Iliana Iotova
President of Bulgaria since 2026
Bulgarians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent Iliana Iotova and former acting prime…
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Leaders, ministers, envoys, commanders and executives: who was in the news this past week.
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24 people in the news
Paweł Soloch
Polish official
Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their…
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Bogdan Święczkowski
Polish jurist and prosecutor (born 1970)
Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their…
2 stories this week
Andrey Gyurov
Bulgarian politician (born 1975)
Bulgarians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent Iliana Iotova and former acting prime…
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Waldemar Żurek
Polish politician (born 1970)
Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej…
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Jakub Kumoch
Polish journalist and diplomat
Poland's ambassador to Romania, Paweł Soloch, and Poland's ambassador to China, Jakub Kumoch, resign from their…
1 story this week
Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
A general strike and multiple protests are held across Italy against the rising cost of living and prime minister…
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Melania Trump
First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Civilian evacuations commence in Oleshky, Ukraine, as a humanitarian convoy arrives in the Russian-held and besieged…
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Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazilian politician (born 1981)
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the…
3 stories this week
Karol Nawrocki
President of Poland since 2025
Polish justice minister Waldemar Żurek requests stripping the tribunal's president and vice president Bartłomiej…
1 story this week
Andreas Norlén
Swedish politician (born 1973)
Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He…
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Anna Korwin-Piotrowska
Polish judge (born 1969)
Polish police enter the Constitutional Tribunal following the suspension of its president Bogdan Święczkowski…
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Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, resigns, saying she could not remain neutral on current events. She will step down from office…
- Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSwedish politician (born 1972)
Andreas Norlén, speaker of the Swedish parliament, announces a second vote to elect the next prime minister. He proposes a coalition led by the Center Party's…
- Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party-led governing coalition wins a plurality of seats in the Knesset, though no alliance wins a…
- Asim MunirChief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan (born 1968)
Senior officials representing the members of the Mecca Defence Alliance, including Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, Saudi defense minister Khalid bin…
- Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of Egypt since 2014
Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory.
- Vito QuilesSpanish political influencer (born 2000)
Protests and riots are held in Bilbao, Spain, after and during a political event hosted by far-right commentator Vito Quiles. At least nine people are arrested.
- Khalid bin Salman Al SaudSaudi Arabian diplomat and politician (born 1988)
Senior officials representing the members of the Mecca Defence Alliance, including Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, Saudi defense minister Khalid bin…
- İbrahim KalınTurkish politician, bureaucrat and scholar (born 1971)
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- Masoud PezeshkianPresident of Iran since 2024
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