Tuesday (June 23rd): Italy’s Meloni Turns on Trump
Giorgia Meloni - Prime Minister of Italy Name? Giorgia Meloni Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 49 Why is she in the news? Following last week's G7 summit in France, U.S. President…
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Monday (June 22nd): Tokayev secures 10bn deal with EU
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev - President of Tokayev Name? Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Westphalian identity? Kazakh Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, secured a $10 billion deal…
Friday (June 19th): Hassan’s budget to compete for leadership in Africa
Samia Suluhu Hassan - President of Tanzania Name? Samia Suluhu Hassan Westphalian identity? Tanzanian Age? 66 Why is she in the news? Tanzania’s first female president announced a TSh62.3 trillion…
Thursday (June 18th): Lai’s $14 billion balancing act for Taiwan
William Lai Ching-Te - President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Name? William Lai Ching-te Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te…
Wednesday (June 17th): Fujimori set to win Peruvian elections by a thread
Keiko Fujimori - Former First Lady of Peru Name? Keiko Fujimori Westphalian identity? Peruvian Age? 51 Why is she in the news? With 99.1% of the total votes counted, Fujimori…
Tuesday (June 16th): Starmer wants to ban Social Media for Under-16s
Name? Keir Starmer Westphalian identity? British Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a social media ban for children under the age of…
Monday (June 15th): Forssell’s “Good Behaviour Law” shows Sweden’s Permit Crackdown
Johan Forssell - Minister for Migration of Sweden Name? Johan Forssell Westphalian identity? Swedish Age? 46 Why is he in the news? Minister of Migration Johan Forssell’s immigration law proposal…
Monday (May 26th): Trump’s Après-threat Delays
Donald J. Trump - President of the United States of America Name? Donald J. Trump Westphalian identity? U.S. American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? The last Daily…
Thursday (December 1st): Maduro puts all cards on the table
Name? Nicolás Maduro Moros Westphalian identity? Venezuelan Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday that the government would hold free and fair elections…
Wednesday (November 30th): Yoon’s kind reminders in Kadiz
Yoon Suk Yeol - Former President of South Korea Name? Yoon Suk Yeol Westphalian identity? South Korean Age? 61 Why is he in the news? President Yoon’s South Korea scrambled…