Which one of the following cities (they were in the news in recent times) is not correctly matched with its country?

Option 2 is incorrect because Cannes is a city on the French Riviera and belongs to France, not Italy. The other three matches are correct: Salamanca is a city in Spain [1]; Cancún (Cancun) is a major city and tourist destination in Mexico [2]; and Bruges is a well-known city in Belgium [3]. Thus the mismatched pair is Cannes : Italy (Option 2). The citations confirm the national contexts for Salamanca, Cancún and Belgium respectively, while Cannes’ identification as French follows standard geopolitical knowledge of European cities.

Sources

1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: Major Crops and Cropping Patterns in India > Contd.) > p. 86
2. [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Mexican Revolution > p. 165
3. [3] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 29: Environment Issues and Health Effects > Cartagena Group > p. 425