During a week of headlines dominated by the Middle East, did you pay attention to the rest of the world? Learn more with our international news quiz.
1. Due to an escalating dispute with India, Canada expelled several members of which group on Monday, leading New Delhi to retaliate and do the same?
The tit-for-tat expat spat stems from Canadian allegations that India was involved in the killing of a Sikh activist in British Columbia last year, FP’s Rishi Iyengar and Amy Mackinnon report.
2. China conducted military drills around Taiwan on Monday. A map shared on social media by the Chinese coast guard showed that the exercise’s route formed what shape around the island?
Chinese propaganda directed toward Taiwan often falls flat. This time, it prompted some online critics to compare Beijing’s moves to the actions of a stalker, FP’s James Palmer reports in China Brief.
3. On Tuesday, North Korean authorities blew up what type of infrastructure near the border with South Korea?
Pyongyang’s recent escalations against South Korea suggest that the risk of war on the peninsula is higher than it has been in decades, Robert A. Manning writes.
4. Brazil’s Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it had requested the extradition of 63 Brazilian nationals residing in Argentina who are accused of what?
Brazil has moved swiftly to prosecute those involved in last year’s incident, Oliver Stuenkel wrote in February.
5. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a five-point plan for victory against Russia. Which priority was first on the list?
The victory plan was announced during Zelensky’s first address to the Ukrainian parliament this year, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
6. A ship carrying 16 migrants arrived in which country on Wednesday as part of a controversial new deal whereby Italy will process asylum-seekers there?
Italy’s far-right government has undertaken strict new measures in an attempt to combat a surge in migration, Michele Barbero wrote last year.
7. Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in August. Where was she last spotted?
After mass protests deposed Hasina’s Awami League government, Bangladesh’s interim government is tasked with fixing a weak economy and widespread corruption, Ahmede Hussain writes.
8. Kenya’s Senate voted on Thursday to impeach which official on several charges? (Hint: The National Assembly voted to do the same last week.)
Extensive demonstrations over the summer revealed a lack of public confidence in the Kenyan government, Binaifer Nowrojee wrote in June.
9. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in Giza for a trial run this week, 11 years after its first proposed opening date. Roughly how large is the facility’s floor area?
Egypt’s reclamation of its historic narrative is an ongoing process; FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief this week that Cairo has also reobtained three artifacts that had been illegally smuggled to Germany.
10. A pair of giant pandas from China arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington on Tuesday. In what year did the National Zoo receive its first pandas?
After their 19-hour flight from Chengdu, China, Qing Bao and Bao Li will take some time to acclimate to their new home before they’re introduced to zoo visitors in January, according to Washingtonian magazine.
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