Thursday (February 4th): Israel’s flex towards Iran
Zachi Ha-Negbi Name? Zachi Ha-Negbi Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Because of this statement: “If the US rejoins the nuclear deal, the practical result…
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Zachi Ha-Negbi Name? Zachi Ha-Negbi Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Because of this statement: “If the US rejoins the nuclear deal, the practical result…
Sheikh Hasina Name? Sheikh Hasina Westphalian identity? Bangladeshi Age? 73 Why is she in the news? According to an Al Jazeera investigation, Hasina’s government bought Israeli-made surveillance equipment that can…
Name? Arlene Foster Westphalian identity? Northern Irish Age? 50 Why is he in the news? Northern Ireland’s first minister Arlene Foster accused Boris Johnson of dereliction of duty over increasing…
Aung San Suu Kyi Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 75 Why is she in the news? As State Counsellor of Myanmar, de facto Prime Minister, Aung…
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Name? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Westphalian identity? Belarusian Age? 38 Why is he in the news? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is very busy lately. The exiled opposition leader from Belarus is constantly…
Anneke van Woudenberg Name? Anneke van Woudenberg Westphalian identity? Western European..? (An educated guess) Age? Late 40s, early 50s Why is she in the news? Van Woudenberg is the Executive…
Abdul-Malik Name? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi Westphalian identity? Yemeni/Houthi Age? 41 Why is he in the news? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi is the leader of the Houthi rebels fighting against the internationally…
Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 56 Why is he in the news? One week after winning a vote of confidence in the Italian House and Senate, Prime Minister…
Zhao Lijian Name? Zhao Lijian Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 48 Why is he in the news? As spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry, Zhao is likely to be the one…
Melanie Silva Name? Melanie Silva Westphalian identity? Australian Age? mid-forties Why is he in the news? A few months ago, Australian lawmakers pushed a new media code. The code would…