It’s been another week of nonstop headlines! How well did you follow it all? Find out with our international news quiz.
1. Tunisian President Kais Saied was reelected over the weekend with nearly 91 percent of the vote. What was the voter turnout?
Saied used the country’s legal system to arrest or ban dozens of potential competitors in the lead-up to the election, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
2. Which world leader arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to begin several days of meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
Despite a vow to expel India’s military from his country and strengthen ties to China, Muizzu’s visit signals that the Maldives is keen to keep relations balanced, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
3. On Tuesday, Australia said that it was extending an existing nature reserve. That means that environmental protections will now cover 52 percent of which part of its territory?
In addition to their environmental activities, Australian leaders have been busy with a recent summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Derek Grossman writes.
4. Which country learned on Tuesday that it would lose about $130 million in funds from the European Union due to “democratic backsliding”?
Protesters have warned that recently passed legislation suppresses independent media and bolsters Georgia’s relationship with Russia, writes Ani Chkhikvadze.
5. Also on Tuesday, Brazil’s Supreme Court announced that it was lifting a nationwide ban on which social media website?
Access was restored after X paid fines and agreed to several other requirements, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.
6. Mozambique held general elections on Wednesday that the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front is likely to win. The party has been in power since what year?
The party has led Mozambique since the country gained independence from Portugal, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
7. U.S. President Joe Biden postponed an overseas trip this week to focus on the emergency response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Which two countries was Biden scheduled to visit?
Among their many impacts, intensifying hurricane seasons threaten the U.S. gas and oil industry—which Western Europe and East Asia are more reliant on than ever, FP’s Keith Johnson wrote in August.
8. National Day was celebrated where in East Asia on Thursday, Oct. 10?
China’s National Day was celebrated just last week. Balancing the two observances requires some cognitive dissonance among Washington’s diplomatic community each October, FP’s Lili Pike reports.
9. The Nobel Prize for peace was awarded on Friday to a Japanese organization, Nihon Hidankyo, which primarily advocates for what?
The award comes at a moment of increased fears of nuclear escalation from Russia or Iran, the latter of which could build its first such weapon sooner than many observers think, Gregory S. Jones and Henry Sokolski write.
10. A strong geomagnetic storm triggered by the sun increased chances of what phenomena around the world on Thursday and Friday?
Luckily for those of us who went to bed early or faced cloudy skies, the flare indicates that the sun is reaching—or nearing—a peak in its 11-year activity cycle. That means that incidents of widespread auroras may continue into 2025, according to Astronomy magazine.
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