What in the World? Weekly Quiz – April 19-25, 2021

President Biden on Thursday charged the Russian government with last year’s extensive hacking attack against private and government institutions known by the name of THIS software service company. Biden announced extensive new sanctions on Moscow in retaliation.

Iran claimed Israel attacked its nuclear facility at Natanz last week but Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would continue negotiations for the U.S. To resume participation in the 2015 nuclear deal. However, on Friday Iran announced it would increase uranium enrichment to THIS level in response to the Natanz attack.

Increased military activity by China including aircraft carrier drills and warplane incursions into THIS country’s air defense zone were intended as warnings to Washington in response to overtures of support.

Egyptian authorities are demanding about $1 billion in compensation from the owners of THIS vessel that shut down the Suez Canal last month when it ran aground. The Egyptian claim includes $300 million for “loss of reputation.” [“Daily Chatter” Question of the Week]

Close to 10 years after the French military intervention pushed al-Qaida affiliated fighters out of northern Mali, THIS region continues to make headlines with the world’s fastest growing Islamist insurgency and one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Across the region, insecurity and socio-political instability continue to reach new heights according to USIP’s Kamissa Camara. [USIP Question of the Week]

Ukraine’s Defense Minister said Russia has massed over 100,000 troops near its border the largest mobilization against Ukraine since the invasion and eventual annexation of THIS Ukrainian region in 2014.

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned Moscow that there would be consequences if THIS prisoner, the leading opposition figure in Russia, were to die. He is on a hunger strike demanding proper medical treatment.

The United States and China agreed to cooperate “with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis, which must be addressed with the seriousness and urgency that it demands,” following negotiations between Beijing officials and THIS American envoy for climate.