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Green Party councillor who won the Cliftonville KCC by-election 9 April 2026 from Reform UK with a 26.7-point swing.

Rodolphe Belmer

Chief executive of TF1 Group since 2021; secured the June 2026 Netflix carriage deal for TF1's five French broadcast channels.

Rodolphe Haykal

Lebanese Armed Forces commander-in-chief; appointed March 2025; key interlocutor in ceasefire monitoring.

Spain holding midfielder who won the Golden Ball as the 2026 World Cup's best player.

Rodrygo Goes is a Brazilian international winger at Real Madrid; ruled out of the 2026 World Cup with an ACL and meniscus tear.

ASML's CFO and EVP, presenting guidance that put European chip sovereignty under pressure in Q2 2026.

Cameroonian striker who set the record of five goal involvements as a substitute in the 1990 World Cup, equalled by Deniz Undav in 2026.

ITV News Global Security Editor who presented the AI-reenactment documentary Terror In The Skies.

Roman Trotsenko

Russian billionaire and founder of Aeon Group, a diversified conglomerate; known for candid public commentary on Russia's economy.

Belgian forward who scored in Belgium's 4-1 win over the United States.

Ronald EvansApollo 17 command module pilot; orbited the Moon alone while Cernan and Schmitt landed.

40th US president whose Iran policy and judicial legacy benchmark Trump's 2026 decisions.

Executive director of Football Supporters Europe, leading EU legal challenge against FIFA ticketing.

Israeli Air Force navigator missing since 1986; his fate is Israel's most emotive unresolved MIA case.

Florida governor; signed 24R-4D congressional map 4 May; Fair Districts court challenge pending.

Republican US Senator for Wisconsin, reported to be Thune's pick to chair the Senate Budget Committee after Graham's death.

Connecticut Democrat, ranking Appropriations member opposing the $200bn war supplemental.

Scottish Greens MSP for West Scotland; co-launched the party's 89-page Holyrood manifesto in Glasgow on 14 April 2026.

North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate; former two-term NC governor.

Democratic US Senator for Arizona; co-sponsor of Senate war-powers resolution on Cuba

Ruben Vargas is a Swiss winger who scored Switzerland's third goal in their 4-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on 18 June 2026.

Head coach of the Belgium national team at the 2026 World Cup.

German football's sporting director and former international striker, who advised Germany players ahead of the 2026 World Cup to keep political statements separate from sport.

Rumen Radev is a former Bulgarian president who led Progressive Bulgaria to a 131-seat parliamentary majority in the 19 April 2026 snap election, becoming prime minister-designate.

Former Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth who launched Restore Britain after expulsion by Farage in 2026.

Russell Findlay

Scottish Conservative leader since 2023; survived post-Holyrood leadership pressure by co-opting rivals to frontbench.

US Representative for South Carolina's 7th district.

Deputy Leader of Reform UK's Essex County Council group; property businessman and media commentator.

Ukraine's Defence Minister; led Kyiv's delegation at Istanbul Rounds 1 and 2 in 2026.

Sygnia incident-response professional who pleaded guilty to using ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against US victims while working in the IR industry.

President of PMX Global from June 2026, previously president of Vox Media.

QatarEnergy CEO and Qatar's energy minister; controls and communicates Ras Laffan LNG restart timelines.

Sabah BevaraKurdish civilian violently arrested by Iranian intelligence in Piranshahr, 17 May 2026.

President of Iraq 1979-2003; executed in 2006 following US invasion and trial.

Senegal captain and forward; scored both Senegal goals in the 3-2 friendly defeat to USA on 31 May.

Iranian man, aged 21, executed in Qom on charges of waging war against God.

Saeed KhatibzadehIran's Deputy Foreign Minister; told BBC Israel cannot have ceasefire and Lebanon war simultaneously.

Iranian economist and political analyst; reformist commentator on sanctions and conflict economics.

Saeid Rahmanirad

Iranian prisoner reportedly executed on murder charges at Shiraz Prison, 19 May 2026, documented by Hengaw.

Salvador Valdés Mesa

Vice President of Cuba since 2018; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV at state level.

Samad Fathi Salami

IRGC logistics network operative designated by OFAC on 11 May 2026 under EO 13224 and EO 13886.

OpenAI CEO who built ChatGPT into the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

Candidate connected to Westminster Magistrates' Court Section 106 proceedings during the 2026 election.

OIES researcher; co-authored storage resilience paper treating EU storage as the energy security baseline.

TankerTrackers.com co-founder who quantifies sanctioned oil flows using satellite imagery.

Co-founder of Granola; the designer who shaped one of the UK's fastest-growing AI tools.

Supreme Court Associate Justice; authored Callais gutting VRA districting, dissented alone in Watson v. RNC.

Bromley councillor cold-called by Reform UK to stand as a paper candidate.

Chatham House MENA director; analyst of Iranian politics, JCPOA, and the 2026 conflict.

Chief technology officer of DAZN Group.

Sandesh Gulhane

Scottish Conservative MSP for Glasgow; raised leadership challenge question against Russell Findlay after May 2026 elections.

CNBC anchor who interviewed Gianni Infantino at the Invest in America Forum on 15 April, eliciting his 'for sure' on Iran.

Director of Kino Sports Complex, Tucson; confirmed Iran's training base preparations continuing with no stand-down order.

Director of Tucson's Kino Sports Complex, preparing for Iran's World Cup squad.

Austrian striker who headed Austria's injury-time equaliser to send both sides through.

21-year-old Iranian karate champion executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 April 2026 for January 2026 protest participation.

US Treasury Secretary in the second Trump administration; architect of Iran sanctions enforcement in 2026.

Alaska election attorney who argued against striking the name-duplicate Dan Sullivan challenger, calling removal extreme and proposing a middle-initial ballot label instead.

Chief executive of GE Vernova.

Acting NASA administrator who confirmed SLS costs $4 billion per launch.