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Fortieth US president whose 1983 Grenada intervention frames Caribbean force debates.

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.

Canadian election expert who led the independent review of Scotland's 2007 elections.

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.

Labour and SDP politician who chaired the 1998 Independent Commission on the Voting System.

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.

Rui Armindo Freitas

Portugal's assistant secretary of state for immigration, overseeing the AIMA case backlog.

Prime Minister of Bulgaria since May 2026 and former two-term president, leading Progressive Bulgaria.

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.

Russell T Davies

Welsh screenwriter and former Doctor Who showrunner criticising the BBC chief's generative-video comments.

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service chief since August 2026; former defence minister and security council secretary.

Labour councillor for Southside/Newington on City of Edinburgh Council.

President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google.

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.

Sagal Abdi-Wali

Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras and leader of Camden Council.

Chief executive officer of Infosys.

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.

Executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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.

Samuel Weinbach

Aleph Alpha co-founder and co-chief research officer who becomes Cohere's chief research officer on close.

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.

Chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, in post since December 2022.

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.

Sarbananda Sonowal

India's ports, shipping and waterways minister, and a former Assam chief minister.

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 under Trump; enforces sanctions across Iran, Russia and Cuba.

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.