by Darren | Jan 17, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement, President Trump’s cabinet nominees began confirmation hearings, President Biden gave his farewell address, President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested, and President of Mozambique Daniel Chapo was...
by Darren | Jan 10, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the nation mourned President Jimmy Carter, wildfires burned across Los Angeles, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was briefly detained in Caracas, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, and the White House accused...
by Darren | Dec 13, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the Assad regime collapsed in Syria, President of France Emmanuel Macron named François Bayrou his new Prime Minister, China held a major naval exercise near Taiwan, and the U.S. Department of Defense announced the creation of the Artificial Intelligence...
by Darren | Nov 22, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Russia launched a new ballistic missile at Ukraine after releasing its new nuclear doctrine, a Chinese ship was suspected of severing undersea cables in the Baltic, Japan hosted the Five Eyes for the first time, COP29 concluded in Baku, and the...
by Darren | Nov 15, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced key Cabinet picks, President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping traveled to the APEC summit in Lima, COP29 kicked off in Azerbaijan, and President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto visited Washington. Read more below. This...
by Darren | Nov 8, 2024 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Donald Trump was re-elected as president of the United States, Germany’s governing coalition collapsed, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and China announced a $1.4 trillion package to reduce local government...