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His desire to challenge conventional wisdom sent the pound plummeting this week
Charismatic and persistent, this formidable politician is on her way to being the country’s first female prime minister
The new monarch may no longer be as outspoken on the subjects he has previously championed
After more than 20 years at the top, the athlete leaves a legacy that is about more than the sport
The Bank of England governor has been criticised by politicians for his response to steeply rising inflation
Washington old guard would not even discuss the New York chief executive’s $300mn pay demand
The superstar treads a tightrope between standing up for the disadvantaged and flaunting her own hard-won privilege
The foreign secretary was brought up to despise Thatcher but is now wooing the Iron Lady’s diehard fans
The former defence secretary is on manoeuvres and enjoying a surge of support in her leadership bid
Having played a key role in ousting Boris Johnson, the former entrepreneur now aspires to the premiership
The founder of the country’s most powerful conglomerate looks to the next generation
The former leftwing guerrilla has well-honed survival instincts and a reputation for being hard to work with
Rwanda’s president claims to have overseen an economic miracle, but critics question his human rights record
The mild-mannered former health and foreign secretary hopes to pick up the pieces after Boris Johnson
The fatal shooting of 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is yet another searing American tragedy
The country’s second female prime minister is known for making impossible reforms possible — a skill she will need in office
A member of the nation’s defining political dynasty, the president never learnt how to govern
The Ping An chair engineered an activist attack on HSBC, demanding the lender split its Asian and western operations
The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is aligned with the Republican hard right as he seeks a US Senate seat
The president bidding for a second five-year term is no stranger to political gambles
Tuesday’s subway attack underlines the task that faces the former police officer only months into his new job
The expected appointment shows that Beijing’s focus is on ensuring law and order, not financial recovery
Biden’s pick is on the cusp of becoming the first black woman to sit on America’s highest court
As the charity worker is reunited with her family, there are questions over why it took Britain so long to secure her freedom
A huge wrong-way bet has left the Chinese entrepreneur sitting on serious losses
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