Former U.S. President Donald Trump became a convicted felon when his hush-money trial reached a verdict yesterday. Were you following along with this week’s other headlines?
1. India’s parliamentary elections continued over the weekend. How many constituencies voted on Saturday?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to easily secure a third term—but on the campaign trail, he has continued to spread dangerous anti-Muslim rhetoric, Sushant Singh writes.
2. Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced it was appointing its first ambassador to Syria in how many years?
Riyadh’s diplomatic push comes around a year after Syria was readmitted to the Arab League. The decision to bring Damascus back into the regional fold has been an immense failure, Charles Lister argues.
3. Ukraine on Monday secured a pledge of additional air defense missiles from which country?
The United States, for its part, has ratcheted up its efforts at persuading G-7 countries to use the interest from frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war and reconstruction efforts, FP’s Keith Johnson reported last week.
4. Why did the U.S.-built temporary pier off the coast of Gaza pause operations on Tuesday?
Meanwhile, Washington faces mounting pressure to recognize the state of Palestine. The move would benefit the United States, Palestinians, and Israel, Omar M. Dajani and Mushon Zer-Aviv argue.
5. Who became Haiti’s new prime minister on Tuesday?
Conille is a trained doctor and longtime international aid official who briefly led Haiti following the country’s 2010 earthquake, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
6. Which African nation went to the polls on Wednesday for a general election?
The ruling African National Congress could lose its governing majority for the first time since the end of apartheid, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
7. Which Latin American country on Wednesday became the latest to withdraw its ambassador from Israel?
According to a source at the Brazilian foreign ministry, the decision came in response to Israel’s “humiliation” of the ambassador, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
8. The Men’s Cricket World Cup began on Friday in which nation?
It’s the first time the United States has hosted the competition. Matches are set to occur in Florida, New York, and Texas, in addition to those played in the West Indies, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
9. In a shocking upset, tennis player Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open this week to which player?
It is the first time Nadal, the 37-year-old 14-time French Open champion, has lost consecutive matches on clay courts, The Associated Press reports. (The previous match was at the Italian Open on May 11.)
10. What did North Korea launch into South Korea on Wednesday?
The “air raid” was in retaliation to South Korean efforts to launch balloons with food, medicine, and K-pop music videos loaded onto USB sticks, Reuters reports.
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