Monday (March 8th): Pope visits Iraq
Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) - Head of the Catholic Church and Vatican City Name? Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) Westphalian identity? Argentine Age? 83 Why is he in the…
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) - Head of the Catholic Church and Vatican City Name? Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) Westphalian identity? Argentine Age? 83 Why is he in the…
Abiy Ahmed Ali - Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Abiy Ahmed is under pressure…
Mohammed Bin Salaman Al Saud (MBS) - Vice-Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Name? Mohammed bin Salman Westphalian identity? Saudi Age? 35 Why is he in the news? The Biden administration…
Alexander Bortnikov - Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of RussiaSource: Kremlin.ru - CC BY 4.0 (Adapted) Name? Alexander Bortnikov Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 69 Why is he in…
Mette Frederiksen - Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark Name? Mette Frederiksen Westphalian identity? Danish Age? 43 Why is she in the news? The prime minister of Denmark, alongside…
Kyaw Moe Tun - Permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations Name? Kyaw Moe Tun Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 50s Why is he in the news? Until this morning…
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi - Prime Minister of Pakistan Name? Imran Khan Westphalian identity? Pakistani Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Prime Minister Khan’s military commanders released a…
Nikol Pashinyan - Prime Minister of Armenia Name? Nikol Pashinyan Westphalian identity? Armenian Age? 45 Why is he in the news? The Armenian armed forces have called upon Nikol Pashinyan…
Bashar al-Assad - President of SyriaSource: Khamenei.ir - CC BY 4.0 (Adapted) Name? Bashar al-Assad Westphalian identity? Syrian Age? 55 Why is he in the news? High levels of inflation…
Justin Trudeau - Prime Minister of Canada Name? Justin Trudeau Westphalian identity? Canadian Age? 49 Why is he in the news? Canada’s parliament has passed a non-binding motion that says…