The news never stops, does it? See what you managed to remember from this fast-paced week with our international news quiz!
1. What happened after Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday?
Amid widespread doubts about the election’s integrity, Maduro appears willing to risk alienating his Latin American neighbors and endure further U.S. sanctions to entrench his hold on power, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
2. Israel has said which group was responsible for a rocket strike that killed 12 children in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend?
The strike was the deadliest attack on Israeli-controlled territory since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel, FP’s Amy Mackinnon reports.
3. The Russia-based mercenary Wagner Group admitted on Monday that dozens of its fighters were killed by rebels in which African country last week?
Ukraine’s military intelligence branch has said it played a role in the recent deadly ambush, including providing “necessary information, and not just information,” to fighters, FP’s Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer write in Situation Report.
4. Which European leader met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in order to “relaunch” bilateral relations?
Italy was the only G-7 country to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2019 before withdrawing from it last year, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
5. Which senior Hamas figure was killed on Wednesday?
Though widely attributed to Israel, there are signs that Haniyeh’s assassination was aided by Iranians, Kylie Moore-Gilbert writes.
6. What did thousands of young people take to the streets of Nigeria on Thursday to protest?
Nationwide demonstrations under the mantra #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria are calling for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lower prices on food and fuel, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
7. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a massive prisoner swap with Russia. How many prisoners were exchanged?
The exchange was the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner swap since the Cold War and involved at least seven countries negotiating over a period of months, FP’s Ravi Agrawal writes.
8. Bangladesh on Thursday banned which political party and its associated bodies for their involvement in recent large-scale anti-government protests?
Though the protests have abated, the government has kept a partial curfew in place and has arrested several protest leaders, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
9. Which U.S.-based fast food chain saw sales fall during the second quarter of this year—the first such decline since 2020?
Sales shrunk 1 percent from April to June. CEO Chris Kempczinski said the company is working on fixes, including highlighting value items on its menu, The Associated Press reports.
10. Italian Olympic gymnast Giorgia Villa became a viral internet sensation this week not only for her silver medal-winning performance in the women’s team final but also for her sponsorship by which company?
Villa is not the only athlete the parmesan titan has sponsored. Other cheese-enthusiast athletes include tennis player Jannik Sinner, fencer Matteo Neri, basketballer Nico Mannion, and Paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti, Time reports.
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