Snow visited Washington this week—as did a slew of foreign officials. If you’re also dealing with cold weather, don’t let it freeze your brain as you take our international news quiz!
1. Which European country went to the polls for parliamentary elections over the weekend?
Kosovo’s major political parties turned down coalition-building efforts when preliminary results showed no clear majority, likely paving the way for gridlock, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
2. The top general of the Sudanese Armed Forces announced on Saturday that he would form a caretaker government after the army fully took control of which city?
In response, a coalition of political factions aligned with the rival Rapid Support Forces announced that it would form its own parallel government, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
3. Which South American leader announced on Sunday that they had requested the resignation of their entire cabinet?
Although turnover has been common in Petro’s administration, the latest shake-up is likely to have bigger implications ahead of presidential elections next year, FP’s Catherine Osborn reports in Latin America Brief.
4. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he was instating tariffs at what rate on all steel and aluminum imports?
Among the reasons Trump gave for the decision was U.S. competition with China, which produces 54 percent of the world’s steel and nearly 60 percent of its aluminum, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
5. Starting on Monday, France and India co-hosted a two-day summit in Paris. What was the subject?
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks at the summit demonstrated Washington’s growing alignment with the AI industry and its interests, FP’s Howard W. French writes.
6. Reports emerged on Tuesday that the president of which country was delaying a trip to Washington that had been planned for next week?
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s move was motivated by Trump’s plan to displace millions of Palestinians from Gaza, marking a stark departure from the leaders’ previously friendly relationship, Mahmoud Salem writes.
7. How many Canadian provincial and territorial premiers visited Washington to meet with White House officials on Wednesday?
The premiers sought to dissuade the Trump administration from planned tariffs by highlighting the United States’ high level of economic integration with its northern neighbor, which Brad Setser recently discussed with FP’s Ravi Agrawal.
8. On Wednesday, officials met in Kyiv to discuss a deal that could grant the United States access to about $500 billion worth of which resource from Ukraine?
Rare earths actually aren’t particularly rare—but since China dominates global supply chains, they’re considered a strategic vulnerability in Washington, FP’s Christina Lu reports.
9. Which U.S. aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel near a Mediterranean Sea port late on Wednesday?
The rapidly increasing size of ships makes disasters all the more dangerous, FP’s Elisabeth Braw wrote last March after a container ship collided with a bridge in Baltimore.
10. Which animal caused nationwide power outages in Sri Lanka after coming into contact with a power grid near Colombo on Sunday?
As humans deforest large swaths of their habitats, a skyrocketing monkey population in Sri Lanka is causing challenges when the primates come into contact with human settlements, the Guardian reports.
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