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President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

United States Iran María Corina Machado Venezuela Nobel Peace Prize Minnesota Greenland

Venezuelan politician and activist (born 1967)

Venezuela Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize United States Nicolás Maduro White House Minneapolis

British politician (born 1982)

Reform UK Facebook Kemi Badenoch BBC Nigel Farage United Kingdom Pat McFadden

President of Venezuela since 2013

Venezuela United States María Corina Machado Central Intelligence Agency Caracas Donald Trump John Ratcliffe

Iranian political figure (born 1960)

Iran United States Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Tehran Crown prince Ali Khamenei

Spanish singer-songwriter (born 1943)

Spanish language Instagram Latin Enrique Iglesias Spain

English footballer and manager (born 1981)

Manchester United F.C. BBC Sport Roy Keane Premier League

President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

South Korea

Prime Minister of Canada since 2025

China Canada Xi Jinping Beijing United States Great Hall of the People Electric vehicle

Leader of China since 2012

China Mark Carney Canada Beijing Great Hall of the People

British boxer (born 1989)

American actor and director (born 1957)

Melissa Gilbert

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