Thursday (June 9th): Widodo’s G20 Summit Drama!
Joko Widodo -Former President of Indonesia Name? Joko Widodo Westphalian identity? Indonesian Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Indonesian President Joko Widodo is currently holding the presidency of…
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Joko Widodo -Former President of Indonesia Name? Joko Widodo Westphalian identity? Indonesian Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Indonesian President Joko Widodo is currently holding the presidency of…
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia Name? Anthony Albanese Westphalian identity? Australian Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Since Albanese became Australian Prime Minister two weeks ago,…
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud - President of Somalia Name? Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Westphalian identity? Somali Age? 66 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago, former Somali President, Hasan…
Boris Johnson - Former Prime Minister of the UK Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? British PM Boris Johnson is once again…
Queen Elizabeth II Name? Queen Elizabeth II Westphalian identity? The epitome of British Age? Eternal (96) Why is she in the news? This week the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee:…
RAIA Name? RAIA Westphalian identity? International Age? 3 ½ years old Why is it in the news? RAIA, a youth-led international think tank, is rebranding and that is exciting. RAIA…
Name? Gustavo Petro Wikimedia Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 62 Why is he in the news? Colombia just held their first round of elections yesterday, and populist left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro…
Name? Wang Yi Wikimedia Westphalian identity? 68 Age? Chinese Why is he in the news? Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi went to Fiji to meet with 10 Indo-Pacific leaders to…
Idit Silman - Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection Name? Idit Silman Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 41 Why is she in the news? Israeli Knesset member Idit Silman’s resignation as coalition…
Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid strategy…