Global Oil Prices Spike Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in 2026. He previously served as the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. His tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years and six months, made him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East at the time of his death.

Ekrem Imamoglu

Ekrem İmamoğlu is a Turkish politician who has served as the 32nd Mayor of Istanbul since 2019. He is currently suspended from office by the governor and remains in pretrial detention since 19 March 2025 at Marmara Prison (Silivri). He denies the accusations and claims they have been politically motivated. He is the Republican People's Party (CHP) presumptive candidate for the next Turkish presidential election.

Five Iranian women's soccer players

The Iran national football team, recognised as IR Iran by FIFA since 2018, represents Iran in men's international senior football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI).

Amal Shamali

Burj el-Shamali is a municipality located some 86 km south of Beirut and 3 km east of the Tyre/Sour peninsula, merging into its urban area. It is located in the Tyre District of the South Governorate of Lebanon.

Wissam Charaf

Dirty Difficult Dangerous is a 2022 film directed by Wissam Charaf which premiered in the 2022 Venice Days, a sidebar of the 79th Venice International Film Festival, and won the 2022 Europa Cinemas Label award.

Zeid Hamdan

Zeid Hamdan is a Lebanese music producer. He was referred to as one of 8 leading lights in Lebanese culture by CNN. He has worked with many leading artists including, Soap Kills, The New Government, Katibe5, Shiftz, Hiba Mansouri, Kanjha Kora, Kazamada, Maryam Saleh, Maii Waleed, Dany Baladi, Zeid and the Wings and recently Marie Abou Khaled, Tanjaret Daghet, Muhammad Abdullah from EL MORRABA3 and Lynn Adib.

President Sisi

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has been serving as the 6th president of Egypt since 2014.

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He served as Minister of Economics and Finance under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016.

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French former politician and convicted criminal who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.

Shehbaz Sharif

Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024, having previously been in the role between April 2022 to August 2023. He has also served as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and chief minister of Punjab three times, making him the longest-serving person in the role.

Bonolo Selelo

Botswana does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. The Marriage Act, 2001 does not provide for the recognition of same-sex unions.

Tsholofelo Kumile

Botswana does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. The Marriage Act, 2001 does not provide for the recognition of same-sex unions.

Lee Jae Myung

Lee Jae Myung is a South Korean politician and lawyer who is serving as the 14th president of South Korea since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he served as the party's leader while representing Gyeyang B in the National Assembly from 2022 to 2025. Lee previously served as governor of Gyeonggi from 2018 to 2021 and as mayor of Seongnam from 2010 to 2018.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Penny Wong

Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who is serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), she has been a senator for South Australia since 2002. Wong previously served as Minister for Climate Change and Minister for Finance and Deregulation during the governments of prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 until 2013.