Friday (November 26th): Strife in the Solomon Islands
Name? Manasseh Sogavare Westphalian identity? Solomon Islander Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Sogavare of the Solomon Islands faces calls of resignation after three days of…
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Name? Manasseh Sogavare Westphalian identity? Solomon Islander Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Sogavare of the Solomon Islands faces calls of resignation after three days of…
Joe Biden Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? US American Age? 79 Why is he in the news? After a five year hiatus, President Biden hosted his counterparts from Canada and…
Magdalena Andersson Name? Magdalena Andersson Westphalian identity? Swedish Age? 54 Why is she in the news? Stefan Lofven resigned last week in line with a long-planned move to make Magdalena…
Abdalla Hamdok Name? Abdalla Hamdok Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? After being ousted in a military coup on October 25, Abdalla Hamdok has been…
José Antonio Kast Name? José Antonio Kast Westphalian identity? Chilean Age? 55 Why is he in the news? José Antonio Kast, leader of Chile’s far-right Republican party, came out on…
Peng Shuai Name? Peng Shuai Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 35 Why is she in the news? Last month Peng Shuai went missing after she accused a senior Chinese leader of…
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Name? Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Last week, General al-Burhan filled seats in the Sudanese Sovereign Council, effectively…
Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Aung Suu Kyi Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 76 Why is she in the news? Myanmar’s military Junta added another charge to Suu Kyi’s as the…
Joe Biden Name? Joe Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Biden concluded his first virtual summit with Xi Jinping yesterday in…
Bhupender Yadav Name? Bhupender Yadav Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 52 Why is he in the news? As the COP 26 Summit in Glasgow ended, many were left disappointed, largely due…