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1258 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 19 of 21.

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Sebastian SiemiatkowskiSEKlarna CEO who replaced 700 staff with AI, then publicly reversed course.
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Senator Mark WarnerUSSenior Democratic US Senator from Virginia and Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, leading bipartisan efforts on AI workforce policy and challenging the administration's Iran war justification.
Senator Sherrod BrownFormer Ohio Democratic senator; as Banking Committee chair, was crypto legislation's main obstacle.
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Senne LammensBEManchester United and Belgium goalkeeper who spilled the shot that led to Spain's winner on his World Cup debut.
Sergei SobyaninRUMayor of Moscow since 2010; confirmed 26 Ukrainian drones intercepted over Moscow on 9 May 2026.
Sergei TsivilyovRURussian Energy Minister who confirmed second oil tanker loading for Cuba
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Sergey VakulenkoRUCarnegie Endowment energy analyst specialising in Russian petroleum economics and refinery strike effects.
Sergey ZelenyukRURussian exploit broker; operator of Matrix LLC (Operation Zero), OFAC-sanctioned April 2026 for trafficking US government zero-days.
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Sergiño DestUSDutch-born USMNT right back at PSV Eindhoven, racing to recover from a hamstring injury before the 2026 World Cup.
Sergiy KyslytsyaUAUkraine's lead negotiator chosen to face Washington as ceasefire talks revived.
Serhii KoretskyiUANaftogaz CEO steering Ukraine's Druzhba pipeline repair bid with EU backing.
Serrena IyerUSHead of Netflix INKubator; previously DreamWorks Animation, MRC Studios, A24.
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Seth BodnarUSIndependent leading Montana Senate fundraising after Steve Daines's 2026 primary withdrawal.
Seyed Mahdi Hosseini MaasoumAcademic economist; co-authored 62-million-resume study on seniority-biased AI displacement.
Shahab AzimiTurkish prisoner executed at Ardabil Central Prison, Iran, on 8 May 2026; documented by Hengaw.
Shahab ZahdiIRIranian political prisoner; defendant in the Ali Fahim case, facing imminent execution in Ghezel Hesar prison as of April 2026.
Shahin VahedparastIRIranian protester executed alongside Mohammadamin Biglari in April 2026 for the January 2026 uprising.
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ShakiraCOColombian-Spanish pop star who performed at the Mexico City 2026 World Cup opening ceremony.
Shannon KentUSUS Navy cryptologist killed in the 2019 Manbij suicide bombing in Syria.
Shaun EvansAUShaun Evans is an Australian FIFA VAR official cleared by the Disciplinary Committee over an 'OK' gesture during Germany's 7-1 win over Curacao, though FIFA's discrimination monitor called for his removal.
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Shawn HarrisDemocrat who lost Georgia 14th runoff but overperformed by 25 points vs 2024.
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Shawn QuinnUSNASA director of Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Centre, overseeing Artemis launch and recovery.
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Shehbaz SharifPKPakistan's Prime Minister and chief public announcer of the 2026 US-Iran peace process.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-ThaniQAPrime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar. Key diplomatic interlocutor in the Gulf region.
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Sheryl SandbergUSFormer Meta COO and Lean In author; joined Nscale board after the company raised $2bn.
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Shomari FiguresUSDemocratic Alabama congressman whose Mobile majority-Black district is eliminated under the post-Callais map.
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Siân CleaverDEAirbus Defence & Space engineer who gave the first public contractor assessment of ESM performance during Artemis II.
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Silmy KarimIDIndonesian official and former immigration director-general; dismissed and detained pending corruption investigation.
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Silvio BaldiniITItaly Under-21 head coach expected to take the senior Azzurri on an interim basis after Gattuso's resignation.
Sioned WilliamsGBWelsh Deputy First Minister (Social Justice and Equality); Plaid Cymru MS for Neath Port Talbot.
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Sir Ian ChapmanGBChief executive of UK Research and Innovation.
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Sir John MajorGBFormer Conservative Prime Minister who publicly questioned first past the post in 2026.
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Slavko VincicSISlovenian referee appointed to take charge of the 2026 World Cup final.
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Sleiman FrangiehLBLebanese politician and former presidential candidate; leader of the Marada Movement; designated by OFAC on 18 June 2026 as Hezbollah-aligned.
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Sohrab AhmariUSIranian-American conservative writer who broke with Trump over the Iran war.
Soltanali Shirzadi FakhrIRIranian national executed on 23 April 2026 on moharebeh and Israel-collaboration charges; case documented by Hengaw as separate from protest-era detainee cohort.
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Soufiane RahimiMASoufiane Rahimi is a Moroccan international forward who scored for Morocco against Haiti on 24 June 2026.
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Stavros LambrinidisEuropean Union Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Stephanie Garcia RichardUSNew Mexico State Land Commissioner who twice rejected the Green Chili gas lateral for Project Jupiter.
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Steve ClarkeGBScotland head coach since 2019; guided the team to their first World Cup in 28 years.
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Steve CohenUSTennessee Democrat; 9th District eliminated by post-Callais map signed 7 May 2026; sat since 2007.
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Steve DainesUSRepublican Montana Senator who withdrew from the 2026 Senate primary, creating the state's first open seat since 1976.
Steven GerrardGBFormer England and Liverpool captain; 114 caps; benchmark figure in England's 2026 squad debates.
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Steve PlattsUSNASA chief scientist who controls crew radiation data release for Artemis missions.
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Steve ReedGBHCLG Secretary since July 2024; confirmed final LGR decisions for 14 counties in July 2026.
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Steve WitkoffUSTrump's personal envoy managing the Iran nuclear track and Gaza ceasefire simultaneously.
Stuart PriorGBFormer Reform UK councillor; elected to Essex CC and Rochford on 7 May 2026, expelled and resigned both seats within four days after racist posts surfaced.
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Subrahmanyam JaishankarINIndia's External Affairs Minister; chaired the 14-15 May 2026 BRICS foreign ministers meeting hosting Araghchi and Lavrov.
Suerie MoonCHCo-director of the Global Health Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute; a leading academic on global health governance and benefit-sharing regimes.
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Suhail Mohamed al-MazroueiAEUAE Minister of Energy since 2017; orchestrated the country's OPEC exit on 1 May 2026.
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Sultan Al JaberAEADNOC CEO and UAE climate envoy who framed Hormuz passage as subject to Iranian political leverage.
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Sultan Haitham bin TariqOMSultan of Oman since 2020; maintained Oman's back-channel role between Iran and the West during the 2026 Hormuz conflict.
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Sundar PichaiUSAlphabet and Google CEO; raised 2026 capex guidance to $195-205bn amid AI compute demand.
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Susan CollinsUSRepublican senator from Maine; Senate Appropriations chair who crossed party lines on Iran war-powers and Cuba votes in 2026.
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Susan DeckerUSFormer Yahoo president and CFO; joined Nscale board in March 2026 alongside Sandberg and Clegg.
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Sydney Kamlager-DoveCalifornia US Representative who led congressional push for lower World Cup ticket prices.
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Sylvester TurnerUSFormer Houston mayor and TX-18 congressman; died February 2026, triggering special election.
Tahir AndrabiPKSpokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in post during 2026 Iran-US shuttle diplomacy.
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Takashi HamadaJPJapan's Deputy-Chief of Mission to the EU; delivered 'View from Beyond Europe' keynote coordinating Tokyo's digital sovereignty with Brussels.
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Tamás SulyokHUHungarian President since March 2024; designated Péter Magyar as PM-designate after Orbán's defeat.