Here is this week’s news quiz! Good luck!
1. A South Korean court reinstated which political figure earlier this week?
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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is serving as the nation’s official leader while the court looks into the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Mr. Han was impeached by the National Assembly in December for clashes with legislators. However, South Korean’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that Mr. Han’s impeachment was not valid because the accusations against him were not against the law or valid enough to remove him from office. Observers wonder if the Court will overturn Mr. Yoon’s impeachment. If not, South Korea will have to hold a new presidential election.
2. The president of which African nation recently warned of an attack on his country by Rwanda because they are on opposite sides of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo?
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Burundi. President Évariste Ndayishimiye told the BBC that he had seen “credible intelligence” of a Rwandan plan to attack his country, also noting that Rwanda tried to cause a coup in Burundi ten years ago. Rwanda argued that the claims were exaggerated as the two sides are working on security plans for their joint border.
3. What controversy ensued over U.S. military plans in the Middle East last week?
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It was reported by the Atlantic that top national security officials in the Trump White House, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, revealed plans for military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen in a secure messaging app that also included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. The incident called into question how Goldberg got included in the group chat on the Signal app and how secure U.S. national security secrets were.
4. What conditions to Columbia University have to meet in order to restore federal funding?
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The university had to agree to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and change rules on discipline for students engaged in protests. According to the Associated Press, Columbia also agreed to adopt a new definition of antisemitism and expand its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. Columbia stood to lose $400 million in federal research grants because of anger from President Trump’s administration over how it handled protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. Critics say that the university’s leadership was caving and giving up academic freedom.
5. Which three nations have received the most deportation flights under the Trump administration to this point?
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Guatemala (60 flights), Honduras (54 flights), and Mexico (31 flights). The flights are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to expel those without legal paperwork in the United States. It has led to flights with U.S. courts, which are trying to restrict the flights based on due process concerns.
6. Media reports last week suggested that the Trump administration is planning on getting eggs from which two countries to ease high prices in the U.S.?
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Turkey and South Korea. A raging bird flu epidemic has caused farmers to kill tens of millions of chickens in recent years, creating high prices for eggs in the United States. Estimates have prices rising by 41% this year. There have been other reports that Poland and Lithuania have been in conversations with the administration to also send more of their supply to the U.S.
7. What foreign envoy was expelled from the United States last week?
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Ebrahim Rasool, who was South Africa’s ambassador. He has been outspoken about his views that President Donald Trump’s administration supports the principles of white supremacy. President Trump has been critical of a recent South African land reform law, arguing that it unfairly targets the country’s white minority.
8. Which African nation swore in its first female president last week?
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Namibia. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is 72 years old, won November’s election with 58% of the vote. She is facing significant challenges as Namibia faces high rates of unemployment and poverty. There are also questions of land reform as white farmers own 70% of the nation’s land but are 1.8% of the population.
9. What date has been set for the next Canadian legislative elections?
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April 28. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the elections in order to try to secure a “strong mandate” for his new government. However, it is far from clear whether the Liberal Party will emerge victorious as polls have shown the Conservative Party in a good position. However, Canadian anger at U.S. tariffs may provide a path for Carney and the Liberals to prevail as they have gained ground in recent months.
10. Which prominent person was arrested by the Turkish government last week?
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Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul. It was expected that Imamoglu was going to be selected as the Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate for 2028 on Sunday. He has been jailed on corruption charges, sparking protests against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Along with Imamoglu, more than 100 people were arrested as part of an investigation, including businessman, politicians, and journalists.
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