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Name? Nicolás Maduro Moros Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday that the government would hold free and fair elections…
ëŒ€í•œë¯¼êµ ëŒ€í†µë ¹ì‹¤ / (CC BY-SA 3.0)Name? Yoon Suk Yeol Westphalian identity? South Korean Age? 61 Why is he in the news? President Yoon’s South Korea scrambled fighter jets in response…
Voice of America Name? Ariel Henry Westphalian identity? Haitian Age? 73 Why is he in the news? The interim President of Haiti Ariel Henry called for foreign military intervention in…
The White House from Washington, DCName? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 38 Why is he in the news? Kim Jong-un is the news for two reasons. First, this…
José Pedro Castillo TerronesName? José Pedro Castillo Terrones Westphalian identity? Peruvian Age? 53 Why is he in the news? President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, will not attend the summit for…
Shealah CraigheadName? Donald Trump Westphalian identity? US American Age? 74 Why is he in the news? In a low-energy announcement from his Mar-a-Lago resort, former US president Donald Trump has…
Andrzej Duda Name? Andrzej Duda Westphalian identity? Polish Age? 50 Why is he in the news? Last night, two missiles fell into Polish territory along its southern border with Ukraine,…
Hildenbrand/MSC Name? Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Westphalian identity? Egyptian Age? 67 Why is he in the news? In case you have not heard, the COP27 is happening right now in Sharm…
Palácio do PlanaltoName? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 69 Why is he in the news? Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden met in person for the…
© WTO/Jay LouvionName? Hun Sen Westphalian identity? Cambodian Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Today, the Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen is in the news for hosting…