Friday (July 17th): Tin Maung Swe meets with ASEAN members
Tin Maung Swe - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar Name? Tin Maung Swe Westphalian identity? Myanmar Age? 60 (approx) Why is he in the news? Tin Maung Swe, Myanmar’s…
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Thursday (July 16th): al-Sharaa’s je ne sais quoi strengthens Syria
Ahmed Al-Sharaa - President of Syria Name? Ahmed al-Sharaa Westphalian identity? Syrian Age? 43 Why is he in the news? Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in…
Wednesday (July 15th): Sandu nominates new PM with EU aspirations
Maia Sandu - President of Moldova Name? Maia Sandu Westphalian identity? Moldovan Age? 54 Why is she in the news? Last weekend, Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced her nomination for…
Tuesday (July 14th): Claudia Sheinbaum attempts to melt ICE
Claudia Sheinbaum - President of Mexico Name? Claudia Sheinbaum Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 64 Why is she in the news? Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on July 9th that the…
Monday (July 13th): Magyar Continues to Fight Corruption
Péter Magyar - Prime Minister of Hungary Name? Péter Magyar Westphalian identity? Hungarian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? After a landslide victory in April, Péter Magyar was…
Friday (July 10th): Albanese Signs a Treaty with Fiji to spite China
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia Name? Anthony Albanese Westphalian identity? Australian Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Anthony Albanese, Australia’s Prime Minister, signed a mutual defence…
Thursday (July 9th): Mojtaba Khamenei “ghosted” Ali Khamenei’s funeral
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran Thursday (July 9th): Mojtaba Khamenei “ghosted” Ali Khamenei’s funeral Name? Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 56 Why is he in…
Wednesday (July 8th): Bolsonaro’s Play on US Tariffs
Flávio Bolsonaro - Brazilian Senator Name? Flávio Bolsonaro Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? The U.S. is weighing an additional 25% tariff on Brazilian imports,…
Tuesday (July 7th): Pope Leo excommunicates followers
Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) - Head of the Catholic Church and Vatican City Name? Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) Westphalian identity? Vatican, US American Age? 70 Why…
Monday (July 6th): Putin Under Pressure
Vladimir Putin – President of the Russian Federation Name? Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 73 Why is he in the news? As Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on…