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Gabriel Boric Name? Gabriel Boric Westphalian identity? Chilean Age? 36 Why is he in the news? Chilean president Gabriel Boric received the long-awaited final draft of the new Chilean constitution…
Shavkat Mirziyoyev Name? Shavkat Mirziyoyev Westphalian identity? Uzbek Age? 64 Why is he in the news? Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced a state of emergency in the autonomous republic…
Narendra Modi Name? Narendra Modi Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 71 Why is he in the news? On his way back from the G7 summit in Germany, Indian Prime Minister Modi…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Name? Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Westphalian identity? Filipino Age? 64 Why is he in the news? Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was just inaugurated as president of the Philippines, ending…
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? President Recep Erdoğan of Türkiye, President Niinistö of Finland and Prime Minister…
Olaf Scholz Name? Olaf Scholz Westphalian identity? German Age? 64 Why is he in the news? The 48th G7 Summit wrapped up today and its host, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Franziska Giffey Name? Franziska Giffey Westphalian identity? German Age? 44 Why is she in the news? Franziska Giffey, Mayor of Berlin (Germany), had a call with her counterpart from Kiev…
Name? Abdelmadjid Tebboune Westphalian identity? Algerian Age? 76 Why is he in the news? President Tebboune of Algeria’s Energy Minister, Mohamed Arkab, noted the new progress with the Trans-Sahara gas…
Emmanuel Macron Name? Emmanuel Macron Westphalian identity? French Age? 44 Why is he in the news? Following a polarising round of legislative elections, President Macron will face a vote of…
Yoon Suk-yeol Name? Yoon Suk-yeol Westphalian identity? South Korean Age? 61 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, South Korea successfully launched its first domestically built rocket, nicknamed Nuri, into…