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1. Columbia University in New York ordered student protesters on Monday to clear their tent encampments in support of Palestinians or face what consequence?
Pro-Palestinian protests at universities across the United States represent a broader crisis of politics in the country, FP’s Howard W. French writes.
2. Which West African country held parliamentary elections on Monday?
The vote followed a constitutional change that could hand incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé power for life, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
3. On Monday, the International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved the disbursement of how much money to Pakistan?
Islamabad’s economy remains weak and stressed, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
4. Amid ongoing cease-fire negotiations with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed to take what action in the Gaza Strip?
The planned offensive, which Netanyahu promised would occur with or without a cease-fire, is evidence that Israel has failed to restore its long-standing policy of deterrence, Sajjad Safaei argues.
5. On Tuesday, a Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts returned to Earth after completing a mission aboard the country’s orbiting space station. How long was the mission?
China still has a long way to go if it wants to achieve its aspirations of becoming a scientific superpower, Tanner Greer and Nancy Yu argue.
6. Security forces in Georgia used water cannons, tear gas, and stun grenades on Tuesday against protesters who were demonstrating against what?
The bill, likened to a similar law in Russia used to stifle dissent, has stirred mass protests across the country, Luke Coffey writes.
7. On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Bogotá would break diplomatic ties with which country?
Petro made the decision in response to Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, which he called “genocidal,” FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
8. Who was elected as the next prime minister of the Solomon Islands on Thursday?
General elections in April delivered no clear winner, forcing parliamentarians to use backroom discussions to choose a leader, FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
9. On a visit to Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Pope Francis urged young people to do what?
The pope also urged people to turn off the TV and read the Gospel, The Associated Press reports.
10. This week, two pandas arrived from China at which European zoo?
The pair of giant pandas, named Zhu Yu and Jin Xi, are a gift from Beijing, The Associated Press reports.
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