"What in the World?" - Week of February 12-18, 2017

German chancellor Angela Merkel met with which of the following Polish officials, listed by Politico as number four of the 28 most influential people in Europe?

In the wake of abuses surrounding a green-energy scheme, the power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland has collapsed, leading to new elections on March 2. The current power-sharing system is a direct result of the Good Friday Agreement, which brought an end to a decades-old conflict. When was the Good Friday Agreement signed?

At a meeting of economic policy makers and academics in Dubai, Christine Lagarde, when asked about upcoming elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany, stated that she is, “worried […] about some of these elections.” Ms. Lagarde is the head of which international agency?

Which foreign leader assured far-right politicians in his country that he would, “promote responsible policies,” when he meets with U.S. president Donald Trump this week?

The new president of Germany is:

Which nation test-fired a medium-range missile into the Sea of Japan this week?

Volunteers worked frantically to save more than 650 whales who had beached themselves during two separate strandings this week in which country?

Wanted for questioning related to accusations of corruption, the whereabouts of Peru's former president are currently unknown. He is believed to be in the United States, but U.S. Officials have refused to help Peruvian authorities, on the basis that their request to detain the former leader lacks probable cause. Which former president of Peru is now a fugitive from justice?

Since it launched in December, an anti-graft whistle-blower campaign announced that it has recovered millions of US dollars' worth in corruption-related assets. The campaign allows whistle blowers to keep up to 5% of all recovered monies, and appears to be working successfully against endemic corruption in which African nation?

72,000 residents of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, were evacuated due to what?