What in the world has gone on this week? See what you can remember with our weekly international news quiz!
1. Why did tens of thousands of Israelis protest on Sunday?
Protesters accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of caving to far-right demands to continue the war in Gaza rather than negotiate a cease-fire. The extremist wing is important to Netanyahu’s governing coalition, David E. Rosenberg writes.
2. Where did Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party win a state-level election on Sunday?
Modern far-right extremism in eastern Germany has a complicated history dating back to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Paul Hockenos writes.
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his first trip to a country that is a party to the Rome Statute, which governs the International Criminal Court, since that body issued a warrant for his arrest last year. Where did he go?
Mongolian authorities did not arrest Putin during his visit. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s recent offensive into Russia’s Kursk region has opened new pathways to victory, Raphael S. Cohen writes.
4. Which of the following allegations had Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González not been charged with, as of Monday?
González contested a July election against incumbent President Nicolás Maduro. The United States and its allies must recognize González as Venezuela’s president-elect before Maduro’s power is solidified, P. Michael McKinley argues.
5. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday became the nation’s first sitting leader to make a bilateral visit to which Southeast Asian country?
India’s ties with Brunei are long-standing but not that deep, making it a country that New Delhi is keen to scale up relations with, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
6. A China-Africa summit began Wednesday in which city?
The gathering is the first of its kind since the BRICS grouping—which originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—expanded last year to admit two African nations, Egypt and Ethiopia, as well as several other new members, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
7. Whom did French President Emmanuel Macron tap on Thursday to be the country’s next prime minister?
Macron rejected the candidacies of several left-wing figures, opting for a more conservative choice that he argued could survive a vote of confidence, FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
8. Which African country received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday?
Congo has long been ground zero for numerous infectious diseases. Only 35 percent of children are fully vaccinated before their 2nd birthday, Andrei Popoviciu reported last month.
9. On Monday, Maduro declared that which holiday would be held on Oct. 1 instead of its traditional fixed calendar date?
The date change appears to be a stunt to distract Venezuelans from the nation’s political crisis, the Guardian reports.
10. The United States’ National Football League will host its first South American game in which city tonight?
American football has a growing fan base in Brazil, with an estimated 8.3 million people describing themselves as “avid” fans of the sport, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
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