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2024 News Stories - Name the Country

Can you name the countries described in these news stories from the year 2024?
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Country
Keir Starmer elected as Prime Minister
United Kingdom
Hosts the Summer Olympics
France
Joins NATO
Sweden
Starts construction on a new mega-city called "The Line"
Saudi Arabia
A major political candidate is nearly assassinated, but escapes with minor injuries to his ear
United States
Fails to move its capital to Nusantara as originally planned
Indonesia
Hundreds of people killed or injured when their pagers explode in their pockets
Lebanon
Introduces a new flag after the regime of Bashar al-Assad is deposed
Syria
Martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol, but it only lasts for six hours
South Korea
Claudia Sheinbaum elected President – becoming both the first woman and the first Jewish person to hold the post
Mexico
The population soars above 41 million, of whom perhaps 30% were born in a different country
Canada
Signs a mutual defense treaty with Russia and is thought to have sent troops to fight in Ukraine
North Korea
The stock market finally returns to its level from 1989 – a span of 35 years with no gain
Japan
Nayib Bukele reelected as President with 80% of the vote
El Salvador
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated
Iran
Introduces a new currency called the Gold
Zimbabwe
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