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1. What percent of ballots did incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin receive in his bid for reelection last weekend?
Putin’s reelection was never in doubt. With another six-year term solidified, the Russian leader is free to expand his military further in preparation for a possible conflict with NATO, FP’s Amy Mackinnon reports.
2. Which African nation on Saturday announced it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with the United States?
Niger signed a defense pact with Russia in December 2023, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
3. On Monday, the third annual Summit for Democracy began in which Asian country?
Seoul should serve as an example of how a country can build a thriving, modern economy while maintaining democratic norms—and not choosing between alliances with the United States or China, Damon Wilson and Lynn Lee argue.
4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday spurned a plea from U.S. President Joe Biden to call off a looming assault on which city in the Gaza Strip?
Biden now resembles a “disappointed uncle” in his attitude toward Israel, former diplomat Richard Haass said in conversation with FP’s Ravi Agrawal on FP Live.
5. Brazilian federal police on Tuesday formally indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for conspiring to do what?
The falsification measures allowed Bolsonaro and 16 others, including the former president’s then-12-year-old daughter, to sidestep pandemic safety measures—and travel to the United States in 2022, FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
6. Why did Ghana’s parliamentary speaker block the approval of new government ministers and their deputies on Wednesday?
The bill would criminalize identifying as a member of the LGBTQ community. Its passage could risk U.S.-Ghana relations at a time of increased instability in the Sahel, FP’s Howard W. French writes.
7. The United Nations General Assembly unanimously agreed on Thursday to pass a resolution concerning what issue?
The resolution included language ensuring that AI systems comply with human rights, but the U.N.’s lack of enforcement mechanisms may dilute the measure’s impact, FP’s Rishi Iyengar reports.
8. The European Commission on Thursday proposed that member countries impose tariffs on what product from Russia and Belarus?
The proposal comes as Russia gears up for another offensive in Ukraine, where Kyiv is in desperate need of arms and ammunition, Doug Klain writes.
9. On Monday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a ban on what item?
The ban came after videos circulated on social media showing people dancing in the streets to truck horns playing melodic tunes, The Associated Press reports.
10. Manchester Labour Party council member Pat Karney wore an animal mask this week in an apparent call for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold early elections. Which creature did he dress up as?
Karney voiced his disgust with the Sunak government, saying Britons are angry and want elections soon, the Manchester Evening News reports.
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