Friday (November 11th): Hun Sen Hosts ASEAN Summit
© WTO/Jay Louvion Name? 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…
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Thursday (November 10th): Macron’s second military strategy for France!
President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelenzkyy Official website (CC BY 4.0) Name? Emmanuel Macron Westphalian identity? French Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron presented…
Wednesday (November 9th): DeSantis shines in Florida
Department of Defense - Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia (CC BY 2.0) Name? Ron DeSantis Westphalian identity? US American Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Incumbent Republican Governor…
Tuesday (November 8th): Sturgeon leads the way
Nicola Sturgeon Name? Nicola Sturgeon Westphalian identity? Scottish Age? 52 Why is she in the news? First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, announced today at the COP27 that Scotland would…
Monday (November 7th): Jaishankar heads to Moscow
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Name? Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 67 Why is he in the news? The Indian Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is on his way to Moscow for India’s…
Thursday (November 3rd): Abiy brings Tigray War to its end
Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Introduction to the Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who has served since 2018…
Tuesday (November 1st): Thunberg skips COP27
Name? Greta Thunberg Westphalian identity? Swedish Age? 19 Why is she in the news? Greta Thunberg is back in the news after she denied her invitation to this year’s COP27…
Monday (October 31st): Lula will be president of Brazil!
Sergio Dutti (cropped) / (CC BY 2.0) Name? Lula da Silva Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 77 Why is he in the news? Yesterday Brazilians voted in the run-off elections between…
Friday (October 21th): de Moraes’s divine hand
Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom/Agência Brasil (CC BY 3.0 BR) Name? Alexandre de Moraes Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Yesterday Brazilian authorities gave the Presiding Justice…
Thursday (October 20th): Truss was the British PM!
Elizabeth Truss - UK Parliament official portraits 2017 / Chris McAndrew Name? Liz Truss Westphalian identity? British Age? 47 Why is she in the news? 44 Days after Liz Truss…