Think you’ve been following the headlines this week? See what you can remember with our international news quiz!
1. Dozens of world leaders convened in Washington this week for the 2024 NATO summit. Which issue was not a top agenda item?
NATO will likely celebrate another few birthdays, FP columnist Stephen M. Walt writes, but a shifting world order is placing new strains on the alliance.
2. Iranian authorities on Saturday declared which candidate the winner of the country’s presidential election?
Pezeshkian seeks detente with the West, but a potential second Donald Trump presidency—and the Israel-Hamas war—could hinder his efforts, Ali Vaez argues.
3. Which controversial policy did new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declare “dead and buried” on Saturday?
Rwanda was never a proper safe haven for migrants due to its poor human rights record, Rwandan activist Norman Ishimwe Sinamenye argued in January.
4. Japan signed its first Asian defense cooperation pact on Monday with which country?
The United States must work with Tokyo and Manila to formulate an exit ramp toward peaceful coexistence with China, FP’s Howard W. French argued in April.
5. The United States announced tariffs on Wednesday against which Mexican products?
Growing Chinese influence in Mexico has helped Beijing circumvent Western sanctions and spur fentanyl trafficking into the United States, FP’s Zongyuan Zoe Liu writes.
6. Kenyan President William Ruto took what step on Thursday to address deadly nationwide anti-tax protests?
Predatory microloans and a rising cost of living have spurred economic unease among young people in Kenya, Nina Berman wrote in June.
7. U.S. President Joe Biden gave a major address at the NATO summit on Thursday. What major gaffe did he make?
Although Biden is struggling with public perception regarding his age, there is no clear alternative to replace him on the Democratic Party’s ticket, FP’s Michael Hirsh argues.
8. Ukraine’s top prosecutor on Friday called for which international body to prosecute Russia for a missile strike on a Kyiv children’s hospital earlier this week?
Ahead of the NATO summit, David J. Kramer, John Herbst, and William Taylor urged Zelensky to seek Western support to hold Russia accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
9. Spaniards used which unorthodox method last weekend to protest inflated costs of living associated with overtourism?
“Receiving water on your face is not nice, but it’s not violent,” Daniel Pardo Rivacoba, a member of the organizing group, told the Washington Post.
10. Chinese customs officials caught a traveler trying to illegally smuggle what into Shenzhen on Wednesday?
The reptiles were carried in six canvas drawstring bags hidden in the man’s pants, Chinese authorities said.
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