Test yourself on the week of Feb. 28: The U.S. and Israel strike Iran, Canada and India strengthen ties, and the U.S. launches joint military operations in Latin America.
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1. Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, which leader of a Muslim-majority country offered to mediate a cease-fire?
Indonesia stopped short of condemning the strikes, instead expressing its regret over the failure of negotiations between the United States and Iran, FP’s Joseph Rachman reports in Southeast Asia Brief.
2. What part of their bilateral relationship did India and Canada agree to strengthen on Monday?
Meanwhile, India is walking a diplomatic tightrope concerning the war in Iran, voicing concern and calling for de-escalation, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.
3. Muslims in Nigeria on Monday protested the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The protests were organized by a group of Shiite Muslim Nigerians. What is the name of their organization?
While the protests were largely peaceful, experts warn that war in Iran could make U.S. military personnel and assets in Nigeria targets for militant groups that are sympathetic to Tehran, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi reports in Africa Brief.
4. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday, praising Germany for allowing the U.S. military to do what amid its ongoing war with Iran?
Europe’s response to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran was an exercise in mental gymnastics, Nathalie Tocci argues.
5. The United States on Tuesday launched military operations targeting “narcoterrorists” together with which Latin American country?
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s efforts to crack down on drug-related crime, in part through cooperation with the United States, have not led to a reduction in homicides, FP’s Catherine Osborn reports in Latin America Brief.
6. What did German intelligence accuse Russia of concealing on Wednesday?
Meanwhile, Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy continue to damage Moscow’s ability to fund its war effort, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.
7. At the annual assembly of China’s National People’s Congress on Thursday, Premier Li Qiang announced the country’s economic goals. What did he say?
This is the weakest projected growth China has announced in decades, with the exception of 2020, when Beijing chose not to set a goal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.
8. Trump announced on Thursday that he was removing Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Markwayne Mullin is Trump’s nominee to replace Noem. What is Mullin’s current occupation?
Noem will assume the role of special envoy for the “Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative, FP’s John Haltiwanger and Rishi Iyengar report in Situation Report.
9. Researchers at the Netherlands’ Rijksmuseum confirmed as genuine a painting that was put on display on Wednesday for the first time in decades. Which renowned Dutch artist painted the piece, titled “Vision of Zacharias in the Temple”?
The researchers concluded that Rembrandt painted the work in 1633, when he was in his late 20s, Reuters reports.
10. In research published Thursday, scientists documented their efforts to grow chickpeas in moon-like conditions for future lunar missions. However, the researchers have not yet been able to taste the chickpeas. Why?
While the chickpeas could grow in a soil mixture of up to 75 percent lunar simulant, a diet of pure lunar soil led to early deaths for the chickpea crop, Reuters reports.
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