Saturday (May 30th): U.S. breakup with WHO
Mike Pompeo Name? Mike Pompeo Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 56 Why is he in the news? While it’s US President Donald Trump who normally is accredited for the…
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Mike Pompeo Name? Mike Pompeo Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 56 Why is he in the news? While it’s US President Donald Trump who normally is accredited for the…
Eliot Engel Name? Eliot Engel Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Engel is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress which…
Xi Jinping Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 66 Why is he in the news? This week, we’re focusing on two pivotal moments for Xi: First, the Chinese National…
Ursula von der Leyen Name? Ursula von der Leyen Westphalian identity? European (self-proclaimed) Age? 61 Why is she in the news? She just announced that the European Union will add…
Ashok Gehlot Name? Ashok Gehlot Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 69 Why is he in the news? He is the Chief Minister of Indian State Rajasthan. Among many other countries, this…
Name? Khalifa Haftar Westphalian identity? Libyan Wikimedia Age? 76 Why is he in the news? Two weeks ago, one of our writers wrote about Al-Sarraj’s “Hot Comeback” in the Hot…
Hassan Rouhani Name? Hassan Rouhani Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 71 Why is he in the news? Iranian oil tankers carrying 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and alkylate to Venezuela are…
Naftali Bennett Name? Naftali Bennett Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 48 Why is he in the news? Israel and Iran have been exchanging cyber attacks in a tit for tat manner…
Andrii Derkach Name? Andrii Derkach Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Age? 52 Why is he in the news? Derkach, an independent member of Ukraine’s parliament, released recordings of private phone calls between…
Abdullah Abdullah Name? Abdullah Abdullah Westphalian identity? Afghan Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Abdullah was appointed chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) on Sunday,…