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1. Which three African countries over the weekend announced their intent to leave the Economic Community of West African States?
Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia
Mali, Niger, Guinea
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
The three states cited “inhumane” sanctions against them from the regional bloc after coups in recent years, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
2. A Hong Kong court ordered real estate developer China Evergrande on Monday to undergo liquidation after failed efforts to restructure how much debt?
$200 billion
$300 billion
$400 billion
$500 billion
Despite the ruling, more than 90 percent of Evergrande’s holdings are in mainland China, where the Chinese Communist Party can set its own timeline for the real estate developer’s liquidation, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
3. A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years in prison for what offense?
Revealing state secrets
Incitement to violence
Blackmailing officials
Embezzlement of state funds
On Wednesday, Khan was also sentenced to 14 years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. These latest sentences come on top of a three-year term Khan has been serving since August 2023, as FP’s Alexandra Sharp writes in World Brief.
4. Why did Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fire a deputy intelligence chief and four department heads on Tuesday?
For misleading Lula about the insurrection following his inauguration
For allegedly spying on former President Jair Bolsonaro’s opponents
For selling state secrets to neighboring countries
For working undercover for Bolsonaro since he left office
Federal police accused Alessandro Moretti of passing information to Alexandre Ramagem, the former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency and a close Bolsonaro ally, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief. One of Bolsonaro’s sons, Carlos, is also suspected of being involved in the espionage ring.
5. South Africa accused Israel on Wednesday of ignoring a recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) preliminary ruling by doing what?
Killing hundreds of Palestinians since the ruling
Declaring itself outside the jurisdiction of the ICJ
Filing a countersuit against South Africa for defamation
Closing its borders to international observers
South Africa’s ICJ case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza has helped restore Pretoria’s human rights credentials after a series of missteps, FP’s Sasha Polakow-Suransky writes.
6. On Thursday, European Union leaders sealed a deal to provide how much military aid to Ukraine?
$37 billion
$44 billion
$52 billion
$60 billion
The EU’s move to supply Ukraine with additional support for its war against Russia is part of its efforts to bolster European defense and rely less on the United States—especially as a second possible term for former President Donald Trump looms, Doug Klain and James Batchik argue.
7. The United Kingdom’s top diplomat said on Thursday that Britain could do what before the war between Israel and Hamas is over?
Recognize a Palestinian state
Cut off aid to Israel
Present a plan for a one-state solution
Sanction members of Israel’s government
Recognizing a Palestinian state—which Washington is reportedly considering as well—before negotiations to end the war are concluded could be a way to pressure Israel into winding down hostilities, FP’s Emma Ashford and Matt Kroenig write in It’s Debatable.
8. India could record what annual GDP growth rate for the next several years, according to a key infrastructure official on Thursday?
2 percent
4 percent
8 percent
12 percent
The promising economic forecast comes as India’s new fiscal budget is unveiled amid concerns about New Delhi’s ability to sustain its strong economic growth, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
9. A woman was arrested this week after Colombian police found a large number of which animals in her luggage at a Bogotá airport?
Mosquitoes
Butterfly larvae
Salamanders
Poisonous frogs
The woman was found with 130 of the harlequin frogs in her luggage, each of which could fetch up to $1,000, according to the BBC.
10. What did activists in France splatter the Mona Lisa with over the weekend?
Soup
Red paint
Yogurt
Cooking oil
The action was done in protest of food insecurity in France as its agricultural industry sees growing profits and 20 percent of the country’s food goes to waste, ABC News reports.
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