Did the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria distract you from the week’s other headlines? Test yourself with our international news quiz.
1. Who won Ghana’s presidential election on Saturday?
Mahama inherits an economic crisis that led Ghana to receive its 17th bailout from the International Monetary Fund in 2022, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
2. Crowds of Georgian protesters gathered in Tbilisi every night this week, partly to demonstrate against Russian influence. How much of the country’s territory is under Russian occupation?
More than 400 people have been arrested during the protests, which began when the government announced a delay in Tbilisi’s European Union bid, Ani Chkhikvadze writes.
3. An American man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last week was arrested by police on Monday at which fast food restaurant?
A spate of attempted and successful assassinations around the world in recent years has convinced some experts that violence against high-profile figures is on the rise, FP’s Christina Lu wrote in July.
4. Amid the fall of the Assad regime, Syrian rebels burned the tomb of Hafez al-Assad on Wednesday. In what year did he seize power?
The Assads focused on coup-proofing the regime against military threats but in doing so hampered its abilities to fight off an uprising, Benjamin Byman writes.
5. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into alleged labor violations and human rights abuses in which country?
Although Daniel Ortega’s regime has tightened its control in Nicaragua in recent years, many observers see its grip on power as “increasingly precarious,” Max Granger wrote in August.
6. Which leader had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss cease-fire negotiations for the Russia-Ukraine war?
Orban met earlier in the week with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has also tried to sell himself as a potential negotiator to end the conflict, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
7. After a yearslong closure, Paraguay reopened its embassy in which city on Thursday?
The occasion was a rare spot of good news this week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who took to the stand to testify in his corruption trial on Tuesday, David E. Rosenberg writes.
8. In a speech on Thursday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol accused North Korea of hacking which South Korean agency?
Yoon used the unsourced claim to justify his attempt to impose martial law last week. The brief imposition plunged South Korea into a moment of constitutional uncertainty, Michelle Kim writes.
9. Which country did Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visit for meetings on Thursday and Friday?
Abbas also traveled to the Vatican on Thursday to meet with Pope Francis, who has been more outspoken on social and political issues than many of his predecessors, as FP’s Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze discussed in March.
10. Which term did dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announce this week as its “word of the year” for 2024?
Polarization is a “pretty young word,” according to Peter Sokolowski, the company’s editor at large, who told The Associated Press that it originated in the early 1800s.
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