China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls Mr. Gates “the first American friend I met in Beijing this year.”
Category: Politics and Government
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Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
Ms. Jackson was a two-time Oscar winner who walked away from a successful acting career to become a member of the British Parliament, before then returning to the stage.
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TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China
Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work.
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Netanyahu Trial Gets a Hollywood Mention From a Political Rival
Yair Lapid, a former colleague and now nemesis of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, testified that he had been asked to help a wealthy film producer with a tax break.
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Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf Deal Is a Triumph That Transcends Sports
The deal to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is a big win for the oil-rich kingdom, headlining a banner week that also includes a visit from the American secretary of state.
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Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Partnership Shows Strain
Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals.
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How Sam Altman Stormed Washington to Set the A.I. Agenda
The chief executive of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, has met with at least 100 U.S. lawmakers in recent months. He has also taken his show abroad.
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LGBTQ Travelers Venture to Places Where Being Gay Is Illegal
Tropical reefs, safaris, the pyramids: L.G.B.T.Q. travel companies deliver dream vacations, even to places where being out and proud could land you in prison.
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Judge in Disney World Case Steps Aside but Blasts Ron DeSantis’s Lawyers
The judge accused Gov. Ron DeSantis’s lawyers, who wanted him off the case, of “rank judge shopping.” But he disqualified himself because a relative owns Disney stock.
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At the French Open, Djokovic Storms the Court and Into Controversy, Again
In recent days, the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has inserted himself into the mounting international crisis in Kosovo.
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As Iran Seizes Tankers, U.A.E. Pulls Back From U.S.-Led Maritime Force
The United Arab Emirates announced it had stopped participating in the security group after Iran seized two tankers in the Persian Gulf recently.