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1. According to preliminary results, what percentage of ballots did Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele win on Sunday in his bid for reelection?

55 percent

71 percent

83 percent

98 percent

Bukele earned strong support for his aggressive approach to combating gang violence and high levels of crime, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.

2. Senegalese President Macky Sall decided this week to postpone elections that had been scheduled for later in February. What action did his government take as it considered a bill to extend Sall’s tenure?

Deployed military units to Dakar

Restricted mobile internet access

Closed the country’s borders

Walked out of parliament in protest

Parliament approved a 10-month extension to Sall’s term, which is now being challenged by opposition politicians, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.

3. Houthi militants said on Tuesday that they had damaged how many vessels in the Red Sea in a recent missile strike?

Two

Three

Four

Five

In addition to strikes on commercial and naval vessels, the Iranian proxy group appears to be aspiring to attack the subsea cables that connect European and Asian digital and financial markets, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.

4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected a cease-fire proposal from Hamas that would have lasted how long?

45 days

82 days

100 days

135 days

Netanyahu called the group’s demands “delusional” and reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.

5. Whom did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pick to be the new leader of Ukraine’s military on Thursday?

Lt. Gen. Serhy Shaptala

Lt. Gen. Yury Sodol

Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky

Brig. Gen. Viktor Khorenko

Zelensky dismissed Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the commander responsible for many of Ukraine’s early war gains, as the military falters and faces the possibility of dwindling U.S. aid and supplies, FP’s Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, and Amy Mackinnon wrote in last week’s Situation Report.

6. On Thursday, the European Union announced it would provide how much funding to Mauritania to help curb migration from Africa?

80 million euros

210 million euros

290 million euros

400 million euros

European nations are pushing to stave off immigration from Africa despite facing serious demographic problems at home—which could be eased with more permissive migration policies, FP’s Howard W. French argued in March 2023.

7. Which European leader arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with President Joe Biden about stalled U.S. funding for Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

French President Emmanuel Macron

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

European lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the U.S. Congress’s inability to pass a $60 billion aid package for Kyiv, FP’s Amy Mackinnon reports.

8. Which prime minister candidate declared victory in Pakistan’s elections despite their party trailing in the polls as of Friday morning?

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, of the Pakistan People’s Party

Fazal-ur-Rehman, of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl party

Imran Khan, of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party

Nawaz Sharif, of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party

The Pakistani military has long controlled the country’s political machinery, Muneeb Yousuf and Mohammad Usman Bhatti write in Foreign Policy, but that could be changing, with a wave of independent candidates upsetting what was expected to be a fairly predictable election.

9. Former French presidential candidate Ségolène Royal caused an international stir on Monday when she described Spanish tomatoes using what word?

Superior

Malignant

Inedible

Bitter

Royal said the Spanish fruit was not up to French standards and should not be on supermarket shelves. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez replied that she had not tried a real Spanish tomato, GB News reports.

10. FIFA announced this week that which North American city will host the opening match of the 2026 men’s World Cup?

Mexico City

Los Angeles

Vancouver

Atlanta

Estadio Azteca previously hosted World Cup opening matches and finals for the 1970 and 1986 editions of the international competition, according to FIFA.

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Have feedback? Email [email protected] to let me know your thoughts.

1. According to preliminary results, what percentage of ballots did Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele win on Sunday in his bid for reelection?

55 percent

71 percent

83 percent

98 percent

Bukele earned strong support for his aggressive approach to combating gang violence and high levels of crime, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.

2. Senegalese President Macky Sall decided this week to postpone elections that had been scheduled for later in February. What action did his government take as it considered a bill to extend Sall’s tenure?

Deployed military units to Dakar

Restricted mobile internet access

Closed the country’s borders

Walked out of parliament in protest

Parliament approved a 10-month extension to Sall’s term, which is now being challenged by opposition politicians, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.

3. Houthi militants said on Tuesday that they had damaged how many vessels in the Red Sea in a recent missile strike?

Two

Three

Four

Five

In addition to strikes on commercial and naval vessels, the Iranian proxy group appears to be aspiring to attack the subsea cables that connect European and........

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