We hope you’ve managed to beat the heat this week. But can you beat our international news quiz?
1. Why did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolve his war cabinet on Monday?
Gantz’s departure puts the government more firmly in the grip of far-right ministers, increasing the likelihood that U.S. President Joe Biden’s cease-fire gambit will fail, as Aaron David Miller and Steven Simon predicted in Foreign Policy last week.
2. A Chinese vessel and a Philippine vessel collided in the South China Sea on Monday. Near which archipelago did the accident occur?
As China’s aggression in the South China Sea increases, Biden should deter China’s militaristic ambitions through economic policy, Randy Schriver, Dan Blumenthal, and Josh Young argue.
3. As of Monday, how many political parties were members of South Africa’s new governing coalition?
In elections last month, the African National Congress party lost its absolute majority for the first time since the end of apartheid, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi reports in Africa Brief.
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to which country on Tuesday to deepen bilateral security ties?
Ahead of the trip, G-7 and NATO leaders condemned Moscow’s growing ties to Pyongyang, FP’s Rishi Iyengar and Robbie Gramer reported last week.
5. On Tuesday, Thailand’s Senate passed a bill that would legalize what?
The bill is expected to receive royal approval. If implemented, Thailand would become the third country in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage, behind Taiwan and Nepal, FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
6. Hungary on Tuesday unveiled the motto for its upcoming presidency of the European Union, which is set to begin next month. What is Hungary’s mantra for the bloc?
Populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s leadership role follows significant gains for right-wing parties in European Parliament elections. In It’s Debatable, FP’s Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig discuss whether these groups are here to stay.
7. Which Latin American country announced on Tuesday that it would temporarily reinstate visa requirements for Chinese nationals?
Ecuador had been one of just two countries in South America that allowed visa-free travel for Chinese citizens, the other being Suriname, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin American Brief.
8. Who became the presumptive next NATO chief on Thursday?
Rutte, a political veteran, has been described as a “Trump whisperer,” FP’s Jack Detsch and Amy Mackinnon write in Situation Report.
9. Which National Basketball Association team won the league’s championship this week?
The title, the franchise’s 18th, was the culmination of a roster-construction process anchored by star players Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Ramona Shelburne writes for ESPN.
10. Nautical researchers announced Thursday that they had discovered the world’s oldest deep-water shipwreck about 56 miles from Israel. The vessel dates back to roughly what year?
Israeli authorities said they plan to preserve the deep-sea shipwreck as is, without further disturbances, the New York Times reports.
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