Which of the following did President Donald Trump NOT say about Pope Leo XIV on April 12th?

1. “I would be a much better Pope myself.”
2. “Pope Leo is weak on crime, and terrible for foreign policy.”
3. “I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA.”
4. “If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.”

Which of the following candidates currently leads the first round of Peru’s presidential elections on April 13th?

1. Keiko Fujimori
2. Rafael López Aliaga
3. Roberto Sanchez
4. Jorge Nieto

What happened to Alexandre Ramagem, former Brazilian intelligence chief, this week?

1. He was detained by ICE agents in the US
2. He was assassinated in Brazil
3. He was found dead in the Pacific Ocean
4. He was prosecuted in Brazil

On April 7-8, which country announced an ambitious energy transition plan targeting renewable energy capacity growth?

1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. China
4. Vietnam

On April 12, the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 women’s singles final took place in which Chinese city?

1. Shanghai
2. Beijing
3. Ningbo
4. Guangzhou

On April 10-12, which tropical cyclone prompted government alerts across New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga?

1. Cyclone Hina
2. Cyclone Vaianu
3. Cyclone Moana
4. Cyclone Tai

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Answers

1. 1: “I would be a much better Pope myself.” In a long post on Truth Social, President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV for catering to the radical left and being soft on crime, and claimed that Pope Leo XIV was only elected because the Vatican felt it would subdue President Trump. Still, Trump never claimed he would make a better Pope himself.
2. 1: Keiko Fujimori. Keiko Fujimori, far-right former first lady of Peru, led the first round of Peru’s presidential election with 16.9% of ballots, a notable feat in a race with 35 candidates. Her platform revolves around being hard on crime and expanding the Peruvian economy.
3. 1: He was detained by ICE agents in the US. Alexandre Ramagem, former Brazilian intelligence chief, was detained by ICE agents in the United States for an unspecified reason. Ramagem had been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Brazil for his involvement in plotting a coup in 2022. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly called on the United States to return him to Brazil.
4. 2: South Korea. South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment presented its 2026 energy transition plan to Cabinet in early April, setting a target to nearly triple operational renewable energy capacity from 37 GW to 100 GW by 2030, increasing renewables’ share of electricity generation from 10.8% to at least 20%.
5. 3: Ningbo. The women’s singles final at the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 took place on April 12 in Ningbo, in east China’s Zhejiang Province, with Wang Zhiyi of China facing An Se Young of South Korea in a showcase of elite regional competition.
6. 2: Cyclone Vaianu. Cyclone Vaianu moved across Oceania, bringing wind gusts above 100 km/h, rainfall exceeding 200 mm, and waves up to 12 metres. New Zealand faced the highest level of risk during April 11-12, with Northland declaring a state of emergency.