Another U.S. party convention this week meant more opportunities to lose track of global headlines. Find out if you managed to keep up with the rest of the world with our news quiz!
1. What reason did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give on Sunday for his military’s incursion into Russian territory?
The counterinvasion has shattered Russian President Vladimir Putin’s carefully constructed arguments for invading Ukraine, Alexey Kovalev writes.
2. The U.S. Democratic National Convention began on Monday in which city?
Ahead of the event, Julian E. Zelizer wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris could learn how to frame the case for progressive patriotism from Barack Obama’s very first convention speech in 2004, when he was still a state senator.
3. Where did Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collide in the South China Sea on Monday?
The South China Sea remains one of the major potential flash points for conflict between China, the United States, and U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific, FP’s Lili Pike writes in China Brief.
4. The African Development Bank said on Monday that Malawi this month received an $11.2 million insurance payout for what reason?
As Malawi grapples with food shortages, the government is also facing accusations of corruption, Madalitso Wills Kateta wrote earlier this month.
5. How many nongovernmental organizations did the Nicaraguan government ban on Monday?
The crackdown included nearly 700 groups with religious affiliations, many of them Catholic, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
6. On Tuesday, the Israeli military announced it had recovered the bodies of six hostages from which city in Gaza?
Israel’s aggressive actions in Gaza are driven by existential security fears, David E. Rosenberg wrote earlier this month.
7. Why did Canada’s two largest railway companies shut down on Thursday?
Moody’s Ratings estimated that Canada would lose around $250 million for each day of the shutdown, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reported in World Brief. By Friday, the Canadian government had compelled the railroads into binding arbitration with the union, meaning work will resume soon.
8. Which world leader visited Ukraine on Friday amid Kyiv’s ongoing war with Russia?
The trip could signal a subtle shift in India’s foreign-policy approach, FP’s Sumit Ganguly writes.
9. This week, the Taliban announced that they had sacked hundreds of men from Afghanistan’s security forces over the past 12 months for what reason?
Thousands of musical instruments have also been destroyed by the militant group in the past year, Reuters reports.
10. A German Navy ship this week blasted which famous film song while riding in the River Thames for an exercise and supply stop?
A spokesperson from the German Navy told the BBC the music had “no deeper message” and “the commander can choose the music freely,” the BBC reports.
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