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1. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced his resignation on Monday after less than a month in office. In response, far-right leader Marine Le Pen called for what to take place?
Lecornu’s resignation plunges France into political chaos again, putting pressure on Macron amid increasing calls for new elections or his resignation, Arthur Goldhammer wrote last month.
2. Negotiations to end the Israel-Hamas war began on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The resort city on the Red Sea played host to a different intergovernmental gathering in 2022. Which event was it?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan might bring about an end to the conflict, but the next stage of the deal—ensuring the effectiveness of the cease-fire and disarmament of Hamas—will prove far messier, Daniel B. Shapiro writes.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday was on Tuesday. How old did he turn?
Last month, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught discussing plans to extend their lifespans at a military parade in Beijing, though Putin sounded decidedly more serious about his schemes than Xi, FP’s James Palmer wrote at the time.
4. Protesters attacked Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa’s motorcade on Tuesday amid ongoing demonstrations against what recent action by his administration?
Noboa comfortably won reelection in April despite the fact that Ecuador has seen few improvements to its economy or rampant crime on his watch, Nick Aspinwall reported at the time.
5. Youth protesters in Madagascar on Wednesday rejected the government’s offer to join a “national dialogue,” accusing it of doing what amid weeks of demonstrations?
Youth-led protests in Madagascar and Morocco could spur more Generation Z-led demonstrations in other African countries suffering from high costs of living and unemployment, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
6. Afghanistan’s foreign minister traveled to India on Wednesday in an effort to expand regional engagement. The Taliban regime, which has largely been stonewalled by the international community, has so far been recognized as legitimate by only one country. Which one is it?
The trip follows a confusing series of events surrounding internet blackouts in Afghanistan, FP’s Michael Kugelman reports in South Asia Brief.
7. By Thursday, the talks in Sharm El-Sheikh led Israel and Hamas to sign a cease-fire agreement. In its first stage, the deal would lead to Hamas releasing its remaining living hostages in exchange for Israel beginning to withdraw its military from Gaza, along with what other action?
The outline of this agreement had been on the table for months, raising the question of why it was agreed to now, Daniel Byman writes.
8. North Korea celebrated the 80th anniversary of its ruling party on Friday. What is that party called?
High-level Russian officials were in attendance for Friday’s festivities, highlighting how close Pyongyang and Moscow have grown during the war in Ukraine, as FP’s Keith Johnson wrote about last year.
9. Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for metal-organic frameworks that could help reduce pollution and combat climate change. A member of the Nobel committee, referring to the frameworks’ small size belying their ability to contain vast quantities of matter, compared the discovery to which object from the Harry Potter series?
The committee cited the potential for the frameworks to separate “forever chemicals” from water, The Associated Press reports.
10. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Why was she awarded the prestigious prize?
Machado is the first Venezuelan to win the prize and the sixth person from Latin America, Reuters reports.
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