Leaders gathered for meetings around the world this week. But did you meet the headlines with your full attention? Find out with our international news quiz.
1. Which leader was elected as the new chairperson of the African Union Commission on Saturday?
Youssouf—who has held Djibouti’s top diplomat role since 2005—inherits an African Union that has been criticized for its perceived ineffectiveness in dealing with security issues, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi reports in Africa Brief.
2. In which country did European leaders gather for emergency meetings on Monday and Wednesday?
The meetings in Paris came on the heels of statements from U.S. officials that called into question long-standing U.S. military support for Europe, FP’s Rishi Iyengar writes.
3. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Monday that they had agreed to a deal to do what?
Many questions remain as to how the players involved will balance Kurdish goals of autonomy with the transitional Syrian government’s priority of fostering national unity, Charles Lister writes.
4. Also on Monday, the United Nations launched an appeal to raise how much money for humanitarian aid in Sudan?
The humanitarian situation in Sudan—where more than 600,000 people are experiencing “catastrophic levels of hunger”—is likely to worsen with the ongoing freeze on most U.S. foreign aid, Kelsey Norman and Salah Ben Hammou write.
5. In which country did U.S. and Russian officials convene on Tuesday to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war?
Ukrainian representatives, however, were left off the invite list—fueling concerns that the Trump administration is falling for the Kremlin’s war propaganda, David J. Kramer writes.
6. On Tuesday, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was charged over an alleged effort to foment a coup. Including Bolsonaro, how many people were indicted in connection with the plot?
Brazil’s attorney general alleges that the plot also included plans to assassinate now-Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, his vice president, and a Supreme Court justice, FP’s Catherine Osborn reports in Latin America Brief.
7. What did U.S. President Donald Trump call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an online statement on Wednesday?
Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are watching with concern as Trump grows closer to Russia, Fabrice Deprez reports.
8. Which two Indo-Pacific countries announced on Thursday that they were starting talks on a full defense treaty?
The move is seen as an effort by Australia to counter China’s influence—a goal that has become the focus of many of Canberra’s defense decisions in recent years, Derek Grossman wrote in 2023.
9. In which African city did G-20 foreign ministers gather for meetings on Thursday and Friday?
Conspicuously absent was U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who skipped the summit following weeks of tensions between Washington and Pretoria, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports.
10. Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday that archaeologists had found the tomb of an ancient pharaoh. In what year was the last one found?
The latest discovery belongs to Thutmose II—whose wife, Hatshepsut, was one of Egypt’s most influential rulers, Popular Science reports. The more famous Tutankhamun’s tomb was unearthed in 1922.
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