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Pavel Durov, Telegram’s self-mythologising founder

Arrested in France, the social media app CEO is accused of promoting free speech idealism at the expense of safety

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Banksy, the guerrilla street artist loved by the market

He continues to use his interventions around the world to needle establishment norms

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Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate charged with restoring peace in Bangladesh

The octogenarian micro-lending pioneer has the fate of the world’s eighth-most populous country in his hands

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Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s contested president

The strongman is reasserting his grip after an election marred by violence and suspected fraud

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Charli XCX, the bard of ‘brat’

The British pop star is providing the soundtrack to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign

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Anne Hidalgo, crusading Paris mayor dives into the Olympics

Her attempts to give the French capital a green makeover have made her unpopular but unrepentant

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Gareth Southgate, the manager tackling England’s fear of failure

As his team reaches the final of Euro 2024, no one in the history of English men’s football can match his record

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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella — the French far right’s dream ‘ticket’?

The party leader anointed her youthful protégé as prime minister in waiting but office may come sooner than either expected

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Naomi Klein, an activist writer stalked by controversy

The Canadian is not afraid to tackle serious subjects and big ideas

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s ‘Napoleon’ sees the chip company soar

As its market value rose above $3tn for the first time, one of the last founder-CEOs remains firmly in control

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Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman hoping to be Mexico’s first female president

She was formed by the campus protests of the 1980s, but supporters insist she is not an ideologue

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Scarlett Johansson, the Hollywood star taking on OpenAI

Going head to head with a powerful company is a role the actor has played before

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Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s next PM faces an ever trickier balancing act

When the politician is sworn in next week, he will have to contend with rising social and geopolitical tensions

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Shari Redstone, a media scion weighing the future of her ravaged empire

The Paramount executive must decide on whether to sell the family business and to whom

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Richard Gadd, the ‘Baby Reindeer’ comic confronts his past

The hit show has unleashed a debate about who has the right to tell another’s story

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Mike Johnson, another House Speaker under attack from his own side

As Republican divisions over aid to Ukraine grow, the new leader already finds himself on shaky ground

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Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Istanbul mayor facing down Erdoğan

His victory in local elections comes at a pivotal moment for Turkey’s opposition

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Shohei Ohtani, the baseball superstar under pressure

The Japanese player has upended the sport but a new scandal could land both in trouble

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Sabato de Sarno, the designer who must turn around Gucci

As the Kering flagship struggles, one man has become the public face of making it work

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Paul Marshall, the financier turned media baron bankrolling GB News

His bid for the Telegraph and Spectator, if successful, would make him the most powerful figure in UK media since Rupert Murdoch

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Margherita Della Valle, the woman trying to turn Vodafone around

The Italian CEO is determined to hive off significant parts of the telecoms giant while also changing its internal culture

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Yulia Navalnaya, Russia’s new opposition leader

Following the death of Alexei Navalny, she has assumed her husband’s mantle — at considerable personal risk

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Sarah J Maas: the ‘romantasy’ writer who could save publishing

The literary phenomenon has a legion of fans, many of whom found her through social media

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Nayib Bukele: the TikTok authoritarian feted across Latin America

His hardline approach has drawn criticism abroad and from the country’s journalists — but voters have no such qualms

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Hui Ka Yan: the Evergrande tycoon faces his downfall

Once the richest man in China, the liquidation of his property empire marks the end of an era

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Nikki Haley, the woman determined to keep taking on Trump

Despite losing in New Hampshire, the former governor of South Carolina refuses to bow out of the race for the Republican nomination

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Murray Auchincloss: the quiet man taking centre stage at BP

He is emerging from the shadows to help the oil major win over sceptical investors

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Emma Stone, an actor long drawn to the curious

Her prizewinning role in ‘Poor Things’ is her boldest move yet in a career that marries the commercial and the challenging

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Sheikh Hasina: the Bangladeshi premier determined to retain power

Re-election appears certain but economic strains may test the population’s patience with her autocratic style

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Taylor Swift: a pop star at the peak of her powers

Since the pandemic, the singer has supercharged her output, fame and fortune

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Indhu Rubasingham: the National Theatre’s new artistic director takes centre stage

The first woman to occupy the role is taking over at a time of straitened finances and new digital priorities

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Sultan al-Jaber, the hard-charging oil head trying to broker COP28 consensus

Known for his steely style, the Emirati technocrat must persuade countries to reach a deal

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