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Name? George Kurdahi George Fouad Kordahi - CC BY 2.0 Ahmed Zayer Westphalian identity? Lebanese Age? 71 Why is he in the news? Lebanon’s Information Minister, Kurdahi, recently came under…

Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany Age? 67 Why is she in the news? The outgoing chancellor of Germany brought her likely successor, Olaf…

Name? Ali Bagheri Ali Bagheri Kani - Source: CC BY 4.0 Maryam Kamyab Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 54 Why is he in the news? After the election of a new…

Name? Boris Johnson Boris Johnson - Prime Minister of the UK Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson (or, as we…

Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi - State Counsellor of Myanmar Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 76 Why is she in the news? After being detained for over…

Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David - Colombian Drug Lord Name? Dairo Antonio ‘Otoniel’ Úsuga David Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 50 Why is he in the news? Dairo Antonio Úsuga David,…

Name? Abdalla Hamdok Abdalla Hamdok - Prime Minister of Sudan Westphalian identity? Sudanese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago, we noted, officials of the…

Natalia Gavrilița - Prime Minister of Moldova Name? Natalia Gavrilița Westphalian identity? Moldovan Age? 44 Why is she in the news? Moldova declared a state of emergency as Prime Minister…

Name? Xi Jinping Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? A few weeks ago we celebrated…

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of the Republic of Türkiye Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoǧan has embarked…