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Name a valid 2025 country that fits the criteria:
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It withdrew from the International Criminal Court to let in Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Hungary
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Leader dies aged 88, funeral is attended by delegations from 160+ countries
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Vatican City
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The highest temperature of 2025 in Europe is measured here
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Portugal
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Recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan
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Russia
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Holds the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games
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Italy
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The 2025 NATO Summit took place in its third-largest city
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Netherlands
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State-owned gambling operator mistakenly informed 10,000s of people that they'd won a large prize due to an erroneous conversion from the Euro to local currency
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Norway
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A revised version of the national anthem Nad Tatrou sa blýska was introduced
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Slovakia
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Legalized same-sex marriage
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Liechtenstein
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The first female archbishop was named
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United Kingdom
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This country's astronaut went on a 20-day-long mission in space
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Poland
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59 people dead and 150+ injured by a fire in a nightclub in Kočani
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North Macedonia
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Two people with leprosy reported, first cases in over 40 years
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Romania
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Following the previous year's victory by Nemo, this country held this year's Eurovision
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Switzerland
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President re-elected for the 7th time (disputed elections included)
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Belarus
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Following his father's abdication, Guillaume became Grand Duke
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Luxembourg
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It invoked article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
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Estonia
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Qualified to the Eurovision Grand Final with Gabry Ponte's song "Tutta l'Italia" ("All Italy")
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San Marino
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TikTok was officially banned (but the ban is not really enforced)
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Albania
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Crown jewels were stolen in a shocking robbery at a national art museum
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France
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Held the European Union presidency
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Denmark
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The EU added it to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing
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Monaco
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Major blackout started here and affected most of country as well as neighbours
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Spain
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Site of a volcanic eruption
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Iceland
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New Schengen Area member
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Bulgaria
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Had an earthquake with magnitude >6.0
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Greece
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Its capital city had no government (since June 2024 elections) as the 14 elected parties failed to reach an agreement
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Belgium
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Received an Academy Award
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Latvia
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Its monument is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list
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Germany
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New law that bans communist propaganda is approved and signed by the President
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Czech Republic
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Its Boka Bay was the finish line of The Ocean Race Europe, a sailing competition
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Montenegro
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Captured multiple North Korean soliders
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Ukraine
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Sanctions imposed by the EU on this country in 2023 were lifted
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Kosovo
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Had a top 5 best male tennis player (by ATP singles rankings)
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Serbia
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Contained a European Capital of Culture of 2025
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Slovenia
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Its golden passport program was ordered to be shut down by the European Court of Justice
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Malta
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President / former president was sentenced to prison
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Emil the Moose wandered around
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Austria
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Celebrated the 1100th anniversary of its first kingdom
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Croatia
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The transit Russian gas to this country is stopped by Ukraine
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Moldova
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Took steps to recognize the State of Palestine
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Andorra
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A Schengen country to have temporary boders in place due to a migrant crisis
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Sweden
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Disconnected from the Russian electric grid and joined the Synchronous grid of Continental Europea instead
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Lithuania
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Had presidential elections
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Ireland
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Announced the withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty which prohibits the use of anti-personnel mines
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Finland
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