The Istiqlal Mosque, in the northeast corner of Medan Merdeka opposite Lapangan Banteng, is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia.
Can we say the following?
The Istiqlal Mosque is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia.

yes

The murders of Galan, a high-ranking police officer, and a judge last week, were probably carried out by an Israeli mercenary paid by the Medellin cartel - the world's most powerful drug-trafficking mafia - which has set up paramilitary squads accused of hundreds of individual murders and massacres against political and labor leaders, as well as peasants and patriotic union leftist militants in different parts of the country.
Can we say the following?
Galan was killed by patriotic union leftist militants.

no

Definitely do not lift the ban on ivory, it will drive the species to near extinction again. Elephant numbers should be controlled but what has ivory got to do with it? It is a barbaric trade and should be banned permanently.
Can we say the following?
The ban on ivory trade has been effective in protecting the elephant from extinction.

yes

Gross domestic product, a measure of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a 3% annual pace in the April-June period.
Can we say the following?
Annual rate increase of 3% in second quarter much lower than forecasts.
no