This week featured an avalanche of news from around the world. Were you following along? Find out with our weekly international news quiz!
1. Which country said on Saturday that it was pulling out of the Economic Community of Central African States?
The move was prompted by the bloc’s order that Rwanda withdraw its troops from the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is supporting M23 rebel forces, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi reports in Africa Brief.
2. On Saturday, Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city, Osh, removed a statue of which Soviet-era figure?
Across Central Asia, Russia’s war in Ukraine is leading to backlash against Russian cultural emblems—including the ubiquity of the Russian language, Haley Zehrung wrote in April.
3. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday called for the alliance to increase defense spending by how much?
Ukraine’s victory in its war against Russia now hinges on Europe stepping up as its dominant ally and benefactor, Paul Hockenos writes.
4. Figures released on Monday revealed that Chinese export growth had slowed from 8.1 percent in April to what number in May?
Most of that was caused by a stunning 34.6 percent drop in shipments to the United States compared to May 2024, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
5. Bangladeshi interim leader Muhammad Yunus began a four-day trip to which country on Tuesday?
In South Asia Brief, FP’s Michael Kugelman previewed the trip, where Yunus was due to meet with top British officials and the interim leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
6. Argentina’s top court on Tuesday rejected former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s appeal of a six-year prison sentence. For what crime was she convicted?
The verdict banned Fernández de Kirchner from a planned legislative run in October midterm elections, FP’s Catherine Osborn reports in Latin America Brief.
7. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk won a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday. How many votes did he receive, out of 460?
The vote allowed the pro-European leader to solidify his coalition after suffering a major defeat in a recent presidential election, FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
8. What were the stated main targets of Israel’s strikes against Iran Thursday night?
Israel conducted “preemptive and precise strikes targeting the Iranian nuclear program” to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, FP’s news team reports.
9. A festival in London over the weekend featured likenesses of prominent individuals crafted out of what?
U.S. President Donald Trump and country singer Dolly Parton were both sculpted out of vegetables at London’s Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on the country fair, The Associated Press reports.
10. Hong Kong’s national security police on Tuesday effectively banned the Taiwanese war strategy game Reversed Front: Bonfire. What reason did authorities give for the move?
The game allows players to “pledge allegiance” to Taiwan and other countries and territories—or to lead the Communist Party in its efforts to conquer all enemies, NPR reports.
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