, known as the "Black Wall Street?" The judge said the defendants, all over 100 years old, did not show that they suffered direct individual harm from the riots.