who is the prince of this world?

Please let me ask – who, indeed, exerts control over this planet? Are the following people in control?

  1. Luis Rubiales, former President of the Spanish football federation. (“Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Soccer Chief, Faces Arrest”. In The New York Times. 21 March 2024. And: “Luis Rubiales quits in wake of World Cup kiss scandal”. In The Guardian. 10th September 2023).
  2. S. Iswaran, politician in Singapore. (“Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case”. In National Public Radio, U.S.A. 3 October 2024. And: “Iswaran faces 8 new charges over obtaining $19k in items...”. In The Straits Times. 25 March 2024. *)
  3. Donald Trump, former President of the U.S.A. ('No one’s ever seen a bond this size': Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father. In The Guardian. 24 March 2024.)
  4. Elon Musk, a rich man. (“A judge in California on Monday dismissed the tech billionaire Elon Musk’s 'vapid' lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate”. In The Guardian. 25 March 2024).
  5. Sam Bankman-Fried, entrepreneur in the field of crypto-currency. (“US prosecutors seek decades in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried”. In Blockworks. 15 March 2024).
  6. Elizabeth Holmes, entrepreneur in the field of medicine. (“The former billionaire is now serving her 11-year sentence in Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas... will be in prison until 2032”. In Cosmopolitan. 22 March 2024).
  7. Dee Kosh, celebrity in Singapore. (“Former DJ Dee Kosh jailed for sexual offences involving teenage boys”. in Channel News Asia. 5th August 2022.)
  8. Tim Westwood, celebrity in the United Kingdom. (Tim Westwood steps down from radio show after sexual misconduct allegations. In The Guardian. 27th April 2022).
  9. T. T. Durai, former CEO of a well-known charity organisation in Singapore. (“National Kidney Foundation financial scandal (2005)”. In Singapore InfoPedia.)
  10. Kong Hee, husband of a celebrity, and founder of an organisation. (“City Harvest Church's founder Kong Hee along with 4 others begin serving jail terms”. In International Business Times. 21st April 2017. And: “Church founder Kong Hee was found guilty of misappropriating some S$50 million of church funds with the help of five key church leaders.”. In WikiPedia.)
  11. Karim Benzema, celebrity and soccer-player. (“France's Benzema suspended over sex-tape affair”. In DW. 2015)
  12. Sean Combs, celebrity. (“He was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs”. In The Guardian. 31st March 2024.)
  13. Benjamin Netanyahu, politician. (“Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu released from hospital after hernia surgery”. In The Straits Times. 11th August 2013.)
  14. Jeffrey Epstein, a rich man, and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. (“running a vast human-trafficking operation... procured women and girls for sex with himself and his elite associates.”. In Encyclopaedia Britannica.)
  15. Emmerson Mnangagwa, a president of Zimbabwe. “Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought”. In The Guardian. 3rd April 2024. “US sanctions Zimbabwe President over alleged abuses”. in Al Jazeera. 5th March, 2024.
  16. Vang Shuiming, Lin Baoying, et al. “Two men, convicted in billion-dollar money-laundering case, to be deported”. In Channel News Asia. 4th April 2024. ”$3-billion money laundering case: 10 convicted, 17 on the run; police are after the rest” . In The Straits Times. 9th June, 2024.
  17. Ben Yap Chee Mun, former owner of a school. “Business school owner sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for fake degree scam”. In The Straits Times. 19th January, 2016.
  18. B. M. McAlpin, a (former) high-ranking deputy in a sheriff's department. “Six ex-Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officers get 15 to 45 years in prison, for torture of Black men”. In The Guardian. 10th April, 2024.
  19. Gonzalez, N., a fashion designer. “Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to (18 months in) prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags”. In The Guardian. 23rd April, 2024.
  20. Hecker, L., a retired priest, confronted with rape allegations. “US archdiocese must submit clergy-abuse documents to police”. In The Guardian. 24th April, 2024.
  21. Sim Siong Chye, a former diplomat. “Police wrap up voyeurism probe on ex-Singaporean diplomat”. In Japan Times. 13th June, 2024. “Singapore diplomat suspended amid probe into allegations he filmed teen at public bath in Japan”. In Channel News Asia. 2nd May, 2024.
  22. Four members of Britain's richest family: Prakash Hinduja and his wife, Kamal, and their son Ajay and his wife, Namrata. “British billionaire Hindujas sentenced to jail in Swiss exploitation case... underpaid staff and gave them little freedom to leave Geneva mansion””. In The Guardian. 21st June, 2024.
  23. Min Yoongi, (also known as Suga), a celebrity. “BTS member Suga facing possible prison sentence or fine over drink-driving e-scooter incident.”. In The Guardian. 14th August, 2024.
  24. Salva Kiir, a president of South Sudan. ”... video appears to show President Salva Kiir urinating on himself.”. in ABC News. 8th January, 2023.
  25. Jonathan David Rees, a director at Google Cloud. “Google Cloud director jailed for drink driving; almost uprooted pole near Supreme Court”. in Channel News Asia. 21st August 2024.
  26. Apollo Quiboloy, a pastor. “Celebrity ‘son of God’ pastor surrenders to Philippines police after two-week manhunt... wanted by the FBI on charges of child sexual abuse trafficking”. in The Guardian. 9th September 2024.
  27. Naomi Campbell, a celebrity. “model banned from being charity trustee... for five years after watchdog found evidence of financial misconduct at charity she fronted”. In The Guardian. 26 September 2024.

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