This week started with a war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV. Have you looked beyond the baffling AI-generated images that Trump posted during the spat to keep up with the rest of the world’s headlines? Find out with our international news quiz!

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This week started with a war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV. Have you looked beyond the baffling AI-generated images that Trump posted during the spat to keep up with the rest of the world’s headlines? Find out with our international news quiz!

1. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party lost the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since 2010. Orban was also elected prime minister once before his 16-year rule. When was that?

Fidesz suffered a crushing, historic defeat despite rigging the electoral playing field to its advantage—offering lessons to Republicans and Democrats in the United States as midterm elections approach, Thomas Carothers writes.

2. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. Navy would immediately begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the military quickly contradicted Trump, saying the blockade would only apply to what?

Vessels carrying cargo besides oil and gas

Russian and Chinese vessels transiting the strait

All non-Gulf Arab vessels attempting to transit the strait

Vessels entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas

Trump’s announcement came as Pakistan-brokered negotiations........

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