Friday marks the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice! Were you able to keep track of all the world’s headlines in the run-up to the longest day of the year?
1. The G-7 leaders’ summit began on Sunday in which country?
U.S. President Donald Trump departed the meeting early, leaving the bloc with less ability to coordinate on the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran wars, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.
2. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that New Delhi would strengthen defense ties with which country?
As tensions flare around the world over Trump’s tariffs, New Delhi has an opportunity to center itself in global trade, Sanjay Kathuria argued last month.
3. Which Central Asian leader did Chinese President Xi Jinping meet with on Monday?
Since taking office, Xi has visited Kazakhstan more times than any country except Russia—perhaps in a bid to expand Beijing’s influence in the energy-rich nation, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
4. On Monday, Afghan authorities announced the completion of a new road linking Panjshir province to the Pakistani city of Chitral. How long is the road?
Pakistan has long sought to strengthen geoeconomic ties with Afghanistan and other countries in resource-rich Central Asia, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
5. What did British lawmakers vote to decriminalize on Tuesday?
Under existing Victorian-era laws, women in England and Wales can be criminally prosecuted for ending a pregnancy after the 24-week mark, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
6. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s minister of justice resigned on Wednesday following an investigation into his alleged embezzlement of how much money?
Constant Mutamba claimed the investigation was a plot by Rwanda. The country backs the M23 rebel movement that is battling the Congolese government, Jason K. Stearns and Kristof Titeca wrote in February.
7. On Thursday, Venezuela and Panama moved to restore consular services in each other’s countries. The change comes nearly a year after Panama suspended relations with Venezuela due to what event?
In May, Geoff Ramsey and David Goldwyn argued that U.S. negotiations with Maduro’s regime could incentivize a democratic opening in Venezuela.
8. Also on Thursday, Trump said he would decide the United States’ course of action in the Iran-Israel conflict within what time frame?
Despite his initial caution against entering the war, Trump now appears to want to take credit for Israel’s wins, FP’s Howard W. French writes.
9. On Sunday, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that a British intelligence agency was getting its first female chief. Which agency will she head?
Blaise Metreweli will be the first woman to lead the agency since its founding in 1909. She is currently the MI6 director of technology and innovation, The Associated Press reports.
10. On Wednesday, New Zealand authorized the use of psilocybin to treat depression. How many psychiatrists in the country are currently authorized to prescribe the key substance to the drug known colloquially as “shrooms”?
This treatment is a “real breakthrough” for patients, Associate Health Minister David Seymour said, as Time reports.
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