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1. The Economic Community of West African States announced on Saturday that it would lift almost all economic sanctions it had imposed on which West African nation following a 2023 coup?
Mali
Niger
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Although ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum remains under house arrest, West African leaders have little appetite for regional conflict or loss of trade, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes in Africa Brief.
2. A research group on Sunday said anti-Muslim hate speech in India had increased by how much in the second half of 2023 when compared with the first half of that year?
45 percent
62 percent
77 percent
90 percent
A recent Uniform Civil Code law in the state of Uttarakhand, which does away with some religion-specific permissions, is seen by many as further evidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is hostile to Muslims, Ronojoy Sen and FP’s Sumit Ganguly wrote last month.
3. Why did Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh offer his resignation on Monday?
To challenge Mahmoud Abbas for the presidency
To protest the Palestinian Authority’s inaction over the Israel-Hamas war
To enable reforms in the Palestinian Authority
To convalesce from a recent illness
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, FP’s Steven Simon and Aaron David Miller argue that significant change in the Middle East may not be so easy—or likely.
4. Which European leader said on Monday that he wouldn’t rule out sending NATO troops to Ukraine?
French President Emmanuel Macron
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Macron may have truly meant what he said—or perhaps he was just trying to move the debate on NATO’s approach to Ukraine forward, Daniel B. Baer and Sophia Besch write.
5. Cuban state media reported on Wednesday that the country had asked the World Food Program to help maintain distributions of which subsidized food item last year?
Rice
Pork
Milk
Sugar
It was the first time Havana—beset by economic crisis—requested international aid from the United Nations agency, which complied, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
6. On Wednesday, lawmakers in which microstate voted to appeal to Russia for security assistance?
Abkhazia
South Ossetia
Luhansk
Transnistria
The pro-Russian territory, which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova but maintains that it is independent, may not ultimately get the aid. But Moscow could still interfere in Moldova’s upcoming elections, FP’s Jack Detsch reports in Situation Report.
7. The Biden administration ordered the U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday to investigate national security threats posed by which Chinese-made product?
Electric vehicles
Smartphones
HVAC systems
Airplane navigation equipment
These so-called connected vehicles are linked to cellphones, navigation systems, and the companies that made them—which could risk exposing Americans’ sensitive data to China, FP’s Christina Lu and Rishi Iyengar report.
8. According to a survey released on Friday, the Chinese manufacturing industry has contracted for how many months straight?
Four
Five
Six
Seven
The Chinese government is also struggling to contain devastation unfolding in the real estate sector, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.
9. This week, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was in court for allegations that he harassed which marine animal last year?
Sea tortoise
Bottlenose dolphin
Manatee
Humpback whale
Brazilian law mandates that sea vessels maintain a distance of at least 100 meters (about 328 feet) from whales. Bolsonaro, however, was caught on video last year riding a jet ski only about 50 feet from the marine mammal, The Associated Press reports.
10. An artist and activist from the U.S. city of Baltimore wants to make a holiday of leap day, the 29th day of February that occurs every four years. What is the proposed holiday called?
New Year’s Resolution Revision Day
National Poor Choices Day
Groundhog Day Part 2
Unique Traits Celebration Day
Proposed by 70-year-old Dug Retzler, the holiday would be dedicated to reflecting on poor decisions that still produced positive outcomes, such as Retzler’s degree in photography or his first marriage, the Baltimore Banner reports.
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