Profile
China
Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong’s shaggy agitator for democracy
His League of Social Democrats, the territory’s last pro-democracy party, disbanded this week
United States
Zohran Mamdani, Trump’s “worst nightmare”, may really be a gift to him
The young socialist could exemplify the sort of leader the Democrats need. He also offers Republicans an easy target
Middle East & Africa
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s great survivor
War with Israel has put the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader back in his Manichean comfort zone
United States
Gavin Newsom is ready for his close-up
The California governor’s beef with Donald Trump could resonate with voters beyond his state
Business
The 11-year-old Ukrainian YouTuber snapping at MrBeast’s heels
Diana Kydysiuk is growing up—and growing rich—on camera
Europe
Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s new president, has a shadowy past
The right-wing candidate was supposed to be free of baggage. Not so fast
Science & technology
Aron D’Souza, the brash brain behind the “doping Olympics”
The president of the Enhanced Games wants to push forward human evolution
China
Hong Kong’s richest man is caught between China and America
Li Ka-shing’s ports on the Panama canal have drawn fire from Donald Trump
United States
The judge losing his patience with the Trump administration
James Boasberg is at the centre of an escalating conflict between the executive and the judiciary
Business
Lip-Bu Tan, the man trying to save Intel
The struggling American chip giant’s new boss is no stranger to comebacks
Europe
Jordan Bardella, the French hard right’s young hope
After Marine Le Pen was barred from running for president, the 29-year-old may have to take her place
Britain
Jonathan Powell: Britain’s foreign-policy fixer
The influential intermediary faces perhaps his toughest challenge yet