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1. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau retained power in this week’s snap parliamentary election, but he didn’t receive the sweeping mandate he was hoping for. What is the name of Trudeau’s party?
2. The defense grouping that includes the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met at the White House on Friday. What is this club called?
Partnership for the Indo-Pacific
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
3. Voters in Switzerland will decide this weekend whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Which country was the first to allow same-sex couples to wed?
The United States
Omar G. Encarnación makes the case for LGBT reparations in an excerpt from his new book.
4. The United States sought to repatriate thousands of Haitian migrants this week, with images of Border Patrol agents violently confronting migrants drawing outrage from Democratic lawmakers and activists.
U.S. President Joe Biden has conducted the expulsions using a special pandemic-related authorization enacted during the Trump administration. What is this emergency measure called?
Remain in Mexico
The COVID-19 Defense Plan
Catherine Osborn examines the Haitian response to the deportations in this week’s Latin America Brief.
5. Which former professional boxer announced this week that he plans to run for president of the Philippines?