Profiles

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

The incoming spy chief was a corporate lawyer before chairing America's financial watchdog. Does he have the skills needed to oversee 18 powerful US intelligence agencies?

Come November, the Egyptian-American epidemiologist could become the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

The former army chief is standing against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's election in October and is currently polling higher than the prime minister. What Eisenkot has been through may help him

From smalltown Ohio to the White House, the Vice President has forged a new conservativism that connects family, faith, and jobs with the belief that markets work best when they support communities

Due to be re-elected for an unprecedented fourth term in March, the president of FIFA has monetised the World Cup and filtered that money down to football associations around the world

Manchester City's goalscoring machine has repeatedly found the net at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with his dad, Alfie, watching from the stands. How did he get to where he is today?

The dominant family in Libya's east tried to take the capital by force in 2019 but were thwarted. Could a son's carefully planned succession soon lead to the same outcome?

The charismatic former Mayor of Manchester is widely regarded as the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation

The temporary Director of National Intelligence is a partisan appointment by the US president, who seems to want him to dig into the 2020 election