by Darren | Oct 4, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election for this month, and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark...
by Darren | Sep 27, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the 79th session of the UN General Assembly met; Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister; the Biden administration announced an initiative to ban Chinese-developed software in connected cars due to national security...
by Darren | Sep 20, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 3,000; over 70 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Mali’s capital; the Federal Reserve cut interest rates; and European...
by Darren | Sep 13, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Biden met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Commander of U.S. INDOPACOM Adm. Samuel Paparo held a video call with Chinese Commander Gen. Wu Yanan for the first time, SpaceX conducted the first private spacewalk, and the European Central Bank...
by Darren | Sep 6, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. pushed back against Russian influence operations in the 2024 presidential election through indictments, sanctions, and the seizure of internet domains; international mediators attempted to finalize a new cease-fire proposal in the wake of the...
