What in the World?
Argentina playing in the FIFA Men’s World Cup final on Sunday has long felt inevitable—just like me asking if you’ve kept up with recent global headlines. Find out with our weekly news quiz!
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Argentina playing in the FIFA Men’s World Cup final on Sunday has long felt inevitable—just like me asking if you’ve kept up with recent global headlines. Find out with our weekly news quiz!
1. Sunday marked the 10-year anniversary of an international tribunal ruling that rejected China’s expansive claims to the South China Sea. China’s claim is commonly referred to as what?
China’s historical claims
It’s unclear whether the ruling did any good, as China refuses to recognize it and has continued to intimidate fishermen in the area, FP’s Joseph Rachman writes in Southeast Asia Brief.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was reimposing the blockade on Iran and would charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. How much did Trump say he would charge, as a percent of the value of a ship’s cargo?
Washington and Tehran both lose from a protracted closure of the Strait of Hormuz. There is still space for a compromise, Ellie Geranmayeh argues.
3. Indian government data released on Monday showed an increase in consumer price inflation........
